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From the brilliant mind of
KONRADI'd been hearing on the builder's bulletin board about how challenging the transom was to install. I knew I wouldn't have help on the day that I wanted to do this task, so this was my solution. It worked very well. I cut an old 2x6 to the same curve as the transom and used the clamps to induce the curve. This allowed me to focus on gluing and screwing, and not on wrestling with the transom too much. Since then several builders have told me they imitated my idea in one way or another. I'm glad it helped. |
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From the brilliant mind of
KONRADThe rat line ladder rungs were my own personal touch, not called for in the prints. I recieved a lot of positive feedback from fellow builders about them, that was nice. They were deceptively hard to do. Each one had to be correctly located for elevation, and each individual sidestay hole had it's own angle for the sidestay to pass cleanly through. They work, too. I've climbed them many times, although they tend to be twisty. Going up the first two is no problem, the top two get a little more adventureous. I've yet to fall off them though. They are swaged into place. I think the boat looks great with them installed, if I do say so myself. |
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I think the Stevenson's steering mechanism is brilliant, and with the exception of the "U" bolts sticking out the sides from the rub rails is a wonderful idea. I am a very clumsy person and for sure I would snag my scared skin on the ends of the bolts. I used the plan and modified it just a little to achieve a steering rig that had no bolts protruding out the sides and was easy to adjust and also gave me a 2:1 reduction advantage. I have built this into my boat and it works very smoothly. Here is a photo of how it worked on my weekender. |
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From the brilliant mind of
Terry CrispI did something a little different. I changed the splash coamings so I could mount two cam cleats on each one. I ran the peak halyaard over the cabin roof and mounted another one there. |
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From the brilliant mind of
Ron DuneI have built this caddy to build my boat on, as I will be building her alone. It has proven to be a good idea, it makes moving this fair size boat around my little garage very easy. |
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From the brilliant mind of
Kris NicholasCutting Straighter Stringers I placed two saw horses about 8-9 feet apart and laid a 12' 1X6 across them. Then I laid a 12' 1X4 on top of the 1X6 and clamped to two together. I placed my circular saw on top of the 1X6 and butted it up against the edge of the 1X4, leaving a 1" gap between the blade and the 1X6. ( you have to be careful exactly where to clamp the 1X4 to the 1X6). Next I took the board I intended to cut into stringers (another 14' 1X6), and laid it up on the saw horses next to, and touching the first 1X6. Then I started at the end of the jig, and began cutting the board. I had to pause long enough to lift the saw and the board being cut to get past the first saw horse. Then I could continue cutting by gliding the saw down the edge of the 1X4 being careful to keep the 1X6 tight against the 1X6 of the jig.
The drawing is not to scale! |
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From the brilliant mind of
Lionel TaylorThis configuration with a jib downhaul can help you get the jib down without having to go forward. |