A spot of grey paint and some sugar later and the paint job is complete.
Now I have moved on to the next item, a new gantry.
This will be the fourth gantry I have built in the last three years. The last one technically worked really well, and was very low drag but it needed to be replaced because it was heavy, ugly and wouldn’t fit the boat anymore now that I have removed the back beam.
I don’t think that I’ll make the race on Saturday, but I’ll give it my best shot. At least I will get the boat back in the shed and ready to go for the following week.
Posted in: Boat Construction, News | September 17, 2008
September 17th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
is it too late to round off the centreboard plates?
looks good. see you at st g.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:56 am
I agree, it would look a bit neater with the C-plates rounded off, but it gives it a bit of character too.
It seems like you could use a bit more deck grip too, I guess your pretty confident that you don’t want to go forward of the CB case!
September 18th, 2008 at 7:15 am
There is a method to the madness
New holes will need to be drilled into the plates when my new foils are finished. Then the plates will be cut and re-painted.
You don’t need deck grip in front of the mainsheet bridle as you are always behind it when moving through the boat, or you are out on the wings.
If I need more I can easily add it later.
September 18th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Looks pretty pimpin’ Bruce… about time you joined the ‘back-beamless club’ too
I tend to agree though that a bit of grip in front of the case isn’t such a bad thing, especially for light winds when you’ll be at the front inboard edges of the wings. IIRC mine ends about 300mm forward of the case and even then I found times when having it another 300mm further forward probably wouldn’t have hurt. That’s one of the reasons why I asked John to do the grip on my boat straight across from one gunwale to the other instead of stopping near the wing lacing holes… not as aesthetically pleasing as nice curves but it’s very functional that way. I can also use the gunwale edge as a griped footrest when pushing out onto the wing. Still, like most things in moths, grip comes down to personal preference and can always be changed with fairly minimal work.
How are the Gen.2 foils and the CNC work coming along? I wish that I had a pet CNC router!
September 19th, 2008 at 12:42 am
Jon,
I can always add sugar to the red and just paint over in clear, it will take about 5 mins. plus drying time.
The main foil horizontal molds are done and sitting in Port Macquarie until I work out how to get them to Sydney.