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miro
Senior Member Username: miro
Post Number: 715 Registered: 11-2001
| Posted on Friday, August 30, 2013 - 08:43 pm: |
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Here is how I flipped my boat ( a 1910 fantail launch) over. The slings were clamped to the gunwale, with one side really long and the other side really short. I then cranked the come-alongs a bit at a time on each side until the boat was at "top-dead-centre" at which point it was easy to control it. Sawhorses were then place underneath the gunwales and the clamps released and VOILA - boat is flipped. miro
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miro
Senior Member Username: miro
Post Number: 716 Registered: 11-2001
| Posted on Friday, August 30, 2013 - 09:25 pm: |
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A couple more pictures of the boat. You can see that the space in the boathouse is quite limited. miro
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jb_castagnos
Senior Member Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 827 Registered: 07-2002
| Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 05:44 am: |
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Good job Miro, the boat looks great. What's going to power it? |
ernie
Senior Member Username: ernie
Post Number: 1716 Registered: 01-2002
| Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 07:24 am: |
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Neat! What is it coated with? |
miro
Senior Member Username: miro
Post Number: 717 Registered: 11-2001
| Posted on Sunday, September 01, 2013 - 06:51 pm: |
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It will have the 1918 two cylinder St Lawrence - I'm still debating whether or not to install a FNR gear ( I have 2 of them) . I like the idea of reversing on the switch - makes for a simpler installation but starting at a dock may present some challenges ( eg hitting another boat) The coating is a thin layer of coloured epxoy The hull is 13/16 in old growth cypress made with a cove and bead technique - which makes it essentially unrepairable especially since iron nails were used to edge nail the strips. I looked at some of the wood that I had to remove under a 20x microscope and counted about 40 rings to the inch. miro |
raa
Senior Member Username: raa
Post Number: 56 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Sunday, September 01, 2013 - 08:49 pm: |
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really neat looking boat Miro sure wish we were closer.I can appreciate the need for a fnr transmission. save wear and tear an the neighbors boats! cheers dick |
raa
Senior Member Username: raa
Post Number: 57 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Sunday, September 01, 2013 - 09:12 pm: |
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here is another way to flip a small boat. the old jib sheet simply slipped thru the hooks on the two chain hoists. the boat is my 1907 tuttle |
keith
Senior Member Username: keith
Post Number: 397 Registered: 02-2002
| Posted on Sunday, September 01, 2013 - 09:44 pm: |
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Miro, Glad to see you are back on the project. |