grant 40 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Damn, thing. Lost the text. That was the weekend's achievements. Welsford Rogue, but will end up somewhat modified. Nice work Dr W, and a pretty busy weekend i would have thought too There is a JWBuilders yahoo group, where those that , have, built, might build or just own Welsford boats hang out, and many questions are answered in relation to anything to do with the boats. JW is a regular there also here is the link that might work.... https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/jwbuilders/conversations/messages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 369 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Yup, I've a login on that group. Was quite a busy weekend. Christina was scarfing 10x20 batons all weekend to use as ribands. Hopefully, we'll get the hull to below expected weight... All modification undertaken at my own risk, of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 finally got the boom all cleaned up and etch primed ready for painting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 640 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 after my grounding 2 weeks ago thought better check internal strainer, hmm a couple of crabs and some mud,cleaned little motor and off for a sail,motored back up tamaki river all good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,568 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Bought groceries Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rmiker 15 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Finally put the last 200kg of ballast into the foreward bilge to balance the boat: Should finally get a good even sleep.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,211 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 rmiker, what is the boat, and why is she out of balance to begin with? Most of us go out of our way to remove weight from our boats, not add it!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Did no work on the boat this weekend - went to kid Congo and the pink monkey birds instead - and it was f&^#(n awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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rmiker 15 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 rmiker, what is the boat, and why is she out of balance to begin with? Most of us go out of our way to remove weight from our boats, not add it!! She's a Pelorous 25 ex Compass Yachts. Probably one of the very 1st from what I can gather. However They were all ballasted with concrete and steel punchings as you probably know already. Most of that was removed because the steel had started to/was corroding and I replaced it with lead set in resin. Because the person who removed the original ballast forgot to weigh it we have had to rely on a gross recommendation from a noted designer and estimate what is left and I have had to do some educated guessing using the original waterline to decide how much to install. So anyway I left 200kg out so I could balance the boat when she went back into the water: Which I have finally done after 12mths. Not convinced we need all the extra kg's for stability but she did float a little bit bow high and is still high 2" on the original waterline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,211 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Ahh, good explaination!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 369 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Made progress 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,211 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 My current project is sails and covers. Over the last week I took off the stack pack, re-sewed the UV damaged seams and repaired a couple of tears. Sewed in some webbing straps so that the stack pack can be rolled down and secured along the boom to get it completely out of the way when sailing, without removing it. Took off the main and repaired a tear, and a bit of wrecked leach cord cover, sewed a few (more) patches on some worn bits. I have a spare main, but it's a bit too big, so layed it out and put the real main on top, drew around it and then cut it down - a little off the foot, and a bit off the leach. The flattening reef cringle is the new tack. Now have to re-do the batten pocket ends, replace the leach cord and fittings, add a reef point, and finish the foot. I'll have to get a sailmaker to press in the new reefing cringles, but I reckon I can do the rest..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 369 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 My current project is sails and covers. Over the last week I took off the stack pack, re-sewed the UV damaged seams and repaired a couple of tears. Sewed in some webbing straps so that the stack pack can be rolled down and secured along the boom to get it completely out of the way when sailing, without removing it. Took off the main and repaired a tear, and a bit of wrecked leach cord cover, sewed a few (more) patches on some worn bits. I have a spare main, but it's a bit too big, so layed it out and put the real main on top, drew around it and then cut it down - a little off the foot, and a bit off the leach. The flattening reef cringle is the new tack. Now have to re-do the batten pocket ends, replace the leach cord and fittings, add a reef point, and finish the foot. I'll have to get a sailmaker to press in the new reefing cringles, but I reckon I can do the rest..... What machine are you using? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,211 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I have a Morse - its like a sailrite, Zigzag, walking foot etc. It's pretty good, but does struggle a bit with the thickest parts - more actually getting them under the foot than sewing them. It could do with having a higher lift height on the foot. Like all these small machines, the arm could be longer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 After 3 months sitting on the berth for some interior jobs and engine maintenance we got out to Izzy for a quiet off season night on saturday. AHHHhahahahahahaha. ( the 2 handed finished there) We sailed around with the stack pack for a couple of seasons when it was new. There's 2 things they don't tell you about those things . One is they have a zip along the top so your sail is flooded every time it rains( the newer ones have offset zips and more flappy flaps to stop that). But the other is that it is bloody horrible to sail with the things waving on around in the breeze. So about 2 or 3 years ago I did the same , dropped it off and put it inside the lazy jacks ,and just roll the thing up. Its a permanently attached sail cover now. Bliss. Made boom wings, more bliss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 369 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 John, Do you have some photos of that setup? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 306 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 After 3 months sitting on the berth for some interior jobs and engine maintenance we got out to Izzy for a quiet off season night on saturday. AHHHhahahahahahaha. ( the 2 handed finished there) Ah yeeaahhh sorry bout that racket. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I didn't think it was to bad, although we did have leaky rum bottles and once it all drained out I couldn't keep my eyes open. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 It wasn't bad at all for us, we were up the other end of the bay .We anchored up there to say hello to some friends, I just thought it was funny . Generally we stay out of there in the middle of summer because of crowds ,but first time out for the season.........hahaha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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