On Jul 3, 5:12 pm, Bill wrote:
On Jul 2, 10:11 pm, Bruce wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:54:40 -0700, Bill
wrote:
So I have posted here in the past about my outrigger sailing canoe
project but have not had much time to post progress updates.
First, we are going with 27' long. The plans use this as the example
of measurements for stretching the hull so the math is much easier
plus my brother just went out and bought a Rinker 250 (25') and put a
2 foot swim step on it so I'll burn in a fiery pit of hell before I
let him beat me. Not to mention that 27' will be good for 4 people to
sail aboard and not loose much performance. It is a canoe after all
and is about 1.5' wide in the main hull. I think it will sail best
with two to three people and I want, just once, to get 25kts.
Second, we got the mold stations up and perfectly straight. It took
a little time here because we didn't want a crooked boat, but you
could calibrate a laser to this thing. We got the lumber for the hull
and have been milling like there is no tomorrow. We are using Redwood
with Mahogany accent strips at the waterline. Right now we have
enough to do about 9 vertical inches of the hull. We need to cut a
lot more.
This week I am going to pick up the bamboo which will be used for the
mast and a few supports on the akas. Next weekend we are planning to
get the strips we milled on the molds and probably mill a bunch more
after that.
We have a long way to go still but I think we are making pretty good
progress considering our limited time and experience. It looks a
little daunting to see the molds up there. It is really big for such
a small boat and everyone says wow that's a lot longer than I thought
it would be. I think when I drop in the ocean and start heading for
Catalina or San Diego I wont think it's so big anymore.
Bill
You know? I'd have another think about using bamboo for a mast.
Bamboo is a funny material as even though thoroughly cured it still
warps easily. In addition there are many different types of bamboo -
I'm not a specialist in bamboo but living in Thailand I do come in
contact with it and it is far less rigid then I had once thought.
If you are building a 27 ft. boat you must be thinking about a mast of
about the same length and I would have grave doubts that a single
stick of bamboo is going to be stiff enough.
Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)
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I'm treating the bamboo with epoxy on the inside and glassing the
outside. It wont absorb any water
Why would it not absorb water? Epoxy is not water proof, water
resistant yes, proof, no.
and it wont split plus the 10oz.
glass will help to make it a little stiffer and increase the strength
of the material. Bamboo is really strong stuff so I am pretty
confident. I am getting two just in case one breaks and it is fairly
inexpensive material. If it doesn't work I can make a new mast out of
solid wood.
Keep your solid wood handy
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