Monday, January 26, 2015
Design 238 6 Meter Djinn
We received the following comment from a blog follower: Isnt Design #238 the 6 meter the Henry S Morgan boat Djinn? This is true. Henry S. Morgan commissioned a 6-meter of the same name, shown here, as design 215 (see my posting of Wednesday, 26 January). She was built by Henry Nevins of City Island and launched in 1938. She was built alongside the 6-meter Goose. She is beautifully restored.
The term Djinn springs from mythical lore of Arab ancestry. I believe it was a creature that came from fire and could take any shape it so desired.
Heres the sail plan.
Principal Dimensions
LOA 36-9"
LWL 23-9"
Beam 5-11"
Draft 5-7"
LOA 36-9"
LWL 23-9"
Beam 5-11"
Draft 5-7"
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National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Welsh Coracle (photo National Maritime Museum Cornwall)Wish Id known about this place the one time I had the pleasure of visiting the southwestern corner of England: the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. No doubt my British friend and fellow blogger Gavin Atkin would be shocked at my ignorance, but its news to me and may be to some other readers. A number of boats from non-Western traditions are on display, featured here with nice, but short descriptions, include: canoes of various descriptions (lapstrake, strip-built, paper, dugout, etc.), kayaks, coracles, a jangada, a Gilbert Islands outrigger canoe, and a dhow. Oddly enough, one of my favorites in the collection is as firmly rooted in the Western boatbuilding tradition as could be: Arthur Ransomes lapstrake dinghy Swallow.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Welsh Canoe Kayak Show 2011
The Welsh Canoe & Kayak Show will be held at Cardiff Marine Village on 21st May 2011. More information can be found here. http://www.welsh-canoe-kayak-show.co.uk/
I will be there again testing more boats I cant afford.
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One of the most successful boatbuilding companies in the world, Grady-White Boats has a legendary reputation for designing and producing outstanding fiberglass boats. Since 1959, Grady-Whites have been built in Greenville, NC. And since purchasing the company in 1968, owner and CEO Eddie Smith steadily has done what he does best: inspire his crew to work hard to provide customers the best quality, reliability, safety, performance and long lasting value. In large part Grady-Whites success is due to developing close relationships with its customers and dealerships, asking questions of and carefully listening to boat owners, and incorporating features theyve requested to create fun products that make many happy memories. The quest for being "the ultimate in boating satisfaction" is the basis for the management style promoted by current company president, Kris Carroll.
Though Grady-Whites commitment to excellence never changes, the company constantly refines its boats as technology develops. Thats one reason why in 2008 Grady-White was ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Coastal Fishing Boats (17–30 feet), Seven Times in a Row."*—and has received this designation each time to date that J.D. Power and Associates has conducted studies in this marine market segment.
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One of the most successful boatbuilding companies in the world, Grady-White Boats has a legendary reputation for designing and producing outstanding fiberglass boats. Since 1959, Grady-Whites have been built in Greenville, NC. And since purchasing the company in 1968, owner and CEO Eddie Smith steadily has done what he does best: inspire his crew to work hard to provide customers the best quality, reliability, safety, performance and long lasting value. In large part Grady-Whites success is due to developing close relationships with its customers and dealerships, asking questions of and carefully listening to boat owners, and incorporating features theyve requested to create fun products that make many happy memories. The quest for being "the ultimate in boating satisfaction" is the basis for the management style promoted by current company president, Kris Carroll.
Though Grady-Whites commitment to excellence never changes, the company constantly refines its boats as technology develops. Thats one reason why in 2008 Grady-White was ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Coastal Fishing Boats (17–30 feet), Seven Times in a Row."*—and has received this designation each time to date that J.D. Power and Associates has conducted studies in this marine market segment.
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A Garboard Tragedy Act 1
Last week I woke up and decided I wanted to learn to play my favorite piano piece, William Bolcoms "Graceful Ghost Rag".
It is true that I dont actually know how to play the piano, but I figured if I just practiced this one piece for a bit, I could figure it out in a reasonably short time.
After all, learning anything is just a matter of time and practice, right?
Well, as my favorite piano teacher (Helena) will tell you, time and practice are not the only requirements. You need to practice what you are ready for.
I could practice the "Graceful Ghost Rag" from now until doomsday, and never get it right. The reason: I dont have the necessary foundation for it.
However, if I started off with Book 1 of any piano method (complete with cute animal pictures and the obligatory rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along"), and work my way up the scales (at least the 45 basic ones), and practice an hour or two a day, then I just might be ready to start working on the "Graceful Ghost Rag" in 5 years or so. At that point, Id know enough to understand what I was practicing.
No doubt a good book and/or good teacher can help flatten the learning curve, but theres no short cut for practicing, or getting around the rule that you can only learn what you are ready to learn.
I ran into this seemingly universal law this week when I tried (and failed) to get out a pattern for Cabin Boys garboard plank. As I sat in my moaning chair, thinking back on my dismal failure, I realized that my mistake had been in the very first step, and that everything Id done in subsequent steps had been doomed to failure.
And this put a smile back on my face. I will try to explain...
The first step in getting out any plank is to spile it. Determined, this time, to follow the advice of the Boat Building Books as closely as possible, I read and re-read the pertinent sections of Greg Rossels Building Small Boats until I believed I understood exactly what I was supposed to do.
One important point was to not try to use one, long, single piece spiling batten. Such a batten cannot be curved around the forms in the right place without being edge set. And edge setting a spiling batten is a sure path to depression, suicide, and worse, I was assured.
What does edge setting mean? To see it for yourself, cut a one inch strip off a piece of copy paper. This long, thin rectangle is your plank.
Then draw a straight line on another piece of paper. Lay your paper strip so its upper edge aligns with this straight line. See how your plank lies nice and flat?
Now draw a line with a slight curve and try to lay the upper edge of your paper strip along this curve. You can bend the paper so it follows the curve, but the inside edge of the strip will curl up. Try as you might, it is not possible to have your straight plank both follow the curve and lie flat. It must stand up on its edge to follow the curve. Your plank is thus edge set.
To avoid these horrors, I dutifully built the recommended two-part spiling batten, made from two straight pieces of 1/4" plywood, spliced together with my first gusset.
Heres the spiling batten tacked into place in between the bottom of the chine log and the lining off lines that mark the top of the garboard plank.
When I sat down to write this blog, this was the first photo I looked at. As usual, this photo meant nothing to me when taken, but was like a thunderclap of Revelation after the fact. Experienced boat builders can already see the problem, Im sure.
However, not being a prophet, I didnt receive the message, and was thus doomed to play out this tragedy, until its bitter end.
Once the spiling batten is tacked into place on the forms, it is time get out your dividers. I used the ones I use for navigation.
The purpose of spiling is to capture the perimeter of the complex space that a plank needs to fill. More specifically, you want to capture just enough points on the perimeter to allow you to connect the dots and draw the complete shape.
One way to spile is to use a simple geometrical fact: if you draw an arc around a point "A", you can rediscover the point from the arc by drawing two arcs of equal radii from any two points on the arc. The two arcs intercept at the original point.
In spiling the garboard, you choose various strategic points on perimeter of the proposed plank: points on the stem rabbet, chine log, transom, and the lap points on the station forms.
From each of these points, you draw an arc onto the spiling batten. Ideally, the spiling batten is big enough so that all the arcs are of equal radii. That minimizes the chances of error. Unfortunately, my spiling batten was NOT big enough for that, but I thought I had a way around that problem.
Naturally, this hubris generated at least one big error, which Ill describe tomorrow.
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It is true that I dont actually know how to play the piano, but I figured if I just practiced this one piece for a bit, I could figure it out in a reasonably short time.
After all, learning anything is just a matter of time and practice, right?
Well, as my favorite piano teacher (Helena) will tell you, time and practice are not the only requirements. You need to practice what you are ready for.
I could practice the "Graceful Ghost Rag" from now until doomsday, and never get it right. The reason: I dont have the necessary foundation for it.
However, if I started off with Book 1 of any piano method (complete with cute animal pictures and the obligatory rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along"), and work my way up the scales (at least the 45 basic ones), and practice an hour or two a day, then I just might be ready to start working on the "Graceful Ghost Rag" in 5 years or so. At that point, Id know enough to understand what I was practicing.
No doubt a good book and/or good teacher can help flatten the learning curve, but theres no short cut for practicing, or getting around the rule that you can only learn what you are ready to learn.
I ran into this seemingly universal law this week when I tried (and failed) to get out a pattern for Cabin Boys garboard plank. As I sat in my moaning chair, thinking back on my dismal failure, I realized that my mistake had been in the very first step, and that everything Id done in subsequent steps had been doomed to failure.
And this put a smile back on my face. I will try to explain...
The first step in getting out any plank is to spile it. Determined, this time, to follow the advice of the Boat Building Books as closely as possible, I read and re-read the pertinent sections of Greg Rossels Building Small Boats until I believed I understood exactly what I was supposed to do.
One important point was to not try to use one, long, single piece spiling batten. Such a batten cannot be curved around the forms in the right place without being edge set. And edge setting a spiling batten is a sure path to depression, suicide, and worse, I was assured.
What does edge setting mean? To see it for yourself, cut a one inch strip off a piece of copy paper. This long, thin rectangle is your plank.
Then draw a straight line on another piece of paper. Lay your paper strip so its upper edge aligns with this straight line. See how your plank lies nice and flat?
Now draw a line with a slight curve and try to lay the upper edge of your paper strip along this curve. You can bend the paper so it follows the curve, but the inside edge of the strip will curl up. Try as you might, it is not possible to have your straight plank both follow the curve and lie flat. It must stand up on its edge to follow the curve. Your plank is thus edge set.
To avoid these horrors, I dutifully built the recommended two-part spiling batten, made from two straight pieces of 1/4" plywood, spliced together with my first gusset.
My first gusset... clamped while the glue dries. Also fastened with screws.
photo jalmberg
Heres the spiling batten tacked into place in between the bottom of the chine log and the lining off lines that mark the top of the garboard plank.
My first spiling batten
photo jalmberg
When I sat down to write this blog, this was the first photo I looked at. As usual, this photo meant nothing to me when taken, but was like a thunderclap of Revelation after the fact. Experienced boat builders can already see the problem, Im sure.
"In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing, or making something obvious through active or passive communication with supernaturaldivine, ...). It is believed that revelation can originate directly from a deity, or through an agent, such as an angel. One who has experienced such contact with or communication from the divine is often called a prophet."
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However, not being a prophet, I didnt receive the message, and was thus doomed to play out this tragedy, until its bitter end.
Once the spiling batten is tacked into place on the forms, it is time get out your dividers. I used the ones I use for navigation.
The purpose of spiling is to capture the perimeter of the complex space that a plank needs to fill. More specifically, you want to capture just enough points on the perimeter to allow you to connect the dots and draw the complete shape.
One way to spile is to use a simple geometrical fact: if you draw an arc around a point "A", you can rediscover the point from the arc by drawing two arcs of equal radii from any two points on the arc. The two arcs intercept at the original point.
Geometrical basis of spiling
photo jalmberg
From each of these points, you draw an arc onto the spiling batten. Ideally, the spiling batten is big enough so that all the arcs are of equal radii. That minimizes the chances of error. Unfortunately, my spiling batten was NOT big enough for that, but I thought I had a way around that problem.
Naturally, this hubris generated at least one big error, which Ill describe tomorrow.
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Crucial Ideas You will need To know Ahead of Promoting Your home And Living Aboard A Boat
A lot of people have thought about dropping out on the rat race and retire to a reside aboard boat to be able to experience the easier life and travel to exotic locations. There are many advantages linked with this type of life-style, and waking up within the morning for the smell on the salt air and friendly neighborhood tropical birds looking for their morning breakfast in your backyard are undoubtedly in the prime two! Once youve produced the selection to reside aboard a boat, then there are lots of far more alternatives that you want to decide on.
What kind of boat will it be, a mono-hull or a catamaran? What exactly is the length of hull that you are trying to find? How much income are you currently prepared to invest in to the boat and where will you dock it? There is going to be a lot significantly less space than what you happen to be utilized to inside a house, and storage areas will come at a premium. Some boats have a lot more space than other individuals, and you will soon find that out when you commence attending boat shows around the nation or globe. Just how much comfort are you willing to offer up for a life of adventure around the higher seas?
Mono-hulls are normally what men and women think about when boating comes to thoughts, however they do have a good amount of drawbacks. They have a deep keel in order to help as ballast and to maintain the vessel upright, which is highly valuable if youre out around the ocean! But because of this keel, there will also be a fantastic level of rocking and rolling from side to side as waves hit the boat. If you arent employed to this motion, you might extremely properly end up having a undesirable case of sea sickness that can spoil your cruise. Mono-hulls do are inclined to have much more space onboard for living and storage however, because the shape in the hull is very conducive to that in relation to depth. You are going to quickly understand though, that the width or beam leaves much to be preferred and is usually narrower with regard towards the total length.
In my opinion the hull of option will be the catamaran, which can be a considerably wider or beamy vessel, and some on the bigger boats are so steady in rough weather that a champagne glass sitting on the galley table wont tip or fall more than! The excellent length for any cruising catamaran to comfortably accommodate a married couple is anywhere from 36 feet to 55 feet, and also the cost goes up fairly a little each foot that is certainly added on. A catamaran is developed to sit on prime of the water greater than a mono-hull, and is usually a lot wider in beam. As an example, the common 50 foot mono-hull may possibly possess a 12 -16 foot beam, but a 50 foot catamaran may possibly possess a 26 - 30 foot beam! This truly leads to stability in extremely rough seas, using a large reduction inside the side to side rolling in the mono-hulls. A catamaran has two hulls with an open space in between them for the seas to pass by means of and typically the galley and living area sitting out of the water among the hulls. This leads to very good visibility above the water, along with a good wide region for cooking, consuming, and entertaining oneself and guests. Some models may have the galley situated down in one of several two hulls to make even more living space above. The sleeping places, cabins, and heads are located down in the hulls on either side in the boat, and based on the size can normally accommodate as much as 4 couples.
The greatest drawback Ive personally observed with catamaran boats will be the "turnaround room" when standing down inside the hulls. I usually do an "elbow test" when down in the hulls, which implies that I am standing with my hands on my hips and my elbows out then I stand in one particular spot and turn about inside a circle. If my elbows touch or knock something, it really is an incredibly cramped space! Sadly, most of the vessels Ive tested had this drawback, but I did locate 1 52 foot South African boat that passed this test. In reality, there was so much living area and storage space on this boat that I contact it a "condo catamaran"! It was pure luxury, with as much as six cabins on a standard layout, or for the discerning owner they are able to have one particular whole hull just for them that is described because the "owners layout". This really is the layout that truly appealed to me, and will provide considerably closet space as well as a very private living region for those extended voyages with guests. I encourage absolutely everyone who is seeking the ideal vessel to go to as many boat shows as theyre able to so they can personally verify all the a variety of aspects involved and to determine if it really is some thing youll be able to reside on. The Miami International Boat Show will usually have plenty of each mono-hulls and catamarans for viewing and comparison.
One more aspect or choice that youll must make is regardless of whether it really is going to be power or sail. That usually is dependent upon your background and where you program on boating to. For those men and women preparing on undertaking an all over the world trip, they may possibly seriously think about getting a sailboat simply because its going to become a lot less costly and there actually are not as several boats that may carry adequate fuel for all those trans oceanic voyages. For all those folks arranging to keep closer to shore or mainly coastal travel may possibly look for power boats, despite the fact that the fuel will nevertheless be a problem for many trips. There are some boats that are created for long variety expedition voyages which are significantly less than 55 feet long, and they can carry sufficient fuel to comfortably transit the Pacific or any other substantial cruise. Even so, to get a energy boat of this size, be ready to devote close to a million U.S. dollars or much more for a brand new boat. By far the vast majority of worldwide cruisers will opt for a sailing vessel, either catamaran or mono-hull. Catamarans often be far more costly because of the size and desirability of them, and in addition they might have larger marina charges linked as a result of their widths. Actually, an excellent percentage of them may not match in some marinas as a result of how wide they may be, and can need to anchor out in the harbor and use a dinghy to travel back and forth to the shore. This can be very time consuming and tiring, specifically when travelling back and forth with numerous packages of meals, drinks, or other things necessary to restock the boat. These are the varieties of issues youll need to think about prior to you make a decision on and obtain your reside aboard boat.
Are you an knowledgeable sailor or boater, or will you may need to arrange for some classes to discover much more about becoming around the water? There are plenty of Coast Guard Auxiliary or Power Squadron facilities about in the U.S. that may supply the proper coaching needed to safely operate your new vessel. It really is essential to really feel comfortable with all the operation of ones boat, and take it offshore for short excursions as often as you can ahead of you embark on any long cruise away from shore. Turn into an professional, after all, your life will probably be at stake! Be ready for any scenario, regardless of whether its healthcare or mechanical, and know what to accomplish to repair it. Take a marine mechanic course, since in case your boats engine breaks down far out at sea youll need to know what to complete to correct the problem. You wont be able to just bring the boat into the nearest shop at that point!
There will likely be several decisions that you will must make just before choosing and buying your new boat and probably instruction you are going to require in an effort to safely operate it, however the benefits of this life-style more than outweigh the negatives. Youll need to be prepared to get a total changeover compared to living ashore, because of the cramped circumstances and inconveniences connected with boat living. Choose wisely, discover all you are able to before you acquire, and get ready for the time of ones life! It is what you have usually wanted, so get around and take the plunge!
A lot of people have thought about dropping out on the rat race and retire to a reside aboard boat to be able to experience the easier life and travel to exotic locations. There are many advantages linked with this type of life-style, and waking up within the morning for the smell on the salt air and friendly neighborhood tropical birds looking for their morning breakfast in your backyard are undoubtedly in the prime two! Once youve produced the selection to reside aboard a boat, then there are lots of far more alternatives that you want to decide on.
What kind of boat will it be, a mono-hull or a catamaran? What exactly is the length of hull that you are trying to find? How much income are you currently prepared to invest in to the boat and where will you dock it? There is going to be a lot significantly less space than what you happen to be utilized to inside a house, and storage areas will come at a premium. Some boats have a lot more space than other individuals, and you will soon find that out when you commence attending boat shows around the nation or globe. Just how much comfort are you willing to offer up for a life of adventure around the higher seas?
Mono-hulls are normally what men and women think about when boating comes to thoughts, however they do have a good amount of drawbacks. They have a deep keel in order to help as ballast and to maintain the vessel upright, which is highly valuable if youre out around the ocean! But because of this keel, there will also be a fantastic level of rocking and rolling from side to side as waves hit the boat. If you arent employed to this motion, you might extremely properly end up having a undesirable case of sea sickness that can spoil your cruise. Mono-hulls do are inclined to have much more space onboard for living and storage however, because the shape in the hull is very conducive to that in relation to depth. You are going to quickly understand though, that the width or beam leaves much to be preferred and is usually narrower with regard towards the total length.
In my opinion the hull of option will be the catamaran, which can be a considerably wider or beamy vessel, and some on the bigger boats are so steady in rough weather that a champagne glass sitting on the galley table wont tip or fall more than! The excellent length for any cruising catamaran to comfortably accommodate a married couple is anywhere from 36 feet to 55 feet, and also the cost goes up fairly a little each foot that is certainly added on. A catamaran is developed to sit on prime of the water greater than a mono-hull, and is usually a lot wider in beam. As an example, the common 50 foot mono-hull may possibly possess a 12 -16 foot beam, but a 50 foot catamaran may possibly possess a 26 - 30 foot beam! This truly leads to stability in extremely rough seas, using a large reduction inside the side to side rolling in the mono-hulls. A catamaran has two hulls with an open space in between them for the seas to pass by means of and typically the galley and living area sitting out of the water among the hulls. This leads to very good visibility above the water, along with a good wide region for cooking, consuming, and entertaining oneself and guests. Some models may have the galley situated down in one of several two hulls to make even more living space above. The sleeping places, cabins, and heads are located down in the hulls on either side in the boat, and based on the size can normally accommodate as much as 4 couples.
The greatest drawback Ive personally observed with catamaran boats will be the "turnaround room" when standing down inside the hulls. I usually do an "elbow test" when down in the hulls, which implies that I am standing with my hands on my hips and my elbows out then I stand in one particular spot and turn about inside a circle. If my elbows touch or knock something, it really is an incredibly cramped space! Sadly, most of the vessels Ive tested had this drawback, but I did locate 1 52 foot South African boat that passed this test. In reality, there was so much living area and storage space on this boat that I contact it a "condo catamaran"! It was pure luxury, with as much as six cabins on a standard layout, or for the discerning owner they are able to have one particular whole hull just for them that is described because the "owners layout". This really is the layout that truly appealed to me, and will provide considerably closet space as well as a very private living region for those extended voyages with guests. I encourage absolutely everyone who is seeking the ideal vessel to go to as many boat shows as theyre able to so they can personally verify all the a variety of aspects involved and to determine if it really is some thing youll be able to reside on. The Miami International Boat Show will usually have plenty of each mono-hulls and catamarans for viewing and comparison.
One more aspect or choice that youll must make is regardless of whether it really is going to be power or sail. That usually is dependent upon your background and where you program on boating to. For those men and women preparing on undertaking an all over the world trip, they may possibly seriously think about getting a sailboat simply because its going to become a lot less costly and there actually are not as several boats that may carry adequate fuel for all those trans oceanic voyages. For all those folks arranging to keep closer to shore or mainly coastal travel may possibly look for power boats, despite the fact that the fuel will nevertheless be a problem for many trips. There are some boats that are created for long variety expedition voyages which are significantly less than 55 feet long, and they can carry sufficient fuel to comfortably transit the Pacific or any other substantial cruise. Even so, to get a energy boat of this size, be ready to devote close to a million U.S. dollars or much more for a brand new boat. By far the vast majority of worldwide cruisers will opt for a sailing vessel, either catamaran or mono-hull. Catamarans often be far more costly because of the size and desirability of them, and in addition they might have larger marina charges linked as a result of their widths. Actually, an excellent percentage of them may not match in some marinas as a result of how wide they may be, and can need to anchor out in the harbor and use a dinghy to travel back and forth to the shore. This can be very time consuming and tiring, specifically when travelling back and forth with numerous packages of meals, drinks, or other things necessary to restock the boat. These are the varieties of issues youll need to think about prior to you make a decision on and obtain your reside aboard boat.
Are you an knowledgeable sailor or boater, or will you may need to arrange for some classes to discover much more about becoming around the water? There are plenty of Coast Guard Auxiliary or Power Squadron facilities about in the U.S. that may supply the proper coaching needed to safely operate your new vessel. It really is essential to really feel comfortable with all the operation of ones boat, and take it offshore for short excursions as often as you can ahead of you embark on any long cruise away from shore. Turn into an professional, after all, your life will probably be at stake! Be ready for any scenario, regardless of whether its healthcare or mechanical, and know what to accomplish to repair it. Take a marine mechanic course, since in case your boats engine breaks down far out at sea youll need to know what to complete to correct the problem. You wont be able to just bring the boat into the nearest shop at that point!
There will likely be several decisions that you will must make just before choosing and buying your new boat and probably instruction you are going to require in an effort to safely operate it, however the benefits of this life-style more than outweigh the negatives. Youll need to be prepared to get a total changeover compared to living ashore, because of the cramped circumstances and inconveniences connected with boat living. Choose wisely, discover all you are able to before you acquire, and get ready for the time of ones life! It is what you have usually wanted, so get around and take the plunge!
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