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The Boat: Cutting Rope
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Since I'm starting out on building a small sailing boat, I thought it might be useful for others to learn from my experience. This will be a log of the building project, and any problems and solutions along the way. Sunday, September 25, 2011. I have a Myrchin P300 knife. It's really quite nice. But the serrations are very aggressive. It catches in the rope if you try to cut rope. I can't sharpen it very well (ymmv). At the end of it all, I take 3 serious attempts to cut 8mm double braid. The Wooden Boat...
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Pikaku
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We are building a sailboat, a Glen-L Minuet. Her name is Pikaku.
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The Boat: 05/01/2011 - 06/01/2011
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Since I'm starting out on building a small sailing boat, I thought it might be useful for others to learn from my experience. This will be a log of the building project, and any problems and solutions along the way. Wednesday, May 18, 2011. I should have done this when I was assembling the CB case. The randomness of the weather, children, Maths projects and life in general has slowed work on the boat. The first Pin Cover took about 2 hours! The second, about 20 minutes. And I see one of these going into ...
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The Boat: 09/01/2011 - 10/01/2011
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Since I'm starting out on building a small sailing boat, I thought it might be useful for others to learn from my experience. This will be a log of the building project, and any problems and solutions along the way. Monday, September 26, 2011. I picked up a Ceramic Folding Knife on the internet. $49 $5 postage - from Canada to Ireland. Nice, usually postage makes things like that prohibitively expensive. You can see them at http:/ www.ceramicknife.org/. On the whole a very nice toy. I can't help thin...
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The Boat: 05/01/2012 - 06/01/2012
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Since I'm starting out on building a small sailing boat, I thought it might be useful for others to learn from my experience. This will be a log of the building project, and any problems and solutions along the way. Monday, May 07, 2012. And now I'm learning to weld. It's a long way from boats, but I'm planning on building a recumbent bike. See http:/ www.atomiczombie.com/. Ymmv, given that I don't know a whole pile about welding, do take my recommendations with a whole pile of salt. Glen L Boat Designs.
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The Boat: 11/01/2011 - 12/01/2011
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Since I'm starting out on building a small sailing boat, I thought it might be useful for others to learn from my experience. This will be a log of the building project, and any problems and solutions along the way. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. No boat is ever finished, and I have my list for the winter. Brass rubbing strips on the rudder, centreboard and the front of the hull. Cargo Netting for bits and pieces. Fix the bow eye, it was too small and it bent. Add a nose wheel to the launching trolley.
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Pikaku
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We are building a sailboat, a Glen-L Minuet. Her name is Pikaku.
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The Boat: 07/01/2012 - 08/01/2012
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Since I'm starting out on building a small sailing boat, I thought it might be useful for others to learn from my experience. This will be a log of the building project, and any problems and solutions along the way. Tuesday, July 31, 2012. A little about welding. Farm and Workshop Welding. How to Weld: Techniques and Tips for Beginners and Pros (Motorbooks Workshop). Phases of not being able to weld (just stick welding mild steel - lets not get silly just yet). Can't strike an ark. Can't run a bead.
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The Boat: 08/01/2012 - 09/01/2012
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Since I'm starting out on building a small sailing boat, I thought it might be useful for others to learn from my experience. This will be a log of the building project, and any problems and solutions along the way. Tuesday, August 14, 2012. More Bike than Boat. The front gears are not yet set up, the rear are, the brakes work. As does the steering. Some things I have noted. The bent plywood seat is SO much better than the original. The (very) tiny play in the linkage is not a problem at all. A VERY ligh...
