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Yes, Jamestown Distributors was a great place on Narragansett Ave. in Jamestown. It used to be Jamestown Hardware and Lumber Co. I knew Bill Murdock, the owner and was in there a lot. When I was a kid, I used to run over from my Uncle's house (300 feet away) to get 3 screws for him to finish a Roost...

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I guess Heather doesn't rate enough to be included on the attendance list.

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For all of us that can't make it, but really wanted to, we wish you much fun and comradery! Maybe next time it could be part of a Podcast! And we certainly hope there will be pictures - especially of those characters with historical socks and so forth. Glad you got a sunny day instead of a Maine bli...

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Rachel, Another potential reason for leaving the paint alone for now, is that there is a lot going on with environmental legislation on bottom paint. You could spend a lot of time getting the bottom changed over to a system that is banned in a few years. I think I'd wait and see how things are going...

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Rachel, Just two potential things about your gasoline smell. First, I wondered if the shrink wrap had maybe been placed tight over the outside vent, and second, I've found that a pretty small crack in a gas tank vent hose can make the boat smell nasty quick. Fortunately, it can also be reversed pret...

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Very Very nice Rachel!! It is really obvious how much the PO cared for her and that will continue to pay dividends in having lesser projects to deal with. That cradle looks like it might make a good start for a future trailer for her. It would be pretty easy to make a trailer with that start. Best R...

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Is Kaholee really "Wilson"?

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I guess if it were me (probably won't be for a long time), I would consider the Ingersoll Rand from Northern Tool. They have free shipping on it and it fits your spec and budget. Most of the Northern gizmos are also available at Amazon.com. http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/produ...

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You just have to turn the compass until the bubble is where the fill hole is. Many years ago I had a compass with a big bubble. Someone told me to fill it with alcohol, so I did. I was anxious to have it right before I left on a trip from Narragansett Bay to Provincetown. It turns out that the compa...

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Hey Mike, This is probably out of place even in ramblings but I was wondering if you checked your latest hot water tank installation for a "heat trap". It surprises me how many installations don't have them and lose more than 10% of their energy by thermosiphon into the piping. They are si...

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(2) Seacock replacement. I had planned to simply service those factory original bronze seacocks you seen in the top photo. However, closer inspection of them reveals that there are no bolts in the seacock flanges leading me to believe they?re just screwed onto the through-hull fitting. The through-...

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Just another comment to throw in the fray. If you have any fondness for a hard dinghy instead of an inflatable, a "nesting" dinghy could be an option. It then becomes easier to store a larger dinghy on deck and also has the advantage of making it a sailing or motoring or rowing dinghy. An ...

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I think it is a sound idea even if a lot of work. It seemed to make sense for the guy in Florida to sell finished panels and I wonder if the ease of application with the new pre mixed non-skids put him out of business. I think it would be nice to match the original non-skid in a restoration, and tha...

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Great answers!! Thanks very much. I suspected that shellac might be hygroscopic and thus not suitable for outdoors but didn't have any data. Maybe his grain cleaning methods will help someone and if someone is doing some non-marine work, the rest might be profitable. Again, a great forum for quick a...

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I know that varnish is a hot topic among boaters and has been discussed at length here. I have a question about first coat. In most of the articles I've read, it says to use varnish thinned to about 50% for the first coat(s). Others say to use a sanding sealer. I just received an E-Mail from my brot...

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I think I found a match out of a 1955 Manhattan Marine Catalog. Here is a portion of page 162.

The manufacturer is not specified, but it does say FOB Portland, OR

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One trick that I have found highly useful for stainless screws stuck in aluminum is to use an impact screwdriver after you have applied heat and used penetrant. You can get a cheap impact screwdriver from Sears or you can find them at a lot of tool stores. You basically hold the device with some tor...

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Well Tim, I think I got my answer on the epoxy scale. You were the only one to reply - probably out of your kindness (and with a very well thought out response). I had already figured that the market was iffy, even though MAS Epoxies really liked the product. I guess I might have a winner if I could...

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It makes good sense to share wires in a mast where weight aloft is an issue. The only requirement is to make sure the wire is large enough to handle the combined ampacity of all the loads it shares.

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This is probably the wrong place to stick this post but anyway ...... I recently designed a special ratiometric scale for mixing epoxy. It is designed to compensate for the difference in density between resin and hardener and allow you to mix whatever quantity you want up to about a quart (2 pounds)...

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Could the water intake be cavitating at certain water flow rates (flowing past the intake)? I'd check for anything foreign (like barnacles) that could be disturbing the flow pattern around the intake. Just a guess from a Monday quarterback.

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I think the stitch and glue dinghys are much more practical to build. I'm currently building an eleven foot "nesting" dinghy that can be rowed, sailed or motored. It is really practical for a cruising boat as it can be stowed in just 5-1/2' on deck. I've really been impressed by this desig...

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Most of the available "Part A - Part B" urethane foams are 2 pounds per cubic foot. An example is the product available from System Three. You can get the stuff from the manufacturers in nearly any density up to about 6 pounds per cubic foot for applications requiring more density. If you ...

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Don't sell the Dremel short. I have a Multimaster and use it for some jobs but have found cutting a fiberglass skin is sometimes a piece of cake with the Dremel. You have to use the fiberglass reinforced abrasive wheel, but with that, it cuts like butter. Certainly not the speed of a circular saw, b...

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Yes, it's stainless. I finally figured that I don't have the equipment to attempt a proper straightening. It really needs a hydraulic arbor press with about an 8 foot opening, and then you just have to hope that with the correct blocking and so forth that pressure can be placed in the right spot. A ...

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I have a Pearson 30 that I bought last year, just to keep something on my mooring and didn't have it surveyed because "what could possibly go wrong with a rugged old Pearson 30?". Anyway, while sailing last season, I noticed the rudder to be a little sloppy and figured I'd just change the ...

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looks like this Alberg 30 project boat on E-Bay is going to go cheap.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... AMEWA%3AIT

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You are correct about the "flat". These devices measure the distance from the transducer to a target at 90 degrees from the flat "face". There are several different frequencies and transmission angles used. If you know exactly what the devices characteristics are, you could deter...

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Charlie-
Thanks for the heads up on the Mike Saunders book. After your first post on it, I found a used copy on Amazon for very cheap. It is really a very helpful and practical book.

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John, The LeCompte owners have a website and forum at http://www.lecomteowners.com/index.php . There are several 38 owners there that are very knowledgable and I'm sure they could give you some great advice. By the way, my boat is very similar to the LeCompte (same designer, similar construction etc...

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Since the head will get little use now, is that where you set up the cheese shop?
Then would that be "head cheese"?

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Tim, you may remember the bit I found from Dorwin Teague back in 2002 about his work with the Triton. The following is an excerpt from his book: "One of our design accounts was a new boat for the Pearson Corporation that came about as a result of my purchase of the Triton. After our Bermuda tri...

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You can read about the thin hull thickness on my 1961 38' Javelin on my website http://www.javelin38.com . I talked with Dave Gerr, the marine architect, about it and according to his books, 1/4" is fine for a boat with a 25' waterline length. Apparently the scantlings are more rated for waterl...

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I'll have to try and look through the Epoxyworks stuff online to see if I can find that article.

The Epoxyworks article is Number 22, Winter 2004, Page 18-19

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There is another myth along these same lines. You have been told that gelcoat will not adhere to epoxy and thus every epoxy repair would have to be painted. Hogwash. Since it is only a mechanical bond anyway after the first layup, gelcoat will adhere to epoxy as well as it would adhere to polyester....

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I've been talking to my contractor cousin about saw guides. He is tickled silly with his guide system from Eurekazone http://www.eurekazone.com/ . He had done some major comparisons with Festool guide system http://www.festoolusa.com/ before he bought anything and I can usually count on him to have ...

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Tim, the shop progress is awesome!! On the radiant floor heating, your site did not mention the plumber putting glycol in the heating loops. I'm assuming he did but thought I should check. If the heat plant broke down in the middle of a big freeze with no glycol in the pipes, that could be a major p...

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Really looks nice Tim! For others contemplating a similar installation, it is important to know that the mounting studs for the ST-60 instruments are not symmetrically located above and below center. You really need to use the supplied template as Tim did. The studs have a metric thread with no prop...

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Congrats Tim!! The article is very tastefully done and finally shows the public what we on the forum have known for years. Wishing you the greatest success with the new boat barn and business!

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Just another clamping method to go along with Tim's advice...... You can use screws with large diameter fender washers, placed between the teak planks. (One screw/washer holds the two adjacent planks.) Then when the epoxy hardens, remove the screws, fill the screw holes with epoxy and then polysulfi...

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"I will be using the DA sander on my bottom, though."

Ouch!!

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I think the power company lighting consultant is an excellent recommendation. When you speak with him/her, I would suggest that you request something with low UV output so you don't have major little critter problems when you are painting. UV will bring midges from a long distance and Maine has a lo...

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On the subject of boatstands, there is a new company that I noticed at the September Newport Boat Show that makes a really proper boatstand pad. The pad is some type of rubber or plastic with relief grooves for drainage. They say it is UV and chemical resistant. The company is Atlas Boat Pad http://...

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I found it fairly easy to cast the lead in manageable chunks. I lined my keel cavity with 6 mil polyethylene sheet, then poured in part A - part B urethane foam to make a male pattern. Then I cut the pattern into manageable chunks with my bandsaw. Then using sand from a local foundry (it really isn'...

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Please don't use mercury vapor lamps or any other lamp with a very high UV output. They will attract insects like crazy and you'll have a dickens of a time painting. I think if I had my druthers, I'd spec fluorescents with high frequency switching ballasts for long lamp life, coupled with wide spect...

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Charlie, I hope you have Tehani tucked away and that you will be somewhere inland this weekend before Rita hits. We are keeping you and Laura in our prayers.

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This month's "Fine Woodworking" (August 2005) has an interesting concept for a steam bender. They bought 6 mil poly tubing, which is available as packaging material in rolls with widths from 1-1/2" to 48 ". They cut a piece of tubing slightly longer than the workpiece, tied one e...

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SCOUT wrote:From my searching, there are no other Invictaites registered?

Maybe no "Invictaites", but there are a few "Bill Trippites". Is your Invicta a MKI (bubble top), or a MKII (with conventional coach roof)?

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We already have a thread about seacocks but thought this might fit here better. Some friends recently invited me to their launching of a wooden 40 foot "Down Easter" (power boat) for a short cruise with the new owner. On a real nice day, we launched, headed out of Wickford, bound for Beave...

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Actually, Seal was donated to BI Maritime before the restoration. The restoration was funded by Block Island Maritime. I understand that they actually took possession of the boat in Puerto Rico and had a very interesting and expensive time just bringing her north. I like the companionway half step a...

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