Boat Plans Wooden | ‘Pike’ versus the Patio Wall – Part 3

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There was a clear winner today. ‘Pike’ was only a memory from the day before; whereas the wall took my full attention and was finished – one course was completed in the morning and the final topping of bricks in the afternoon, bringing victory to the wall.

Good weather made a lot of difference and sunshine brought a ‘good feeling’ factor.

My next job will be to fill in the trench either side of the wall; then fill in the large area that will form the foundation of the patio. At first, I’ll have to make a layer of hard core and on top of it a layer of gravel. Finally before laying the flagstones I’ll have to make a smooth bed of Diall Recycled Glass Paving Sand.

Links

‘Pike’ versus the Patio Wall – Part 2

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/pike-versus-patio-wall-part-2.html

‘Pike’ versus the Patio Wall – Part 1

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/pike-versus-patio-wall.html

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Boat Plans For A Chesapeake Deadrise | Creativity

Boat Plans For A Chesapeake Deadrise

Messy process

Hidden order in the mess of creativity

There has only ever been one Creator. He was from the beginning and from before the beginning, because He always existed and will continue to exist into the future. Indeed, He created time. He can end time and create a new time in a new world in a new universe. He already exists in more than one time zone: heavenly time and universal world time and in His own eternal time. He is ubiquitous in all time zones.

When He created the universe He created all things, inanimate and animate. Life was and is in Him, and He is the giver of life to all whom He wills. He gives life and He takes it away.

All of this is remarkable and astounding; one might say, miraculous, but God is a miraculous being. When He created the universe, there was no mess in the creative process; nor did He require pre-existing matter for creating the universe. This is so unlike those whom He created. We can, in fact, not create in the pure sense, as did God; we can only re-create with existing materials. Even, so-called new materials brought into being by modern technology are made from matter created by God.

The Bible says we were created in His image, but we are not created in His glory, majesty and power, and we do not have eternal life, but we can have everlasting life* through believing in His Son.

*John 3:16 ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.’

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Boat Plans Pdf | Had a Brilliant Sail with ‘Pike’ – Part 2

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Greensleeves, Roy Harts Memory class gaffer entering the Yacht Harbour

Bridgemarsh Marina astern

Bridgemarsh Island to port

One of many yachts and motorboats that passed by while I was having lunch

A Squib heading upriver

A Rannoch two-man ocean rowing boat

Pike being put to bed in her boathouse

When it comes to having a sail, good weather makes a big difference. Yesterday’s was perfect, and the most important aspect was the character of the wind – its direction and speed. The wind was generally from the north and never more than a Force 2, which was ideal for exploring Bridgemarsh Creek, a backwater where I seldom sail, on account of it being shallow and because the prevailing wind is from the SW. It is best done when the tide is making, so that if the boat gets stuck on the mud she will float free.

Burnham high water was at 1140, and by arriving at the eastern entrance of the creek at 1015 I had ample time for a leisurely sail to the exit at the other end before the ebb. The flood tide enters at the eastern end, and on approaching the creek I felt the speed of water increase. ‘Pike’ was being lee-bowed into the narrow orifice from where I could see the masts of yachts poking up above the muddy bank of Bridgemarsh Island.

I was amazed at how quiet it was - the only sound I could hear was that of tiny wavelets slapping ‘Pike’s’ bow. These happy, chuckling notes, resonated by her bow chamber, lifted my soul; as did the dancing peak of her tanned sail that jigged to and fro before an infinite, azure, cloudless sky. Around the corner, two scruffy buoys marked the channel, and there ahead lay many yachts berthed at pontoons that straddled the creek. Uncertain if they were linked to the northern shore by walkways, I chose to glide through a gap to the south of them. I wove a course between clumps of motionless weed floating on the surface, and I occasionally glanced astern to see if any had lodged on the rudder.

This was an adventure. Having no chart and no GPS, it was back to basics. Deeper water was generally to be found closer to steep-sided banks, but I came to a point near the end of the creek where there appeared to be an island, one that I could not remember being there on previous excursions. To starboard and beyond it, I could see a high bank along which runs a footpath from North Fambridge Yacht Station to Bridgemarsh Marina. A choice had to made, which side of the island to go, and I chose the wider stretch of water to the SW, beyond which I could see what looked like the exit leading to the Crouch.

Once again, back on the river, I was free to take a break and to have an early lunch. I brailed the sail and left ‘Pike’ to her own devices. She very slowly drifted towards the Fambridge moorings while I relaxed, munched and took in the many comings and goings of yachts and motorboats. I was reminded that it was a Saturday, and like me, all of us were there seeking what pleasure we could find. Therefore I could not grumble when my little boat was tossed like a cork on the wakes of gin palaces, of which there were several, seemingly taking part in manoeuvres resembling a naval exercise. They proceeded down river in convoy to a distant buoy and returned to the Fambridge moorings.

As I made sail and got under way for Burnham Yacht Harbour the wind veered, causing ‘Pike’ to be close-hauled, but the sailing was delightful. I lay on the floor of the boat with my feet facing forwards elevated on the thwart; I held the tiller with my raised right hand and the sheet in my left. I felt the wind on my cheek, inhaled the fragrant air and thanked God for His love and kindness to me.

Back at the Yacht Harbour I skipped past the queue of motor yachts waiting for fuel, and the boat came to a gentle halt at the slime-covered slipway, the tide having fallen several feet. Getting ‘Pike’ on her trolley past the green sludge without sliding and landing on my backside required patience and tiny steps taken with caution.

Just before leaving the Yacht Harbour for the journey home, I had the privilege of meeting Charlie Pitcher who was there helping someone launch a two man rowing boat manufactured at Charlie’s yard.

Links

The Ocean Rowing Company

http://www.rannochadventure.com/

Charlie Pitcher

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/charlie-pitcher.html

Bridgemarsh Marina

http://marinas.com/view/marina/6691_Bridgemarsh_Marina_Althorne%2C_Essex_GB_United_Kingdom

Battlesbridge (Where I first saw ‘Greensleeves’, a Memory class gaffer)

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/battlesbridge.html

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Boat Plans At Mystic Seaport | More Messing About with ‘Pike’ – Part 2

Boat Plans At Mystic Seaport

Reefed

Reefing snotter

Rope horse

Brailing line and fairlead

Being able to reef the sail quickly and easily is important; therefore I replaced the experimental polypropylene luff lacing with a permanent Terylene one, and I devised a dedicated reefing snotter. I also exchanged the rope horse for a new one. To prevent the brailing line from being jigged up the mast and out of reach, I added a fairlead and a hook for the tail.

These changes have made it so much easier to reef the sail.

Link

More Messing About with ‘Pike’ – Part 1

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/more-messing-about-with-pike.html

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Boat Plans Aluminium Australia | More Messing About with ‘Pike’

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Toggles

Cord

Sail lowered

Once again I find myself undoing what a previous owner did with ‘Pike’. Perhaps the biggest mistake he made was attaching the luff of the sail to the mast with toggle cords. They were all identical in length, but the mast was tapered; hence the upper part of the luff sagged away from the mast, especially when tension was placed on the sprit snotter. Another disadvantage of a toggle system became obvious when I tried to reef the sail. As it was lowered, some of the toggle cords had to be undone to enable them to pass over the snotter fairlead, then they had to be done up again.

The traditional single luff cord passing through cringles is far superior, because to lower the sail for reefing, one simply eases the snotter and the halyard. After the reef is tied, they are re-tensioned. Because the reef is rolled in the form of a sausage, the sheet becomes twisted. To untwist it you disengage the clew block that is attached to the clew cringle with a snap hook, then hook the block back on again. The sail is reefed, and you are ready to go!

Another advantage of the single luff cord is being able to lower the sail into the boat where it can be lashed securely around the sprit.

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Boat Plans For A Chesapeake Deadrise | Messing About with ‘Pike’ ‘Rat’ and ‘Mole’

Boat Plans For A Chesapeake Deadrise

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”

“And don’t I know it Rat!” was my reply ……… And off we went!

That’s what it was like this afternoon when I set to the oars, or should I say ‘sculls’, in view of the renowned company I was in. The objective was to row towards Battlesbridge and to have an interesting time. Hopefully we would return to Hullbridge before sunset - better still, in time for tea. There was very little wind, and because it was relatively calm I had deliberately left the sailing rig at home. Rowing would be fun. Indeed, it was, and with Rat and Mole beside me, what could go wrong?

As I got into the swing of things I listened to Rat chatting to Mole, “Nothing seems really to matter, thats the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you dont; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, youre always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when youve done it theres always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but youd much better not.”

Before I knew it, three hours sped by, and there we were back at the slipway. I said goodbye to Rat and Mole, and thanked them for showing me the importance of NOT being earnestand of not being bothered if objectives are not achieved. In fact, why have objectives at all? – Far better to have happenings. Without trying, we merrily made it to Battlesbridge, only once drifting into reeds and surviving in the wake of a speeding motorboat and not colliding with a silent dinghy or being attacked by angry swans.

Tea was absolutely delicious.

As for Pike and me, we would do it again any day with Rat and Mole as our companions.

Links

Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

http://www.online-literature.com/grahame/windwillows/1/ 

The Importance of Being Earnest

https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest.html?id=sWu2bfKcyb0C

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Small Boat Plans And Kits | Messing About with ‘Pike’ – Part 4

Small Boat Plans And Kits

An owner of a sailing boat can have a considerable amount of fun tinkering with her, and the usual reasons for doing so are to improve her or make her more suitable for the owner’s use. He may want to improve her performance, her condition, or her interior, etc.. Sadly, some owners think they can improve their boat, whereas by straying from the original design, they unknowingly do the opposite.

‘Pike’ is such a boat. A previous owner added a boom and a tiller extension, both of which I have removed. The boom made reefing the sail difficult and the extension was totally unnecessary. Someone has also changed her rudder into a semi-lifting one. In my opinion none of these changes improved the original boat. With regard to the rudder, it has a number of strings for raising and lowering the bottom half of the blade. There are pieces of metal attached either side for aligning and locking parts together. These additions interfere with the flow of water, causing drag. The only advantage of this arrangement is being able to reduce the rudder’s draught for sailing in shallow water; at the same time the daggerboard has to be raised.

I’ve added an anchor, but it does not adversely affect the performance, or interfere with the functioning of the boat, and it is not fixed to the hull.

Recently I exchanged like for like: The stern buoyancy bag had a slow leak; therefore I replaced it with a new one.

As far as I can tell, ‘Pike’ is ready for her next sail; except the nearside wheel of her road trailer does not run freely. I shall have to investigate the cause and put the matter right.

Link

Crewsaver Buoyancy Bag

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/crewsaver-buoyancy-bag.html

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Boat Plans And Patterns | Easier Reefing for ‘Pike’ – Part 2

Boat Plans And Patterns

Brian commented on yesterday’s article that he’s never been clear about reefing a spritsail.

I’ll try to explain how I reef ‘Pike’s’ sail.

The objective of the exercise is to reduce sail area and to make the centre of effort as low as possible.

It would be feasible to reef the sail by moving the tack line to the luff reef cringle and re-tension it. Then, roll up the lower part of the sail and secure the bundle with the reef lines. The sprit would remain as it was before. The sheet block at the clew would not need to be moved because it would be held in place by the leech reefing lines. However, by reefing in this manner, the centre of effort would be raised and the sheet would not line up with the throat; therefore it would be impossible to make the sail set without having creases in it.

The proper way to reef ‘Pike’ is to move the sail down the mast by lowering the halyard and the sprit. To lower the sprit, the snotter must to be refastened to the mast lower down. The reefing procedure would otherwise be as described above.

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Plywood Boat Plans Australia | Closer to Sailing ‘Pike’

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As long as the weather holds, I can make progress towards finishing the patio; after which I can take ‘Pike’ for a sail. That is the goal - that is the incentive to press on.

Yet to do, is a narrow portion beside the shrubbery boarder. This section gradually tapers, the widest part being at the lawn end. Making these pieces of slab will entail a lot of measuring and cutting. The boarder edges are not quite straight, and at the higher end, closer to the house, the boarder mouldings dip, instead of gradually rising, as do the lower ones. Because of this, I may have to reset the mouldings so that their tops are in line with the upper surface of the slabs.

The last two rows of paving slabs have to be cleaned, and their joins tidied.

The possibility remains that I may be able to finish the patio before my wife returns on Monday from her mini break in Italy.

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Boat Plans Aluminum | Caring for ‘Pike’

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Minute cracks at the foot of the stem

 

Paint removed

Epoxy resin applied

After three coats of paint

All boats require carers. Without a carer a boat will deteriorate. If an owner values his boat he will care for her. I value ‘Pike’; therefore I care for her.

When I conducted a trial sail with Pike, water found a way into her bow buoyancy chamber. I didn’t discover it until I arrived home, and I was a bit shocked to find that the chamber was not watertight. I therefore resolved to make repairs so that I could rely on it to remain watertight.

A close inspection of the bow revealed that at the foot where panels on both sides join the stem post, there were tiny cracks in the paint. I stripped back the paint and found small crevices between the stem post and the panels. It became clear that these minute gaps were responsible for the water ingress. To prevent this happening in future, I filled them with epoxy resin.

Afterwards, over a period of three days, I applied one coat of International Toplac paint each day. One application a day allowed the paint to thoroughly dry. While I was doing this I painted a few bare patches along the chines that had suffered abrasion.

At the end of the season, I’ll probably give Pikes hull a rub down with wet and dry and apply one or two coats of paint to improve the finish.

‘Pike’ is ready for her next sail.

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Boat Plans And Kits | Progress

Boat Plans And Kits

‘Pike’ waits patiently on the front lawn. She doesn’t know when her boathouse will be free and when she will be taken for a sail. Her master is looking forward to checking her over and doing a bit of touch-up with paint where minor abrasion on the chines has revealed bare wood.

Progress is being made with the patio. Slowly, but surely things are being set in order. Today I started laying down the hard core. Before I can do the remainder I’ll have to remove a fair amount of soil to obtain the required depth. At this stage I cannot be certain if I’ll manage without a skip.

There’s still a lot of work to be done and quite how I’m going to manage laying the heavy flagstones remains to be seen. Each flagstone has to be laid on five dabs of cement and slid sideways to the adjoining stones so as to squeeze cement upwards between the joins. Surplus cement has then to be removed cleanly. 

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