07 Jan 19:
Monday, January 7, 2019
Patterns for Frames
07 Jan 19:
When we restored BARBASHELA in 2016 we traced the new frames onto some craft paper, in case we wanted to build a replica one day.
Today I made some frame shaped shelf brackets and wanted a good shape for the bracket ends, so I grabbed the frame patterns. Used an a awl to punch the outline of the upper and lower ends onto a piece of edge glued spruce.
This frame, er bracket, will report for duty in the pantry soon.
We also cut some cleats and rounded a few of the edges.
When we restored BARBASHELA in 2016 we traced the new frames onto some craft paper, in case we wanted to build a replica one day.
Today I made some frame shaped shelf brackets and wanted a good shape for the bracket ends, so I grabbed the frame patterns. Used an a awl to punch the outline of the upper and lower ends onto a piece of edge glued spruce.
This frame, er bracket, will report for duty in the pantry soon.
We also cut some cleats and rounded a few of the edges.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Amphibious Barnegat Bay Sneakbox and Sunfish
05 Jan 19:
Alright, here's something that came up in discussion recently. Could the Sunfish be amphibious over water and then onto ice if there were a couple of runners out by the chines? There is an old duck boat of similar size, with spoon bow and rounded deckline called a Barnegat Bay Sneakbox that is reported to have been amphibious. Who wants to give it a try this Winter? Chris? Jeff? Alan?
Reference and Image Credit: Mystic Seaport Museum, and Maynard Bray. 1979. Mystic Seaport Museum watercraft. Mystic, Conn: The Museum.
Alright, here's something that came up in discussion recently. Could the Sunfish be amphibious over water and then onto ice if there were a couple of runners out by the chines? There is an old duck boat of similar size, with spoon bow and rounded deckline called a Barnegat Bay Sneakbox that is reported to have been amphibious. Who wants to give it a try this Winter? Chris? Jeff? Alan?
Reference and Image Credit: Mystic Seaport Museum, and Maynard Bray. 1979. Mystic Seaport Museum watercraft. Mystic, Conn: The Museum.
Alcort/AMF Parts
05 Jan 19:
Our buddy Howie worked at Alcort in Waterbury Connecticut from 1960-1978, then he did warranty work for them for another 10 years. He is thinning his stash and we just got a box of goodies from him. Skipper claimed the jacket but she let me try it on :)
Alcort AMF sailboat parts circa 1960-1988.
Horizontal latch plate, horizontal hinge pin and vertical latch plate for the wooden Alcort sailboats, it has screw eyes on the stern end for wood screws that fastened into the oak transom. The 4 inch vertical latch plate is for the wooden Sailfish and Sunfish that have the shorter transoms. The horizontal latch plate on the left was for the fiberglass boats. The 7 inch bolt and wingnut is for the old style rudder on the fiberglass Sunfish with the taller transom.
Vintage Wilcox and Crittenden hardware. The block with the eye screw id for the wooden booms on the early boats.
Evolution of halyard cleats.
Our buddy Howie worked at Alcort in Waterbury Connecticut from 1960-1978, then he did warranty work for them for another 10 years. He is thinning his stash and we just got a box of goodies from him. Skipper claimed the jacket but she let me try it on :)
Alcort AMF sailboat parts circa 1960-1988.
Horizontal latch plate, horizontal hinge pin and vertical latch plate for the wooden Alcort sailboats, it has screw eyes on the stern end for wood screws that fastened into the oak transom. The 4 inch vertical latch plate is for the wooden Sailfish and Sunfish that have the shorter transoms. The horizontal latch plate on the left was for the fiberglass boats. The 7 inch bolt and wingnut is for the old style rudder on the fiberglass Sunfish with the taller transom.
Vintage Wilcox and Crittenden hardware. The block with the eye screw id for the wooden booms on the early boats.
Evolution of halyard cleats.
Wilcox & Crittenden Box Compass
05 Jan 19:
Picked up this Wilcox and Crittenden box compass a few years back, we hope to use it for some gunkholing.
Picked up this Wilcox and Crittenden box compass a few years back, we hope to use it for some gunkholing.
Friday, January 4, 2019
Barnett Butterfly
04 Jan 19 Update:
We have owned a few Barnett Butterflys, they are lively boats! Here is a picture of the Skipper sailing Sweet Emotion and Sweet Emotion II.
The hull is a scow design, blunt bow, with a round turn of the bilge. Deep cockpit. She looked a little unusual on land but she rolls right onto that chine and flies. Just over 12 feet long with a 54 inch beam. 18 foot mast, 75 square feet of sail on a Marconi rig. The mast is 2 parts, held together with a scarf sleeve.
The rudder flips up and is made of metal and is lightweight, overall the boat weighs 135 pounds. She points and tacks well and is a fun sailer. The one drawback we found was stepping the mast, the base is a ball and socket affair that allows the mast to feather into the wind. Two people is best, with a confident grip on the base. The benefit of the stayed mast is that the sail can easily be lowered between excursions.
There are over 10,000 Butterflies out there with several Fleets formed, so support forums and parts are available.
FMI:
Butterflyer.org
Northern Lake Sailboats
We have owned a few Barnett Butterflys, they are lively boats! Here is a picture of the Skipper sailing Sweet Emotion and Sweet Emotion II.
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| From SBR 4: Jun 2014 - |
The hull is a scow design, blunt bow, with a round turn of the bilge. Deep cockpit. She looked a little unusual on land but she rolls right onto that chine and flies. Just over 12 feet long with a 54 inch beam. 18 foot mast, 75 square feet of sail on a Marconi rig. The mast is 2 parts, held together with a scarf sleeve.
The rudder flips up and is made of metal and is lightweight, overall the boat weighs 135 pounds. She points and tacks well and is a fun sailer. The one drawback we found was stepping the mast, the base is a ball and socket affair that allows the mast to feather into the wind. Two people is best, with a confident grip on the base. The benefit of the stayed mast is that the sail can easily be lowered between excursions.
There are over 10,000 Butterflies out there with several Fleets formed, so support forums and parts are available.
FMI:
Butterflyer.org
Northern Lake Sailboats
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Small Boat TETRIS ZSA ZSA and CHIP
03 Jan 19:
Prepositioned the Alcort Super Sailfish ZSA ZSA out to the Sunfish Shack for Sea Trials, borrowed Sunfish PHOENIX's dolly. Skipper suggested rigging another hoist using Sunfish eyestraps, sheet, halyard block and halyard cleats. ZSA ZSA will find a permanent spot in the collection after Sea Trials.
1965 Alcort Sunfish CHIP moved from the temporary dolly onto the Finishing Dolly.
Log of ZSA ZSA.
Log of CHIP.
Prepositioned the Alcort Super Sailfish ZSA ZSA out to the Sunfish Shack for Sea Trials, borrowed Sunfish PHOENIX's dolly. Skipper suggested rigging another hoist using Sunfish eyestraps, sheet, halyard block and halyard cleats. ZSA ZSA will find a permanent spot in the collection after Sea Trials.
1965 Alcort Sunfish CHIP moved from the temporary dolly onto the Finishing Dolly.
Log of ZSA ZSA.
Log of CHIP.
Pascagoula Catboat MARGARET ROSE 03 Jan 19 Keel Longeron
03 Jan 19:
Moved the keel longeron to the Carriage House, took some measurements from the Newport Catboat plans, scaled them to 16 feet.
14 inch rise from the keel up to the bottom of the transom, starting just behind the centerboard trunk slot. We screwed the longeron down to the floor at about 10 1/2 feet.
Centerboard slot runs from about 5 1/2 feet back to 10 1/2 feet.
Tape measures show approximate location of centerboard trunk.
Log of MARGARET ROSE.
Moved the keel longeron to the Carriage House, took some measurements from the Newport Catboat plans, scaled them to 16 feet.
14 inch rise from the keel up to the bottom of the transom, starting just behind the centerboard trunk slot. We screwed the longeron down to the floor at about 10 1/2 feet.
Centerboard slot runs from about 5 1/2 feet back to 10 1/2 feet.
Tape measures show approximate location of centerboard trunk.
Log of MARGARET ROSE.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
The Catboat Book
02 Jan 19:
Spent the day doing a little catboat research, reading The Catboat Book, edited by John Leavens, 1973. The book is a Chapter book with contributions by esteemed authors, designers and builders Chappelle, Williams, Schock, Pease and Marshall, among others.
There are some great articles on basic design philosophy and common measurements used of building catboats. One article of special interest covered the standard sizing of the spars and sail, based on waterline and length overall. It was mentioned that modern rigs are smaller today than the classics, built before auxiliary power was available. Wind and water provide the same benefit and challenges today as they did in the past, so basic design of the catboat has changed little, even with the advent of newer materials and construction methods.
Nice biblio at the end and many wonderful pictures from the late 1800s - early 1900s.
Marshall Sandpiper
Beetle Cat
Schock's IMP, for Thomas Fleming Day, editor of The Rudder, 1907.
FMI: Chapelle, Howard Irving, and John M. Leavens. 1974. The catboat book. Camden, Maine. International Marine Publishing Company.
Spent the day doing a little catboat research, reading The Catboat Book, edited by John Leavens, 1973. The book is a Chapter book with contributions by esteemed authors, designers and builders Chappelle, Williams, Schock, Pease and Marshall, among others.
There are some great articles on basic design philosophy and common measurements used of building catboats. One article of special interest covered the standard sizing of the spars and sail, based on waterline and length overall. It was mentioned that modern rigs are smaller today than the classics, built before auxiliary power was available. Wind and water provide the same benefit and challenges today as they did in the past, so basic design of the catboat has changed little, even with the advent of newer materials and construction methods.
Nice biblio at the end and many wonderful pictures from the late 1800s - early 1900s.
Marshall Sandpiper
Beetle Cat
Schock's IMP, for Thomas Fleming Day, editor of The Rudder, 1907.
FMI: Chapelle, Howard Irving, and John M. Leavens. 1974. The catboat book. Camden, Maine. International Marine Publishing Company.
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Happy New Year 2019
01 Jan 19:
Well it's a New 2019 and we hope you, your family and your friends have a great Year! We plan to finish restoration on OUR 1965 wooden Sunfish CHIP and begin new construction on a old design for the Pascagoula Catboat MARGARET ROSE. And a fun little punt, pickup bed size rowboat called BLUFF RATTY.
MARGARET ROSE's keel.
BLUFF RATTY
In the meantime, the rest of the Fleet will keep us busy, and they wish you a Happy New Year as well, from WAVE, ONKAHYE, PHOENIX< MADISON, CYANE, SCOUT, LEWIS, PINKY, CLARK, ZIP, WILLOW, WINNIE, ST. JACQUES, SMEDLEY, SUGAR 2 AND ZSA ZSA
We'd like to hear what you're up to in 2019, please leave a comment or check in with us on our facebook page Small Boat Restoration. You can also sign up for email alerts for this blog, scroll down the right side for the sign up block to Follow Small Boat Restoration by email.
Happy New Year!
Clark and Skipper
Well it's a New 2019 and we hope you, your family and your friends have a great Year! We plan to finish restoration on OUR 1965 wooden Sunfish CHIP and begin new construction on a old design for the Pascagoula Catboat MARGARET ROSE. And a fun little punt, pickup bed size rowboat called BLUFF RATTY.
MARGARET ROSE's keel.
BLUFF RATTY
In the meantime, the rest of the Fleet will keep us busy, and they wish you a Happy New Year as well, from WAVE, ONKAHYE, PHOENIX< MADISON, CYANE, SCOUT, LEWIS, PINKY, CLARK, ZIP, WILLOW, WINNIE, ST. JACQUES, SMEDLEY, SUGAR 2 AND ZSA ZSA
We'd like to hear what you're up to in 2019, please leave a comment or check in with us on our facebook page Small Boat Restoration. You can also sign up for email alerts for this blog, scroll down the right side for the sign up block to Follow Small Boat Restoration by email.
Happy New Year!
Clark and Skipper
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