Saturday, June 30, 2012
Toon2 gone...
The Toon2 is loaded up and gone with a very excited fella from Las Cruces who is ready to finish it up and start enjoying it.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Paul's recommendations...
Yesterday I did a little work on the boat per Paul's recommendations. Sawed an inch off a bolt on the bottom of the mast that lines or people could get caught on. Taped the frayed end of a stay that was pretty sharp. Replaced a bolt holding the forstay with a clevis pin. Loaded the boat with cushions and extras.
There's a few things I need to do yet which became apparent when we took her out:
-adjust the attachment points on the transom for the mainsheet purchase. As it is, the mainsheet puts pressure on the rudder when the boom is out
-install a topping lift that doesn't involve an eyebolt sticking out of the top of the mast to starboard
-add another hank to the jib tack to keep it from falling off with the extension to keep the jib off of the bow pulpit
-replace the jib sheet. The current one is old, stiff, and too large for the clam cleats.
-consider repositioning the jib sheet fairleads for a better angle
There's a few things I need to do yet which became apparent when we took her out:
-adjust the attachment points on the transom for the mainsheet purchase. As it is, the mainsheet puts pressure on the rudder when the boom is out
-install a topping lift that doesn't involve an eyebolt sticking out of the top of the mast to starboard
-add another hank to the jib tack to keep it from falling off with the extension to keep the jib off of the bow pulpit
-replace the jib sheet. The current one is old, stiff, and too large for the clam cleats.
-consider repositioning the jib sheet fairleads for a better angle
Monday, June 18, 2012
First sail...
Took the boat out yesterday with Paul on Union Reservoir! He backed her into the water while I crawled under the seats again to check for leaks. Nothing! Nice and dry!. We kept a plug in the scupper because she wanted to drag her stern. Probably in part from Paul's new Suzuki 4 stroke on the transom in case of emergencies.
Winds were up to 15mph at first, so we hoisted the iron jib that Paul brought along and he motored us out to the center of the reservoir while I rigged everything en route since it was so crazy busy at the dock. Must have been two dozen boats on the water!
We ran around under main alone, needing to backwind it to come through on a tack. She still seemed to point pretty high and handled the chop just fine. As the wind dropped, we hoisted the jib and she came through a tack allright. Gybed gently. The wind dropped to just ripples on the water and we brought her in to the dock under sails alone.
All in all, a successful shake-down cruise, a lot of fun, and plenty of sun-burn to prove it!
Winds were up to 15mph at first, so we hoisted the iron jib that Paul brought along and he motored us out to the center of the reservoir while I rigged everything en route since it was so crazy busy at the dock. Must have been two dozen boats on the water!
We ran around under main alone, needing to backwind it to come through on a tack. She still seemed to point pretty high and handled the chop just fine. As the wind dropped, we hoisted the jib and she came through a tack allright. Gybed gently. The wind dropped to just ripples on the water and we brought her in to the dock under sails alone.
All in all, a successful shake-down cruise, a lot of fun, and plenty of sun-burn to prove it!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Anybody want a boat...
So, now that I've got the Neptune 16 to work on, I need to clear out the garage. Since the Neptune 16 is more of what I wanted than the Toon2 is, I'm looking to get rid of the Toon2. I'll be listing it on Craigslist, as well as the Michalak, Duckworks, and Sail Oklahoma yahoo groups.
The Toon2 is a design my Jim Michalak, protege of the late, great Phil Bolger. I think it's heritage lies in Bolger's advanced sharpies via Michalak's AF3. Basically a multichine version of the AF3, it's 15 feet long and 5 1/2 feet wide. Other's have built this boat and it appears to be a good sailer.
I have completed the sail, birdsmouth mast and spars, leeboard, leeboard guard, and a pair of oars. All come with the boat. I'd like to see $250 for all of this and I might let some additional supplies (glass, epoxy, ply, etc.) go with the boat if I can get that price. I might be able to convince my wife to let me part with the rudder, rudder cheeks, and hardware for the same.. I could also be convinced to part with a 4' x 8' flatbed tilting trailer that I was going to convert to haul it. I'd like to see $150 for the trailer.
My Toon2 has been mildly modified with input from Jim Michalak. I have added 2" of freeboard at the gunnels, moved the aft cabin bulkhead forward to create a 6 1/2' cockpit with a bridgedeck. The space under the bridge deck is open to the cuddy cabin so that a person could lay down in there. 4" of height has been added to the aft cabin bulkhead so that a person could sit on a bucket in privacy in the cuddy cabin. The rig has the sail as designed, but spars have been made to convert it to a sliding gunter with a 14' birdsmouth mast and a 16' gunter, as well as the originally designed 14' sprit boom. I planned on using this hull to test multiple rigs, so there is an adjustable mast step in the cabin.
The Toon2 is a design my Jim Michalak, protege of the late, great Phil Bolger. I think it's heritage lies in Bolger's advanced sharpies via Michalak's AF3. Basically a multichine version of the AF3, it's 15 feet long and 5 1/2 feet wide. Other's have built this boat and it appears to be a good sailer.
I have completed the sail, birdsmouth mast and spars, leeboard, leeboard guard, and a pair of oars. All come with the boat. I'd like to see $250 for all of this and I might let some additional supplies (glass, epoxy, ply, etc.) go with the boat if I can get that price. I might be able to convince my wife to let me part with the rudder, rudder cheeks, and hardware for the same.. I could also be convinced to part with a 4' x 8' flatbed tilting trailer that I was going to convert to haul it. I'd like to see $150 for the trailer.
My Toon2 has been mildly modified with input from Jim Michalak. I have added 2" of freeboard at the gunnels, moved the aft cabin bulkhead forward to create a 6 1/2' cockpit with a bridgedeck. The space under the bridge deck is open to the cuddy cabin so that a person could lay down in there. 4" of height has been added to the aft cabin bulkhead so that a person could sit on a bucket in privacy in the cuddy cabin. The rig has the sail as designed, but spars have been made to convert it to a sliding gunter with a 14' birdsmouth mast and a 16' gunter, as well as the originally designed 14' sprit boom. I planned on using this hull to test multiple rigs, so there is an adjustable mast step in the cabin.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Mentor and more...
Today and yesterday and the day before I worked some more on the Neptune 16. The ladder rungs were sanded and got another coat of epoxy and then were roped up.. The rigging was set up again using new hardware from duckworks so I could get a full picture of the boat:
New clevis pins were used to hold the forestay and shrouds instead of the nuts and bolts that came with the boat. A small swivel block was used to set up the outhaul for the mains'l. This, the downhaul and an extension to the jib tack were set up using some 1/4" or 3/8" low stretch line that I had laying around from who knows where.
My messing-about-in-boats mentor, Paul, came up and gave me some suggestions and a hand putting in the backing plate. Taped on the lower gudgeon, drilled and used the screws and Paul to hold it in place while I measured, taped and drilled for the upper gudgeon. The backing plate turned out to be too thick as it was with the doubled 1/2" marine ply, so we shaved about 3/32" off of it, trimmed and rounded the bottom, and routered a round edge on the bottom to fit better (Paul's idea). I held it in place from the inside of the boat (got to crawl under the seat again), while Paul placed a couple of screws to hold it in place. Then we drilled the scupper hole, gudgeon bolt holes, and bilge drain plug hole.
I also tidied up the trailer wiring since it was put in kinda hectic-like :-)
The upper gudgeon was installed and I learned to place a nut on a bolt to hacksaw it down to size without mangling the threads. Made a bit of a mess with the silicone caulk. I caulked the lower gudgeon and 5 hours later Sarah screwed the lower gudgeon bolts while I held the wrench on the lock nuts from the inside (yes, I got to crawl under the seat. Again). I then caulked the scupper and drain plug fitting in place.
Looks like it's all gonna work out. Hopefully I can put it in the water with Paul on Sunday :-)
New clevis pins were used to hold the forestay and shrouds instead of the nuts and bolts that came with the boat. A small swivel block was used to set up the outhaul for the mains'l. This, the downhaul and an extension to the jib tack were set up using some 1/4" or 3/8" low stretch line that I had laying around from who knows where.
My messing-about-in-boats mentor, Paul, came up and gave me some suggestions and a hand putting in the backing plate. Taped on the lower gudgeon, drilled and used the screws and Paul to hold it in place while I measured, taped and drilled for the upper gudgeon. The backing plate turned out to be too thick as it was with the doubled 1/2" marine ply, so we shaved about 3/32" off of it, trimmed and rounded the bottom, and routered a round edge on the bottom to fit better (Paul's idea). I held it in place from the inside of the boat (got to crawl under the seat again), while Paul placed a couple of screws to hold it in place. Then we drilled the scupper hole, gudgeon bolt holes, and bilge drain plug hole.
I also tidied up the trailer wiring since it was put in kinda hectic-like :-)
The upper gudgeon was installed and I learned to place a nut on a bolt to hacksaw it down to size without mangling the threads. Made a bit of a mess with the silicone caulk. I caulked the lower gudgeon and 5 hours later Sarah screwed the lower gudgeon bolts while I held the wrench on the lock nuts from the inside (yes, I got to crawl under the seat. Again). I then caulked the scupper and drain plug fitting in place.
Looks like it's all gonna work out. Hopefully I can put it in the water with Paul on Sunday :-)
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Backing plate and rungs...
Spent about 3 hours today cleaning up the shop, making some rungs for a rope boarding ladder and making a new backing plate for the bilge drain, lower gudgeon, and cockpit scupper.
The original backing plate was rotted out and that's what I spent hours pulling the old floatation foam out of there to access and remove. It looked to be made of 3/4" plywood. I wanted to beef it up a little so the new one is made of 2 layers of 1/2" marine ply glued together and coated with epoxy mixed with cabosil. I also added about 1" to each side and the top of the backing plate to spread the force out over a wider area.
Pics to follow...
The original backing plate was rotted out and that's what I spent hours pulling the old floatation foam out of there to access and remove. It looked to be made of 3/4" plywood. I wanted to beef it up a little so the new one is made of 2 layers of 1/2" marine ply glued together and coated with epoxy mixed with cabosil. I also added about 1" to each side and the top of the backing plate to spread the force out over a wider area.
Pics to follow...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Work begins...
Have the day off, so I went to work on the Neptune 16
Removed the 2" lag bolt the guy had been using for a drain plug and drilled the hull out for a new one.
Removed the gudgeons. One was only held in loosely with no way of tightening the nuts on the inside of the transom. The other came off in my hand and was held in by a bolt with no nut and a self-tapping metal screw.
Removed the 1/2" scupper in preparation for a larger one to drain the cockpit faster.
Removed all the expanded floatation foam from under the aft end of the cockpit by crawling under the seats and hacking away at it with a small pry-bar. Nastiest job of the day, hands down! But, now I can access the interior of the transom to replace the rudder gudgeons, etc.
Fabricated a temporary mast crutch to transport the rig since the former one was held in place by the gudgeons.
Fabricated a temporary hatch to shed most of the rainwater and protect the interior and contents.
Placed a duckworks order including new gudgeons (was going to replace them with stronger ones anyway), some clevis pins, sail slugs, and a pulley for the mains'l outhaul.
Removed the 2" lag bolt the guy had been using for a drain plug and drilled the hull out for a new one.
Removed the gudgeons. One was only held in loosely with no way of tightening the nuts on the inside of the transom. The other came off in my hand and was held in by a bolt with no nut and a self-tapping metal screw.
Removed the 1/2" scupper in preparation for a larger one to drain the cockpit faster.
Removed all the expanded floatation foam from under the aft end of the cockpit by crawling under the seats and hacking away at it with a small pry-bar. Nastiest job of the day, hands down! But, now I can access the interior of the transom to replace the rudder gudgeons, etc.
Fabricated a temporary mast crutch to transport the rig since the former one was held in place by the gudgeons.
Fabricated a temporary hatch to shed most of the rainwater and protect the interior and contents.
Placed a duckworks order including new gudgeons (was going to replace them with stronger ones anyway), some clevis pins, sail slugs, and a pulley for the mains'l outhaul.
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