Hey new found friends:
I am starting this post to ask questions that may have already been answered on the forum, but if you have time to respond to anything you see, I welcome it.

Thanks in advance.
Ron

Thanks Brian ~ I will add those braces that you suggest. Ron

WillyNilly2 said...

Hey new found friends:
I am starting this post to ask questions that may have already been answered on the forum, but if you have time to respond to anything you see, I welcome it.

Thanks in advance.
Ron

Might I suggest you wear leather gloves, long sleeved shirt buttoned up at the neck and maybe a cloth cap while welding. Apart from being burned by flying weld sparks you could also give yourself UV ray burns.

I also wear safety glasses under my welding hood because when you lift it to look at the weld, the slag sometimes cracks off and could send a hot piece straight into your eye.

I am sure none of us want to see the newest member of our fraternity become blinded before he gets to ride his hot yacht.

The way you are crouching does not look very steady. If you had a short stool to sit on when welding at that height you would probably get better weld quality.

Apart from that you look to be doing very well. Have fun brother but please be SAFE. Cheers Cisco

EDIT:- When you are building your next yacht it would be a good idea to drill the bolt holes in your rear x member BEFORE you weld it to your spine tube. A lot easier and more accurate.

More Photos from Friday Night

WillyNilly2 said...

Hi Cisco
Yes I agree with you on the safety issue. This is not me in the photo although I did offer all of the safety equipment to him ... well you know kids these days

Aaah!! Say no more. Say no more.

Love the bonnet badge. Are you going to incorporate it as a sort of rigid foil sail.

err... how do I delete images from my post... I think I got "click-happy"

WN, I wouldn't worry about it! You satisfied the criteria Lots of photo's
Just be a little careful next time, we all get caught at some time or other.
Ron

Hi again ~ I have a photo of the Yacht construction up to this point that I wanted to share with the class. Tonight I am learning how to fiberglass.

Duuuuuude! Lookin' Good. I assumed that the mast was going inside. Best had tell us what you're up.
Ron

Nice work.

I originally was looking putting the mast step inside the mast as well. then after much deliberation I decided to cut it off and start again. My big concern was the mast splitting as well. You've essentially got point contact on the wrong side of a brittle tube from an engineering standpoint. My plan was to reinforce the bejesus out of the mast, then i realised it was easier/cheaper to replace the mast step with an old fence post from the recycle yard (still had concrete on/in it).

Like you i am using a smaller diameter tube for the spine. I realised it was easier to cut two holes in the mast step tube with a hole saw, (from memory offsetting the holes by 12mm gave about a 10deg rake). I had to cut the bottom out for the build in my thread, but it is very neat in the kids mini i am also looking at where i did it from scratch, (also you won't need the strap.

Let me know if you want me to detail with some photo's.

Glenn

Thanks for your comments, I have a plan for the mast-over technique. When I get the photos I will post. D-Day is in a week and a half, I am anticipating smooth sailing. More later...

WN,
if
you take any notice to them Queenslanders you sillier than they are..Hay! CISCO

Looks like you've been ousted as the Pilot WN.. Bleedin' Dog s will do that to you every time. Could come the time when you will have to build a tandem unit so the Lab' can go with you.
Ron

Nikrum said...

WN,
if
you take any notice to them Queenslanders you sillier than they are..Hay! CISCO

I resemble that!!

cisco said...

Nikrum said...

WN,
if
you take any notice to them Queenslanders you sillier than they are..Hay! CISCO

I resemble that!!

Yeah! I know, I saw your picture[}:)]

WN2. "Why Not?"

WillyNilly2 said...

We launched! BlackRock Northern Nevada

Beautiful

How did it sail! You have a smile on your face, so it must have been ok........

Mine's done too, been waiting for wind

More pics, and the story of the first sailing please... Also, where is the furry captain in the picture?[}:)]

Short version of the story: It sailed Great! I did not do the sheeting until I arrived at the lake bed ~ so I had no idea what I was doing. That will come later with a couple of minor modifications. The wind was gusting and we clocked it at about 20 MPH (or 32.2 KPH). I had a big grin on my face the whole time I was out there so I would say it was an enormous success. Thank you all for the guidance and I am sure I will have more questions as I get into the sheeting. My furry friend did not make this trip, she will be attending events in the future!

I am adding a couple of other non sailing photos. One of the rocket that hit my bicycle tire and a couple of shots of the palaya.
Ron (WN2)