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  Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | I used window maker for the nav light lenses. when everything got paint and was ready, they were cemented in place.      | ||
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| Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | that was the Denny-Zen.....now for the Phylly C      | ||
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| Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | this dual build also includes wipers. I did wipers on the M&M build and it was suggested I do them here as well. they were done the same way, with a twist. instead of cementing the blade on, I soldered it, at an angle, seeing where the wipers will be located. a test reveled that the angle was a bit off.......I made the adjustment and was good to go. I was going to add a thin strip of brass, painted flat black to the blades, but they looked so good, that I didn't bother.       | ||
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| popeyethesailor |
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| Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | then I added them to the Denny-Zen     | ||
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| popeyethesailor |
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| Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | this officially finishes the Denny-Zen. All the the Phylly C needs is the skis. I have seen many pictures of different skis set-ups.........and going through different ways of doing this {I have to pick some of the craziest stuff to do} I settled on this. I took sail cloth and painted it with diluted white glue. I need to make a jig so I can cut and fashion the material in the shapes I need. with paint, I'm sure this will look alright. here is the material I am using, as well as some pictures of the finished boats. I'll get a gallery together a bit later on thanks for looking in....I really appreciate it       | ||
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| teleman |
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  Registered Member #1925 Joined: Tue Nov 29 2011, 05:32amPosts: 1394 | first off Popeye just beautiful my friend. now since i have not studied up on lobster boats. heres a question i'm throwing out there. the boat has a motor. so what is the point of this very small sail??? i ain't got a clooge........!!!! | ||
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| trippwj |
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 Registered Member #2648 Joined: Fri May 25 2012, 08:14pmPosts: 264 | Popeye - I've said it before, and I'm gonna say it again - WOW! I can smell the salt air and lobstah bait from here! Mario - The steadying or riding sails may have dampened the roll of narrower boats and kept the head to wind or just off the wind. Many of the smaller traditional boats would be handled with only the skipper and one (sometimes 2) crew. The sail kept the head into the wind when the skipper had to leave the helm to haul a pot. The haul would start at the upwind end of the string or line of traps. As he hauls the pots, opens, re-baits, and drops them overboard again, he incrementally moves each one down-wind a bit. He occasionally gives a pull on one or the other of the riding sails sheets to “steer” the boat across the wind while drifting down on his traps. | ||
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| popeyethesailor |
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| Registered Member #2795 Joined: Mon Jun 04 2012, 11:57amPosts: 179 | the basic use of that small sail is to help in keeping the boast steady while the traps are being worked. if the crew is fast enough, the traps can be re-deployed before they go to the next trap. the pilot is able to toggle between the winch and the helm. I'm sure that there are different ways that the sail is rigged, but the most common set-up is the fixed position. | ||
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