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Here’s the proof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgGnVkpLvQ0&feature=em-subs_digest For those not in the know, “Southern Cross” is Howard Rice’s customised SCAMP, built specifically for a voyage of exploration along the southern coast of...John's Blog
Building yourself a boat is not so much a huge job, as a whole lot of small jobs. So I’ve done a few of those over the past week and the project is looking better all the time. Started the epoxy coating this week, I’d coated the inside of all the...John's Blog
Slow progress, but progress nevertheless. I’ve altered a couple of things, so had to remake one frame. But that’s done now, and I’ve all of them stood up, glued and screwed to the bottom panel, and the interesection between the two filleted. Note that I mask the...John's Blog
Blog for this week. Its late, I’ve been otherwise occupied for a couple of days, so the blog has had to wait. So heres’s a little thing to keep you occupied until I can get into the shed when there is light enough for a progress pic or two of Long Steps. This is Gary...John's Blog
The shape is beginning to appear! Woohoo! So far the shape that was in my minds eye, developed by appplication of theory of hydrodynamics and such, modified by analysis of stress paths and loadings was not visible to anyone other than myself. The drawings...John's Blog
But I have to build that building jig first. I wrote the text below on Friday evening, went out today between showers and bought the two long pieces and enough for legs and cross pieces for the jig, carried it down the track to the shed and its all ready for me...
