ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Really nice space GB!!! Jeff
Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Nice space, shaded too.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Thanks Jeff, Rickk and pee wee.
A pic of Feather Pram in the back build space which has now been painted provides scale.
A pic of Feather Pram in the back build space which has now been painted provides scale.
Currently building Jacques Mertens ST21 "Skinnydip". Boating adventures: Splash testing and using 'Skinnydip, as a basis of further building refinement; Adams 44’ sailing sloop "Great Sandy" (cruising and maintaining); Iain Oughtred Feather Pram "Mini Dip" (building); Jacques Mertens R13 "Wood Duck" (built and due for maintenance).
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
It really looks good and fits into the new building space perfectly. With what did You paint it just oil ?
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Wonderful to hear from you Karl.
Any boating adventures recently or planned with the kids or grand kids?
With the limited spaces at our new digs, I've been recalling you builds in a smallish space. How large and high was it?
Feather Pram is still virgin okume marine plywood. I've yet to decide if I'll oil or varnish her.
Any boating adventures recently or planned with the kids or grand kids?
With the limited spaces at our new digs, I've been recalling you builds in a smallish space. How large and high was it?
Feather Pram is still virgin okume marine plywood. I've yet to decide if I'll oil or varnish her.
Currently building Jacques Mertens ST21 "Skinnydip". Boating adventures: Splash testing and using 'Skinnydip, as a basis of further building refinement; Adams 44’ sailing sloop "Great Sandy" (cruising and maintaining); Iain Oughtred Feather Pram "Mini Dip" (building); Jacques Mertens R13 "Wood Duck" (built and due for maintenance).
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She looks good in her new space GB.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Hi,
I would just use oil like line seed oil 3 to 4 times always with a drying time of 2 weeks in between. It becomes really water resistent and has the advantage that it looks perfect because it lets the grain of the oukume come out more. The disadvantage is that one should do it every year again. My building shed for the Adelie 14 is 2,60 m wide and 7 m long and 2,20 m high. It is comparable to where you have your featherpram. It is really good that you do not need a roof with your perfect climate in Australia.
Yes I have planned my first sail in the middle of May with whoever wants to come along from the family, but I will also sail by myself this year quite often. Before the first sail I just need to make my additional hatch near the mast so that I can walk right up to the mast partner for handling the lines and attach or remove the batten parrels. I have seen this from Salvatore who built his Adelie in Sydney and is sailing it already for a couple of years. The two of us have the same problem we are not very tall and then with short arms one cannot reach to the mast from the companionway except by lying on deck like a beached whale. and therefore the build of a hatch which makes a walk through to the mast possible. First I had to remove a Magnolia bush in front of my carport which made pulling out the trailer with boat akward because it was just possible but the twigs started tu scratch the side of the boat. Because this bush was 25 years there I battled to cut it away but on Saturday I finished it at last and today I can pull out the boat to be able to work on the deck which is not possible in the carport with 20 cm distance deck to roof.
Greetings from Karl
I would just use oil like line seed oil 3 to 4 times always with a drying time of 2 weeks in between. It becomes really water resistent and has the advantage that it looks perfect because it lets the grain of the oukume come out more. The disadvantage is that one should do it every year again. My building shed for the Adelie 14 is 2,60 m wide and 7 m long and 2,20 m high. It is comparable to where you have your featherpram. It is really good that you do not need a roof with your perfect climate in Australia.
Yes I have planned my first sail in the middle of May with whoever wants to come along from the family, but I will also sail by myself this year quite often. Before the first sail I just need to make my additional hatch near the mast so that I can walk right up to the mast partner for handling the lines and attach or remove the batten parrels. I have seen this from Salvatore who built his Adelie in Sydney and is sailing it already for a couple of years. The two of us have the same problem we are not very tall and then with short arms one cannot reach to the mast from the companionway except by lying on deck like a beached whale. and therefore the build of a hatch which makes a walk through to the mast possible. First I had to remove a Magnolia bush in front of my carport which made pulling out the trailer with boat akward because it was just possible but the twigs started tu scratch the side of the boat. Because this bush was 25 years there I battled to cut it away but on Saturday I finished it at last and today I can pull out the boat to be able to work on the deck which is not possible in the carport with 20 cm distance deck to roof.
Greetings from Karl
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Thanks for the informative and detailed response Karl. Life sounds full and interesting on your side of the pond. Please keep the posts coming.
Memories prompted by your post is motivating me to search out a bottle of a Domane Wacau Reisling.
Memories prompted by your post is motivating me to search out a bottle of a Domane Wacau Reisling.
Currently building Jacques Mertens ST21 "Skinnydip". Boating adventures: Splash testing and using 'Skinnydip, as a basis of further building refinement; Adams 44’ sailing sloop "Great Sandy" (cruising and maintaining); Iain Oughtred Feather Pram "Mini Dip" (building); Jacques Mertens R13 "Wood Duck" (built and due for maintenance).
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Pic taken rowing away from Great Sandy this afternoon after delivering tools and materials to her for annual maintenance.
I'm starting a two week annual maintenance blitz on her tomorrow. Will post pics.
I'm starting a two week annual maintenance blitz on her tomorrow. Will post pics.
Currently building Jacques Mertens ST21 "Skinnydip". Boating adventures: Splash testing and using 'Skinnydip, as a basis of further building refinement; Adams 44’ sailing sloop "Great Sandy" (cruising and maintaining); Iain Oughtred Feather Pram "Mini Dip" (building); Jacques Mertens R13 "Wood Duck" (built and due for maintenance).
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