ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
GB with a wooden hull like Great Sandy's how do you fix her. Just curious. Tom
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Ok, so what is BlackJack
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Thanks Lee, Craig, Jeff, Fuzz, Tom, and Richard.
Fundamentally, the keel plank/hog, frames (many braced by bulkheads), stingers, deck beams and coach house beams form her three dimensional structural frame. The double diagonal planking forms the skin over the structural frame to keep water out.
Hauling out was necessary to determine if Great Sandy's structural frame had been damaged as well as her skin, or only her skin. The former would involve at least a month on the hard, the latter about a week.
Fortunately, we should be back in the drink in about a week. The tapering forward section of Great Sandy's lead keel absorbed the shock load as it rode up onto the coral bommie, the long shallow keel distributed the shock load to keel plank/hg, multiple frames, and long run of stringers. No structural damage.
The only damage was to the double diagonal timber skin, presumable caused by a coral pimple higher on the bommie than where the tapering keel hit. One of both the outer and inner plans diagonal planks were pierced.
The first pic below shows the position of the skin piercing, just aft of the commencement of the tapering lead keep, along with antifouling work in progress (never waste a haul out )
The second pic shows where the damaged section of the outer diagonal plank has been removed with a router, ready for gluing in a new section of plank.
The third pic was taken after the damaged part of the inner diagonal plank which consisted of a raised flap was removed by hand, and the damaged part of the outer plank was removed by routing.
She's cold moulded out of two layers of 1/3" thick timber over hardwood stringers set no more than 8" apart which run fwd-aft over hardwood frames at 3' centres. The two layers of planking run approx. 45 degrees to the stingers and at approx. 90- degrees to each other. Hence she's double diagonal cold moulded. The frames are anchored to keel plank/hog which is her spine or backbone.
Fundamentally, the keel plank/hog, frames (many braced by bulkheads), stingers, deck beams and coach house beams form her three dimensional structural frame. The double diagonal planking forms the skin over the structural frame to keep water out.
Hauling out was necessary to determine if Great Sandy's structural frame had been damaged as well as her skin, or only her skin. The former would involve at least a month on the hard, the latter about a week.
Fortunately, we should be back in the drink in about a week. The tapering forward section of Great Sandy's lead keel absorbed the shock load as it rode up onto the coral bommie, the long shallow keel distributed the shock load to keel plank/hg, multiple frames, and long run of stringers. No structural damage.
The only damage was to the double diagonal timber skin, presumable caused by a coral pimple higher on the bommie than where the tapering keel hit. One of both the outer and inner plans diagonal planks were pierced.
The first pic below shows the position of the skin piercing, just aft of the commencement of the tapering lead keep, along with antifouling work in progress (never waste a haul out )
The second pic shows where the damaged section of the outer diagonal plank has been removed with a router, ready for gluing in a new section of plank.
The third pic was taken after the damaged part of the inner diagonal plank which consisted of a raised flap was removed by hand, and the damaged part of the outer plank was removed by routing.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
How big was the damage (square cm) before routing? I see the hole and I’m wondering how big your bilge pumps are to move that much water. I’m assuming it was somewhat smaller originally.
Glad to hear it isn’t structural. I can’t imagine how hard you must have hit to be worried that it was. Also makes me glad to be in sand/mud bottom area when I think about my own sailing.
Can’t wait till you have her back in the water.
Glad to hear it isn’t structural. I can’t imagine how hard you must have hit to be worried that it was. Also makes me glad to be in sand/mud bottom area when I think about my own sailing.
Can’t wait till you have her back in the water.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Other than the hole the wood looks really good!
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
Wow GB!!! Just glad all is well!!! Jeff
Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
GB I know that the hole was smaller than the routed out one is but still that is a pretty big hole. Glad your pumps were able to handle the water and you will only be out of action for a week. How in the heck did you ever end up on the reef in the first place, that must be a story in itself.
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Re: ST21 'Skinnydip' build, and boating adventures, Noosa, Australia
/ (ˈbɒmɪ) / noun. Australian an outcrop of coral reef, often resembling a column, that is higher than the surrounding platform of reef and which may be partially exposed at low tide.When suddenly we struck and were stuck on an isolated coral bommie - port and starboard pics below.
If anyone else here has never hit something submerged they aren't using their boat enough!
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