Hybird MF14

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Re: Hybird MF14

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You have some mad skills! I am constantly amazed by the skills found here on this forum.

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Agreed, very cool. Those are the kinds of small details that keep the fun in it!
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Have been watching your build but haven't said anything. But you are building one heck of a boat! :D
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>> You have some mad skills! <<

A lot more now than I started this adventure with. :D

>> But you are building one heck of a boat! <<

Thanks, all.

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Finished a couple more hardware bits:

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Halyard Fairlead.

The fairlead is only about 1.5 inches high. It'll sit near the base of the mast and turns the halyard (rope that hoists the sail up) 90º so it can run horizontally to the cleat on the deck. Cleats are available in bronze so I'm just buying one of those.

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Rudder Gudgeon.

A bracket that'll hold a Sunfish rudder onto the transom. It turned out my anvil was the same width as the bracket needed to be long, so bending it to shape was a lot easier than I thought it would be.

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You are amazing!
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Beautiful work!!! Jeff

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Finished the last of the forged hardware.

A bracket to hold up the splash coaming:

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And the bow handle:

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It is indeed going to be a work of art! Can't wait for the splash!
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Am I the only one that is both excited and depressed when chenier posts updates?
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