Painted and Completed V12 - with Outboard performance report
Barney wrote:Out of interest, how do you attach your mast partner?
Four latch bolts, locked into holes through the sheer into the rub rail, hold the removable mast partner in place.
I do have one last thing to do show-and-tell with in the near future. I have a 5 1/2
horsepower, 1957 Johnson Seahorse outboard to use for fishing after
building a protective mounting plate. It's a gift from my brother who
bought and restored it mechanically some years ago and has been
maintaining it ever since. I repainted it to near new look while waiting for
the marine plywood to arrive. I've been looking forward to seeing it on
the boat ever since. We both laugh because it reminds us of the 35 hp
which we all learned to water ski behind.
Looking down the road, I'm trying to size up the prospects for a VG18 build in a basement with a
7'-8" ceiling, and even less clearance going out the back door - to say
nothing of the 36" back door needing to be replaced with something a lot
wider. I certainly don't want like the boat built in the bottle - although it
could turn out being Leawood, Kansas' only tourist attraction.
To everyone who contributes to this forum:
Thank you for all the good advice and words of encouragement. I not
only felt like I knew what I was doing by studying the forum, but I
absolutely enjoyed the banter and camaraderie - and hey, I was leaning
heavily on 'no special woodworking skills required' when I got started.
The experience exceeded my expectations for enjoyment of building and
the quality of the boat. I learned that the words "I'm building a boat"
have a metaphysical signifigance far beyond the matter of fact - I'll bet
you all know what I'm saying.
Good luck to everyone on their ongoing builds, with the boats that they've
splashed, and with builds yet to come.
Rich
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