http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/ Cape Henry 21 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:05:11 GMT brianhjohnson48 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/462 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/462 I have recently started building my Cape Henry 21. I am looking at how best to construct the wooden trims for the openings in bulkheads B and 2 - with some Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:03:47 GMT brianhjohnson48 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/461 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/461 I'm just starting the build on a CH21 in England. I wondered what peoples' experience on bending the transom has been - I see that Dudley recommends keeping it Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:29:46 GMT Mike Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/460 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/460 Hi Ed. I use two triple Harken blocks, shieves about 2" in diameter. Lowering and raising the centerplate takes very little effort. Mike ... From: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:42:09 GMT boatinfrance http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/459 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/459 Ed, I saw one of Vivier's new designs at the La Rochelle show last week. The boom crutch was a simple wooden piece, about 1/2 x 4 inch with the 'cup' on the Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:11:11 GMT waia6ou http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/458 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/458 Hi All, Mike, I'm going to opt for your system for raising and lowering the plate using a tackle instead of Dudley's original winch system, using a 3/8" Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:13:18 GMT boatinfrance http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/457 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/457 --Hi Mike, I think we have been through this before... But I will make some quick steel 2mm sheet moulds with varing angles to match the deadrise. I did this Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:11:15 GMT Mike Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/456 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/456 Hi Andrew. For the record, this is how Gary Wallis told me he did the ballast for the first CH21 finished: 1. Gary lined the spaces in the boat that take Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:27:58 GMT boatinfrance http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/455 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/455 ... I did a lot of thinking about the shot and the size makes little difference to the density if it is all the same, unless the shot is very large. Spheres in Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:27:28 GMT ianbrewnz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/454 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/454 Hi Mike, No, of course you can't, and the pictures I have of boats we have owned over many years under sail are few and prized. And some boats we have proudly Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:23:14 GMT Mike Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/453 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/453 Hi Ian. I've sailed her a lot, but you cannot take photos of the boat when you're on the boat! However, photos soon. Regards Mike ... From: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:37:18 GMT ianbrewnz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/452 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/452 HEY MIKE, I KEEP LOOKING EXPECTANTLY AT THAT 'WATCH THIS SPACE' ON YOUR WEB SITE FOR THE SAILING PHOTOS OF MEHALA - BUT NOTHING, ALAS. HOW HAS THE SAILING BEEN Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:42:36 GMT ianbrewnz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/451 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/451 Hi guys, I agree with all the leadshot logic. But sadly the cost (many thousands) totally precludes me here in NZ going this route - so it is compromise the Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:27:15 GMT waia6ou http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/450 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/450 ... Many thanks to both of you for excellent advice. Ian, I'll check around and see if I can find a scrap dealer around here, and if there is, find out what Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:37:59 GMT Mike Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/449 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/449 Hi Ian. I put my centerplate in last, when the boat was completely finished. I made a temporary slot of two by sixes and clamped it to the trailer where the Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:30:11 GMT Mike Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/448 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capehenry/message/448 Hi Ed. When I bought my shot it was $1 per pound; the price has risen a lot. I bought the smallest gauge shot available, as that way (1) there's less air in