http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/ Norwalk Islands Sharpies Forum Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:14:51 GMT Robert Meyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/440 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/440 Hi all, I will be honest and did the calculation again, it's a + of 7% in every direction and as a result 25% in the third dimension. ;-)) Have a nice weekend Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:58:05 GMT Robert Ayliffe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/439 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/439 NIS BOATS World Wide Home of Bruce Kirby's Norwalk Islands Sharpies Computer cut kits for licensed plans/file holders for NIS, Oughtred and other Designers. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:43:07 GMT Robert Meyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/438 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/438 As I said in the first answering I made it by changing the value for inch in cm. 1inch = 2,72cm instead of 2,54cm. I built her in metric and she is increased Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:52:55 GMT NIS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/437 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/437 Ahh, so I'm not going mad then.... I did gather that it is a lengthened version because you mentioned increased stability, which I thought would not be the Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:29:52 GMT Robert Meyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/436 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/436 Appendix: You are right it is a lenghtened hull, but I did it personaly. You can not buy plans for it, but it's easy to do. ... Robert Meyer meyerobert@... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:40 GMT Robert Meyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/435 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/435 Hi Peter, a table is only possible between Bulkhead C and D, on the starboard side is the trunk and you have to build an opposite. This leads you a square for Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:29:49 GMT NIS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/434 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/434 Sorry then, Robert x 2, that was my misunderstanding that the "+" meant a lengthened hull. Unfortunately I'm not very familiar like you both are re bulkheads Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:41:31 GMT Robert Ayliffe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/433 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/433 Hello Robert Very interested in your story, and your boat. Would you be so kind a s to send pix to my work email robert@... ? I still dont full Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:27:51 GMT Robert Ayliffe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/432 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/432 Hello Peter 6m? actually it's not changed; 5400 is correct (18'); we got in the habit of 6m referring to minimum shedding length which includes rudder box Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:37:23 GMT Robert Meyer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/431 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/431 Hello Peter, thank you for the "flowers". I'm 6'2" and the original bed is about 6'3" for comfort definately too short. It's now a 2,03m playground. I build Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:31:28 GMT NIS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/430 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/430 Hi Robert, Congratulations on your beautiful little "ship" - great photos of your building progress. I'm curious as to how you went about the "plus" part of Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:14:32 GMT m_dave_98 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/429 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/429 Hi there, I'm from the Tacoma area, Puget Sound of Washington State, USA. Anybody out there know of any NIS 18's or even 23's that are set up as sailing/rowing Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:51:54 GMT Ben Simpson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/428 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/428 Robert, I have Annie in the water with the main and missen in. In the far north I will have to take her out in six weeks or so. I will be ordering the Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:48:28 GMT Ted Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/427 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/427 Thanks for your kind words Robert. I'm still here lurking in your group. Even though my Freedom cat ketch isn't one of yours, I still have a soft spot for the Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:56:44 GMT Ben Simpson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/426 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nisboats/message/426 Thanks Robert, I have read your wonderful tale. It really is amazing. Someday we should trade sea yarns. You love and are dedicated to these boats. I have