michael mott

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

pop by anytime Jay the tea kettle is always on.
 
One of my own little fantasies Bob.
 
Sherry I love working with both materials, the beauty of boat models is the variety of materials that one gets to work with.
 
Keith thank you for you very nice commentary about my build log. One of the most important things for me is to understand the how and why of what I am making and if my account of what I am making is helpful then the sharing is worth the time it takes. I feel so much more informed from all the amazing builds on this forum that my own knowledge expands every day I log in.
 
John Thanks for your kind words
 
Ah mark its all smoke and mirrors. Thanks for the compliment.
 
Today was a fun day I finally finished the main sheet attachment to the boom.
 
First I did a forging test with some 1/4 inch brass stock I necked down about 3/4 of an inch to about 1/8th leaving a 1/4 inch long full diameter at the end. this was annealed and forged on the railroad anvil four times to flatten out the end.
 

 

 
After seeing that the forging would work for what I needed, a length of 1/4 inch rod was cut to 2 1/2 inch length with the centre necked down to the 1/8th diameter.  both end were then forged to the same shape as the test piece on the railroad track anvil.
 
after bending the curve into the smaller diameter (if I were to make another I would make it about 1/4 inch shorter) the unit was set up in the vice for drilling. A block of maple the same width as the boom was sandwiched between the ends to support the brass flange while the holes were drilled and then counter-bored to create flats in the slightly tapering flattened flange. The centre hole is 1/8th to allow a brass Chicago screw to replace the pin holding the clew out-haul sheave.
 

 
next the hole was reamed to ensure they were aligned.
 

 
after clean up.
 

 
removing the temporary pin.
 

 
fixing the new tackle
 

 
Done
 

 

 
Michael

Wow Mark that looks really outstanding. very nice work on the dovetails as well.
 
Michael

Hi all,
 
the keel has been glued to the structure and the stem half Frames are installed.
 
Before I move on to the modification of the Stern and Transom Frames I will prepare the Hawse pieces.
 
 
 

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

Thank you all for your kind remarks and for all those who pushed the like button.
 
I did a little work today on the bracket to hold the main-sheet tackle to the deck.
 
First some sketches after looking at a few on the web.
 

 
the block of brass was 2 inches by 1/2 inch by 7/8th inch. using a 5/16 ball end I roughed out the main block.
 

 
Then with files after the rest of the machining got the block to the final shape.
 

 
A little more work with finer files and some wet and dry sandpaper then a buff in the dremmel
 

 
A pin machined down from some 3/16th with a 2x56 thread for the cap end.
 

 
Next the central unit that will be sandwiched between some rubber buffers each side, that the shackle and lower block attach to.
 
Michael
 
 

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

Thank you all for your kind remarks and for all those who pushed the like button.
 
I did a little work today on the bracket to hold the main-sheet tackle to the deck.
 
First some sketches after looking at a few on the web.
 

 
the block of brass was 2 inches by 1/2 inch by 7/8th inch. using a 5/16 ball end I roughed out the main block.
 

 
Then with files after the rest of the machining got the block to the final shape.
 

 
A little more work with finer files and some wet and dry sandpaper then a buff in the dremmel
 

 
A pin machined down from some 3/16th with a 2x56 thread for the cap end.
 

 
Next the central unit that will be sandwiched between some rubber buffers each side, that the shackle and lower block attach to.
 
Michael
 
 

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

Thank you all for your kind remarks and for all those who pushed the like button.
 
I did a little work today on the bracket to hold the main-sheet tackle to the deck.
 
First some sketches after looking at a few on the web.
 

 
the block of brass was 2 inches by 1/2 inch by 7/8th inch. using a 5/16 ball end I roughed out the main block.
 

 
Then with files after the rest of the machining got the block to the final shape.
 

 
A little more work with finer files and some wet and dry sandpaper then a buff in the dremmel
 

 
A pin machined down from some 3/16th with a 2x56 thread for the cap end.
 

 
Next the central unit that will be sandwiched between some rubber buffers each side, that the shackle and lower block attach to.
 
Michael
 
 

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

Thank you all for your kind remarks and for all those who pushed the like button.
 
I did a little work today on the bracket to hold the main-sheet tackle to the deck.
 
First some sketches after looking at a few on the web.
 

 
the block of brass was 2 inches by 1/2 inch by 7/8th inch. using a 5/16 ball end I roughed out the main block.
 

 
Then with files after the rest of the machining got the block to the final shape.
 

 
A little more work with finer files and some wet and dry sandpaper then a buff in the dremmel
 

 
A pin machined down from some 3/16th with a 2x56 thread for the cap end.
 

 
Next the central unit that will be sandwiched between some rubber buffers each side, that the shackle and lower block attach to.
 
Michael
 
 

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

Bob answered the question that I was going to comment on. I just checked in for the first time, what a great job you are doing Bob, I love the 3d drawings, your "rough sketch" is pretty nice too.  Having only just gotten a rough hang of 2d spline curves I somehow don't think 3d cad is in the cards for me. i will be following along with your build.
 
Michael

Thanks Bob.
 
I finished up the triple block today.
The first picture shows the beginning of the second set of strapping for the outside of the three sheaves the inside one is already installed, these were bent up using some drill bits clamped in the vice to get the correct curves.
 

 
the next one shows the way I formed the second bend by reversing the direction this allowed me to bend the strip until the outside leg was parallel to the side of the block. a little tweaking was needed to get the exact width for it to slide easily into the slots.
 

 
The next one shows the set up for drilling through the rest of the wood and the brass bars after clamping the block to the wood table snug packing pieces of soft spruce were wedged into the sheave slots to prevent the drill from buckling the brass bars.
 

 
The next shows the code numbering on the spacers so that I could get them sanded and returned to the same locations within the stack.
 

 
Next the spacers were sanded to a consistent dimension using a simple jig, one for the top spacers and at the opposite end for the bottom spacers.
 

 
I checked that there was enough room for the 7/8ths rope.
 

 
The assembly was then glued together and given some final sanding and shaping.
The next picture shows how I made the cover plate for the shaft for the sheaves.
 

 
The brass shim-stock is .0015" the pencil is a 9H I drew the image in Corel draw full size at 1/4 inch diameter then mirror imaged it so that I could follow the lettering on the brass. the 9H is hard enough and because it is graphite there is a built in lubricant. it took a few tries scribbling the letters in reverse to get an acceptable rendition, (where's Leonardo when you need him?).
 

 

 
Now to make the bottom block which is a double, and then two singles to complete the main sheet primary tackle.
 
Michael
 
 

found a chunk of cherry that looked promising.
 

 

 
After slabbing it up, and tracing out the top curves
 

 
This took a while but I am happy with the way the joint looks
 

 

 
I like the proportions better and think this will work out.
 

 
I did do another test though using Ed's suggestion of adding the glue during the initial forming.
 

 
I think though for this cockpit I will be using the curved grain pieces that came from around the knot in the wood.
 
 
Michael

Yambo no apologies needed, regarding the cutting from the solid wood it is something that I am contemplating finding a piece of cherry with a bit of curved grain would make that decision much easier. You are correct though about the difference in appearance and it is something I need to decide on from the aesthetic point of view.
 
Ed thanks for endorsement on the tube, and you thoughts on the gluing I will try that, it makes a lot of sense. I did just clamp up the cherry that soaked overnight, bending it cold and with a metal wrap perhaps I will go unclamp it and redo it with the glue.
 

 
I am also looking at some thinner sections.
 

 
Michael

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael

Thanks for the comments Dee_Dee,  the pic may be a bit misleading, as it just shows the ribs. Here is a picture with "skin" on (including transom)

 
 
The camber may also look a bit exaggerated w/out planking on the sides, although my personal theory is it was a bit more than 2" over the 7' beam.  One of the things that led me to start making parts was that I felt that the stock kit didn't provide adequate camber.  In all truth, I won't really know until I have parts put together, so I did make the ribs a bit thick on top to give me room to knock the camber radius down if I need to.  I am REALLY looking forward to seeing what you found out about the fish wells, as I have drawn them up in CAD several times now and I'm still not really happy with what I've come up with.
 
In other news, even though I have had little time to work on the boat, I reached the "If I don't glue something together I'm gonna go nuts" stage, so here's a section of the bow made from actual bits of wood:




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It is only "rough-faired" at the moment, as I want to leave myself room to fair as the rest of the hull takes shape.

Getting the ribs sorted...

Thank you all for your kind remarks and for all those who pushed the like button.
 
I did a little work today on the bracket to hold the main-sheet tackle to the deck.
 
First some sketches after looking at a few on the web.
 

 
the block of brass was 2 inches by 1/2 inch by 7/8th inch. using a 5/16 ball end I roughed out the main block.
 

 
Then with files after the rest of the machining got the block to the final shape.
 

 
A little more work with finer files and some wet and dry sandpaper then a buff in the dremmel
 

 
A pin machined down from some 3/16th with a 2x56 thread for the cap end.
 

 
Next the central unit that will be sandwiched between some rubber buffers each side, that the shackle and lower block attach to.
 
Michael
 
 

I had posted this last night but....
 
Again thanks for all the positive comments and for the likes.
 
Yesterday I finished up the deck part of the main sheet tackle. first I used some rubber like insulation from some heavy wire.
 

 
I slipped about 3/4 of an inch onto some 1/8th inch diameter brass rod and parted it off into some 1/4 inch long sections.
 

 
then made the small sliding part after grinding up a form milling cutter. after fitting it up I spent the rest of the day making the two single blocks and fitting them to the deck.
 

 
I swung out the boom to finish threading the rope plus I wanted to see how much rope I would need it turned out to be almost 18 feet, with about 1 foot laying on each side of the cockpit as part of that distance.
 

 

 
All I need to do to finish the main sheet control now is to add either a couple of cleats to the deck or to set in some bits and also to fit a proper bit of hardware to the boom.
 

 
I have also been looking at the whole way the rudder assembly is fitted and the way it penetrates the deck. The tiller attachment area is a bit small and I don't like the fact that it is fixed.
 
Michael