All The King's Horses and all The King's Men, Couln't Put Edson Together Again

[Muttondressedaslamb]

Last fall I took my pedestal apart; Now that it's spring, just where do I start? The holes I can't see, and their threads I can't find, so how in the world do I get it aligned? All the King's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Edson together again. These pictures illustrate my solution to this problem

 

[Will Gilmore]

Nice pictures. The work looks excellent.
I don't know if it is my computer or your post, but there are a lot of duplicate pictures.
It looks like you went from a computer nav screen and SS Bezzelled compass to a simple gimballed compass mounted on a bright mahogany cap. Is that right? Beautiful piece of wood.

-Will (Dragonfly)

 

[Muttondressedaslamb]

Nice pictures. The work looks excellent.
I don't know if it is my computer or your post, but there are a lot of duplicate pictures.
It looks like you went from a computer nav screen and SS Bezzelled compass to a simple gimballed compass mounted on a bright mahogany cap. Is that right? Beautiful piece of wood.

-Will (Dragonfly)

I still am using the navpod. Before I made this mount, not only was it difficult to align the screws and threads, but I had to remove the navpod to lubricate the steering chain and throttle/gearshift levers and cables. Now I just have to remove the four hex bolts. The top piece is 1&1/8" mahogany salvaged from the pulpit of a church that was being demolished. The bottom piece is 3/4" red oak, leftover from another project. It is my computer that posted those duplicate pictures. Whatever the case, the man below approved of my compass mount and poem

 

[Muttondressedaslamb]

And remember; Mutton Dressed As Lamb; It's what's for dinner

 

[Peggie Hall HeadMistress]

PLEASE post photos as thumbnails!! Clicking on a thumbnail opens it full size, so there's no need for a single post with a few photos to be two pages long.

 

[Muttondressedaslamb]

PLEASE post photos as thumbnails!! Clicking on a thumbnail opens it full size, so there's no need for a single post with a few photos to be two pages long.

Thanks for the tip. Will keep it in mind for next time. As a headmistress, your job is to educate

 

[Kermit]

And remember; Mutton Dressed As Lamb; It's what's for dinnerView attachment 149732

Yet another reason to love this forum. I had to look up what that means. So now I know. But I still don’t understand the significance to you or this thread.

 

[jon hansen]

red oak used in a marine application, never use red oak on boats. ever.


kids, what can you do

 

[jon hansen]

was it hard to correct the Deviation?

 

[Muttondressedaslamb]

red oak used in a marine application, never use red oak on boats. ever.


kids, what can you do

I was aware of that, but I don't think it will be a problem. For one thing, it is the bottom piece. It also is under the bimini top and I have a small plastic pail to cover the entire thing when the boat is not in use. Knowing that red oak is porous, I let it soak in a water based outdoor varnish for 5 days. After it dried, I applied ten coats of Ace Spar Varnish which is oil based. That piece should outlast the rest of the boat. BTW, check out the Catalina 275 sport. It uses Maple for interior wood pieces. Nice stuff to work with, but even less durable in a marine environment

 

[Muttondressedaslamb]

was it hard to correct the Deviation?

Are you talking about compass deviation or my deviant behavior?

 

[Muttondressedaslamb]

Yet another reason to love this forum. I had to look up what that means. So now I know. But I still don’t understand the significance to you or this thread.

Just a way of showing what floats my boat and keeps the wind in my sails.

 

[jon hansen]

does maple rot as fast as red oak? i did not know that.

 

[jon hansen]

both

 

[Kermit]

Just a way of showing what floats my boat and keeps the wind in my sails.

Alrighty!!!

 

[Muttondressedaslamb]

does maple rot as fast as red oak? i did not know that.

Don't know the answer either. I personally would not use either for planking, ribs, decking or a bow pulpit. I know someone who used it to make a compression post for an older Catalina 27. He got the boat for next to nothing, but it had been severely neglected, and water filled the bilge, resulting in rotting in the bottom of the compression post. He did get hold of some rock maple leftover from a friend's home renovation and made a new post out of it, using the old post as a template. He coated it with West System epoxy, followed by several coats of marine varnish. So far, so good, and he is careful to keep the bilge dry. From the woodworkers' point of view, there are a lot of advantages to working with maple. It is strong, inexpensive, compared to other hardwoods, and its dust is amoung the least irritating and toxic. It is readily available as the trees are widespread in Northern to temperate forests

 

[jon hansen]

i'm learning. the trees i came to know as a pup are not around so much any more.

 

[Will Gilmore]

I have heard, though I don't know, that wooden boats do best built from local wood where they are to be sailed. Typical classic constriction is white oak ribs with mahogany planking. In Florida, out was typical for framing to be done in southern yellow pine.
some woods are much more rare than they use to be.

- Will (Dragonfly)

 

[Will Gilmore]

Walnut, for instance, started to disappear during World War I because they made airplane propellers out of it, among other things. Then, Dutch elm disease killed most of the elm trees. they are slowly coming back. Hickory is highly valued for tool handles and other applications that require strength and flexibility. American Chestnut was also nearly killed off by disease.

Anytime there is a change to the environment, the flora and fauna will change. Listening to an ornothologists on NHPR, once, a caller lamented on how he didn't hear whipoorwills like he did when he was a kid. The ornothologists pointed out that whipoorwills where a field loving bird and since NH has gained most of its forest back, with the reduction in farming since the beginning of the 20th century, it just isn't the kind of environment they like.
Old growth forests see very different trees than new growth forests.

- Will (Dragonfly)

 

[Muttondressedaslamb]

Walnut, for instance, started to disappear during World War I because they made airplane propellers out of it, among other things. Then, Dutch elm disease killed most of the elm trees. they are slowly coming back. Hickory is highly valued for tool handles and other applications that require strength and flexibility. American Chestnut was also nearly killed off by disease.

Anytime there is a change to the environment, the flora and fauna will change. Listening to an ornothologists on NHPR, once, a caller lamented on how he didn't hear whipoorwills like he did when he was a kid. The ornothologists pointed out that whipoorwills where a field loving bird and since NH has gained most of its forest back, with the reduction in farming since the beginning of the 20th century, it just isn't the kind of environment they like.
Old growth forests see very different trees than new growth forests.

- Will (Dragonfly)

If you look at the Lebanese flag, you will see a cedar tree, one very common there. Few are left, because the forests were stripped bare by shipbuilders