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Oct 22, 2014
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CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
@Howard Louie She looks all decked out and ready to go..

This is the greeting we got last year when we visited Vancouver.
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And this was the News Broadcast... “NEWS/environment-canada-issues-another-vancouver-weather-warning-due-to-bitterly-cold-arctic-winds-and-snow”
 
Oct 22, 2014
20,989
CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
Yes Howard... Much Nicer.
Note: We had a grand time wandering about Vancouver. On the 10th we enjoyed an unusually warm day of sunshine and no wind. Folks were walking about in a bit of disbelief at the warm sunny weather. That of course changed on the 11th. But that was another day...:biggrin:
 
Mar 1, 2012
2,182
1961 Rhodes Meridian 25 Texas coast
as a boat builder, and refurbisher, I've used a spile board and joggle stick often. Saves a LOT of time. You can layout a bulkhead shape on something still inside the boat
 

walt

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Jun 1, 2007
3,511
Macgregor 26S Hobie TI Ridgway Colorado
This last weekend on the Black Canyon of the Colorado river (below Lake Mead).





 
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Oct 1, 2007
1,856
Boston Whaler Super Sport Pt. Judith
Our beloved yawl Silverheels we sailed for 23 years. Sold her in 2008 and lost track of her. Anyone recognize her? May be in Canada.
Rick
 

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Mar 1, 2012
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1961 Rhodes Meridian 25 Texas coast
Hmmm. Is that like prop wash and flight line for us less educated? ;)
It's forr sure a life saver when replacing bulkheads in for example, a boat with stringers. Plus it lets you know if the full sized new bulkhead can be fit, or would need to be pieced
 

TomY

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Jun 22, 2004
2,758
Alden 38' Challenger yawl Rockport Harbor
Hmmm. Is that like prop wash and flight line for us less educated? ;)
It's easier to do than explain. :) Some call it a tick stick. You touch the tip of the stick to various points and trace it's outline, or just one edge and markers, or notches onto a smaller plywood sole(of scrap).

That merely gives you the ability to then lay the (undersized) board on your full piece and transfer those exact points onto your stock.

This was a template I fit to my cockpit before building a new one. The extra time it took and the wasted plywood were well worth it in saved time.

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Do it anyway that the idea works for you, Justin, but add another step: Transfer those points onto some cheap plywood. Make yourself a template with that. Then you can trial fit it on your sole, in pieces or one piece. You can make corrections denoting a change in the outline on the template, trim it down in the boat, or even add a scrap to fill out an area. Get the idea?

The extra step is the old adage, "measure twice, cut once" so you don't spoil that expensive piece of teak and holly sole.

Your new sole will fit like a glove.

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walt

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Jun 1, 2007
3,511
Macgregor 26S Hobie TI Ridgway Colorado
Some video of our Black Canyon on the Colorado sailing/ motoring / pedaling / hiking trip a little over a month ago (pictures a few posts back)

 

DArcy

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Feb 11, 2017
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Islander Freeport 36 Ottawa
That looks like fun Walt. I'm covisolated for the foreseeable future so here is a video from 2015, sailing a 50 mile race on the Ottawa River
 
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