I finally got pictures of my 40′ F40 daycharter cat design from China sailing.
The factory there says price fob China should be around $200K complete. I do need to get over there soon and make sure they are ready for prime time.
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Email is All Back
It turned out that after me running all kinds of diagnostics myself, Verizon had remotely turned off my modem, and activated another that I don’t have.
Salty Cat Sailing
On Oct. 4th. Out sailing. Alex’s Aeroesque 45′ cruising cat. Those sails sure look carbony. Nice. I have not yet gotten to sail on it, but soon.
Aero Rig Bearings at IBEX
These bearings seem like a big improvement over what we usually have to do for the unstayed rotating masts. In the past builders have had to machine a bearing out of a giant chunk of slick plastic. Most of the plastic was ground off and wasted and the cost ran into thousands. http://www.glidebearings.com/
Spherical bearings like the Tides units would have been perfect, but were not nearly large enough. Bendy materials like carbon fiber require spherical bearings to keep from binding under load, or as Rob Denny does, have a very loose fit.
These kind of are of the loose fit variety. I see the bearing having a fairly close fit to the round mast, but deflecting with the mast. I have not detailed this yet but will. The bearing will need a fiberglass sleeve around it to protect it and keep it round. I see this whole unit captured in a looser fit.
Contact Tim Creighton at Glidebearings tim@glidebearings.com
Goodby Ted Pike
We lost Ted Pike of Edensaw Woods and many other boatbuilding ventures, on the 24th. He was so enthusiastic and helpful on boat and even spaceship projects. He will be missed.
http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2015/09/fair-winds-to-our-captain-ted-pike/
Kamanu at 30?
Is it possible that Kamanu is 30 now? I did the working drawings in ’84 I remember. Am pretty sure it was launched by Schooner Creek Boatworks in ’85. http://kamanu.com
Cylinder molded developed plywood/epoxy. My first USCG certified passenger cat. Am sure Derek will froth if he hears about a 30 year old CM cat still going out every day.
Non Metallic Plumbing Fittings
Non-Metallic PEX Fittings
Pex piping was one of the discoveries I made on the Lunar Lander project. It is used in place of PVC especially since it can survive freezing. The plumbers used metal joint fittings, which must be destroyed for the piping to be revised.
At the IBEX conference I found these non-metal pex clamps. www.flairit.com www.iplumb.tv .They can be installed with only pliers instead of a crimping machine that resembles bolt cutters. An improvement on an improvement. Made in Chile. There, better pic.
New Deck Plates
And other items.
From the IBEX again. 20 years ago there were maybe 3 deck plate makers. Now there are maybe a dozen. These from THMarine www.thmarine.com are lighter than the typical Beckson and I assume cost less. West Marine carries among others.
Last Ocean Navigator
I am so bored with this by now. Hopefully this is the last. I just came back to these gems.
Dude, get a life. I copied all your messages. I would be curious as to what you seem to think is libelous. Spend all this energy making your boat seaworthy.
“Love how Kurt leaves out half my message. This is not a Kurt Hughes. I used his shitty, incomplete plans to obtain proper connectives and hull skins. Nothing about this is a dated, ugly, undesirable Kurt Hughes shitbox.
One more thing, Kurt. I have begun the process. I highly suggest you think clearly and remove this professional libel from your site. This was the last warning. I am funded and will not back down until this is gone or you go bankrupt in the process.
You want to play hardball? Two can play at this game. Wait until you see the site I make that will appear at the top of the search engine rankings when looking up you, your designs and your business.”
Back From IBEX
I will post several of the other interesting finds at IBEX, along with the proper links soon.
I came back to cascading computer failures, so am running office off of cell phone mobile hotspot to the laptop.
Parts should arrive tomorrow. Crawling back to full strength.