Showing posts with label Another. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Another. Show all posts
Sunday, 26 March 2017
S S30 Another Look
Would you be interested if we were to tell you we have developed a 30' cruising boat that will be available at reasonable cost? Here's another sneak peek. It's been 3 years in development. Coming soon.
Principal Dimensions
LOA 30'-6"
LWL 27'-3"
Beam 8'-3"
Draft 5'-6"
LOA 30'-6"
LWL 27'-3"
Beam 8'-3"
Draft 5'-6"
Thursday, 23 March 2017
Another Sassafras Penobscot Replica Part 1
ManX's recent paddle submission based on the c.1900 Antique Penobscot Paddle inspired me to finally get around and work on a similar paddle paddle blank that had been lying around.
Back when I did my own replica based on this elegant looking paddle design, the original lumber stock had been a thick piece of 8/4 Sassafras stock. At the time, I didn't think ahead and rip the original lumber down to 5/4 but rather cut the pattern out on the bandsaw directly. This of course left a comically thick paddle blank that would be extremely laborious to shave down with hand tools. It was then that I decided to rip the paddle blank roughly in half and basically end up with two twin blanks. In the whole process though the blanks ended up poorly cut, but salvageable. The better of the two blanks ended up being the replica while its twin languished around for a few a years.
Original Paddle; My Replica
Replica paddle out for a water test - See post here
As usual with sassafras, the wood is easy to carve with both a spokeshave and crooked knife. I ended up using both tools to thin the blade and shape the grip while trying to correct some of the errors from the initial sawing out of the blank.
Working on the shaving horse
As you might've noticed, this blank had one major flaw and that was a knothole that was on the upper part of the blade. Fortunately, it only projects onto one face. Here's a closeup shot of the area while the paddle was still in its rough carving phase.
Knothole on upper blade
Original Blog Post HERE
Image Source: Rod and Gun in Canada Vol. 12 No.4 p491
I also wanted the grip area to be a bit different. Obviously there was a limitation of what could be done since it was cut to resemble the original antique Penobscot. But unlike the carved replica that featured a curvy ornamental top with sharp edges and a pronounced curvature of the grip along the sides, I was able to create a semi-rounded top and carved the sides with far less sweeping lines. Also, a subtle centre ridge has been carved down the middle, giving the flattened lower grip a diamond-like cross section. It's not finished yet, but here is the progress on the grip so far and an overall shot below...
Still working on the grip
...to be continued
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Another Great EPIRB rescue story!
ACR Rescue Stories
Fifty miles off the Baja Peninsula, a crew of five people aboard a 40-foot sailboat happened upon a pod of humpback whales and were jolted by an impact with one of the giant mammals. The steering rudder became completely dislodged and tremendous amounts of water began pouring into the disabled vessel.
The crew was sure they were well prepared for emergencies because they had pre-packed an ACR Electronics' RapidDitch™ Bag with safety and survival gear and the boat had an ACR SATELLITE2 406™ EPIRB mounted in a bracket inside the cabin.
Traditional means of communicating their plight proved unsuccessful. They had placed Mayday calls on the VHF radio in Spanish and English but there were no answers. They were out of cell phone range.
Eventually they realized they couldn't stem the flow of seawater. Captain Eugenie Russell grabbed the EPIRB and brought it on deck and assigned a crew member the important task of protecting the EPIRB, eventually transferring it to the life raft. Some minutes later when it was clear that abandonment was imminent, Captain Russell activated the satellite-detectable emergency distress signal.
With the deck going underwater, the crew went into the water and held onto the raft. They scurried into the covered life raft, bailed out cold seawater for over an hour, took stock of their emergency stores, read the raft survival instructions and then floated in windy, high seas awaiting rescue.
Around 2 p.m., they heard a USCG Jayhawk helicopter in the distance. The helicopter crew hoisted all five sailors safely aboard for transport to San Diego. USCG Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry Dunphy described the rescue as "pretty incredible" because of how isolated the racers were and how flawlessly the technology worked. "The first sign of trouble came to us from the EPIRB signal. As soon as we got the signal, we launched right away. The EPIRB brought us right to them. Then survivors set off flares and we went straight to the raft. Everyone who owns a boat should have an EPIRB," Dunphy said.
Demak reiterated the importance of the EPIRB in his rescue. "Without question, having the EPIRB and knowing how to use it saved our lives. Everybody needs to understand how to register the EPIRB with accurate and up-to-date information. Our actions and our level headedness helped, as well as being prepared with the right equipment," he said.
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