The Confessional - Wharram Builders and Friends2024-03-28T21:09:38Zhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/the-confessional?commentId=2195841%3AComment%3A81070&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI m so glad, my Idea was just…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-09-09:2195841:Comment:810702012-09-09T11:42:30.822ZJörg Paschenhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/JoergPaschen
<p>I m so glad, my Idea was just to build a " small " Boat, but I must confess I will not doing it again. </p>
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<p>So my mistake was: I build the Rudder-head to the wrong side. I notice this 2 years after building in the moment I start fixing them.</p>
<p>I turned them now.</p>
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<p>Maybe the real big mistake was to start building in a carport with no possibility to heat. That delays a lot.</p>
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<p>I m so glad, my Idea was just to build a " small " Boat, but I must confess I will not doing it again. </p>
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<p>So my mistake was: I build the Rudder-head to the wrong side. I notice this 2 years after building in the moment I start fixing them.</p>
<p>I turned them now.</p>
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<p>Maybe the real big mistake was to start building in a carport with no possibility to heat. That delays a lot.</p>
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<p>I am surprised that no one has confessed that their biggest failure was building a boat in the first place...</p>
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</blockquote> That's mine. Could have bou…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-09-08:2195841:Comment:811222012-09-08T18:06:22.551ZMike Haromyhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/MikeHaromy242
<p>That's mine. Could have bought any number of used, excellent boats for less than the cost of the plywood.</p>
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<p>I am surprised that no one has confessed that their biggest failure was building a boat in the first…</p>
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<p>That's mine. Could have bought any number of used, excellent boats for less than the cost of the plywood.</p>
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<p>I am surprised that no one has confessed that their biggest failure was building a boat in the first place...</p>
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</blockquote> I am surprised that no one h…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-09-07:2195841:Comment:810552012-09-07T16:03:25.212ZBudget Boaterhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/BudgetBoater
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<p>I am surprised that no one has confessed that their biggest failure was building a boat in the first place...</p>
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<p>I am surprised that no one has confessed that their biggest failure was building a boat in the first place...</p>
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"... it'…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-09-07:2195841:Comment:811142012-09-07T15:41:16.888ZRussell and Janet Puryearhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/RussellPuryear
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Chuck Valley said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/the-confessional#2195841Comment71294"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>"... it's important to see the hand of the craftsman in the finished work..." </p>
<p>Not my hand I hope! Nor anyone else's. </p>
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<p>But you know those offsets on the bulkhead locations on a Tiki that keep them all perpendicular when you fold it up and insert them? Any idea what happens if you…</p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Chuck Valley said:</cite></p>
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<p>Not my hand I hope! Nor anyone else's. </p>
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<p>But you know those offsets on the bulkhead locations on a Tiki that keep them all perpendicular when you fold it up and insert them? Any idea what happens if you go the wrong way? Next time I'll get a long distance look *before* i fillet them in. But the flush saw function of the detail sander from Harbor Freight works wonders. All better now. (sorta)</p>
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</blockquote> Raymond and I using a ramset…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-09-07:2195841:Comment:810512012-09-07T13:17:11.762Zjohn jameshttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/johnjames
<p>Raymond and I using a ramset 22cal. to attatch wood to steel frame.Considerable strain an twist necisitated our faces close R. fired off the charge ,his eyes poped wide ,In his lovely down/east accent,''by thejesus john I just shot myself in the cock''.NOT SO BAD, turned out to be only a flesh wound from the fractured nail.R got the afternoon off and I continued .</p>
<p>Raymond and I using a ramset 22cal. to attatch wood to steel frame.Considerable strain an twist necisitated our faces close R. fired off the charge ,his eyes poped wide ,In his lovely down/east accent,''by thejesus john I just shot myself in the cock''.NOT SO BAD, turned out to be only a flesh wound from the fractured nail.R got the afternoon off and I continued .</p> I always tell everyone my boa…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-04-30:2195841:Comment:715822012-04-30T00:40:47.117ZGreg Russellhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/GregRussell
<p>I always tell everyone my boat is almost perfect, if it was perfect I would never get in the water and sailing and that is the whole idea of building a boat.</p>
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<p>I always tell everyone my boat is almost perfect, if it was perfect I would never get in the water and sailing and that is the whole idea of building a boat.</p>
<p> </p> No major injuries yet. But th…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-04-27:2195841:Comment:715652012-04-27T19:55:06.607ZMartinhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/Martin
<p>No major injuries yet. But this was close:</p>
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<p>Happens when office workers uses tools... My only excuse is that I was a bit in a rush to straighten some nails before the epoxy settled...</p>
<p>And for sure there were already numerous stupid things happening…</p>
<p>No major injuries yet. But this was close:</p>
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<p>Happens when office workers uses tools... My only excuse is that I was a bit in a rush to straighten some nails before the epoxy settled...</p>
<p>And for sure there were already numerous stupid things happening during the built, it is always amazing to see how error tolerant the concept is:</p>
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<li>Coated some hull panels both sides...</li>
<li>After a good start I messed up the ratio on the pumps, took me some time to find my error and certainly a lot of cleaning. The ratio 5:1 is quite simple normally with the pumps but not if you take 5 strokes resin and only 1 stroke hardener...</li>
<li>Forgot the plastic sheet over the nail block on one hull joint. Luckily the panels survived when I pulled it off with force, only parts of the block stayed on the panels...</li>
<li>And now I found out that my aft part got a bit too wide (the boat's aft part...). I'm sure that the measurement of the decks was correct, but I miss about 0,5 cm on both sides in the middle section for both hulls.</li>
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<p>As long as it stays manageable like this amateur boat building is a lot of fun!</p>
<p> </p> Experience comes from making…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-04-14:2195841:Comment:712852012-04-14T14:45:08.083ZOmar M. Rashashhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/OmarMRashash
<p>Experience comes from making mistakes. The bigger/costlier the mistake, the better the lesson learned. DAMHIKT.</p>
<p>It's also been my experience that power tools simply permit you to screw things up faster and with less precision.</p>
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<p>Experience comes from making mistakes. The bigger/costlier the mistake, the better the lesson learned. DAMHIKT.</p>
<p>It's also been my experience that power tools simply permit you to screw things up faster and with less precision.</p>
<p>Omar</p> Ref: Ann and Nev's DON'Ts
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<p>I was sitting up on my up side down Nari 40' back in 1969 fairing in the keel and I was tired, sick and hungry and it was 11pm at night!</p>
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<p>I was using a 20lbs angle grinder spinning at 5,000 rpm with 16 GRIT paper on it. I dropped it in my <strong>lap </strong>and <strong>NO</strong>, I didn't ruin anything that was important to me! To this day, I don't use power tools if I'm tired, hungry, or…</p>
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<p>I was sitting up on my up side down Nari 40' back in 1969 fairing in the keel and I was tired, sick and hungry and it was 11pm at night!</p>
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<p>I was using a 20lbs angle grinder spinning at 5,000 rpm with 16 GRIT paper on it. I dropped it in my <strong>lap </strong>and <strong>NO</strong>, I didn't ruin anything that was important to me! To this day, I don't use power tools if I'm tired, hungry, or sick! I still have all ten fingers and <strong>Oh Yeah,</strong> two daughters. Draw your own conclusions!<strong><br/></strong></p> I had the curse of the bulkhe…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-04-12:2195841:Comment:712612012-04-12T13:55:00.795ZRogerio Martinhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/RogerioMartin
<p><span class="hps">I had the</span><span> </span><span class="hps">curse of the</span><span> </span><span class="hps">bulkhead</span><span> </span><span class="hps">6</span><span>.</span><span> </span><span class="hps">I cut</span><span> </span><span class="hps">three</span><span> </span><span class="hps">of them</span><span> </span><span class="hps">for the</span><span> </span><span class="hps">first</span><span> </span><span class="hps">hull.</span><span> …</span></p>
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<p><span class="hps">I had the</span><span> </span><span class="hps">curse of the</span><span> </span><span class="hps">bulkhead</span><span> </span><span class="hps">6</span><span>.</span><span> </span><span class="hps">I cut</span><span> </span><span class="hps">three</span><span> </span><span class="hps">of them</span><span> </span><span class="hps">for the</span><span> </span><span class="hps">first</span><span> </span><span class="hps">hull.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span class="hps">But</span><span> </span><span class="hps">my biggest mistake</span><span> </span><span class="hps">was</span><span> </span><span class="hps">in placing the</span><span> upper </span><span class="hps">hull</span><span> ,</span><span> </span><span class="hps">on page 8</span><span> </span><span class="hps">of the</span><span> <span class="hps">tiki</span> <span class="hps">30's </span></span><span class="hps">building plan</span><span> </span><span> </span><span class="hps">in item 8,</span><span class="hps">talks about the</span><span> </span><span class="hps">trial</span><span> </span><span class="hps">fit</span><span>.</span><span>:</span><span> </span><span class="hps">...</span><span> </span><span class="hps">you</span><span> </span><span class="hps">hold</span><span> </span><span class="hps">the</span><span> </span><span class="hps">bulkheads</span><span> </span><span class="hps">with wire</span><span> </span><span class="hps">and put</span><span> </span><span class="hps">"some"</span><span> </span><span class="hps">screws</span><span>.</span><br/><span class="hps">When in fact</span><span> </span><span class="hps">the truth is</span><span> </span><span class="hps">just</span><span> </span><span class="hps">putting</span><span> </span><span class="hps alt-edited">one screw</span><span> </span><span class="hps">so that all</span><span> </span><span class="hps">sides</span><span> </span><span class="hps">can make</span><span> </span><span class="hps">the motion of</span><span> </span><span class="hps">pendulum</span><span> </span><span class="hps">in order to</span><span> </span><span class="hps">align</span><span> </span><span class="hps">the bow and</span><span> </span><span class="hps">stern.</span><br/><br/><span class="hps">Results</span><span> </span><span class="hps">stern</span><span> </span><span class="hps">was</span><span> </span><span class="hps">2.5</span><span> </span><span class="hps">cm</span><span> </span><span class="hps">higher in the</span><span> </span><span class="hps">aft</span><span> </span><span class="hps">deck</span><span>,</span><span> </span><span class="hps">but no problems</span><span>,</span><span> </span><span class="hps">repeat</span><span> </span><span class="hps">the error</span><span> </span><span class="hps">in the second</span><span> </span><span class="hps">hull</span><span> </span><span class="hps">...</span><span> one little involuntary wharram mod</span></p>