July 2012 - Traditional Small Craft Association
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July 2012 - Traditional Small Craft Association
Traditional Small Craft Association A Quarterly Newsletter Volume 9 Recent Events New Possibilities Cinco de Mayo Row on the Noyo Pages 1 & 2 Innovative sail system for canoes and kayaks Pages 2 & 3 Boat-Builders’ Corner Number 3 July 2012 Boats for sale Page 6 Pages 4 & 5 Cinco de Mayo Row on the Noyo by Gwen Jacobson Saturday, the 5th of May, dawned sunny and windy for our row up the Noyo to stretch our oars a bit before lunching at Dolphin Isle. The eager crew of rowers met at End of the Earth boathouse around 10 o’clock where Stan, our handsome (I overheard him use this word with reference to self while we were having lunch.) club president was orchestrating the moving of boats to water. Jim Blanton’s Gordy Nash Whitehall was soon launched and he gently rowed near the dock so as to leave dock space for the next boat to be launched. Bill and Gwen Jacobson’s seldom-used Whitehall was next over the side and soon was happily sitting in the water and sopping some of it up. The Jacobsons, taking the cue from Jim Blanton, moved away from the dock and puttered about nearby. Jim McDannold’s ‘Weekend Skiff’ was next to be launched and after which his mother, Beverly June, was hoisted into the boat using a boson’s chair cleverly attached to the Lost Coast News same hoist that lowered the boats into the water. She settled rather regally into her seat in the boat’s stern and Jim M. cast away from the dock. As Stan’s boat was already in the water the only remaining boats to be launched were Jim Swallow’s lovely St. Lawrence skiff and Dusty and Linda’s Gordy Nash Whitehall. The mess-about was officially under way. Stan joined Jim 32100 N. Harbor Dr. Fort Bragg, CA 707/964-2612 www.tsca.net/LostCoast Stan Halvorsen and Jim Swallow escape up-river. Jim McDannold with Beverly June 1 Swallow in his boat, leaving his own boat to provide nautical ambience to the boathouse dock. While most of us headed up the Noyo, Stan and Jim had other ideas and headed out the mouth of the harbor intending to circle the first buoy before catching up with us. Those of us taking the direct route were joined by Steve Curtiss, a member from San Francisco, who was in his Hobie kayak for the event (ed.’s note: see Steve’s article in this issue). The wind pushed us up the river quite nicely for a while until it decided that we were getting off way too easily and stopped being so helpful. Most of us went up as far as the old Georgia-Pacific bridge before turning back to enter the Dolphin Isle Marina. Dusty and Linda headed right to lunch at the marina, skipping the bridge viewing. They must have known something the rest of us didn’t. Steve decided to paddle up a bit further for a ‘look-see’ before joining us for lunch. Meanwhile, Jim and Stan came flying in, having been thwarted in their attempt to circle the buoy by fierce waves, winds The early bird gets to row: Jim Blanton in his Whitehall. and swells. Not lacking in valor – but overcome by a strong sense of survival and a desire to see another day – they retreated back to the safety of the harbor to join the rest of us who were enjoying our less adventurous row. Lunch, as usual, was tasty, filled with the camaraderie that is born of lively conversations covering a multitude of subjects. Once the problems of the world of boats and other timely topics were hashed out it was time to pay our lunch bills and cast off for the trip downriver. The winds were of more help than expected – or else we were just that much stronger after lunch – and soon we were right back where we had started out. Boats were hauled out, put away or put on trailers, good-byes were said and another fun day on the water came to an end. Life is good. NEW POSSIBILITIES by Steve Curtiss First of all, thanks to all of the Lost Coast group at the Dolphin Isle Row for tolerating a modern (plastic &#!) kayak as a tag-along. The harbor from the water was fascinating and the Noyo estuary at high tide was beautiful. Some time I would like to go farther upriver, or maybe take the Skunk Train to the bridge and then kayak back down. I’ve been working over the last few years on a new sail system for canoes and kayaks, and after talking to Dusty a bit about it, he suggested doing a little article for the newsletter. As a disclaimer, I know TSCA is about traditional boat design, but all boat technology was new once and the principles used in sail rigs, even the new articulating wings on the America’s Cup cats, are still the same traditional laws of physics. The motivation behind the twinsail design is pretty straightforward: the force of the wind on a sail causes the boat hull to heel over, and the farther the force is above the water, the more the heeling moment. High heeling moment has to be counter-balanced by something, which means a wider hull, or weighted keel, or large outboard hulls (amas), or people hiking out, or a wider sailor, or something. But what if the sail area were divided in half into two small sails—then the wind force would operate at a little over half the height, and the boat would need much less counterbalance and be smaller and more efficient. The Hobie Rev 13 kayak modified for sailing as described here. 2 Since a jib and mainsail interact well close together and get some additional drive force from the air going through the slot in between, I decided to play around with identical sails close together, connected by a link so they move in Chris deFirmian Channels Youthful Energy By Andy Jahn You may have seen the recent article in The Ukiah Daily Journal (14 July) about a boatbuilding program at Ukiah High School. In it were pictured six brightly colored double-end dories, a.k.a. “six-hour canoes.” The program was organized by Chris deFirmian, a boatbuilder who brought his skills north from southern California. The UHS program involved helping kids learn math skills (fractions, plane geometry) in a fun, physical activity. Chris pre-cuts marine plywood panels and builds frames in his wood shop, and gets kids involved by assuring the boats take form quickly. Pictured here are students from Anderson Valley Elementary School, who built the same-design dory in an after-school program. Next up this fall at Ukiah High: sail boats (12' Bevin skiffs). tandem. I made various prototypes and thoroughly tested the patience and sense of humor of the harbormaster at Shoreline Lake on SF Bay. After a lot of hours playing around (sometimes swimming around) the design is now in the form pictured. The hull is a Hobie Rev 13 kayak to which were added a removable crossbar, small ama hulls close in, and a solid centerboard in place of the Hobie fin drive. The sails are two Ezzy 1.5 meter kids’ windsurfer sails that have been shortened a little. Half of each wishbone boom has been removed, and the two masts mounted at each end of a turnbar that can be rotated 180 degrees for tacking or jibing with a pull-release latch. A last detail was a short fold-out rod on each boom to allow me to have solid control of the sail angle, without lines, blocks, or traveler. The result is a fun, lively, and efficient little sailboat: I hope that describing experiments like this may encourage someone out there to try their own traditional/ nontraditional boat ideas. The guy who modified sails for me, Joe Dihl from Davenport Surf Sail, once mounted a windsurf mast foot, sail, and part of a kitchen chair in his dory and had a great time sailing around Santa Cruz harbor relaxed and sitting down, grinning at his windsurfer friends, so anything is possible. Editor’s Note: Having pedaled a Hobie in our futile attempts to keep up with our super-fit friends George and Judi, Virginia and I see the wisdom in Steve’s invention. On a reach (above) and coming about. It’s light and easily transported on my truck, and can be quickly configured to be a kayak, a stabilized kayak with amas, or a sailboat. I carry only 31 square feet of sail total, but in 10 knots of breeze I’m getting 5.5 knots on a reach and 4.0 knots tight upwind measured on my GPS. I have a standing challenge out to anyone to race in any kind of sailcraft carrying a sailor of similar weight (170 lbs) and a sail of similar size. 3 Lost Coast News 32100 N. Harbor Dr. Fort Bragg, CA 707/964-2612 www.tsca.net/LostCoast Top: The layup done by Dusty and Bob Treaster in Dusty's shop Middle: View from the bow smearing on goo Bottom: Nearly finished Building My Peapod by Bud Burdick My 12’ Maine Peapod boat, written about by Dusty Dillion in the April 2012 Lost Coast newsletter, is still being “put together.” I’ve found that there is a bit more to the finish work (seats, floors, trim, etc.) than I realized. And being a novice at this sort of thing adds to the time. It is a good thing I have had Dusty and Bob Treaster to confer with while I’m “putting” the boat together. Needless to say I’ve asked lots of questions. The Peapod has nutmeg seats and floors and some other nutmeg pieces. The main strakes are ¼” marine ply. The two tone gray (dark inside and lighter gray for the hull) makes the varnished nutmeg stand out nicely. There remains some sanding and final painting to do, but it will be ready for a “test” row shortly. Having Dusty's boat shop to do the above has made building this boat enjoyable. I plan on using the Peapod for fishing and camping trips on various lakes I’ve previously canoed in years past. The best and my most favorite lake being Ross Lake in the state of Washington, which extends into Canada. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains and wildlife abounds. Check it out on the internet. Results of the “test” row will perhaps appear in our newsletter. Someone, I’m sure, will help me critique its performance. Later, Bud 4 Lapstrake Canoe Revisited by Andy Jahn Top left: Planing a rolling bevel Top right: Third strake in place. Left: Ready for more beveling Well, the hen house is complete, the pullets are beginning to lay, the garden is in glorious mid-summer chaos, and my canoe is taking form. In fits and starts, the garboards are sheathed in Dynel, second strakes are finished, and the third strake is in place, ready for some fine shaping and beveling. In Tom Hill's system, these last two operations are done right on the jig. The reader may notice some similarities between this boat and Bud Burdick's peapod. This is more than coincidence, as, according to Dusty, the peapod originated as a coastal canoe. One difference, besides the dimensions, is that on this canoe, the ribands are part of the jig, whereas on the peapod, they stay with the boat. The Ongoing Saga of the Monamoy Surf Boat by Dusty Dillion So, there we were, scraping, sanding, stripping, checking the condition of the hull, ribs and stem; special thanks to Sandra Kearney and Bob Treaster for their ongoing dedication. I have been able to contact the builder, Ray Spec, in Port Townsend, WA. He has confidence in our ability to make the repairs and our own Chris Thomas has a long-standing working relationship with Ray. With our confidence in hand we are currently working on determining the damage, most of which appears to come from pounding against the dock at Lake Merit, Oakland over the years. About 18 ribs need to be replaced and sections of the false stem and stern. Bob Treaster made templates and the search for suitable wood is ongoing. We have white oak and blue gum for the ribs which we plan to steam bend outside the boat, then rivet them into place. Many thanks to our enthusiastic volunteers for a day here and there to move things along. It is going to take some effort; but a worthwhile project. Come on along! 5 Lost Coast News 32100 N. Harbor Dr. Fort Bragg, CA 707/964-2612 www.tsca.net/LostCoast 12 kits! A big thanks to Bob Treaster, Wayne Beherns, Ray Arnold, Jim McDannold, Will Beaumont and all the others that helped when they could. I was a little worried we wouldn’t get the boats placed; but, thanks to Will’s marketing skills, a campaign was launched and 11 of the kits have been placed. I’m hoping for a great turnout at the Lighted Boat Parade in December. Boats for Sale People are coming together to get a sailing program started in the spring at Lake Mendocino. In May Linda and I attended a convention of aquatic centers to learn about the grant cycles. Boats and Waterways have a program that provides up to $47,000.00 per year for boating programs that several groups in the County could apply for. At the Blue Lake row we shared the lake with an Ukiah scout troupe; our 11th kit goes to them. I also offered them a Sunfish I have and the International Fireball that Jurian Blok scored in Grass Valley. Don Gould, one of the troupe leaders, sails out of Sausalito and is a prime mover to start a program combining dry land sailing instruction promoted by Pineapple Sails in Alameda that involves El Toro sail rigs on shopping carts! This all feels pretty grass roots to me. Will Beaumont contacted Richard Butz, co-author of “Building the Weekend Skiff ”, to see if he could help launch his Dory model kit project. Emails are flying and the University of Pennsylvania is taking a look at what they called “a fine project”…way to go Will! •12 1/2 ft. fiberglass wherry with Barkley Sound spoon oars and trailer. Asking $2,500, call Dusty, 707/964-2612 •18 ft. MacKenzie Clipper Stern Canoe, flat bottom freight canoe that holds 1500 lbs. 2hp Honda 4-stroke outboard, 2 formed paddles and backrest. $2,000. Dusty, 707/964-2612 •6 ft. Sailing Pram by Dusty and Bob, asking $1,500. It can be viewed in Sportsmans Cannery Shop in the Dusty rowing the Sailing Pram harbor. Call Dusty 964-2612 for details. Pictured below. Let’s hear from you LOST COAST TSCA Traditional Small Craft Association, established in 1970, is a nonprofit educational organization which works to preserve and continue the living traditions, skills lore and legends surrounding working and pleasure craft whose origins predate the marine gasoline engine. It encourages the design, construction and use of these boats, and it embraces contemporary variants and adaptations of traditional designs. TSCA is an enjoyable yet practical link among users, designers, builders, restorers, historians, government, and maritime institutions. Join the Lost Coast Chapter of the TSCA - Be a part of this exciting organization. Increase your enjoyment of traditional boats and meet other community members who share your interest. Annual dues are $25. Copyright 2008 by the TSCA. Pres. Stan Halvorsen 707/357-0888 Sec/Treasure Linda Dillon 707/964-2612 Community Outreach Dusty Dillon 707/964-2612 Web Master Jim Swallow 707/937-0828 http://www.tsca.net/LostCoast NEW 2012 Newsletter Editor Andy Jahn & Virginia MacIntosh 707.469.7432 Lost Coast News Page 7 We’d like to hear your ideas. Send us your thoughts about past, present or future articles and/or photos & images you’d like to see included in the newsletter. Contact Andy: [email protected] Revised Schedule of Remaining 2012 Events *All events initiate at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted. TBD - Master Mariners Event, Corinthian YC Tiburon Aug. 25 – Big River M/A & Potluck BBQ at Swallows home 13' Whitehall rowboat, (shown above and at right) carvel planked construction using oak and cedar. Built in 1999 by Eric Dow ([email protected]) of Brooklin, Maine. Two rowing positions with two sets of Shaw & Tenney oars (info@shaw&tenney.com). 1960's trailer included. $2500. contact Bill Jacobson, 707-937-2432, [email protected] 8’ Rowing Pram by Dusty and Sep. 14-16 – Blue Lake Rendezvous, *see info below Sep. TBD – Lake Mendocino Row and Camp-out Oct. 13 – Albion River Redux October Fest & Potluck Nov. 17 – Lost Coast TSCA General Meeting – 32110 N. Harbor Dr. Dec.TBD – Lighted Boat Parade, Noyo River @ dusk Bob $1200. See at World’s End Boatbuilding Shop, Noyo Harbor. Call Dusty @ 964-2612. Dec.TBD – Holiday Lights Parade, 5pm Fort Bragg (call Dusty for details and help with decorating) 8’ Sailing Pram by Dusty and Bob *Blue Lake: If you are interested in participating and wish to stay over, please contact Pine Acres Resort which is at the eastern end of the lake. They have RV, camping and motel accommodations. The phone number is 707/275-2711, the web site is www.bluelakespinesacres.com. Call Bill Jacobson at 937-2432 for further details. $1500. Can be seen at Sportsmans Cannery Shop in the harbor. Call Dusty 964-2612. International Fireball complete with sails. $2000 donation to Lost Coast TSCA. 6 Lost Coast TSCA Traditional Small Craft Association, established in 1970, is a nonprofit educational organization which works to preserve and continue the living traditions, skills lore and legends surrounding working and pleasure craft whose origins predate the marine gasoline engine. It encourages the design, construction and use of these boats, and it embraces contemporary variants and adaptations of traditional designs. TSCA is an enjoyable yet practical link among users, designers, builders, restorers, historians, government, and maritime institutions. Join the Lost Coast Chapter of the TSCA (membership form below). Be a part of this exciting organization. Increase your enjoyment of traditional boats and meet other community members who share your interest. Annual dues are $25. Copyright 2008 by the TSCA. President Stan Halvorsen 707/357-0888 Sec/Treasure Linda Dillon 707/964-2612 Newsletter Andy Jahn/Virginia Macintosh 707/468-7432 [email protected] CommunityOutreach Dusty Dillon 707/964-2612 Web Master Jim Swallow 707/937-0828 http://www.tsca.net/LostCoast Lost Coast TSCA 32100 North Harbor Drive, Fort Bragg, CA. 95437 Join the fun: Lost Coast TSCA I wish to: ☐ Join Boat ownership not a requirement. If you own a boat, ☐ Renew What kind?__________________________________________ Name _________________________________________________ ☐ Change of Address Address ____________________________________________ I/We desire the following annual membership: ☐ Individual $25. City________________________________________________ ☐ Family $25. Family memberships qualify all members to participate in Lost Coast TSCA events. Don’t own a boat? No problem.. Join and row with a member that does. Join the fun. State ______________________ Zip ___________________ Phone ______________________ Email __________________ Enclosed is my check for $ ____________ I am also a member of the__________________________(if any) Chapter of the TSCA Checks should be written to Lost Coast TSCA. I hold the Lost Coast TSCA harmless. Signature ___________________________________________ 7 Lost Coast News 32100 N. Harbor Dr. Fort Bragg, CA 707/964-2612 www.tsca.net/LostCoast Lost Coast TSCA 32100 North Harbor Drive Fort Bragg, CA 95437
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