More about me.
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:35 pm
... Hello again folk, and thank you for the warm welcome.
... I thought you might like to know a little more about me, so that there is no misunderstandings about my expertise or lack of, when it comes to boat building.
... I'm a retired manufacturer's representative (Regional Service Manager), involved with heavy equipment ... both mining and earth moving. For the last 15 years of my work life I held the same position for a well known manufacturer of heavy highway trucks ... I'm currently 76 years of age.
... My father was a Carpenter/Cabinet Builder in England ... I wanted to follow in his footsteps but, he advised against it. Wrong! Should have done it. ... In retrospect, I should have become a Shipwright because, that is what I enjoy doing as a hobby although, I know I don't come anywhere near close to that category ... but I'm trying.
... The Hull & Deck I purchased was advertised by the builder as a "Kit" ... all I can say is, their idea of a kit is vastly different from mine. But maybe I expect too much. There was nothing but the bare F/G shell of a boat and that was it. No drawings, plans or anything ... Is this normal?
... What it did for me, was force me to acquire a fairly extensive library of "How to" books. Books that I've spent many hours reading ...Writers such as: Pardey, Graves, Toss, Dawson, Nicolson, Mate, Roth, Bingham, Kinney's 'Skene's elements of yacht design' and a few more. The Technical Reference books are invaluable, and consulted frequently.
... Previous Sailing experience: Started when I was about 12 years of age, with a 'Model yacht Club' sailing the Marblehead class of sail boat. These were 1 metre in length, also a K class. these were 5' oal.
... Never involved with sailing again until I was 30 and working at a mine-site in N.Ontario. There, a mine engineer and myself built an Ian Proctor design "Osprey" an 18' one-design. Plywood lapstrake style, and fibre-glassed exterior because we built with 'used' plywood. We used a piece of 2.5" Aluminum pipe for a mast and the sails were made from 'used' mill screen cloth. It sailed very well.
... 1971 ... I bought a George Hinterhoeller designed "Cygnus" ... a 20' open daysailer with a cuddy. Eventually, I swapped this for another Hinterhoeller vessel, ... his famous "Shark" ... Both terrific boats, that gave me an appreciation for 'Fractional Rigs'
... Have since been without a boat 'in the water' ... but have sailed with others on various types. Also sailed on an Alberg 37 in the WestVan YC winter races as crew for 3 seasons.
... I have this desire to stand up to shave in the mornings and so, I bought the Passage 24 ... it has a 6' standing headroom ... all I have to do now is, complete the build and go sailing ... before it's too late.
... I thought you might like to know a little more about me, so that there is no misunderstandings about my expertise or lack of, when it comes to boat building.
... I'm a retired manufacturer's representative (Regional Service Manager), involved with heavy equipment ... both mining and earth moving. For the last 15 years of my work life I held the same position for a well known manufacturer of heavy highway trucks ... I'm currently 76 years of age.
... My father was a Carpenter/Cabinet Builder in England ... I wanted to follow in his footsteps but, he advised against it. Wrong! Should have done it. ... In retrospect, I should have become a Shipwright because, that is what I enjoy doing as a hobby although, I know I don't come anywhere near close to that category ... but I'm trying.
... The Hull & Deck I purchased was advertised by the builder as a "Kit" ... all I can say is, their idea of a kit is vastly different from mine. But maybe I expect too much. There was nothing but the bare F/G shell of a boat and that was it. No drawings, plans or anything ... Is this normal?
... What it did for me, was force me to acquire a fairly extensive library of "How to" books. Books that I've spent many hours reading ...Writers such as: Pardey, Graves, Toss, Dawson, Nicolson, Mate, Roth, Bingham, Kinney's 'Skene's elements of yacht design' and a few more. The Technical Reference books are invaluable, and consulted frequently.
... Previous Sailing experience: Started when I was about 12 years of age, with a 'Model yacht Club' sailing the Marblehead class of sail boat. These were 1 metre in length, also a K class. these were 5' oal.
... Never involved with sailing again until I was 30 and working at a mine-site in N.Ontario. There, a mine engineer and myself built an Ian Proctor design "Osprey" an 18' one-design. Plywood lapstrake style, and fibre-glassed exterior because we built with 'used' plywood. We used a piece of 2.5" Aluminum pipe for a mast and the sails were made from 'used' mill screen cloth. It sailed very well.
... 1971 ... I bought a George Hinterhoeller designed "Cygnus" ... a 20' open daysailer with a cuddy. Eventually, I swapped this for another Hinterhoeller vessel, ... his famous "Shark" ... Both terrific boats, that gave me an appreciation for 'Fractional Rigs'
... Have since been without a boat 'in the water' ... but have sailed with others on various types. Also sailed on an Alberg 37 in the WestVan YC winter races as crew for 3 seasons.
... I have this desire to stand up to shave in the mornings and so, I bought the Passage 24 ... it has a 6' standing headroom ... all I have to do now is, complete the build and go sailing ... before it's too late.