Hey Rob, That was a challenge, I would never pay $2000 for those strips, I
thought that was a rip, and in the Fl Keys there is no other alternative ,
so I asked Bram if I could build it out of sitka, or juniper or Cypress, and
his answer was NO, that it was agaisnt the rules and that kind of tick me
off. But he has his reasons and I agree with him after I read the Gudgeon
bros book. so I turned to the mother of supply houses , Home Depot. It
turns outthat HD has 1x4X12'wrc at very reasonable prices , just takes a bit
of work , you have to go thru the piles to find clear pieces, their WRC
comes rough on one side so I planed it to 3/4 and then I stripped to 1/4 and
did notspend more than $400 for the wholelot except that I had to splice
them since they only carry 8' and 12' but if you pick your pieces you can't
tell the difference. good luck on your project, and let me know if I can
be of any more help, see you soon . Pepe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob DesMarais, D.C." <drrld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Joe Rome'" <romeisle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: RE: "SOLOCOCOLOCO"
I had a real question that I just thought of for you. It looks like you are
about as far away from the Pacific Northwest as you can get. Where and how
much did it end up costing you for WRC? I'm just looking for a realistic
source, I thought $2,100 though Ravenwood was high?
To your health,
Rob
Rob DesMarais, D.C.
P.O. Box 1579, Clinton, AR 72031
888-754-7730
"One of the biggest tragedies of human civilization is the precedents of
chemical therapy over nutrition. It's a substitution of artificial therapy
over natural, of poisons over food, in which we are feeding people poison in
trying to correct the reactions of starvation."
Dr. Royal Lee
January 12, 1951
Founder of the "Vitamins Products Company" - 1929
Now DBA: Standard Process, Inc.
www.standardprocess.com www.mediherb.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Rome [mailto:romeisle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 3:07 PM
To: swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: "SOLOCOCOLOCO"
Hey Guys, Yes, I am really proud of the way my boat is turning out. I
really thank all of you for all your questions and answers , which many
times have answered my own questions, fears and insecurities, its a great
project and I am almost swiming, I mean sailing. my wife is buying a
waverunner so she can retrieve me, and a big insurance policy in case I
don't come back from one of those reaches that Bram is always talking about.
Greg asked about my deck layout , yes it is a lot easier this way, you can
make flat sheets of strips and fair them before cutting them , I used small
brass brads to hold in place instead of staples, then I turned the deck
over and clipped them and sanded it before the Hybrid. yes I have drain
holes for the mast step as per plan is just hard to tell from the pics and
yes my transom is HOT.
Christian asked about my Hybrid Carbon/kevlar I bought it from carb.com
and it came in black and blue, it just looks like all carbon on the pics,
and I reinforced with carbon tape as per plans.
My boat as all of the boats that are being built are beautyfull, and
probably very fast, but you all don't have anything to fear from me, I am 55
years young, and have never sailed a skiff , with the exception of one
summer many moons ago I raced a Flying Scot, and that is a slow boat to
china. so I will be in the rear of the pack trying to learn from you . I am
rambling because its raining and miserable outside and I have not received
my parts package yet so I have nothing better to do.
Keep the sawdust flying , and take care of your fingers, as Bram said
before, You'll need them. See you all soon . Pepe "SOLOCOCOLOCO'' USA55
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