For anyone that is interested in the CB blocks, please let me know. I will
do them for $40.00 canadian excl. shipping and taxes, if I do a large batch
of them. This price is for three blocks, because the chances are good that
you may inadvertently 'destroy' :) one in the fitting process.
Roger
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Ryan" <gregoryrryan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "rowr" <rowr@xxxxxxxxx>; <warren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: Centerboard trunk building primer?
> I recommend Rogers method for making these blocks. Getting them computer
cut
> from Roger will save a lot of hassles and make your boards last longer.
They
> are a reasonable cost in time and effort to make but you need to be
treating
> any cored board with respect, else you should just go with a metal foil.
>
> For the top "Block" I think Bram would want me to remind builders that you
> should have a slight lip to keep the sand out of the CB case. Wrapping the
> board and inserting it into Rogers shaped but slightly large top block
would
> give you some material to form such a lip. You could use a fillet of epoxy
> on the outside to keep the lip from chipping.
>
> The foil blanks are turning into CB and rudders better than anyone
> expected. Bram has used these rather than his own on the Boat of the year
> test boat and we will have some pictures as soon as Bram gets back. These
> foils turned out so nice I really wanted to keep the VMG foils for myself,
> they were that perfect.
>
> PLEASE NOTE Foil blanks are made in batches that match the foam stock
> quantity I have to order. If you are going to want Centerboards or
Rudders
> or other foam parts for the rails throats or tapered tiller cores before
the
> March Regatta then please let me know by email so that there are no delays
> or you miss out completely. Its not cost effective at these prices to make
a
> one off set. Moreover, if you have a special request for a particular
> experimental CB profile or sectionshape it would have to be made at the
same
> time as a batch or Swift Foils else it would be expensive.
>
> Ill be in Australia from mid december to the end of January. Nothing will
be
> made then and after that my boat will take priority so there may be no NYC
> skiff parts made untill after March either.
> The quick or the dead......
>
> Greg
> PS if you want something brought back from Oz give me a hoy. (We are
having
> a Feb special on beautiful bronzed beach girls).
>
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