tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post8803817661206623643..comments2024-03-10T07:03:43.915-04:00Comments on The Log of Spartina: rigging and rub railsStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-36808701217253872112015-01-22T08:00:56.388-05:002015-01-22T08:00:56.388-05:00I don't doubt you on the wood hardness, but th...I don't doubt you on the wood hardness, but that quarter sawn douglas fir was getting spread flat with each bump, grain separating in places. Layering can't hurt, and you are right about the bronze. <br />As tell people who have asked me about boat building, I'm not a boat builder, just a guy that wanted a boat. steveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-27196350777768097002015-01-22T02:27:04.905-05:002015-01-22T02:27:04.905-05:00Steve, not sure your mahogany-over douglas fir hel...Steve, not sure your mahogany-over douglas fir helped much in the ding resistance wars.. Meranti isn't much harder (in compression) and okoume is a lot softer than DF, especially vertical-grain (quarter-sawn).<br /><br />Bronze, on the other hand...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-31414992115094680332015-01-17T12:49:27.401-05:002015-01-17T12:49:27.401-05:00Lorenzo,
I can definitely see that as a possibili...Lorenzo,<br /><br />I can definitely see that as a possibility. The lazy jacks serve at a topping lift on my mizzen. Drop the mizzen and the sail is cradled in the jacks and the mizzen booms stays horizontal. Very nice. <br /><br />steve<br /><br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-12774834808620841722015-01-17T12:39:55.932-05:002015-01-17T12:39:55.932-05:00Dear Steve, thank you for this instructional post....Dear Steve, thank you for this instructional post. On my boat I am using the main lazyjacks also as topping lift and so far it has worked well for me..... Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034640789163639359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-63937464422256995032015-01-17T12:33:14.997-05:002015-01-17T12:33:14.997-05:00Steve, thanks, this is very helpful. The extra woo...Steve, thanks, this is very helpful. The extra wood on Spartina blends right in and looks like a deliberate feature. Great idea on the half-oval too.<br /><br />SethS R Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934872671798326776noreply@blogger.com