It is suggested by many people that one should have something at the stern to aid in re-entry from the water after a capsize…a slot cut in the rudder, a loop of rope attached to the rudder, a rope ladder, etc. I had been planning on attaching a u-bolt in the rear slop well to [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Rigging’
October 14, 2008
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Plywood to boat!
October 10, 2008
Rigging Test
Today I tried rigging the sail. Eventually got everything working properly. Had to change things a little bit but not too much. Will likely have to remove the cleat from the mast and reinstall it about a foot or so lower.
October 7, 2008
2/441 Done!
I am done. Today I mounted the last pieces of hardware, tied the sail to the spars (in the dark in the rain on the front lawn with lightning flashing), figured out how to rig the halyard, put on a final coat of varnish (for this year) and put the licence plate on the trailer.
The [...]
October 5, 2008
7/435 Almost done!
Today I mounted the pintles, gudgeons and other assorted hardware. I also put the seats back into the boat.
Here is a shot of something I did that I thought was pretty trick…I drilled out the bracket for the cheek pulley used for the rudder uphaul on the tiller so that the bolt that passes through [...]
February 12, 2008
Sail Arrived!
About a month after ordering it from Chuck, my Ladybug sail arrived today. $5.00 handling fee plus 10% GST and PST and I walked out of the Post Office with it.
Not too much else to pick up to have everything I need to get started.
January 19, 2008
Hardware has arrived!
My package of hardware from Duckworks arrived today, January 18th, 2008….11 days after I ordered it. There was no tax payable at the time of delivery. I suspect that I will receive an invoice in the mail in a few days.
I think that was pretty quick delivery coming from the USA.
January 7, 2008
Sail & Hardware Ordered
On Saturday I sent Chuck Leinweber (DuckworksBBS) an e-mail regarding ordering a Ladybug sail and the necessary hardware to rig the sail, rudder and everything else. Chuck was good enough to go out to his Ladybug, take an inventory and send me a list of everything he was sending and what each part would be [...]
