Bodgers' Hole.

[Port-Na-Storm]

I would like to apply for membership to Bodgers Hole.

This year's DCA Cobnor Rally was understandably a much quieter affair than usual, what with the evil virus and all. There weren't as many participants this year although whether this was for fear of contagion or fear of sharing a portaloo never really became clear. Nevertheless those of us who did attend managed to have some fun between the force 9 Gales, flat calms, torrential rain and monumental spring tides.

It became fairly apparent long before August that I wouldn't have the Morbic 12 finished in time, and having  decided not to stress myself out by attempting a sprint finish I decided to dig Katie Beardie out from the weeds and give her an outing. I'd built a pair of amas about a year previously and never got round to trying them out due to the big hole in her side caused by the trailer on the way to last years Thames Raid.



So the first thing was to patch up the hole and then try to remember how all the various bits and pieces of her sailing rig went together. Simple Sailing this is not.
I finally got her together and much to the surprise of stalwart DCA members and innocent bystanders alike she sailed rather well. There's a very short clip here,

Katie Goes to Dell Quay



Sadly however the excitement of sailing has put some extra strain of Katie and she finally succumbed at East Head when her steering yoke snapped. Further inspection showed some stress fractures in her hull where the extra weight of her appendages were pushing the trolley up through her nether regions.
She was gracefully retired back down the side of the house while I decide what to do with her.

Now,  the final Bank Holiday Monday looked fairly auspicious for sailing with sunshine and gentle breezes forecast so I wheeled out The Heron for a day-sail. After a very slow start a gentle breeze finally filled in and took us first to Pilsey Island then onwards to East Head. We rafted up there eating ice-cream waiting for the tide to change and take us back to Cobnor. A fine day, enjoyed by all.

However, when I was pulling the launch trolley onto the road trailer through carelessness or incompetence or both I managed to "capsize" the boat and punch a hole in her bottom with the trailer.

So I now find myself with an unfinished Morbic,  a tired broken and leaking Katie Beardie and an Heron with an 'ole in her.  

I'll be in the garage.








   

[inwe]

It seems to be the year of holes in bottoms !!!!!

Richard

[Timmo]

It’s a good time to be retired!

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It seems to be the year of holes in bottoms !!!!!

Richard

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[Alan]

At least you've had some entertainment this year. I like the kayak/outrigger idea and have been watching many YT videos of them. I presume that the forward mounting of the stabilisers gives you plenty of room to paddle when necessary.

[Paul H (admin)]

I'll be joining Graham in Bodger's Hole.

The oak capping on the starboard side of the centreboard bottom had split loose - the oak did not bond to the epoxy well.

It was broken off in the storms when anchored. Also the oak forward keel runner popped off with a clean break from the epoxy bed.

At home I chiselled off the remaining wood around the case and found slightly damp ply end grain!!!!


The chief engineer will be ordered to replace it with Iroko, screwed every 100mm into the hog. That's after drying and sealing the end grain with Pixie dust.

Grim pictures to follow....

Paul

[Paul H (admin)]

Literally a clean break. I have the forward runner and the grain is not torn at all - ironically I did screw it to the keel curve, but removed the screws when the epoxy set.






See the slight "porosity" in the epoxy, looking forward. This starboard side was upper most when she was on her side having the board fitted. I recall drizzling thin epoxy into the (horizontal) slot between the capping and the hull. Unknown to me, air bubbles where trapped under the epoxy.

The Port side is fine; facing down required a different approach. I applied thickened epoxy to hold against gravity just before adding the capping. That ensured there was no air gap, hence a better seal.




The forward runner parted first, which weakened the interlocking Starboard cap. It got caught on an anchor rope i think - that's another story. I managed to free the rope, I didn't realise that broke the capping away.




It looks like the centreboard is overdue a 5 year service.


The keel V roller is cut and knackered; I'll replace it with a flat keel roller, which will support the weight better, especially if I use 30mm wide Iroko each side of the board.

-Paul

[Port-Na-Storm]

Hi Alan, yes being able to swing the double paddle was pretty fundamental. So too was the need to fix the akas, poles, to something solid like the main bulkhead which is at the forward end of the cockpit.

The existing boat placed some constraints on where things could go and as some might say "if I wanted to get there I wouldn't have started from here" but I'm pretty happy with the way things turned out.

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[Port-Na-Storm]

There once was an 'ole where an 'ole don't belong.  



A few hours sawing filling and sanding and although the 'ole hasn't exactly disappeared, it isn't an 'ole any longer.



Its not pretty, conservation rather than restoration one might say, but at least she'll float again.

[Paul H (admin)]

Swift work Graham - a strong and necessary repair in my opinion.

6mm ply is light, but doesn't last forever. There's a reason the Paradox has an 18mm ply bottom!


Btw I use MAS workshop mix for thickening MAS epoxy. It cures to a toffee colour, the bodgers friend. 😀