In the Paradox Shed

[Randonneur]

Just Playing!  






Paradox Building

[paulh_boats]

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[Port-Na-Storm]

paulh_boats wrote

Oooh Shiny!

I do like the white deck. Matt's Elusion also looks good in white,

-Paul

I read that as I do like the white deck. Matt emulsion also looks good in white.

sorry.  

[Randonneur]

Port-Na-Storm wrote

paulh_boats wrote

Oooh Shiny!

I do like the white deck. Matt's Elusion also looks good in white,

-Paul

I read that as I do like the white deck. Matt emulsion also looks good in white.

sorry.  

Very funny - Matt emulsion. It took a few seconds to sink in.

Anyway the decks are actually light grey. White is just a magnet for dirt!

[Randonneur]

Weather's warming up, so hopefully get the final coat of paint on soon.
More sanding dust today!

Picking up my trailer next week.

[alopenboat]

On 30 Mar 2011 at 15:43, Randonneur [via UK HBBR Forum] wrote:

>
>
> Weather's warming up, so hopefully get the final coat of paint on
> soon. More sanding dust today!
>
> Picking up my trailer next week.
>
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So, have you set a launch date and location? I'm sure we could rally
enough people to give a rousing cheer as it bobs off the trailer.

--
Hoping for calm nights

Alastair Law,      
Yeovil, England.
<http://www.little.jim.freeuk.com>          

[Randonneur]

alopenboat wrote

So, have you set a launch date and location? I'm sure we could rally
enough people to give a rousing cheer as it bobs off the trailer.

I'm looking towards the end of April, early May.

Ideally somewhere on the South Coast but I'll probably go for a first outing at the Cotswold water park as it's close to home if I need sort any issues out.

Paul has suggested the Hamble, which is on the short list, and Poole is another possibility for proper sea trials.

[alopenboat]

On 31 Mar 2011 at 12:10, Randonneur [via UK HBBR Forum] wrote:

> alopenboat wrote:
> >
> >
> > So, have you set a launch date and location? I'm sure we could rally
> > enough people to give a rousing cheer as it bobs off the trailer.
>  
> I'm looking towards the end of April, early May.
>
> Ideally somewhere on the South Coast but I'll probably go for a first
> outing at the Cotswold water park as it's close to home if I need sort
> any issues out.
>
> Paul has suggested the Hamble, which is on the short list, and Poole
> is another possibility for proper sea trials.

Are you intending to submerge your trailer to launch and recover? If
not the Hamble may be problematic. I have only once launched LJ onto
the Hamble  (last weekend at the DCA AGM). Launching is no problem as
I just push LJ off the back of the trailer till the rudder is on the
ground and then drive off letting LJ slip off the back. Then I wait
for the tide to come in. Getting it back on is more of a problem, and
I was lucky to finally get away on Sunday night after several changes
of plan.

Swanwick is no better. There are marinas with slipways but I don't
know what they charge.

Poole has the usual collection of expensive marinas, a free hard at
Lake road (similar to Warsash and Swanwick), a good but pricey slip
at Rockley and a couple of good (but not so pricey) slips half way up
the river to Wareham.

Poole certainly is a good location to test out your boat. Lots of
relatively sheltered water with sufficient islands and inlets to make
the navigation interesting.

Quicker to get to, for you, may be Exmouth. There is a good free slip
available a couple of hours each side high water (pay for car parking
but trailer free). You do need the tides right though.

--
Hoping for calm nights

Alastair Law,      
Yeovil, England.
<http://www.little.jim.freeuk.com>          

[Randonneur]

I need steps now to get on board!

[alopenboat]

That's what the sticky-out bit on the rudder stock is for.



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Hoping for calm nights

Alastair Law,      
Yeovil, England.
<http://www.little.jim.freeuk.com>          

[Randonneur]

alopenboat wrote

That's what the sticky-out bit on the rudder stock is for.
Alastair Law,      
Yeovil, England.
<http://www.little.jim.freeuk.com>

Ah the sticky out bit. Yes I've used that a couple of times, but normally use my old steps.
I'll not mention the time is jumped of the stern, caught my shorts on the yuloh pin, got suspended for about 2 secs and then crashed to the ground much to the amusement of others in the household.

I've been playing with the little sticky-out bit today, my home-made pintle and gudgeon is not running concentric with the upper one and the rudder is binding. After a couple of hours work today it seems a lot better.





Lead

[alopenboat]

On 11 May 2011 at 14:15, Randonneur [via UK HBBR Forum] wrote:

> I've been playing with the little sticky-out bit today, my home-made
> pintle and gudgeon is not running concentric with the upper one and
> the rudder is binding. After a couple of hours work today it seems a
> lot better.
>

I had a similar problem, the hole in the rudder stock was drilled by
eye and it isn't quite true. Tweaking the hole in the gudgeon with a
file means it is now nice and loose and shows no sign of sticking.

--
Hoping for calm nights

Alastair Law,      
Yeovil, England.
<http://www.little.jim.freeuk.com>          

[cornishhh]

She's looking good,Pete.
Is there a reason why the tiller starts at the waterline?
Is it part of the boarding system?

[Randonneur]

alopenboat wrote

I had a similar problem, the hole in the rudder stock was drilled by
eye and it isn't quite true. Tweaking the hole in the gudgeon with a
file means it is now nice and loose and shows no sign of sticking.

That's exactly my problem. Drilling by eye is not the most accurate process!
I also drilled te stock to take the bronze rod by eye and I'm not so sure that it is dead centre either.
All these little errors tend to add up. Hopefully it's more or less OK now. i'll check tomorrow when my lttle epoxy modification has cured.

[Randonneur]

cornishhh wrote

Is there a reason why the tiller starts at the waterline?
Is it part of the boarding system?

It starts low down because the rudder port is also the drain point for the rear baffle. I could have cut it a little shorter and may trim it a bit yet. The tiller must be attached at that angle to clear the internal baffle. The baffle forms part of the vent system for through ventilation from the forward vent trunk to the rear vent (inspection hatch). The inspection hatch also allows the spars  to be stored inside without fouling the tiller.
On some of Matt's other designs he uses a straight tiller which is mounted towards the top of the stock and enters the boat through an opening near deck level. I believe he changed the design for Paradox to make her more seaworthy, as the vents are watertight even when inverted. With the tiller opening at deck level this is not the case.

All his designs feature the mounting step.
The mounting step can be seen on the port side of the rudder stock, You can place your right foot on it, grab the top of the stock and pull yourself up using the lower gudgeon as a foothold for your left foot if required.

[alopenboat]

On 11 May 2011 at 17:05, Randonneur [via UK HBBR Forum] wrote:

>
>
>
> alopenboat wrote:
> >
> >
> > I had a similar problem, the hole in the rudder stock was drilled by
> > eye and it isn't quite true. Tweaking the hole in the gudgeon with a
> > file means it is now nice and loose and shows no sign of sticking.
> >
> >
>
> That's exactly my problem. Drilling by eye is not the most accurate
> process! I also drilled te stock to take the bronze rod by eye and I'm
> not so sure that it is dead centre either. All these little errors
> tend to add up. Hopefully it's more or less OK now. i'll check
> tomorrow when my lttle epoxy modification has cured.

Mine is quite sloppy when pointing fore/aft but is in it's 9th season
and it hasn't been a problem yet.

--
Hoping for calm nights

Alastair Law,      
Yeovil, England.
<http://www.little.jim.freeuk.com>          

[cornishhh]

Thanks for the explaination.
I hadn't thought about making the boat watertight when it was inverted.
Elusion appears to use a flexible plastic gaiter to seal this hole.
I guess Paradox was Matt's next design after Swamp Thing,which did capsize.
Al pointed out to me that the step also makes the boat more stable when it is aground.

Neil Barratt, Cornwall, UK email :- [hidden email]


 

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cornishhh wrote:

Is there a reason why the tiller starts at the waterline?
Is it part of the boarding system?

It starts low down because the rudder port is also the drain point for the rear baffle. I could have cut it a little shorter and may trim it a bit yet. The tiller must be attached at that angle to clear the internal baffle. The baffle forms part of the vent system for through ventilation from the forward vent trunk to the rear vent (inspection hatch). The inspection hatch also allows the spars  to be stored inside without fouling the tiller.
On some of Matt's other designs he uses a straight tiller which is mounted towards the top of the stock and enters the boat through an opening near deck level. I believe he changed the design for Paradox to make her more seaworthy, as the vents are watertight even when inverted. With the tiller opening at deck level this is not the case.

All his designs feature the mounting step.
The mounting step can be seen on the port side of the rudder stock, You can place your right foot on it, grab the top of the stock and pull yourself up using the lower gudgeon as a foothold for your left foot if required.

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[Randonneur]

I feel that perhaps the end is in sight!
A day of just fitting things and cleaning up.
When the wind drops I hope to get her rigged and that's enough to make her usable

[Randonneur]

And now the interior is taking shape.

[Port-Na-Storm]

Its good to see you've got the on-board entertainment installed.

She looks very well finished, great job.

Graham