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:'( :'( :'( This is my flooded front yard this morning. Looks like the V will be dry "wet Docked" for the next few days until the thunder storms and all this rain clears.
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Looks like a good day to learn how to use a router on some starboard. Will post pics of me in the hospital with no fingers or a completed hatch cover.
We all need a STINKY Kitty. We can pull from the funds and fly Stink on up here so he can do all of our starboard work. :o 8) ;D ;) |
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"Flood Watch" today. Hey phes, tomorrow they are now saying "mostly cloudy, 74, S 5-10". I think I can go, what about you??? Call me. Tomorrow is the only day in next 10 they are not calling for T-storms.
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Hmmm, I just worked all night and now i wanna play with some sharp power tools. Still think this is a job for STINKY-HOOKER ;D
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1 inch starboard. cut out 3/4 thickness to fit over the raised lip.
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Need to do some sanding. Router kicked on me a few times. Smoking, drinking coffee and trying to cut. I knew this was a STINK Job !! ;D
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Doesnt look to bad, but stuck now. Notice the hinges, they wont go flush with the top and I only have a 1/4 thickness below it so I cant go any deeper with the router. New hinges ??, add a few washers and raise the hinges on the one side so they are flush. ??? ??? ???
Please note the exstreme motivation of working in the rain on a Sunday morning ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC01866.jpg |
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we have gotten 4" rain in the last 2 days!!
Maybe its a good thing I don't have the new motor yet?? |
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Was hanging out at the boat docks this morning before my shift ended. All the fishing boats were still going out.
I'd rather play with a router and loose a finger then bounce around and get wet all day. ;D |
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The weather has ben perfect for fishing here!! 0 wind and calm seas!!
If I had a motor I would be out there!! |
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Got any 1/4 starboard?? Could rise the hinges. Thats what I would do.
But I would have used 3/4 to begin with ;) ;D |
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if you have a small clean-out bit for the router you could recess the hinge slightly on the hatch side,..... with a little "finesse",.... one false move could prove a fatal mistake and you'll be wanting to do it over
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Here is a photo of one of my hatches when I bought the boat. Notice the shims as MJ said those are factory. I made my hatch out of 3/4" and still used the factory shims. You could do a phester said and route the hinge in or if you have access to a plainer, plain the whole hatch down to the thickness needed. Keep up the good work. It will come together. Bill Mc ;D
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Look for some offset hinges. I'm sure they're available.
Regarding heavy rain... My bud in NC found out why folks keep johnboats tied to the front porch. :D |
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Hammer, if ya got a table-saw, slice a couple of shimms to go under the hinges...looks like about an eighth to three sixteenths should do it...careful w/ those fingers... ;) ...
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MOJO IM IN JAMESTOWN RI AND ALL ITS DONE IS RAIN :(
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Just my two cents,
use a straight router bit and set the depth for the hinge thickness. This will make it flush with the top. |
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Parish,
I thought of that, but then realized that the plyers in my back pocket and your boat just being up a ways................ ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;) |
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Sorry, no hatch like that on mine.
Actually, I was in Lewes on Saturday and Sunday, even ate at the Blue Plate on Saturday. I was looking for you, even went speeding through town thought maybe you would pull me over. Just kidding, I drive slow through Lewes, never know when those pesky peds will walk right out into the street without looking. :-X |
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No problem, but if you ever do get stopped in Lewes, be sure to mention my name. ;)
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Damm, I think it just might work. ;D
Might be able to install the hatch if the rain ever stops. Oh yeah, I was amazed to see when I looked out my window this morning and saw that I left my tool box open. :-[ Can only guess how much water is in my tool box now :'( :'( :'( http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC01870.jpg |
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Hammer, here's hopin' that's Stainless Steel you're cuttin' those shims from...she'll be a Rust 'o Plenty if not :-/ ...
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To me that looks like brass or berilium!?!?
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1/4 brass that I recovered from a wreck.
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or copper. Heavy as hell.
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Have ya tried it yet?...How'd it work out?...
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Color and weight say brass.
Grind marks say brass as well, copper would have mushy scrapes and easier to smooth. |
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Should have been done today, but I just woke up.
Working nights ruin my sleep habits. Trying to get out there now. :'( :'( :'( |
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I would route a recess in it if you are deterined to stay with the 1", but like MJ I would have used 3/4 to start with. :D
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Finally finished her up. Shot some 5200 around the spacers. Never know the differnce.
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Need to add a locking latch as well. West Marine didnt have any in stock today.
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Hammer, put some kind of STOP to keep that purdy new hatch-lid from layin' over on the cleat behind it...Bet that's what breaks all these things to begin with ... hate to see all that good work go to waste :P maybe a chain or SS coated leader inside the box to the lid to stop it from slammin' over on that cleat...just a thought :) ...
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Reel, Thats a smart idea. Thanks Bro. ;D
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Here's a photo of a spring stay I used on mine. http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...d=saturday_010 |
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Where'd you get those Mac?
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