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AMY SMITH LINTON

Boat-Build Update: Whistling While He Works...

12/11/2015

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I jest only a smidge when I say that my favorite skipper leaves the house whistling like the less known eighth minion of Snow White. Heigh ho, heigh ho.

It's been a full few days at Boat Build Central. The process of painting a boat seems as slow as any human endeavor, ever. A metronome count of days: 
Spray on one coat of polyurethane. Tick.
Pause overnight (or more) for drying. Tock.
Sand. Tick.
Apply another coat. Tock
Pause for drying. Tick.
Sand. Tock.
Et cetera.
Et cetera.
​Et cetera. 
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For Spawn of Frankenscot, the paint of choice is an automotive two-part polyurethane that OH Rodgers (aka Ninjee) sprayed on. Both guys used rollers and chip brushes to get paint onto the non-flats, corners, and so forth.

​Despite my hopes for safety orange, it looks as if the boat will remain basic paper white. 

Spiffy nonskid is in place on the topsides...Ninjee chose a specialty product to rough up the paint where crew might need to walk.  Coarse and medium silica sand from Imron mixed with a touch of grey pigment masked into place gives the non-skid its distinctive look. This texture covers the bow, the side decks, and is wrapped on the sheer where crew will need it for hiking with a trapeze. 
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The aft section of the cockpit will require a few of those fetching bathtub safety stickers, as the non-skid does not extend to the "wading pool" on the lido deck. And yes, there's a second coat of paint missing on half of the lido –– the phrase "painting oneself into a corner" comes to mind –– give it a few more days. Tick. Tock.
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What makes a sailboat a sailboat? Well, most people can point to that key indicator of sailing-ness: a mast. 

And Spawn, too, has one of them there sticky-uppy things. We made a road-trip for a scratch-and-dent Melges 20 mast last spring. No stranger to repairing carbon fiber rigs, Ninjee ground out and re-wrapped the crack that made the mast such a sweet bargain, and let it (Tick. Tock.) cure.  A set of shrouds from Marty Kulman of Quantum and a nice new forestay, plus Frankenscot's old spinnaker halyard allowed us to dry-fit the mast yesterday.
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Aaaaaaaaand it fits, she concluded dryly. 

Derek at JTR re-tooled the hiking racks from Frankenscot for us, smoothing out the curves to fit Spawn.  Oh, the metal racks still vaguely resemble ADA-compliant hand-rails, but they make a very comfortable perch and now fit the hull like a pair of bespoke gloves.

With both racks in place, Spawn has a wingspan of just under 13 feet. I'm getting kind of a pterodactyl-at-the-ready vibe... 
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36 Comments
mtt
12/11/2015 07:40:54 am

now the fun part - drilling holes

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Todd Johnson link
12/11/2015 08:31:04 am

Very cool looking despite the pronounced "squatness" in the rear end. It will obviously be fast.
Drill on.
Hi to you and Jeff!
-Todd Johnson

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Amy
12/11/2015 12:05:54 pm

Thanks Todd!

Joe Frohock
12/11/2015 08:29:57 am

It looks great can not wait to see it on the water ..

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Amy
12/11/2015 12:06:27 pm

Hi Joe!
Thanks -- me neither!

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DC
12/11/2015 08:46:04 am

AWESOME!!!!

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Amy
12/11/2015 12:06:49 pm

Thanks DC!

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Skinnygenes
12/11/2015 09:42:11 am

Looking nice. Really sweet

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Amy
12/11/2015 12:07:33 pm

Thank you, Skinnygenes!

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George A.
12/11/2015 10:20:09 am

Google "SeaDek" for an alternative to bathtub stickers for the cockpit sole. It's a good product. I used it in Erik's Moth.

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Amy
12/11/2015 12:12:17 pm

Oooooh, George,
I googled it -- I love that stuff. A friend has a "landing pad" of it on the deck of his Flying Scot (Hi Henry!) and it's very cushy. It might be just the thing to raise the floor a bit, add floatation, and make a comfy Lido area...
Thank you!

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George A
12/11/2015 12:24:12 pm

Chesapeake Light Craft, up in Annapolis stocks it if no one locally your way does. A full sheet is a bit spendy but you could always ask if they have any cut offs. I think it comes in colors other than the standard grey.

bnocab
12/11/2015 10:43:21 am

Mighty purdy rudders!!!

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Amy
12/11/2015 12:12:42 pm

Thankee kindly!

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Tom Taylor
12/11/2015 10:55:13 am

Can we see it sail before the New Year? What is the schedule?

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Amy
12/11/2015 12:14:14 pm

Hi Tom!
There's a chance -- we don't have a schedule yet, but I will be sure to drop you a line via e-mail when Spawn is launched and ready for prime-time viewing!

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Kris
12/11/2015 11:08:11 am

Nice job! Looking forward to sea trials....

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Amy
12/11/2015 12:15:38 pm

Thanks Kris --
Me too!
I'll be toting a video camera when it gets launched.

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HHN92
12/11/2015 12:15:08 pm

Like an old co-worker of mine would say after running his hand over a new counter top that he had fabricated:

B-e-a-uuutiful

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Amy
12/11/2015 07:10:46 pm

Thank you, most kind!

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Amy
12/11/2015 12:34:39 pm

How about an update for the DIYC LOG!

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Amy
12/11/2015 07:11:39 pm

Okay, Amy.

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Scooter
12/11/2015 12:46:54 pm

"Bitchin ' wahoo!"

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Amy
12/11/2015 07:12:33 pm

Thanks scooter.

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mike krantz
12/11/2015 02:06:51 pm

use hydroturf.com - check out their second's section. Should be $100 or less to do the cockpit.

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Amy
12/11/2015 07:13:12 pm

Thanks for the tip, Mike. Will check it out.

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Ed nelson
12/11/2015 02:42:59 pm

Ninjee needs to explain the vertical double rudders - me at loss.

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Amy
12/11/2015 07:15:34 pm

Hi Ed
Hope it will become clear soon -- testing should start soon, and I plan to post video.
Thanks for stopping by!

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Travis Maier
12/11/2015 10:49:19 pm

This thing is developing nicely! What a find that M20 stick is. Can we expect some maiden sail video?

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Amy
12/12/2015 08:49:19 am

Travis --
I KNOW. Jeff is quietly persistent in his quest for parts and it paid out.
And yes, I hope to have the video camera going for the maiden (etc) voyages.
Thanks for swinging by!

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Moresailesed
12/13/2015 08:11:59 pm

That looks like a friggin sailboat! Although probably needs another rudder.. Hope to get wet with you all next Sunday. JT

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Amy
12/15/2015 10:56:30 pm

Howdee Morsailesed!
Three rudders?!
See you soon!

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nik nik nik f-f-f indians !
12/15/2015 03:11:30 pm

A RocketFish. an' Pretty! Will the production model have a spot fer geezers to slide their flying buttresses into for lower back support (like them comfy benches on a Flyin Scot) ?

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Amy
12/15/2015 10:57:48 pm

A spot for geezers? Sure! The whole dang thing is comfortable like a sofa!

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greg
12/19/2015 11:12:15 am

y'all have done a fine job so far. I'm looking forward to the video. Got any hats shirts ect for sell. I love your shirts.

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Amy
12/19/2015 02:54:11 pm

Hey Greg
You are so sweet! Thank you! I hope to have the new design put together and on shirts in time for Moth Midwinters --

Merry Christmas!

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