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ddeaton
10-25-2006, 08:38 AM
If I do say so myself. My poles for my Wittholz. First straight coat of varnish and all is well.:)
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l86/ddeaton2/CIMG0072.jpg
Thorne
10-25-2006, 08:44 AM
Nice!
uncas
10-25-2006, 08:56 AM
ddeaton..
Ummm.. only 11 more coats to go...
Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )
10-25-2006, 09:19 AM
ddeaton..
Ummm.. only 11 more coats to go...

Welcome back Jamie ;)

Lookin good ddeaton.
ddeaton
10-25-2006, 09:56 AM
With the puddles in the yard frozen this morning I guess i got all winter for the next 11!:(
shark_ef
10-25-2006, 09:57 AM
by the looks on the end, those are two pieces right? or is it just the grain?
looking lvoely tho!
ddeaton
10-25-2006, 11:44 AM
by the looks on the end, those are two pieces right? or is it just the grain?
looking lvoely tho!
Shark, yes it ends up 2 pieces and the base started out with 6. All grains shifted on the glue up. Shaw and Tenny wittled out the poles, they turned out great.
Tom W.
10-25-2006, 11:50 AM
Very nice, any pics of the Wittholz?
ddeaton
10-25-2006, 12:23 PM
Why sure I do.:)
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l86/ddeaton2/IMG_2420.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l86/ddeaton2/IMG_2439.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l86/ddeaton2/IMG_2435.jpg
davidagage
10-25-2006, 12:37 PM
Hey, Dan, first off, happy belated birthday, Secondly, what sort of power are you going to use? Inboard/outboard/non at all?

tia,

DG
ddeaton
10-25-2006, 02:45 PM
Hey, Dan, first off, happy belated birthday, Secondly, what sort of power are you going to use? Inboard/outboard/non at all?

tia,

DG

Dave,
I have a Nissan 6hp 4 stroke outboard for now. Plans are to go electric and replace the 500lbs of lead pigs with batteries. I am a control electrician by trade and can handle that end of it. What I am trying to figure out is - how to get the tube through the keel. I was told by some builders up around Maine to place the tube beside the keel on a retrofit. Sounds fairly ok, but what about the drag? I know its not a sleek racer, and it probably dont matter. But I have time to think it through.
davidagage
10-25-2006, 03:35 PM
Dan, I like the idea of electric and battery ballast. I don't think you would notice any kind of difference in drag with a shaft tube alongside the keel, sounds like a good plan.

Have you seen these guys?

EVparts (http://www.evparts.com/firstpage.php?PHPSESSID=2c28f279561ba23c62cff40e03 1ed29f)
ddeaton
10-25-2006, 08:06 PM
Dave,
Yes, I have seen those guys. So much to choose from. The technology is changing on the low voltage stuff, they are starting to wind low voltage ac motors now. A battery powered ac invertor drive would be pretty efficient and brushless too.
mcdenny
10-25-2006, 09:12 PM
You can get a 6hp (100a at 48v) Mars ac motor, Sevcon PMAC inverter drive good for 200a all for <$1000.

This is the guts of the new Briggs & Stratton brushless electric outboard.

Actually, if you don't mind the appearance of the OB hanging out back you might consider the B&S motor. At $1800 it's less expensive than buying all the parts for an inboard installation and certainly a lot easier to install.
Peter Malcolm Jardine
10-25-2006, 11:16 PM
Nice... and a happy birthday to you.... a mite late.
ddeaton
10-26-2006, 07:55 PM
Thanks for the happy birthdays from all. How do we all know my birthday?
Peter Malcolm Jardine
10-26-2006, 09:43 PM
It comes up at the bottom of the forum page... if you've entered your birth date on your profile. :)
Lew Barrett
10-26-2006, 09:58 PM
Looks great!