Where am I going to find a replacement for THAT garboard /aka Etain update

[The Schooner Etain]

Got some more work done on Etain in the last couple of days. I have to say it's really great the weather we've been having up here lately.

I worked my way back towards the stern with the plank removal just a bit, only to discover that the garboard is 9 inches wide by 24 feet long! :eek: I hope I'll be able to get a peice of lumber big enough to duplicate it for replacement. It's still attached to the boat for now, maybe I'll get it off on the weekend. That would finish the plank removal on the port side for the moment, with the bottom four planks removed along the entire length.

Inside, I've been removing the floors and other interior bits that will be in the way, and that I want to replace anyway. I've also been stripping the paint off ribs so I can see their condition more clearly. I'll be renting a small electric jackhammer soon to star removing the concrete as well, so i can make sure the frames haven't rotted in those areas.

Pictures coming VERY soon. Promise.

Chris

[ken mcclure]

If you call around to the specialty suppliers you should be able to find a piece of mahogany that size. Check with Gannon & Benjamin. If they can't get you one, they should be able to put you in touch with a supplier who can.

[Concordia41]

Too bad you're not a little closer. We need a 5" x 22' - for something that grows on trees, you'd think it'd be a little easier to come by :rolleyes:

Cheers!

- M

[Thad]

What species and thickness?

[bugeye]

hi,
since you're doing so much planking, it wouldn't be hard to change you're butt schedule, and make do with what is readily available. This is a boat, not religion. A captain that I sailed with on Pride II told me once, and I think back to this often, There is no limit to how much you can worry about this stuff, but there comes a point where you have to stop worrying and just get the job done. Once the boat is back in the water, and you are on a broad reach grinning ear to ear, you won't care that the butt schedule has been altered. Every sawmill that I've dealt with can cut at least 20', so it's not like you'll have to go to Home Depot and plank her up with 12' 2x10's.
There's a mill near me that gets nice douglas fir 12x12's 40 feet long and will resaw them to whatever you want for about 1.50 per bd/ft. Have you talked to local mills? It seems like all of the specialty boat lumber places want over 5.00 bd/ft for anything. That's not so bad if you're building a dinghy, but on a boat the size of yours or mine, it gets really expensive, really quickly.

[Art Read]

So, Bugeye... Was that Jan you sailed with? Sure sounds like him! Ever get him going on "proper" trim and tuning for gaff rig?

[bugeye]

hi Art,
Yes indeed, it was Jan. And yes I have heard him go on rants about sail trim and just about anything else you might imagine. I sailed with him on several tours, the best was the Asia tour. I think the world of Jan, and learned a tremendous amount from him. I am also aware that not everyone has this opinion of him, but he was always more than good to me. Did you sail on Pride?