Building Paterson 8 in Dubai

[Phil Alderson]

Thanks for that.  What thickness of the wall should I be looking for?

Doug

2-3mm any less than 2 and it will be hard to cut. I usually use a strip of glass tape and wrap around in a spiral pattern, this gives a range of thicnkesses at the ends.

[phil_kirk]

Boat end gantry pivots.
I cheated and used some carbon uni tube from a kite shop. 8mm id tube is a standard size.  An peice of tube can be bogged in position on the supports on the transom and then overlayed with a mixture od weave and uni to knit into the boat structure. Once cured the tube was trimmed to length.  I used off cuts of this tube on the gantry itself but aligned each pair of pivot tubes with a stainless bar.  This ensures that the rudder pin will fit and the gantry will pivot around the same axis.

[douglas_hassell]

Thanks for that.  What thickness of the wall should I be looking for?

Doug

2-3mm any less than 2 and it will be hard to cut. I usually use a strip of glass tape and wrap around in a spiral pattern, this gives a range of thicnkesses at the ends.

Thanks for that I will try as an option.  (Also getting bushes from Sea Sure.
Doug

[douglas_hassell]

Boat end gantry pivots.
I cheated and used some carbon uni tube from a kite shop. 8mm id tube is a standard size.  An peice of tube can be bogged in position on the supports on the transom and then overlayed with a mixture od weave and uni to knit into the boat structure. Once cured the tube was trimmed to length.  I used off cuts of this tube on the gantry itself but aligned each pair of pivot tubes with a stainless bar.  This ensures that the rudder pin will fit and the gantry will pivot around the same axis.

I am back in the UK for a couple of days....flying today....and will try to buy some.

Thanks, Doug

[douglas_hassell]

On a similar theme, is there somewhere that I can order the 8mm bar from in the UK (I found somewhere I could get 5mm from in Dubai but have not been back to them on the 8mm)?

Thanks,

Doug

[Will_Lee]

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=6614699

This is a lower grade (303). This may be what we used, but I thought we used 316, which RS (Not THAT RS) seem to no longer have on their website.

There are A316 stainless rods, but only in imperial dias.

Will

[roland_trim]

303 was the grade that broke lots. 316 is the grade we bought a job lot of and are now running out of (1 bent breakage due to failure of bottom plate on stock!).

[douglas_hassell]

Looks like I should go for A316 then?

No made it to the UK and here until Saturday and so hope to get some delivered.

Doug

[Phil Alderson]

I got some 316 at

http://www.metals4u.co.uk/detail.asp?cat_id=83&prd_id=1688

[douglas_hassell]

I got some 316 at

http://www.metals4u.co.uk/detail.asp?cat_id=83&prd_id=1688

I had a look and bought some.  Much better value than RS!

Thanks,
Doug

[douglas_hassell]

Bushes and 8mm rod both delivered and so all ready to head back to Dubai.

I have a few days in Dubai next week and will get some photos on the web.

Doug

[douglas_hassell]

Hi, a quick update...

starting to glue fittings on...should finish tomorrow.....boat should be painted on Wednesday   

Doug

[douglas_hassell]

All fittings on. 

Boat getting painted and looks a lot different

Going for white to reflect the sun.

Will take pictures tomorrow.

Working on the trolley.

Doug

[douglas_hassell]

Some pics of the undercoat.

I am very pleased to be at this point!   

Doug

[Graham Bridle]

You should be pleased Doug, it looks fantastic, and to have built it without the benefit of local boats to look at for reference is an impressive achievement, i look forward to the dubai open !