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Re: ECO 6 Build - rudder blade failure
Thank you , all, for the suggestions and advice. I am working on the cockpit coamings at the moment, which gives me time to consider the options being suggested. Clearly, as the saying goes, there are
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Rod McLaren
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Re: D.R. Voyager 122
Hi Patrick good job I know sanding is a boring job. Also I'm about to finish the sanding on the KD 122 Italy, electrical system finished and after assembly of the A-frame mast bye
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Re: ECO 6 Build - rudder blade failure
Hi Rod In my blog pages for my Duo 480 I reccomended making up a shorter test panel of rudder minus the inside carbon. I used the jig that Rodney gave me from his KD650. The angle is the same. I
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bryanandmarycox
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Re: D.R. Voyager 122
Hi Patrick Thank you for your update. Impressive work. Bernd
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Bernd Kohler
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Re: ECO 6 Build - rudder blade failure
I have been using a similar fold up method for dagger boards and rudder blades over the last 40 years except instead of using plywood I use a Sheetmetal mold to lay up a composite part. The most
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steve w
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Re: D.R. Voyager 122
Impressive build. Wishing you an early finish to the sanding/painting/
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Rod McLaren
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Re: DUO 480
Thank you Bryan and Keith for your advice and encouragement. Fran?ois Moinet
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Fran?ois Moinet
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Re: ECO 6 Build - rudder blade failure
Hi Rod. I built an Eco7.5. My rudders were laminated wood. But my dagger board used Bernd¡¯s V system. I had problem because I could only get 6mm plywood instead of recommended 4mm. Bernd¡¯s advice
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christopher gent
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Re: ECO 6 Build - rudder blade failure
Hi Rod Yes, the rudders can be tricky. I broke some ply, tried cutting kerfs, then figured it out as designed. So in addition to what Bernd said, I would just add to try bending the ply in the
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D.R. Voyager 122
Hi Everyone I just uploaded a few new pictures to the D.R. Voyager album here ( /g/K-designs-Multihull-Sailboats/album?id=140477 ). We are done fiberglassing as far as I know. I still
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voya12m
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Re: ECO 6 Build - rudder blade failure
Hi Rod, also look at these photos of my construction of the rudder of the first KD 122 Italy. You'll have to sand the front but they'll look good. You're doing a great job on the rest of the boat.
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Re: ECO 6 Build - rudder blade failure
Hi Rod What a pity for all the work. Meranti is not usable for the rudders, as you know by now. I specify Ocume for the whole boat. Ocume is a lot more flexible and lighter, by the way. The start V on
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Bernd Kohler
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ECO 6 Build - rudder blade failure
Recently I made my first attempt to build the rudder blades for my ECO 6, and met with a big failure. Advice, comments, suggestions are invited before I make my second attempt. The photos show what
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Rod McLaren
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Re: DUO 480
Looking forward to see your progress. Are we allowed to know your name? regards Bryan
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Re: DUO 480
Hello That¡¯s a good start, and you look to be building inside, which makes work with epoxy more possible all year. I look forward to watching your build. Cheers Keith in New Zealand Sent: 17 March,
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Keith
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DUO 480
Hello everyone, New to this site, I'm starting to build a Duo 480. I live in the south of France. I am retired but still with a lot of activities and therefore little time to devote to building the
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Fran?ois Moinet
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Photo Notifications
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f.moinet <f.moinet@...> added the album DUO 480 ( /g/K-designs-Multihull-Sailboats/album?id=285131 ) : Construction of a Duo 480 in the South France --- The following photos
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Re: Progress
My best compliments to Rod for his suberb work
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giuseppe.venditti@...
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Re: professional builders
Mirko, my builder is a retired craftman near Rome, but he is full of work; this forum is viewed by a craftman in the south of Italy; look at
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giuseppe.venditti@...
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