So, I went by my local sailboat salvage parts yard. Well, he is about 50 minutes away if that is local. I was hoping to find several items at highly reduced prices. Everything on a sailboat cost way more than the stuff at a hardware store. Brad is great and a pleasure to deal with. He sells most of his stuff on Ebay, and I think he enjoys the occasional in person visit from another sailor. Most of the stuff is large boat items, but he has plenty of stuff that works on small boats too. I wanted some small teak hand holds (they cost me $5 each) to put on the "veranda" top on the Scamp. They are to help keep my feet from slipping when placing my two-part mast on when standing up there. Also, they look kind of sporty. For a couple of bucks, I also picked up two small shackles with the twist in them for another boat. I have been considering changing how I run my main sheet off of the boom. I have two ideas which require a large fiddle block with cleat which I got for $40. That saved well over $100.
While there I saw what looked like a round aluminum mast that I could use to replace the wooden one on my Scamp. Turned out to be a spinnaker pole for a large sailboat. It was "too big" as it was 3.5" in diameter, and I need 2.75". I was impressed that a spinnaker pole could be larger than the mast on my Scamp. He had a couple more on hand put all were too big. He said if he came across one the right diameter, he would let me know. At $100 it would be a real deal too.
Anyway, here a phot of a grab rail with 8 coats of new varnish atop the Scamp.
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Looks great!
Doug, Looks good, but raises a question:
I had thought to step the mast, while standing on a bench seat.
It is necessary to stand on the cabin roof, as part of mast stepping? ???
Good idea having it be a foot stop, as well as a hand hold.
Goes back to what I always say, that EVERYTHING on a small boat has to do double duty and have multiple functions.
While I'm happy enough having a 15 pound aluminum mast, I've had my eyes open for a carbon fiber spinnaker pole that maybe got crunched on one end.
Anything, to expand the number of years I have left to step masts! :o
Charles Brennan
I don't think you will need to get on top. I don't have the newer version where you have the sloped entry for the mast. Also, my mast was broken and repaired with a heavy stainless-steel sleeve it is in two pieces The bottom piece I often just leave in place. I couldn't get the full mast in place. I have to do both parts separately. Thus, I stand on top and why an aluminum mast seems inviting. Although a salvaged carbon fiber spinnaker pole sounds very inviting. I may have to put an order in with Brad. At 74 I have to start thinking about easier.
This is why I have considered a tabernacle to make it easier, but I think that would require a lot more restructuring to be made strong enough. I am still considering it as the best solution, but it would have been so much easier if it was done in the original build than after the fact. I see the new Scallywag has a tabernacle.
Both pieces of the mast separated.
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Put together.
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Bottom section in place before climbing on top.
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I should add that I leave the mast up when I have the Scamp at the club on the hard, so I don't have to get on top except when I travel with it. It's worth the $5 a month for the space just for that!
Is that a Scamp camper behind your Scamp boat?
9 coats of varnish, makes me tired to think about it! They do look nice.
The floor boards on my latest dinghy are getting tested with 3 coats of polyurethane.
Close but it's a Casita behind the Scamp. Good eye though with that spot, Spot. ;D
I have a soft spot for (and most likely in all of my [?] ;D ) vintage recreational vehicles...
Here is a picture to go with the previous reply. I am regretting finishing the bottom of the floorboards/seating arrangement before attaching the cross members with screws and a dab of epoxy, but it is nothing that can't be sorted with a couple of additional steps. Boat is epoxy coated on outside, hoping for this weekend to complete on the inside, and will then be painted. The stained boards will be removeable for off-season touch-ups and, short of the oars, should be the only 'brightwork' on the rig.
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I like the pinecones! I bought a good wood burner with transformer and multiple tips for adding designs to my bamboo native style flutes I make. So, I have also done burnings on paddles and the cabin hatch for the potter.
Flutes.
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Greenland style kayak paddle I made and canoe paddle.
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Potter hatch cover.
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That's great stuff there Doug! The artistic gene shows itself! LOVE the turtle!