"New" Bandsaw!!

I finally brought home the bandsaw I traded for.  This beauty was built by the Jones Superior Machine Co. of Chicago, IL.  I am doing research on it but still have a ways to go.  The man I got it from bought it at auction in the 1970's for @ $130.00.

The machine specs as far as I know at this point include:

  Overall height 7ft.

  Width of cut is 18" (throat from blade)

   Table is 24"x24" (not original, blade hole not cut out yet)

  Length of blade, a wopping 150"!

  Weight of machine, I'm guessing about 350-400#

       (the arm is solid cast iron)

  Belt driven, 1 hp motor (not attached but I have it).

  I think that the original paint was a shade of green but will know more later.

Anyway I thought it was a great deal considering I traded 14 cubic feet of medium grade vermiculite and 4 cf of sphagnum moss for it.

Check out pictures of this great saw in my Curlew photo album.

Andy

Used Snipe... A Bust

I had alluded earlier to the fact that I had been offered an old wooden Snipe sailboat for free.  Went to pick it up tonight and unfortunately after seeing it I had to decline.  While the hull is still whole, I am afraid of a lot of dryrot.  It had been fiberglassed at some point and the fg was so damaged from UV that the cloth was fully exposed - some of the hardware had already been stripped, mast was rotted, rudder stock was gone -well that about paints the picture. 

 

While I think with a lot of effort the boat could be restored, I don't have the time, finances or space to do it.  The owner is not going to dispose of the hull until spring so I have several months to change my mind  lol.

 

Andy

1958 14 Ft Chris Craft Barracuda boat kit still in box

Hi, I am a new member here:) I thought I would post this here because I know a lot may find this interesting and enjoy seeing this boat kit. My neighbor and good friend has a 14 Ft Barracuda Chris Craft Boat Kit from 1958 or 1959 (he can't remember exact year.) He bought it then and never got around to building it. It still has the original shipping label on the box. It has been in the box all of this time and never opened it until a few weeks ago (only one box of the two were opened) to inspect the contents and take pictures.) Everything is is excellent condition like new. I have been doing a lot of research on it and can't find any that are original and not built still in the box. I have found a few that have been restored but even those are hard to find. I also found that you can buy replica boat kits of this boat. He has decided to sell it since he is 81 now and won't ever use it. I made a few web pages to show pictures and all the info I have collected so far. I have gotten a lot of response on how unique it is. Feel free to tell me any info you may have or just comments. I would love to hear what others think of it. Here are the links to the pics of it.
http://artisticwebdesignz.com/catalog/chriscraftimages.html
http://flutterbysandflowers.com/chriscraft.aspx

Tabu Build

Yes Tabu is an old design but so is the Star class boat which to my mind is the epitomy of small boat sailing.  I have started my Tabu in earnest and would like to share images of my progress Having a bit of lofting experience, I find developing a working set of drawings challenging but not overwhelming. FAST is my objective with Tabu! I have varied the design a bit to that end. Design plans propose a hull weight of 175 lbs. with sail area at 165 sq. ft. I am shooting for a 130 lb. hull delivering 200 sq. ft. of sheet to the wind. The accompanying photos will depict my approach to weight conservation while maintaining strength.

Image #1 – Tabu Class Icon: Unable to find a Tabu class sailboat icon to display on the sail, I developed my own – Tabu class sailboat?

Image #2 – Hollow Dagger Board & Rudder: Using 3/16', mahogany ply with internal spline for shape, the rudder weighs 8 ozs.. and the dagger board 16ozs.before the Dynel covering.

Image #3 – Main Frame: My experience building fast motocross motorcycles in the '80s taught me that holes will disperse stresses in a stressed member with the added benefit that holes don't weigh very much. Light weight translates to higher speed with the same power input.

Image # 4 – Main Frame In Bondage. Level, square, and plumb are good things

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Tabu plans

I am beginning to build the tabu sailboat (hollow aquadynamic rudder in progress) and would like to buy a set of full size plans with comprehensive build instructions. These used to be avilable at Boat Builder but they ceased publication recently. Anybody know of a source?

David