Topic: I'm working on a yacht helping a guy mount the mast.

Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #85,914

I've got zero yacht mast mounting experience, but it's going well so far. I measured the fixing points on the mast, spreaders, and hull, and then drew up a plan for the wire ropes that hold it in place.
It's not where the guy wanted the ropes to be but it's what I think looks better geometrically and also looks more like the rest of the yachts in the marina lol

We are going to park the boat in a spot near the fence, have a crane on the other side and lift it into place. All the wire ropes will be premade and fixed to the mast, I need to get the lengths right allowing for shackles and turnbuckles so that the mast can be secured and the crane released.

I might take photos of the lift and post them too

Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 42 seconds later[^] [v] #984,223

Anonymous A (OP) triple-posted this 6 years ago, 18 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #984,224

Anonymous A (OP) quadruple-posted this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #984,225

This is the yacht. He's had it 4 years and never been sailing.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #984,270

That's not a yacht lmao

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #984,273

Why does he have it and not use it?

Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #984,274

@984,225 (A)

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 2 months later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,548

Yacht update: it has a mast.

tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,550

@previous (D)
When are we going yachting?

Anonymous D replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,551

@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA)
When it has a sail

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,552

I thought the thread title was a euphemism. Disappointing.

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,554

@984,273 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
#richpeople

tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 5 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,555

@1,011,551 (D)
Grate. We shall name it The Spruce Moose and it shall be Minichan BBS's official vessel.

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,576

V cool
My old roommate is a sailor, I'm still jelly
He has the same first&last name as the person i was seeing at the time who is a treeplanter so we called them surf and turf to differentiate

Did it sail well with your mast-mounting

(Edited 23 seconds later.)

Anonymous D replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,638

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Its maiden voyage was 100 meters or so. The first time it's moved under it's own power, and not attached to another boat "just in case" because all the steering controls are held together with cable ties and duct tape.

Once it has a sail and the controls are adjusted it can theoretically go sailing. But it still needs 2 roller furlings and the interior all fitted out with plumbing and electrical and a radio and gps and a life boat etc, etc.

I'm going to design his roller furlings next.

Anonymous D double-posted this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,644

@984,273 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
It's a work in progress.

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 35 minutes later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,649

@1,011,638 (D)
:) that's super cool, well done! Please post anything that would be helpful for learning about this sort of thing, id love to know

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,659

@1,011,644 (D)
It looks like it will be great fun

Anonymous D replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,676

@1,011,649 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Learning about sailing, or drawing stuff on the computer? I'm not a sailor, and only intend to drink on the yacht when it's in the harbour. It'll be sailing by next year, and will be a floating party for the Americans Cup regatta.

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 5 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,685

@previous (D)
Both, and just how boats work in general! regardless, what you're doing is super fucking cool. I never liked sailing but you still have me jealous :)

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 2 days later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,012,511

wow that's the yacht in Druraan Duranrs's video for Rio

Anonymous D replied with this 5 years ago, 11 minutes later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,012,517

@1,011,685 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Lynda.com and Udemy are both pretty useful. Torrent sites have a lot of their tutorials. That's how I learn most software. No idea about sailing, but I'm worried about the height of the mast.
He was recommended an 18m mast height, but went to 20m as some sort of yachting pissing contest. But the mast acts as a lever, so all that extra leverage means it will tip the boat over easier. To counter act it, it needs more ballast and lowers the profile of the boat in the water... Who knows, maybe he won't push it anywhere near it's limits anyway, and everything will be fine.

Ameritteh !MODABUSE replied with this 5 years ago, 11 minutes later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,012,519

@previous (D)
AlphaRatio or CGP? AR's search is shit, I have to use the IRC search because it doesn't tokenise on certain chars (".", "-") properly.

Anonymous D replied with this 5 years ago, 43 minutes later, 2 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,012,527

@previous (Ameritteh !MODABUSE)
Usually CGP, gfxpeers and torrentday. I'm not on alpharatio

tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 5 years ago, 1 month later, 4 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,641

@previous (D)
AR's really good for e-learning shit, esp. Lynda and Pluralsight. You're probably good without it, but keep it in mind if you're ever after something you can't find elsewhere (often has open registration).

Ananthanarayanan M R joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 4 minutes later, 4 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,643

@984,270 (B)

A yacht is a watercraft used for pleasure or sports.

Ben Johnson joined in and replied with this 5 years ago, 16 minutes later, 4 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,028,648

@984,270 (B)
lol

Anonymous D replied with this 5 years ago, 5 months later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,193

Yacht Update: it needs two rolled up front sails and this is the rope drum at the bottom.

At first it looked like this

Anonymous D double-posted this 5 years ago, 3 minutes later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,194

I didn't like the bottom piece so now it is a bearing carrier

Anonymous D triple-posted this 5 years ago, 6 minutes later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,195

Mostly it's my bud wanting shit, and me nodding and drawing it. Ive got these pretty pictures, and he wants to make most of it himself.

Cool project

tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 5 years ago, 7 seconds later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,196

This is taking a long time. The Spruce Moose will never make it to the Belgian Congo at this rate.

Dreamworks replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,197

@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA)
did you just delete a reply of yours in this topic

tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 5 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,199

@previous (Dreamworks)
Yes. :^)

Anonymous D replied with this 5 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,200

@previous (tteh !MemesToDNA)
How dare you

Dreamworks replied with this 5 years ago, 13 seconds later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,201

@1,080,199 (tteh !MemesToDNA)
i was going to write a response and then i refreshed and it was gone

Dreamworks double-posted this 5 years ago, 51 seconds later, 9 months after the original post[^] [v] #1,080,202

it was about how the definiton i posted was too broad because it would include things like kayaks and whatnot

dw !p9hU6ckyqw triple-posted this 2 weeks ago, 5 years later, 6 years after the original post[^] [v] #1,362,039

@1,080,199 (tteh !MemesToDNA)
Fuck you

tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 2 weeks ago, 1 hour later, 6 years after the original post[^] [v] #1,362,051

@previous (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)
:^)

Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 2 hours later, 6 years after the original post[^] [v] #1,362,063

Whatever became of the Spruce Mooce?

boof joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 5 hours later, 6 years after the original post[^] [v] #1,362,129

@previous (Oatmeal Fucker !BYUc1TwJMU)
it burned down ;_;