tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post561476657424186291..comments2024-03-07T07:08:01.858-05:00Comments on The Unlikely Boat Builder: Root BerthThe Unlikely Boatbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-61871856333304359952024-01-02T07:45:15.488-05:002024-01-02T07:45:15.488-05:00I don't know why google won't let me sign ...I don't know why google won't let me sign in to leave this comment, but... I believe they were 1" galvanized pipes. It was a long time ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-89839657004509593312024-01-02T06:59:19.094-05:002024-01-02T06:59:19.094-05:00Hi John, I was wondering what are the dimensions o...Hi John, I was wondering what are the dimensions of the pipes? <br />Your post inspired me to build root berths for my Danish double ender. Troelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-9103816156829784822023-04-08T18:44:54.172-04:002023-04-08T18:44:54.172-04:00Can you repost the photos? They seem to have dropp...Can you repost the photos? They seem to have dropped. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-50599927673316019622013-09-02T22:15:16.769-04:002013-09-02T22:15:16.769-04:00John - evertything looks just wonderful - love the...John - evertything looks just wonderful - love the galley! oxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-31623564451098281662013-09-02T20:48:19.980-04:002013-09-02T20:48:19.980-04:00John, I don't know how to do the math on this,...John, I don't know how to do the math on this, but keep in mind that the tighter you keep the cloth, the greater the force the stretcher and galley side have to withstand. The forces can become much greater than the mere weight of the occupant. There must be some sort of published graph or formula giving the resulting increase with the angle the cloth at the pipe makes with the vertical when in use.Jeffrey Michals-Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11875231268940338643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-58527284413171643962013-09-02T00:13:23.635-04:002013-09-02T00:13:23.635-04:00Hi.
Old ideas frequently have the great virtue of...Hi.<br /><br />Old ideas frequently have the great virtue of not only being low tech/simple, but usually work - that's why they are stil around!<br /><br />Jim Gregg.<br />PS Sad sight this weekend, The Indonesioan sail training ship (Barquentine) Dewaruci arrived in Fremantle having lost her figurehead, whole bowsprit, fore topmast, and everything above it - a steel tubular mast about a foot + diameter bent through 180deg and all hanging down, and also broke both main and mizzen wooden topmasts.<br /><br />On her way to a Cavalcade of Sail in Sydney I believe. The Indian ocean gets very nasty at times!<br /><br /><br />J. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com