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August 9, 2009 by Bob Easton Leave a Comment

keep the mud warm WilmaThe location is a very unusual sandy beach on the Dalmation coast. Most of the coast is craggy rocks with sharp rocky bottoms that require thick sole swim shoes. Not here. This beach is sandy, and the bottom too. It’s located on a very wide shallow lagoon just west of the tiny town of Nin, Croatia, about 15 kilometers north of Zadar. The beach is on a peninsula facing toward the mainland. The mountains are part of the Velebit range. The azure water is absolutely delightful. Most days bring very clear skies, or very few clouds, and very low humidity. Perfect swimming.

Some people like the nearby mud, which is thought to have medicinal value. Keep that mud warm Wilma. After ObamaCare passes, this may be the best medical care one can get.

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Footrest

July 21, 2009 by Bob Easton Leave a Comment

The backrest will help transfer some energy from paddle, through the body, and into the boat. A footrest helps even more.

footrestIt’s adjustable. The rail attached to the boat’s bottom has 5 10-24 nuts spaced along its length and epoxied into recesses. The footrest itself can be moved along the rail to the desired positioned and fastened down with the knob which, of course, holds a 10-24 threaded rod. Making it from white ash was straightforward. Drilling holes for fastening into the bottom of the boat offered a bit of tension.

This was the last structural component. Finishing is next.

Filed Under: Boatbuilding, Eva Won, Fiddlehead

Backrest

July 20, 2009 by Bob Easton Leave a Comment

The boat has no seat. The paddler sits on the bottom of the boat, or a cushion of some sort. I might do something about that later. There is, however, a back rest. One needs something to brace against paddling effort.

backrest shapingbackrestThe backrest is pretty simple, an 8-sided, tapered bar with a couple of curved pads. All parts are white ash. The pads were curved by boiling for a few minutes and then clamping over nicely curved surfaces, which just happened to be chair backs. The backrest rotates to provide a comfortable fit.

No mishaps with this component, except for losing one of the mounting screws. Time to listen to Beethoven’s Rage Over a Lost Screw.

Filed Under: Boatbuilding, Eva Won, Fiddlehead

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