Hi Mitch, thanks for the instructive video. I'm in the UK and have just bought a Shellback that was imported here from the States. I have been admiring your extra side benches and would like to add some myself. Have you any recommendations on how to go about it? Cheers from Wales.
Greetings to my Wales friend. A lot of what I've learned about sailing and wood turning has come from your country. (Roger Barnes, etc) So some hints: I made a cardboard pattern to fit the starboard/port 'seats' in. Using a compass to trace the curve of the sides to the pattern. I have a surface planer which helped match the thickness of stern and midship seats. The later seats were removed and tabs were glued and screwed to the bottoms for the side seats to rest on. (My seats are not cut back to make them look thinner as Noel White described). Hope this helps. If you want more detail on making the bent type seat I'll try to give more info. I can't get the dinghy now with the weather as it is. I envy your place to sail. I'm on the Mississippi so I have to travel to get to a lake, etc.
Thank you@@mitchappleby9166, I appreciate the quick reply. I will get the cardboard out today! I'd love to hear more about how you made your bent slatted seat - they look really fine. It's only Day 2 of my ownership of the boat and I haven't yet sailed her, but the weekend's coming and, as you said, there are plenty of options here in Wales. I love the Shellback's simplicity and character.
I have a shell back dinghy that I purchased from a wonderful boatbuilder in Maine. I've always had trouble with how to rig the sail. This answers so many questions. Did you sell your boat?
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Very fine craft, and the best dry-dock I've ever seen... ; ) Cheers and fair winds from Japan!
Thank you, safe and happy sailing
I’m about to rig my boat with a balanced lugsail, so this is very interesting; thank you. Happy sailing!
This is so cool! Followed your link on Craigslist to this video. You do awesome work. Wish I was a little richer.
Can you talk about how you built in the side seating and whether the bumpers under the side seats provide enough flotation in a capsize?
Since the Tack is tied so close to the mast I think this qualifies as a standing lug. Balanced lugs have about 1/6th of the sail forward of the mast.
Hi Mitch, thanks for the instructive video. I'm in the UK and have just bought a Shellback that was imported here from the States. I have been admiring your extra side benches and would like to add some myself. Have you any recommendations on how to go about it? Cheers from Wales.
Greetings to my Wales friend. A lot of what I've learned about sailing and wood turning has come from your country. (Roger Barnes, etc)
So some hints: I made a cardboard pattern to fit the starboard/port 'seats' in. Using a compass to trace the curve of the sides to the pattern. I have a surface planer which helped match the thickness of stern and midship seats. The later seats were removed and tabs were glued and screwed to the bottoms for the side seats to rest on. (My seats are not cut back to make them look thinner as Noel White described).
Hope this helps. If you want more detail on making the bent type seat I'll try to give more info. I can't get the dinghy now with the weather as it is.
I envy your place to sail. I'm on the Mississippi so I have to travel to get to a lake, etc.
Thank you@@mitchappleby9166, I appreciate the quick reply. I will get the cardboard out today! I'd love to hear more about how you made your bent slatted seat - they look really fine.
It's only Day 2 of my ownership of the boat and I haven't yet sailed her, but the weekend's coming and, as you said, there are plenty of options here in Wales. I love the Shellback's simplicity and character.
@@jamesleedam8704 How did you get on James?
@@BrownianMotionPicture - Sadly, there have been too many distractions just now, but I have the cardboard template ready to use :-)
@@jamesleedam8704 It happens, some lovely weather at the moment so hopefully you can get in the water.
I have a shell back dinghy that I purchased from a wonderful boatbuilder in Maine. I've always had trouble with how to rig the sail. This answers so many questions. Did you sell your boat?