PV Grebe

[paddlesteamerman1]

Great Work!!! Further than I have every gotten...  hehehe... Well I hope you keep everyone updated!!! And Good Luck
 

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[thewharfonline]

A little different form of construction this week on the Grebe! I've been working on a website for the Grebe with many photos and updated news of the boats progress. It also will have upon completion details about those undertaking the restoration, members of the 'Friends Of The Grebe' details of upcoming events that Grebe should be in attendance for.

Other ideas are still being thought of for the website! If you have any ideas of what kind of content should be on this page please feel free to post your ideas below!

The idea is to create a nice little fan base for this nice little boat...which could possibly upon completion with a woirking steam engine, be the smallest paddle steamer in the world! (However feel free to post below if you know one smaller!)

So that's the news for now!

[anth]

sounds like a good idea sean,be sure to take plenty of pictures as it's always good to have something to refer too!    :wink:

[anth]

12 months to the day Sean.... he he he it's funny how we think our project's will be completed quite quickly,then before we know it there's another year gone,I hate to think how long it's been for me I keep getting side tracked :

cheers Anthony :wink:

[thewharfonline]

Yes everyone as Anthony has mentioned my boat has now been in my possesion for 1 year and yesterday we had a small party with her. We pulled her out of the shed and launched some party poppers and confetti and bubbles, it was all captured on camera and video camera (as one day I will produce a DVD of the process!) We also officially named the boat yesterday with her name being revealed, a beautiful sign that my girl friend and I whipped up in 30mins-1hour.

The weather mind you wasn't as nice as a year ago but that was ok because we didn't have her on the water!

Considering I thought we'd have her finished by now...well call me nuts! Even the target of the river run is looking awkward to make!

Maybe I need to have a working bee that would get a lot done in a short space of time!

Photos soon, I'm out of net downloads/uploads and this is already cheeky over time usage!

Sean
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PV GREBE!

[thewharfonline]

Here are some of the photos taken on Boat Day 06 with the small crowd we had in attendance including two German Relatives that came out especially for the day...ok I lied they were out on holiday!

[paddlesteamerman1]

:birthday  :party  Well Done Sean!! It is looking great, but still a bit to go. With your hull did you need to do fix any leakage problems or just do the paint and outer layers?

[thewharfonline]

She took very very little water when we floated her...in fact the water that did get in the boat was probably due to my bad 'fence paling' rowing (her oars are in a really dodgy state...I checked them out today!)

Our main problem with her hull is rot...but we're slowly fixing that up!

Here's an image you all might find interesting (made from a picture of the Grebe herself so all sizes are accurate!) My plans for what I want the vessel to look like! I think she looks pretty trim!

Sean

[paddlesteamerman1]

 WOW SEAN!! Great minds alike, because that is exactly what I had in mind for the Sarah-Jane about 3 days ago, but I was going to use the AA's colour scheme. All in all the Grebe looks brilliant. Absolutely brilliant!  :clap2

[anth]

look's really good Sean...
As you would know paddler's have large rudders this is because the thrust from the paddles goes down both sides of the hull for this reason they all have pointed sterns to help some of this thrust act upon the rudder hence why they are so large in length.
Another hull design found in paddler's is a fantail stern which is acceptable because it allows a clean passage of water to the rudder.
A small boat with a petrol engine will use the thrust from the prop to act straight on to the rudder so the stern shape dosen't really matter

 PV Irondry orignally had a flat stern like yours with two rudders and didn't steer properly until the owner extended and made the new stern into a point with on large rudder!

Just a thought! :?:  



cheers Anthony

[paddlesteamerman1]

What is a fantail stern :?:
Have you seen Michael Storers 15'6'' Row Boat? If so would it be possible to put a narrowing stern on it to allow clear passage of water to the rudder :?:
What HP Steam engine are you putting in on the PS Grebe?

[thewharfonline]

Okie dokie!
Well I'm just back from Grebe...still smelling of her! She has a distinct paint/filler smell at the moment!

I didn't do much scraping today...nope we moved on! I filled in some more gaps and worked in getting rid of some rot. Filled in some big cracks that were bugging me!

Then my Grandpa came and gave me a hand and decided that we should try some primer on her so now she has a bit of pink primer on the back right hand corner of her! Hopefully that holds out!

Next plans are to get the belt sander out and sand her nicely down so she's all good and smooth, clean her up and then add the primer! There are still some gaps to fill too! Then when that is finished we'll add the first under coat and begin work on the upperworks! Cabin etc!

So that's where I'm at at 8.20pm on Sunday night!

[paddlesteamerman1]

Hey Sean,
Is the Grebe the follow on from the Bryalah or is it the same boat just a different name? And what program did you use for the designing of the Grebe a few posts up?
Do you have an estimate time/date on when she should be finished??
Cheers

[thewharfonline]

Bryalah...hmmm no Grebe started with the purchase of the hull but if I remeber correctly the Bryalah stuff was plans for a real boat yes. The plan was made on Paint, plain and simply!

When's Grebe supposed to be finished...for River Run 2007! Yes it's getting close!

[paddlesteamerman1]

Yes, I tried paint and it didnt work to well... But I will try again. I really want my little boat to be finished ASAP but I am getting no where at the minute without my hull. I need to just buy one and get going...