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The New Horizons Class was developed for and built by Ray Greene & Company of Toledo, Ohio. The boat was introduced in 1961 as a family oriented fiberglass production model. 175 boats were built during the production run. Interestingly the material from the shipyard states that the boat was available in any stage of construction: complete boat, semi-completed or bare hull and deck.

I include the following advertisement for Universal Atomic marine engines in that it includes a decent sailing image of the New Horizon.


Here are the sail and arrangement plans.


And the construction plan.

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It was 6 months ago that we bid Eric and Fiona farewell.

On that day, John and I left behind an adventure of a lifetime. After stepping off Fiona for the last time in Santos, we took a bus to bustling Sao Paulo, and a couple of days later we were back to New York and to our routine lives. Piano lessons were restarted, computer codes were again being written, and we were busy getting ready for the upcoming winter season. Soon, our adventure was a great memory saved in a scrap-book.

Leaving Fiona in Santos

Of course, for a time we became slightly famous in our little circle of friends -- “Ah! here come the world sailors” -- and we were happy to share our stories and re-live the adventure again, but soon even that faded.

Meanwhile, Captain Eric took onboard a new crew and continued his journey towards Antarctica. We followed him and Fiona on Facebook. Just like our blog posts, Fionas came when they came, but when they did, we could catch up on several days adventures.

Fiona and her crew were having a real great adventure (read Erics account) with a few mishaps in the Antarctic… broken steering, flooding, computer damage, pin holes in beer (I would consider that a real tragedy), fruit flies, gigantic waves breaking over the cockpit, 94 degrees of heat in the cabin, no wind, too much wind, Victor the vane damaged…

As always, the Captain kept his crew alive and well fed, with the happy hours on time and the good times rolling. It was good to know that the cruise was continuing and all was well on board.

Our lives continued on: visits to relatives in Brazil and Florida, piano recitals,  preparing the Blue Moon for a new season, laundry folding, phone ringing….

“Helena, Eric just called.”

Who??

“Eric! The Captain!”

OK, that was a shock. Eric calling us? Why?

“Hes looking for crew for the Caribbean leg. About a week, April 11 to 18. Saint Martin to Puerto Rico. Only 190 nautical miles, but it will take a long time because he wants to anchor most nights."

That means no night watches, no cold nights wondering if I will be responsible for a shipwreck, double happy hour portions (since the anchor is down), maybe even showers and swimming with dolphins…

"Oh, that sounds good. Lets go!"

"But Helena, what about..."

Pffff, here we go again.

John and I were going to take off that week anyway. I had tickets to spend Easter with my family in Brazil, and John had plans to visit his mother in Florida.

Sooooo, after we thought hard and long (actually, I thought for about 3 minutes, and the more cautious John for about 2 hours) about Eric’s proposition, we called him back and signed up for the leg.

Yup, here we go again...

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From John: Yup, my wife is crazy...

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As far as we can tell, the Endo Corporation of Japan was a 6-time repeat client, ordering 1/4, 1/2 and 1-tonner racing yachts in the early 1970s. Most of not all were built by the Kato Boat Company of Yokosuka City, Japan in either wood or fiberglass. Here we have the one-tonner Sunbird II. She was built of wood and launched in 1970. She is based on a very well utilized design, #2062, but with modifications (optimizations) to her rig, keel and rudder.


Heres a look at her shape.

Tents pitched at base camp at Potree on the Isle of Skye we donned the waterproofs and walking boots to make the most of a wet gloomy day.  We climbed the path to the rear of the camp site leading to a high cliff above the north harbour entrance.  The rain ceased and the sun made a brief appearance.  There wasnt a sign of a strong gale in the air. 
I dropped my dad off at the infamous mountaineering pub at Sligachan at the foot of the Red Cullin Hills and headed on further up the road to launch off the ferry slipway at the end of Loch Sligachan.   
Looking south toward the Cullin Hills.  Scalpay to the left the headland of Loch Sligachan right cloud in-between!
My photos are much to be desired on such a bleak day but Ive added them all if only for my own purpose.
Looking back (I think) toward Loch Sligachan.
The cloud continued to gather from behind until I was almost lost in a sea of mist.
Light house at  Eyre Point south of Raasay
Crossing to Scalpay, on goes the hood!
North East Scalpay
There isnt much to see on Scalpay, made even more grim with the weather.  Apparently it is a privately owned island that operates a red deer farm, shooting estate and holiday cottages.  It is a fairly low lying island (compared to the heights of its surroundings) made of mainly moorland and conifer plantations. 
 Looking back across to high cliffs of remote eastern side of Rassay.
I take the opportunity to look back across to the remote eastern side of Rassay, a trip three day circumnavigation I hope to make someday, a comment I believe I made last year.
Longay Island, off the east of Scalpay
The east side of Scalpay looks on to a series of smaller islands.  I was tempted to paddle the short distance out and link them up before crossing back but the wind was on the increase and I had to be back for my dad.
East of Scalpay looking across to the Skye Bridge faintly seen to the right of my bow.
Under the cliffs of the south east of Scalpay I was out of the wind.  The inshore waters take on a mirror like appearance in a brief spell of calm as I try to make out land far across Skyes inner sound.
South corner of Scalpay looking on to the Cullin hills.
I take advantage of what seems to be the only easy landing place on Scalpay on the south east corner.  The tide is out and the beach is a mix of mud, seaweed and shingle.  It continues to rain on what seems to be a deserted harbour so I find some shelter next to the slipway and pour myself a hot coffee.
I was hoping that this area of Skye would be sheltered from the worst (which it was).  Although I expected strong gusts to sweep down the narrow Loch na Cairidh dividing Skye from Scalpay I thought it would be wise to cross at its narrowest part and seek what shelter there is inshore.
The aim was to meet back at the Sligachan pub around 5pm, and I was making excellent time.  Here at the narrows I stop off and try (badly) to get a shot of myself seeing as I wont have many during the trip. 
Through the narrows and my expectations become reality.  A strong headwind makes paddling very difficult.  Driving rain doesnt help moral either. 
With the water on the low tide I stop off at every rocky outcrop to rest realising how much further I had to go.  Each picture from here on in was taken traveling 2 knots backwards!
Like last year conditions were fairly flat but the strength on the wind was immense.
Moving away from the headland looking down Loch Ainort.
Shelter under a cliff on the other side of Loch Ainort.
I find a long awaited sheltered spot on the far side of Loch Ainort after a grueling crossing.  I dip into my deck bag for some energy snacks before pressing on.
Loch Sligachan
Around the last headland and it was a final push into Loch Sligachan.  By now I was faltering, energy sapped and joint aching I was tempted to get out and walk.  There was no stopping, a brief stop would have me stalling and blown backwards.
Raasay Ferry coming in on the home stretch.
The pier was now in view, a meir 1/2 km push to finish.  I stop again behind a small slipway to a hotel as the Raasay ferry drives past.  I let it pass as we are going to the same destination and drive in behind its wake.

Last week I called my new Delta drill press the "Pride of the UnlikelyBoatBuilders Power Tool Fleet". That got me thinking, because the pride of any boat builders tool fleet should be his or her bandsaw. Its the perfect tool for many jobs, and practically indispensable for cutting out those long, curvy planks.

I say practically indispensable, because I did indeed dispense with my bandsaw when cutting Cabin Boys planks, for a variety of reasons.

And lately, my bandsaw and I have not been on speaking terms. Maybe it was me dissing it in a public forum, or maybe the poor machine was just getting old, or maybe I just didnt know how to use it, but, bottom line, it would not cut a straight line. No matter how carefully I tried to guide it, it would veer off at an angle, usually ruining whatever piece I was working on.

Eventually, in frustration, I banned the former Pride of the Fleet to a dark corner of my shop, until it repented the error of its ways.

Then I started my wooden block project.

Now, making wooden blocks is pretty complicated, as we shall see, but I was making good progress with a Japanese pullsaw that made beautiful cuts exactly where I wanted them.

But a little voice kept nagging at me, saying, "Wow, this would be a whole lot easier with a bandsaw!"

I decided to give old Buff one more chance.

Cutting Cabin Boys Transom, on a happier day, long ago photo jalmberg

My bandsaw, by the way, is an old Buffalo 3-wheeler. Helena picked it out of a neighbors garbage, and I fixed a switch, bought replacement blades, and generally cleaned it up. Once refurbished, it worked reasonably well. Until it turned ornery on me.

After moving it to my work bench, I tried a few test cuts on scraps of 3/4" maple.

Once again, it made crooked cuts, bogged down, and even burned the wood, producing clouds of smoke.

"What a piece of junk," I thought.

Then I had another thought... what if?

Id had a whole years experience with woodworking since banning my bandsaw. That included lots of experience with dull tools. Could it be that simple?

Since the Buffalo uses an odd-size blade, Id had to buy replacements from a shop that made them up special. It was such a hassle that Id bought 3 of them, just in case I had to replace the first one.

Just in case...

I stripped off the old blade, replaced it with a brand new one, adjusted the tension, and tried another test cut.

This time, the old workhorse cut through that maple like it was made of butter. No smoking, no bogging down, no crooked, veering cuts.

Thats when the title for this weeks blog popped into my head: The Department of Duh!. Did I think bandsaw blades were immortal? What was I thinking?

It just proves that some lessons are worth learning over and over again. In this case: Its a poor worker who blames his tools.

So old Buff is back on his pedestal: Pride of the UnlikelyBoatBuilders Power Tool Fleet, once again.

Sorry Delt.
 
Im on a mission to upgrade the Blue Moons running rigging with stout, salty-looking gear. As I have time and money, Im replacing yacht braid with 3-strand, and plastic blocks with lovely wooden ones.

Thats the vision, anyway. Id never made a wooden block, but I was ready to try.

I used as my guide, Derek Waters tutorial on Duckworks.com. I wont repeat the tutorial here, but will talk about troubles I ran into, and one significant addition I made.

I started with the sheaves, because they seemed to be the most difficult bit.

As Derek suggests, I cut out the blanks using my drill press and the best hole cutter I could buy at my local Big Box -- a Milwalkee.

It turned out beautifully machined blanks. Unfortunately, the pilot drill was only 1/4" and I needed a 3/8" hole for the axle. Even with a drill press, my first attempt to expand the axle hole ended up slightly off-center. I eventually mastered the trick, but have ordered a 3/8" drill bit with 1/4" shaft, so I can drill the right size pilot hole at the same time I make the blank.

It was much easier, and more fun, to cut the groove in the sheave. As Derek suggests in his tutorial, I turned the sheave with my drill press and cut the groove with a Microplane rasp. It took less time to do it than to explain it.

Sheaves: generations 1-4 photo

Again, as Derek suggested, I glued up a long box, from which blanks could be cut. This box is big enough for 10 blocks. I used hard Maple, and epoxy.

Glued up stock for 10 blocks photo jalmberg

The trickiest part was making up the spacers -- the short strips of wood between the cheek blocks. These spacers need to be the right size -- just a bit thicker than the sheaves -- and dead flat.

It took me several tries to get these spacers right. In fact, they were so hard to make that I stopped long enough to get old Buff working again.

In the end, I cut them a bit over-sized in the bandsaw, then clamped them together, and planed them to the right size as a unit. That way, they both ended up the same size.

Making an even set of spacers photo jalmberg

Once the long box was glued up, I cut off a blank and began shaping it.

First, I used the bandsaw, freehand, to trim off the edges.

One blank, sawed off from the mother ship, edges trimmed off photo jalmberg

Then I used a block plane, rasp, and sandpaper to smooth and round the edges. I used several sized Microplane rasps to cut the various grooves needed for the strop and line.

Im sure theres a scientific way to do this, but I just did it by eye. It wasnt hard.

Smoothing corners; cutting grooves photo jalmberg

Once done with the shaping, I dropped the sheave and shell into a bath of boiled linseed oil and left them overnight to soak. Thats not really long enough, but I was in a bit of a hurry.

Linseed Oil Soak photo jalmberg

They emerged looking smooth, oily, and gorgeous.

Liberally oiled block photo jalmberg

Heres me, showing off my product photography skills. All the bits, ready for assembly:

Pieces of Block before Assembly photo jalmberg

I mentioned awhile back that Id mastered the art of grommet making -- one of the many small skills you need to make rope-stropped blocks. Again, I recommend Brian Tosss tutorial in "The Riggers Apprentice" if you havent learned how to make these, yet.

It took me several tries to get the seizing right. The trick, as I learned from experienced block makers on Wooden Boat Forum, is to seize the block and thimble in the strop under a full working load. This takes any stretch out of the strop so the block doesnt pop out at midnight in the middle of a gale.

I put tension on the strop by stretching it as tight as I could between two trees, using another block and tackle. I had at least a few hundred pounds of tension on it.

You wouldnt think youd be able to draw the two parts of the strop together with a bit of waxed twine, but it was fairly easy. I wound the seizing twine on a primitive shuttle (laying on ground in photo below.) The shuttle made it easier to make all the wraps, and allowed me to haul the racking turns good and tight.

The strop ends up hard as a rock. 

Seizing under pressure photo jalmberg

And heres my first finished block. Well, I say finished, but its really not. Ive decided  the strop is too long, and I want to use a round thimble, rather than a teardrop shaped one.

But thats for another day. For now, Im going to say good enough!

(almost) finished block photo

In case you are wondering, the wooden sheave turns beautifully on the bronze pin. Im sure it will require a bit more maintenance than an oil-impregnated plastic one,  or one with bronze bearings, but for now it works great. Ill oil it with linseed oil, and it ever distorts from pressure, it will be easy to replace it with a plastic or bronze sheave.

Or, I could just make a new one!

Which just goes to show, if youre smart enough to change your bandsaw blade on a regular basis, youre probably smart enough to make a rope-stropped block.

Duh!

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