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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Concerns for those using Venture trailers

« on: August 20, 2023, 10:45:45 AM »

  As far as the lug nuts go, it’s not structural or a safety hazard. It’s a stupid SS stamped cover over the nut.

Decades ago I had a vehicle with lug nuts like that...   

When the cover does slip on the underlying nut at the core, and the cover does come off, you are left with an undersized hex on the lug nut(s) holding your wheel to the wheel hub.
And likely no wheel wrench in your truck to fit it!   

Could be in your driveway, or on the side of a logging road, 100 miles from a tire shop..

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Steering issue

« on: June 19, 2023, 11:46:58 AM »

My first bet is the torque-fin on the engine needs to be set correctly to your prop. Even switching hands of props does nothing to convince me the fin is set correctly.

This..

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Bow thruster install

« on: March 22, 2023, 11:50:58 AM »

That's going to be a tough first cut to make....

Measure 10 times, cut once!!

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Custom Lasered Engraved GA Logo

« on: March 03, 2023, 01:28:33 PM »

Great minds think alike!!!  Alder, the forgotten hardwood!

We built a house starting 2016, and got our occupancy permit Spring 2019...

I milled all the trim in the house, including the wide sills in our ICF walls, from locally sourced Alder.

This is how it turned out.



The mill I bought the Alder from sells to the Far East - They mill it, Kiln dry, and then run it through their planermill to size it to thickness (15/16") with roughing knives and grade it..  It's basically S2S with a rough surface, and random width/ random length with rough "as sawn" edges. 

I had to buy left-over jag packages, and the ones I picked had widths from about 3.5" to about 8" in about 1/4" width increments..

I suspect that the place they sell it to slices it to thin veneers, and sends the material back to us laminated onto the doors, like the one you see in the picture..

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Outdoor build of GA Kodiak, Orange, CA

« on: March 22, 2022, 09:57:32 AM »

Easy fix, wear 2 pair of glasses at once.  You can see great up close!!

I had to go to 3 pairs once..

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Outdoor build of GA Kodiak, Orange, CA

« on: March 15, 2022, 10:31:05 AM »

.......... my eyes aren't quite what they used to be as the years pile on.

Don't worry,  it gets worse !!!

 

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Blood on the Deck! (And Other Grand Adventures!) / Re: The Inside Passage (Trip of a Life Time)

« on: November 21, 2021, 11:20:41 AM »

I've travelled the length of BC's waters several times in the past 15 years, and fished the mid-coast (outside of Bella Bella) close to a dozen times this millennia. 

We normally stay away as much as possible from the so-called "Inside Passage" route. There's more to see, and better scenery on the side roads than on the "highway", and less chance of getting run over by a cruise ship.  But the cruisers I've been on travel in the 8 to 10 knot range.

Things to note:
- The amount of wood in the water sometimes is shocking - it depends on tides, storms, season, etc.. Keep you eyes peeled at all times when moving!
- Research Canadian gun laws if you intend to bring a long gun.  Absolutely forget about hand guns.
- Prepare to be self sufficient - there is basically one spot for services between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, which is Shearwater.
- But Shearwater has been sold this past year by it's longtime owner/developer to a local buyer, and it's yet to be determined how that business will be impacted.
- Be prepared to be shocked by fuel prices.
- I don't know how covid has/will impact possible interactions with the locals.  They weren't all that friendly before. 

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Off Topic / Re: Is anybody able to get onto FishyFish?

« on: October 08, 2021, 10:42:11 AM »

It's back up and running today.

Thanks for the response!

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Off Topic / Is anybody able to get onto FishyFish?

« on: October 07, 2021, 11:25:10 AM »

I've been getting a redirect to a Spam/Anti-spam website for the past 2 or 3 days...

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: 28 GA in Pagosa Springs colorado

« on: September 01, 2020, 10:56:47 AM »

FYI - It's the "Fraser Canyon" .

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Radiata pine AC VC Exterior Phenolic glue

« on: July 08, 2020, 12:51:15 PM »

I believe the Radiata Pine plywood referenced is an exterior grade of plywood, not marine grade - thus it's "cheap" price.

Marine plywoods are constructed with higher quality veneers in the core - with fewer and smaller core voids allowed, and possibly better glues..  They are also graded to higher standards.

Radiata Pine is a plantation grown crop that was/is planted in many regions of the world, such as Australia, New Zealand and Chile for pulp and lumber production.  The wood is similar to the SYP's, and isn't as strong as Douglas Fir.  IIRC, rot resistance is a little worse than Doug Fir.

It can also be quite resinous, so I would test it for epoxy adhesion.

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Brian - spammer alert!

« on: February 12, 2020, 09:23:50 AM »

In case you didn't notice, looks like a Spammer made it in to the chicken coop, and posted in the "Blog, New design discussions" area.

Posted some hot-link to a weird looking web-page...  Which I didn't click!

Feel free to trash this when if you want, when you deal with the axxhold..

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Cooking in the wheel house

« on: February 10, 2020, 10:59:19 AM »

I wonder what "parking" means

I suspect the main application is for heating the cab and sleeper on a Class 8 truck when "parked"...

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: New tool

« on: December 21, 2019, 11:40:55 AM »

I’m on my second RO already.  It was a Bosch?   Warrantee replaced.  I bought a DEWALT reciprocating tool after I burned up my Rockwell version.  I smoked it removing the first spray rail I installed.  I don’t know how I made it to adulthood without that tool.  They are awesome!

Those reciprocating tools are super handy, and it's amazing what you can do with them.  I have a Milwaukee cordless, and when we were building the house it was indispensable..  The carpenters were constantly borrowing it, rather than using their boss's corded version... 

One thing I discovered late in the build, is that Bosch makes a carbide 1 1/2" wide blade that is uber expensive - 4 or 5 times the cost of the already expensive regular blades.  But it last 20 or 30 times longer..  I used one to cut in all the exterior plugs into the the Hardi-board - probably close to 10 electrical boxes, and it was still like brand new...  The electricians were burning up one or two of the regular blades to install one box.  Big plus - you can use it to cut nails too!  The down side is the kerf is about 50% wider.

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Glassing secondary stringers

« on: December 16, 2019, 05:04:12 PM »

Encapsulation is holy.

bd

Yes, but encapsulation is also "No - Holely" -