Da New Da Nag

DaveS · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 9:48 pm Post subject:

Yepsir! this is truly the C-Brat Pub that I learned to love....full of all those brazen cats.....er....crazy brats.

Next thing you know the new Sea Shift will be sporting a new banner saying "WWW.C-DORKS.COM, the friendliest crew on the water".

TyBoo · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 9:55 pm Post subject:

Les Lampman · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 10:31 pm Post subject:

Mike,

Don't write so much technical stuff at one time...it hurts my head! Shocked

They may keep your hands busy at work but your mind has WAY too much free time. Wink

When I said the factory needed off the shelf parts I wasn't thinking about the seat box but more about the slider hardware. I really need to get out to ex-Tyboo and have a much better look at just what you did. I know the stainless tube would be an easy thing but I was more concerned about the gizmo that did the sliding...I thought you machined that part. Whatever "it" is it can't just cradle the tube; there's nothing "positive" there to keep it from "jumping its track".

I wasn't thinking that the "pivoting" part was a necessity; as oppossed to just another way to do it. I was considering using a heavy-duty full extension drawer slide on the outboard side (rather than the tube); the inboard end could use teflon (UHMW, whatever) glides.

If I could find a bracket of some sort that had an upper and lower sheave that would run along the stainless tube that would be a great solution.

I don't think we're going to get C-Dory to do a fibergalss seat box; it wouldn't fit in all that well with the Decraguard that the rest of the interior is facbricated from. Really, for them, a Decraguard box is an easy thing.

Doggone it, I spent an awfully lot of time today fighting a major steering problem on a TomCat and had to figure out all sorts of 'fixes' to get everything to finally cohabitate and work properly...now you've got me thinking about seats!

TyBoo · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 8:24 pm Post subject:

Bill -

Whatever you do, be sure and take the windlass line counter off the Da Nag19 before you sell it. I got some good news/bad news kind of stuff here. The good news is I have some nifty little reed switches, freshly scrapped from the new billion dollar paper machine before they were ever used. I will gladly give you one of them.

The bad news is - I have no more counter units, and I can't find any more around (so far). I do have one left at home, but it goes to whomever between us gets the windlass installed first. I also have a couple of a different style counter left, which look and work just fine, but they require an outside signal voltage so will have to get 12v ran through the switch. (That's what Joe did on Sea Wolf, and he likes it.)

Anyhow, I have a couple of electricians on the search already, and can certainly enlist more. The thing is, with all the new fangled digital PLC's they are installing, the stand-alone gadgets are going away. Les might have to start rigging these boats with 24vdc systems so we can use the good stuff. Or, 90v, so we can use servo drives. That would make for some cool downriggers!

Sea Wolf · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 9:22 pm Post subject:

Mike- If you'll remember, you sent me 2 counter units when we first experimented with the project. One of them doesn't zero when the button on the front of the counter is pushed, but will zero if a switch is added across two of the terminals. I never used this one, and I'll send it back to you or to whoever you want me to forward it to. Joe.

TyBoo · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 1:03 am Post subject:

No problem, Joe. I have three of those type counters. The resets don't work, but a separate switch will do it.

It does look like I am out of the line counter supply business after this, though!

TyBoo · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 2:49 pm Post subject:

What's the latest?

TyBoo · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 12:55 am Post subject:

Hey Bill - That mount plate is supposed to have all the holes that the little one does, but be big enough to also have the mounting holes of the bigger deal, correct? Also, how many of the things do you need?

Does this look about right?

Da Nag · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:31 am Post subject:

There would be two on that order, kind sir.

Do you have a larger version of the drawing? I'll take a look when I get home tonight and verify everything.

TyBoo · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:39 am Post subject:

Yeah, I got the big picture, but if I get a shot at the milling machine today, it will be too late.

Two it is. Aluminum.

Da Nag · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:39 pm Post subject:

Well...in addition to abusing my nerd privileges by posting the latest front page picture, there are a couple more "under construction" shots of Da Nag in my photo album, starting here.

My thanks go out to private first class C-Dory spy and scout Jim for the shots.

Les Lampman · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:06 pm Post subject:

Ah Geez, Bill...did ya have to post that photo right there on the front page? Shocked

It's making me nervous already!

DaveS · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:27 pm Post subject:

Da New "Da Nag" looks great Bill and Dana.....I'm getting excited knowing that the Super Sized "Sea Shift" isn't too far in its' wake.

TyBoo · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:32 pm Post subject:

Hey! Where's the roof?

Looking good, Bill. It hasn't even been polished yet, and it's shiny already! Oh man - this is getting good. I sure hope the spy can get a shot of Da Nag and Sea Shift together in there!

DaveS · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:37 pm Post subject:

It seems that just two days ago, Mike wrote..."what's the latest?"