boat dreaming

[Sam Jones]

The Titmouse is a nice little sailboat. Ed and I built one in my driveway
in 1975,76&77 from the Rabbl book we got from the library. See photos. I
don't know about a motor.

Sam in Austin 

-----Original Message-----
From: austin-ghetto-list-bounces at pairlist.net
[mailto:austin-ghetto-list-bounces at pairlist.net] On Behalf Of Michael
Eisenstadt
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:43 PM
To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
Subject: Re: boat dreaming

Clark,

Before you start making unthoughtthrough criticisms of my
project with its choice of the tiny Suzuki 1000cc 3 cylinder,
you have to promise to actually read
http://www.charlesumlauf.com/boat.htm

The point is that the lines of the Titmouse, reproduced in the
the Web page, with the hull having around 12 degrees of rise,
would easily get up on plane; no bow wave. The hull speed
of the Titmouse, as you say, is around 5 knots. On plane, its
a different story. The output of the Suzuki is no more than
around 35hp max and it would be run at less than max.

So onlookers would not be amused, they would be envious.

As for foolish wasting of time, tell me about it!

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Clark Santos
To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s ; Ghetto2 
Regular
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: boat dreaming


Haven't bought a boat yet, but will only buy one with a good serviceable 
diesel, fixing motors is expensive and a foolish waste of time. Too many 
good boats for sale out there in hurricane season. Good thing Artie and Doug

didn't sell you a Suzuki, it would have been much to large for your boat, 
that probably had a hull speed of 7 kn. max. You could have had a nice 4 
foot bow wave to amuse onlookers.

CLARK

On Jul 17, 2005, at 10:09 AM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:

Clark,

This has a 10hp Yanmar diesel, right? Are you going to pull it and rebuild? 
Or maybe it doesn't need rebuilding.

I once dreamt of rebuilding a Suzuki 3 banger from a Metro from Artie 
Osborne to bolt to an engine stand in my living room, the engine stand 
yellow or red from Harbor Freight. It was to go into my sailboat after i 
ripped out the centerboard. Then the sailboat would be a power boat. Keep 
the manual transmission, extend one of the CV struts for the drive shaft. 
Cooling and exhaust would be unimaginable difficult but perhaps doable.

I hit up on Artie, took him to lunch, tried to get him to part me out an 
engine from one or another of his wrecked Chevy Metros which he and Doug 
Breeding
bought at auction (Tuesday every two weeks). He even took me out there once 
and sneaked me into the auction which is not public, ya know. But he/they 
never came
across on this project. I couldnt make them like me
so why would they cooperate?

The project is described in my shaggy dog story at 
http://www.charlesumlauf.com/boat.htm including
technical details and a black and white picture taken
by subscriber Han Otto of the boat abuilding in my living room circa 1980.

You will remember, Clark, that I spoke with you about
15 years ago regarding surplus Japanese car engines which were sold in 
Houston at that time.

I am glad to hear that you got you a Watkins 27 in your
back yard.
Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clark Santos"

You guys got me shaking in my boots! So I found this nice looking unit for 
$5000... 
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