boat building (OT)

[Farrell]

Now, now, Robert. The sailboat in my backyard is only 19 feet long (at the water line), or roughly twice the length of a concert grand piano. However, it weighs 5,000 lbs., roughly 5 times that of a concert grand. 

Conclusion: a concert grand should float better than a sailboat. Hey, maybe we could make a spinnaker out of that string blanket! And the lid prop is really a mast!

'Course, maybe those pesky nose-bolt holes could pose a problem. And it might be advantageous to have the large cast iron plate on the bottom rather than on top. My sailboat has 2,200 lbs. of cast iron on the very, very bottom of the keel.

BTW. Working on pianos has halted all progress on restoration of my current boat. It is an excellent 1963 Folkboat, Honduras Mahogany on oak. Free for the taking. Takers???

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Goodale" <rrg@unlv.edu>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: boat building (OT)


> All of the pianos I've ever tossed into a lake sank.  I guess I'm not to
> good at it.  If I find one that weighs the same as a duck and it floats,
> however, it might be a good indicator that it was built by a witch.
> 
> Rob Goodale, RPT
> Las Vegas, NV
> 
> > I'm guessing that many piano technicians are also boat builders. I just
> > got interested in building wooden sail boats, and am having fun planning
> > my first project. Does anyone have any projects they'd like to brag about?
> >
> > Charles Neuman
> > PTG Assoc, Long Island - Nassau
> 
> _______________________________________________
> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives