pondskum Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Would anyone out there be able to tell me the size of the carbon track tube used for the later model red head tramps and where you would buy it from. Regards Denis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h20melon Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hrm... let me see.. I don't know of anyone buying a carbon track for their tramp. There is one person who made theirs for their boat. Most people use an aluminium track that you can buy from an aluminium supplier. The track is usually used on caravans, etc.. for awnings, etc.. and it consists of a round bit (where the tramp slides in) with a flat bit attached (which gets screwed to the boat). If you go to http://photos.papertigercatamaran.org and click on Neil Waterman's link, you will see how I attached the aluminium to the boat, under the deck (ie: between the deck and the gunwale so that the deck has nothing on it). But most people simply screw it onto the top of the deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondskum Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Yes thanks there is a photo of Ians gunwale where he has routed out and added what looks like a carbon tube I was after that tube size.Your build photos are great by the way but I like the built in track tube idea. Thanks Denis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h20melon Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Ian made the carbon tube himself by coating an aluminium tube with wax, then wrapping carbon and resin over it, then heating up the alloy tube to melt the wax and to slide the carbon track off. then used a dremil tool to cut a slit along the length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondskum Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Thanks for that I will work it out off a piece of old track. Hey where do you guys buy your gaboon ply from and what timber do you use for gunwale and stringers etc. Regards Denis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h20melon Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Denis, From NSW we get our ply from Bruynzeel, Brookvale, NSW: http://www.yellowpages.com.au/onlineSolution_moreInfo.do?z=302100&headingCode=23477&listingPosition=4&iblName=Bruynzeel+Plywoods&iblId=135479&pageNumber=1&authToken=116719d05 f 7%7Cff8d6e6419e80ddf0632486a4c4f0fe1&st=bn The ply is Gaboon/mahogany. Gunwale & centreboard posts are Ceder, and stringers are maple. well that's what I used anyway. there's no rules to what you can use, but ceder is light and maple is strong and light (depending on colour of it though). When I went up to pick up the ply, I weighted every sheet to get the lightest. They didn't mind, but the sheets can range between 4kg and 8kg - which does make a difference in the weight at the end. [This message has been edited by h20melon (edited 24 November 2007).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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