Class Globe 5.80 kits

For those who are thinking of the new and exciting Class Globe 5.80 race boat please contact me for pricing.

https://www.classglobe580.com/cnc-full-timber-kit/. 

Our introduction price is ready for sending to you as a PDF, we are also able to supply the keel plate CNC cut to size and shape with the lead ballast holes pre drilled, the top plate also with the bolt holes to the bottom of the boat and with the mount holes will be included.

A 316 stainless steel fittings pack CNC cut to size is an option for those who want it.

They are a plywood construction and building them is straight forward.

Hello Roy

News from the class founder Don Mcintire:

The new www.ClassGlobe580.com One Design Mini ocean racing yacht. 

Conceived for amateur plywood epoxy construction, the 5.80 Class was launched just a few weeks ago. Already we have around 50 sailors in over 16 countries starting to build. We are expecting many more in the months and years ahead. The interest in this new class and proposed events ( Including solo Transat and Mini Globe Races) is highly appreciated by sailors and well received by sailing media. 

The route around the World has logical stop overs.

As the official kit supplier for this design in South Africa ( exports are also allowed) we can offer those working from plans  French made Joubert okoume marine plywood as well.

Please contact me for information and pricing.

Roy McBride trading as CKD Boats .

An Optimist builders kit from CKD Boats

We were asked by the Knysna Yacht Club to prepare and cut five Optimist dinghy kits, before we had finished that order became three more kits.

The KYC had the building of eight Optimists featured in Sailing magazine news section.

Five of the builds entered the SA Nationals in the Novice class and four came in placed in the top five positions.

One of our Optimist kits completed and sailing.

The supply of the first eight boats proved to be many more but those first boats came from the experience of having to build the first hull some five times ( adjustements ) as the official hand book for then and from the Optimist Asso, gave measurements which were wrong, simply put it was too large when measured!

We did of course build more than the one and it was from those builds that we developed our detailed builders guide, its twelve pages long in an A4 folder and has lots of pictures along the way.

Nigel who built this one is checking to see that the tub is straight, note the builders jig, which is our own design, it can be used more than once. Nigel cuts all of our CNC kits on his large format CNC machines.

The MDF or chipboard jig is simple but effective, it is also reasonably priced.

Jean lending a hand to cut the dagger board slot clear.

A dry assembled Optimist tub, it will then be measured to ensure that it is correct to the Optimist Wood / Epoxy rules which we supply extra to the printed build instructions we supply with each kit we sell.

Our Optimist kits have now shipped as far as California, New York, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, and a whole lot of other places.

We also offer a North Sail and a Harken deck package as an extra.

We are expert at shipping and in a purpose made crate.

This one was built near Johannesburg in South Africa.

One of our test builds and finished in pure white.

We can also supply a North Sail, with colour corner patches to your choice if required.

A Harken deck package is an extra choice you can make.

We only produce the Optimist kits using ockome marine plywood, the outer hull skins are a five ply construction which is the strongest, French suppliers are used , the brand may change with the imports?

Our kit includes the hull skins, sides, bow, transom, dagger board case, thwart, dagger board and rudder.

Please contact me for pricing.

Roy

An Argie 15 kit from CKD Boats

We cut and sell many boat designs, plans also , one of the most popular is the Argie 15 by Dudley Dix.

We can also supply the epoxy for RSA residents, glass tapes also.

North Sails and Ronstan deck fittings are a popular addition to the base plywood kit.

This Argie 15 was built here in the Cape Town area and was from one of our plywood kits.

All of the boats posted here are from CKD Boats.

 This one was built in Hout Bay by Alan.

Nick built his Argie 15 near Noordhoek in the Cape Town area.

Jaap built his Argie 15 where he lives on the East coast of South Africa.

I would like to thank Justin for including the design on his SA Yacht blog, please view the pages to see more on the Argie 15.

https://sayachts.blogspot.com/2014/06/argie-15.html

Please contact me for prices and shipping information which we can handle Worldwide.

Argie ten, now building

This is from one of our kits.

We sent the kit to the customer only recently, today he is asking about what paints to use.

He tells me that as he will be beaching the boat on a stoney shore he has added the keel strip.

Roy

Vuvuzela Double Scull design by Hartwanger Rowing

The  Vuvuzela double scull follows on from the Bombaloza single scull.

Heading out to sea.

Plans are really detailed and are 44 pages long, we can supply a set as a PDF which you can print yourself.

Plywoods in the kit are seven sheets and five x 4mm marine , one x 18mm marine and one 18mm shutter ply for the building stocks.

Please contact me for the plans which cost R850 the set, and a kit price which is R11,500  ex works

Roy

The Argie 15 dinghy plywood kit

This is one of our really popular kits.

The base boat is six sheets of 6mm okoume marine ply, the side seats add two more sheets, so eight in total.

The pictures show the side seat option.

We ship with the panels still in the full size sheet, the builder then cuts them free.

Sheet size is 8' x 4' which is 2.44 mtrs x 1.22 mtrs

We can ship such a kit steel band strapped between two sheets of  12mm plywood.

The overall size when built is 15' - 00" long which is around five meters.

The plans and building instructions are really good and being a 'Stitch & Glue ' assembly is simple to do, basic tools are required only.

Please contact me for more details on this and other designs.

Roy

Servicing of a Yaesu FRG 7700 receiver radio

I have posted on the FRG7700 before, some success was the result, then the thirty eight year old set that I own went silent, like no sound at all.

As many of us do I searched forums to see who have seen similar issues and what was done to repair the fault?

Some were very helpful, others went in a wrong direction or not suitable for my sets repair?

The lack of audio volume was repaired by the application of a cleaning fluid made by CRC, the cost in Rands was R139.00 it would be about U$10.00 I think?

I applied the plastic safe spray to the various control knobs, that was front and back.

To start with there was no change, no audio at all, I switched the set off and then after a half hour switched it back on, the result was an audio that was so strong and loud that I nearly fell off my chair.

With a set that was working well as far as its sound was concerned I turned myself to try and reolve the twelve channel memory which was stuck on all channels and showing a frequency around 6.190Mhz ?

There had been an issue with the memory battery pack, I had used so called " Leak Proof " Duracell batteries, so much for that claim ?

I had found a mention in one forum that to remove the six plugs ( difficult ) in the memory pack can in most cases ( they said 90% ) clear and repair the memory, in my case this did not work.

On joining a forum named Antique Radios I was given various suggestions, one was that while the three AA batteries I had by then fitted showed some 3.9 volts they may not power the memory correctly?

With a new pack of Varta AA batteries installed I tried the memory function again, nothing had changed.

The white presstick putty is holding the batteries in place.

What I now had was new batteries and a memory which was locked, I had  not been able to clear the twelve memories. I next went through each memory, then switched the set on and off, I did that twelve times then tried to enter Cape Talks 567 AM radio frequency into a memory channel, it worked!

I saw that as the memory saved before it was off frequency some, I corrected that by saving the frequency slight off the correct one, it would then save correctly, I can fine tune using the M Fine control if required.

I then saved selected frequencies.

I hope my fix will be of use to others, having this thirty eight year old set is a delight  to use, next I need some LED bulbs to fit in the S meter and the tuning dial indicator.

How hard was this?

Not really but it took some time I must admit.

Argie 15 kit build picture

We supplied a customer with an Argie 15 kit a while back, he has just sent a picture of the boat, looks really nice I think.

We have another Argie 15 kit in stock, it is pre sold, we can cut another one in a week or so?

Roy

Hillman Imp car parts

For some years now I have been producing a range of metal parts suitable for the Hillman Imp car, circa 1963 to 1975, they are produced in alloy, mild and stainless steel.

Send me your email to receive a Word document with the parts on it.

Below is an engine block anti oil surge plate.

Seen here is a batch of twin Stromberg Carburetor heat shields.

Below are stainless steel pressed saddles to hold the steering rack in place.

In stock now, parts can be shipped World wide.

The Argie 10 kit is collected

This will be the last kit order and for the year 2019, being as it was collected on Christmas Eve there will be no chance to ship an Argie 15 kit that is also on order until mid January 2020.

Orders for January shipment can be taken now.

Roy