[Rhodes22-list] Bow pulpit - Bow Sprit - Bow Figurehead on Sailing Ships

[Tootle]

Ben S:

The idea is historical, nautical.  Why don't you commission Ron Singerman of
this forum to carve you one?

Maybe you could even loan it to Stan for the Boat Shows?

Maybe it would be valuable to leave unattended, Ron is good.  

Ron is probably off list right now visiting family members.

But it would be awesome!

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
Nautical theme for Ben S's eyes [and maybe Captain Rummy's]:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/drink-night-ulcickas-2044980-late-rum





Tootle wrote:
> 
> Linda,
> 
> Here is another idea!  We have on this forum a dentist.  When he is not
> putting smiles of faces, he carves wood.  And he is good!
> 
> Have Jay and him work together to create a new bow pulpit that will accept
> a wood carving of a mermaid!  
> 
> Now that would be something, don't you think?
> 
> See:  http://www.schoonerman.com/figureheads.htm
> 
> Contact Ron Singerman on this forum.
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Tootle wrote:
>> 
>> Linda:
>> 
>> Their are other options to consider.  
>> 
>> While the footprint will not match from a new style bow pulpit, it has to
>> fit.  Glass in the existing holes and refinish that part of the deck. 
>> Then mount a new style bow pulpit from General Boats.  
>> 
>> You did not tell us your location.  If you are within reason of Edenton,
>> North Carolina, Stan used to have a real good glass man who could fixed
>> the deck to look like new and be ready for a new bow pulpit.
>> 
>> A problem to consider with Herb's site is the foot print still might not
>> be exact.  
>> 
>> Another option would be Stainless Steel.  We have a member of this forum
>> who is a steel fabricator.  Ask Jay Bulfer what year his boat is?  If he
>> has the same style bow pulpit, he could create parts out of stainless
>> steel using his boat for measurements.  Maybe he could fabricate in
>> chrome like you had, but the long and short of it is Jay is a metal
>> fabricator...  See:
>> 
>> http://www.jbtek.com/
>> 
>> Since you are at it, why design an unique bow pulpit?  One with a windlas
>> and front row seat.  With Stan's latest recommendation for putting more
>> weight in the bow, have a seat up front.  Imagine the excitement?  
>> 
>> Or have Jay put a work of art in stainless up front.  Imagine having a
>> pair of dolphins in stainless?
>> 
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>> Addendum:  "Most of the poverty and misery in the world is due to bad
>> government, lack of democracy, weak states, internal strife, and so on." 
>> George Soros
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> hparsons wrote:
>>> 
>>> You can give these folks your measurements, and they'll make a bow 
>>> pulpit for you:
>>> 
>>> http://www.topsinquality.com/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Linda Scott wrote:
>>>> During the recent wind storm from Hurricane Ike passing through Ohio,
>>>> we had
>>>> some damage to our "new" 1984 Rhodes 22.   The 75 mph winds came
>>>> directly
>>>> from behind the boat and slammed the bow pulpit into a post on the dock
>>>> that
>>>> we thought was well out of range.  The bow pulpit is now gone.  There
>>>> are
>>>> the two supports still on the boat, but they aren't supporting anything
>>>> right now, and get in the way of the jib/genoa sometimes as we come
>>>> about.
>>>> Does anyone have any thoughts on where we might find a replacement,
>>>> since
>>>> Stan says the newer boats have a different footprint, and he is unaware
>>>> of
>>>> any old, used boats that we can scrounge from.  My husband is thinking
>>>> of
>>>> trying to make something from conduit to get us through for now, to at
>>>> least
>>>> let us store the mast on the boat over the winter.  
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>> I am the sailing novice in this pair of sailors, and am writing this on
>>>> his
>>>> behalf, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>> Linda Scott
>>>>
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