How could I fasten a piece of plywood over my open bow?

[techmitch]

 

[techmitch]

A cluster of gentle and festive sliver metallicized helium birthday balloons inflated with a small tank, tethered with kite string, deployed as necessary, should have a substantial radar signature without offensive sharp edges.

 

[tc410]

We haven’t heard from you in a while. Was this taken after your first sea trial?

 

[Blueone]

We haven’t heard from you in a while. Was this taken after your first sea trial?

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I heard a good argument the other day that everything has been invented there is nothing new to invent..... patents today are just versions of another that already exist... case in point with the plywood bow cover here

 

[GypsmJim]

I heard a good argument the other day that everything has been invented there is nothing new to invent..... patents today are just versions of another that already exist... case in point with the plywood bow cover here

I would dispute your claim because IMHO our young scientists continue to innovate. Have you ever heard someone say: "Gee, I wish I thought of that!". There is always something that someone never thought of before.

The purpose of a patent is to protect your invention from being copied and used by someone else. If it is truly unique you could make a a lot of money from it while it is still in effect. The secondary purpose (and all to often) is to lead the competition in the wrong direction because what you are REALLY doing is kept guarded as a trade secret. Finally, patenting something with a new version is simply reverse engineering so you can legally violate someone else's idea.

Your case in point doesn't fit any of these criteria. Nobody with half a brain would do such a thing, much less tell any body you did it by publishing a patent.

 

[Blueone]

I would dispute your claim because IMHO our young scientists continue to innovate. Have you ever heard someone say: "Gee, I wish I thought of that!". There is always something that someone never thought of before.

The purpose of a patent is to protect your invention from being copied and used by someone else. If it is truly unique you could make a a lot of money from it while it is still in effect. The secondary purpose (and all to often) is to lead the competition in the wrong direction because what you are REALLY doing is kept guarded as a trade secret. Finally, patenting something with a new version is simply reverse engineering so you can legally violate someone else's idea.

Your case in point doesn't fit any of these criteria. Nobody with half a brain would do such a thing, much less tell any body you did it by publishing a patent.

I thought the same thing ....and was a non believer still am not..didn’t say it was true....but think of every new invention...you will be hard pressed not to drill down to the foundation of the original invention

 

[blaster]

What if you hinge the plywood and have a hole cut in it to use as a head? Just need a bucket like a chamber pot.

what if you could remove the cover to double as planer boards?

The genius engineering behind this plywood bow cover is limitless!

better get a good patent attorney to protect all of this intellectual property.

 

[Arminius]

My observation from the Holiday Season is that men build things and women cook. I am not a big eater but the elaborate creations they place on the table deserve proper respect. They have the expensive tools in the kitchen and scrutinize the available grocery products as intently as we plan our projects at Lowes or West Marine. There could be a third gender type that does not build or cook but they would be essentially boring.

 

[blaster]

I do all of the cooking for six in my house. I have food quality standards which are beyond my loving wife’s willingness to meet. Good food takes a lot of time, quality ingredients, and attention to details.

Microwave Mac and cheese with a frozen white castle burger just doesn’t do it for me.

As far as building new projects goes, I haven’t the time. I’m too busy maintaining what I have. I’d like to remodel my master bath and kitchen soon. I guess that would be building something new.

Now, if I could motivate the slew of teenagers to contribute then I’d really be getting somewhere. The 15 month old baby works harder than the teenagers.

 

[Arminius]

A dinosaur bone was recently discovered on the shore of Succia Isle prompting an effort to name the Succiasaurous Rex the State Dinosaur of WA State.

 

[blaster]

A dinosaur bone was recently discovered on the shore of Succia Isle prompting an effort to name the Succiasaurous Rex the State Dinosaur of WA State.

Maybe you could make your bow cover out of dinosaur bones instead.

 

[sbw1]

Cell based systems don't work on the high seas. I was planning on installing a pipe flange over the overlap and the fence post leg with 4" deck screws. I could screw in a radar reflector if I had to motor home in the fog or wanted to impress the tribes with my hood ornament.View attachment 95874

I just noticed what appears to be a generator on the shelf in the OP's garage. Opens up the possibility of a whole new discussion of a mod to add some auxiliary electrical power.

 

[techmitch]

A dinosaur bone was recently discovered on the shore of Succia Isle prompting an effort to name the Succiasaurous Rex the State Dinosaur of WA State.

 

[Arminius]

These old gals had two small brains each, one in the butt to control day to day activity and another in the head to stay glued to an Apple 1. phone. Their attitude has been described as "Hangry!"
Their discovery may explain the disappearance of exotic wildlife on nearby Speiden Island, where John Wayne is said to have conducted draw-downs with various predators. A private island, the dock was posted. Long time since I've been there but the lesson of Jurassic Park was that life will find a way and they probably have just learned to hide from strangers with guns: Spotted:

 

[Blueone]

These old gals had two small brains each, one in the butt to control day to day activity and another in the head to stay glued to an Apple 1. phone. Their attitude has been described as "Hangry!"
Their discovery may explain the disappearance of exotic wildlife on Speiden Island, where John Wayne is said to have conducted draw-downs with various predators. A private island, the dock was posted. Long time since I've been there but the lesson of Jurassic Park was that life will find a way and they probably have just learned to hide from strangers with guns: Spotted:

Wholly crap ....what is happening?

 

[techmitch]

Wholly crap ....what is happening?

Is my pic not viewable?

 

[Lazy Daze]

Arminius, I don't mean to sound rude, but...

 

[Arminius]

The plywood is so I can go back to Succia Island where dinos once lived. On the way, one passes Speiden Island which is private but just a big ridge so you can see the exotic animals placed there prior to this enviro stuff. On the other side is little Fossil island, definitely a clue. Wayne kept his boat at nearby Roche Harbor where the Masons declared Halloween, year around.
"Spieden Island became a hunting preserve for a short time in the 1960s when two taxidermist brothers purchased the island, imported several species of exotic animals and birds from around the world, and invited hunters to fly in and pay for the privilege of hunting them. Lions, tigers, giraffes, rhinos, and monkeys—to name a few—were stuffed and shipped home as trophies.



Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Several celebrities, including John Wayne, are said to have hunted on the island. It’s possible. I know he had kept a boat in the Roche Harbor Marina, stayed at the adjacent Hotel de Haro, and bequeathed land near Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula to build John Wayne Marina."

 

[Blueone]

Don’t mess with John Wayne ..pilgrim

 

[Arminius]

This is the North Pacific and there is always the possibility of finding a floating container full of loot.