One template each of starboard, port and stem outline. Used 1/8" Masonite for my template material.Ģ wood strips 4" to 6" long clamped with a spring clamp to form the different angles. This boat really isn't a super sport anymore so I took the liberty of designing a cutwater for it. The 65 cc super sport just had a 1/2" trim piece on the stem.
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After some trial and error I have the process down and happy with the final results.
Not much is out there in the way of info. Jeanne Mariani-Belding, a spokesperson for Marin County’s largest water provider Marin Water, said “this is a historic drought and it will take all of us working together, and conserving as much water as possible, to get through it.Making a cutwater was more of a challenge than I thought it would be. The declaration “ensures that state agencies are empowered to facilitate critical water transfers and exchanges necessary to continue a reliable water supply for the 2 million people and thousands of Silicon Valley businesses in Santa Clara County,” Tony Estremera, board chair for Valley Water, said in a statement. Water providers in Santa Clara and Marin counties welcomed Newsom’s decision. Scorching heat is drying already parched soil and water supplies. Newsom and Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot stressed that while California is no stranger to droughts, climate change is exacerbating conditions. “We are still well below the 2013 baseline, but the savings between 2013 and (the) present is narrowing.” “Historically low winter and spring precipitation has resulted in the highest April numbers since 2015,” Ely said. April was the first month of 2021 when urban suppliers distributed more water than in 2015 - with an estimated 152 billion gallons compared to 149 billion gallons, said Charlotte Ely, conservation supervisor for the water board at a June water board meeting. But the State Water Resources Control Board warns that water use is ticking up. In April, Californians in residential areas used 14% less water than they did in 2013. Standardized water waste rules stalled after the last drought, leaving Californians with a patchwork of water restrictions that has some Californians restricting their shower time and others flush with water.īetween 20, Californians on average reduced their residential use by 21% when they were asked to cut back. Even with the new drought emergency declarations, there is still no statewide emergency or mandate to reduce water use.įor now, the statewide requested cuts are voluntary. Keep tabs on the latest California policy and politics newsĭuring the last drought from 2012 to 2016, Californians were ordered to cut their water use by an average of 25% statewide.
Fifty counties, home to 42% of the state’s population, are now under drought emergencies. Newsom also today expanded drought emergency declarations to nine more counties, including three parched Bay Area counties and several along the Central Coast. “But nonetheless, the sober reality is such that here we are again, and we will need to proceed with the lessons learned from the last drought.” And we’re not trying to be oppressive,” he said.
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Speaking from windy Lopez Lake in San Luis Obispo County, Newsom stressed that the reductions are voluntary and urged Californians to make common sense cuts like looking for leaks and running full loads of laundry and dishes. Meeting the target could save enough water to supply 1.7 million average households for one year, according to state officials. The request, Newsom said, applies to businesses and agriculture as well as residents. Gavin Newsom today asked Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 15%. Newsom expanded the drought emergency to nine more counties, mostly along the Central Coast and in the Bay Area.Īs extreme drought claims most of the state, California Gov. Extreme drought now grips 85% of California so the governor is seeking voluntary action.