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It is with no shortage of embarrassment and a healthy dose of humility that I must declare this to be a contender for the longest restoration project (of a six) in history!
I commenced Kyria's restoration in 1993 (when I was at the ripe old age of 21) and now, some 24 years later, it is still ongoing!
To be fair, only the first 3 years of the 24 were spent actively engaged in the restoration. It seems that youthful enthusiasm can only take you so far in a project such as this. For the remainder of that time Kyria has been graciously lying dormant under a protective cover, patiently awaiting for her owner to resurrect the project.
Kyria before restoration began in 1993
Restoration Phase One - 1993 to 1996
Hull planking and re-fastening
By the late 1980's and early 90's it had become clear that Kyria needed a complete refastening. Her planking was fastened with brass screws and these had deteriorated due to a process known as de-zincification. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc and when exposed to seawater there is a tendency for the zinc to be gradually leached away, leaving behind a porous copper-rich structure that has little mechanical strength.
At the time that Kyria was built she probably was not expected to have a very long life, particularly as a racing yacht which would surely be superceded by newer designs. Back then racing yachts were considered old after a 20 or 30 year life. Therefore brass screws would have been considered more than sufficient, whereas bronze would have been a more appropriate material for the longer term. I am sure that her designer would have been very suprised to learn that these boats would still be around after more than 70 years - and what's more, still racing!
The prospect of replacing the screws was made even more difficult by the fact that they had deteriorated to the extent that 90% of them could not be removed by normal means because the slots in their heads were crumbling when you tried to remove them (but the head itself still remained making it difficult to remove the screws). With approximately 6,500 screws fastening from the outer planking through the inner planking into the ribs, and nearly twice as many screws fastening from the inner planking into the outer planking, this was a major undertaking. Fortunately all the planking (Honduras Mahogany) was in relatively good condition, as were the steamed ribs, which are Canadian Rock Elm.
This photograph shows the ribs and diagonal planking on the inside of the hull and gives an impression of the large number of screws fastening from the inner planking into the outer planking (the section shown is just over 3 feet by 2 feet). The purpose of these particular screws was to restrict shear movement between the two skins, thereby reducing any flexing of the hull. There were other screws to fasten the outer planking to the ribs.
This is a close-up shot showing the inner screws. The slightly reddish colour of the brass itself (not very clear in this photograph) and the green verdigris can be signs of de-zincification, but you cannot be sure until you test the mechanical strength of the material. In this case they had deteriorated significantly and were in need of replacement.
Before I began the restoration, I considered very carefully whether or not the method of fastening that she had could be improved upon. The inner screws were originally required to reduce shear movement between the two skins and hence provide the hull with sufficient rigidity to resist the forces imposed by the rig (which included the torsional or twisting forces exerted by the running backstays).
What was needed was a system of fastening that would produce a rigid structure which would retain a high percentage of its stiffness after prolonged periods of use.
The problem is that when racing these fastenings are under continuous strain due to external forces acting upon the hull (mainly due to the rig). The smallest movement around each fastener, due to compression of the wood fibres or electrochemical decay around the fastening, can lead to significant loss of stiffness, which would make Kyria slow in anything stronger than a moderate breeze. Also movement in the joints would eventually lead to the ingress of water, which would weaken the hull even further.
After giving it much thought, I decided that the best thing for her would be to bond the outer planking to the inner skin using a modern marine adhesive. Adhesives are very good at preventing shear movement (the sliding movement between the two skins) and would provide much better resistance to such movement than would be possible with mechanical fastenings alone. Also, with this method, once all the planking is bonded back in position it would not be possible to detect any changes in the appearance of the hull (either on the interior or exterior), and I wanted to keep her appearance as authentic as possible.
Shoring to support the hull in the correct shape prior to commencing the work. This was important because once the planking was bonded together the hull would then retain that shape.
Below deck looking forward. The transverse timbers are floors that fasten opposite ribs and the sides of the hull to the keel (or the stem at the forward end and horn timber or counter timber at the aft end)
Below deck looking aft, prior to starting the work. Here the floors fasten the ribs to the horn timber or counter timber.
I chose to use WEST SYSTEM epoxy resin and there were several reasons for this choice: it would seal and protect the wood and joints from moisture; it can produce a bond stronger than the grain strength of the wood; it has excellent gap-filling qualities; and I had already gained considerable experience of its use in the past.
The decision to use epoxy was not one I made lightly, but on balance I felt that it provided the best solution for the long-term. WEST SYSTEM epoxy resin is formulated to develop maximum physical properties while retaining just enough toughness and flexibility to live with the slight deformations which inevitably occur in any boat, giving a long-term fatigue performance comparable to that of wood. It also has measurable mechanical properties of its own and can contribute to the overall strength of the hull.
There are some disadvantages to using epoxy though: the temperature must be greater than 5 degrees Celsius (preferably over 10 degrees Celsius) and the ideal moisture content of the wood is 8 to 12%. This meant that a 'tent' had to be erected over the hull and heating had to be provided to keep both the temperature and relative humidity within prescribed levels. Also protective clothing and other PPE such as gloves are essential when using epoxy. Another drawback with epoxy is that it is very difficult to sand (particularly if you get the resin to filler ratio wrong!) - but I'll come back to this point a little later.
I recall an article about the potential pitfalls of using epoxy in old boats. It emphasised that there are really only two alternatives: either the timber had to be dried out thoroughly with each piece encapsulated individually, or epoxy should be used sparingly so that the timber can still breathe.
Tim Russell
The first step was to erect a cover over and around the boat with as few openings as possible. The cover took on different shapes as the work progressed, but the photograph on the right gives an idea of the form it took. As the restoration began in the summertime the wood was already fairly dry, but I allowed it to dry further, under the cover, for a few weeks before starting. I also used a moisture meter to make sure that the moisture content of the wood was within prescribed levels.
I decided to begin on the port side and removed the first plank next to the keel (the garboard strake) as this was the shortest plank and therefore the easiest to remove. As I mentioned earlier, most of the screws could not be removed by normal means. The heads of the outer screws had to be trimmed so that the plank could pass over them. Fortunately the inner screws (which were only 1/2" x 6 gauge screws) were found to have little or no holding power so they did not need to be removed before removing the plank. The plank was carefully lifted using a series of thin hardwood wedges to prise it away from the inner planking. The wedges were inserted in line with the ribs, or as close as possible to them, so that the pressure did not damage the inner planking, which have a thickness of only 1/4 of an inch (6.35 mm).
Once the first plank had been carefully extracted the second plank up from the keel could then be removed by the same means, but with a little less effort as it was easier to insert the wedges underneath the plank. The two skins had a layer of oiled calico between them as waterproofing and once this was removed the inner screws could be knocked through. The shanks of the outer screws were still left protruding, as only the heads had been removed, but these could be extracted fairly easily using a pair of molegrips (I say fairly easily, but the shear number of them meant that for the longer planks it would still be quite time consuming!).
The mating surfaces of the inner and outer planks were then degreased, cleaned, abraded and then degreased again in preparation for bonding. Due to the oiled calico used between the skins, the surface of the wood was a little 'sticky' in parts and these areas took longer to degrease (this wasn't helped by the fact that my grandfather had injected linseed oil between the skins at various points!). Later on I came up with a method to clean and abrade the planking that avoided the need to degrease them, speeded up the process considerably and provided a much better surface for mechanical bonding (by very carefully using a rotary wire brush wheel in an electric drill, only just making contact with the surface, this removed the 'sticky' oil very quickly and provide a series of very shallow ridges in the surface of the wood which had the added bonus of giving the epoxy resin more surface area to bond to).
The outer screws, which fasten into the ribs from the outer planking, would still be required for two reasons: 1) To fasten the planking to the ribs; and 2) The peel strength of epoxy (as any adhesive) is not very good and so mechanical fastenings in the form of screws were still required to prevent any chance of the plank edges from lifting (even though in practice each plank edge would be bonded to the next plank edge and therefore any movement is highly unlikely). The original screws were 1" x 6#, but I decided to replace these with 1 1/4" x 8# screws. I had considered using silicon bronze screws as they would be much less susceptible to corrosion, but in the end I decided to use brass as each screw will be surrounded by epoxy resin (thereby sealing any moisture out).
When it comes to using epoxy on old boats there are really only two alternatives: either the timber has to be dried out thoroughly with each piece encapsulated individually, or the epoxy should be used sparingly so that the timber can still breathe. In this case I decided to go for the first option.
The outer planking were stripped of all paint, cleaned and abraded on both sides as they would be encapsulated with epoxy to keep their moisture level fairly constant at between 8 and 12%. This would limit expansion and contraction and the possibility of rot in future. In order to accomplish this I had to be very careful to ensure that each plank was completely encapsulated.
Originally I did not intend to encapsulate the inner planks as they are only 1/4" (just over 6 mm) thick, and therefore the epoxy would be strong enough to overcome any expansion and contraction forces. At the time I decided it would have been difficult to achieve this properly without dismantling much more of the boat and I intended to just leave the inside well ventilated (but I later expanded the remit of the project and therefore now it will be possible to accomplish this).
The old screw holes were re-drilled with slightly larger pilot holes and larger clearance holes were drilled in the outer planking together with slightly enlarged countersinks to take the larger screw heads. The first plank was then ready to go back on.
The mating surfaces of the planks were first "wetted-out" with resin, then a thickened mixture, consisting of resin and Colloidal Silica, was applied which would fill any gaps between the planks and also fill the seams between the inner planks. The plank could then be fitted back in place and fastened.
The outside of the plank was then coated with epoxy resin and then the screw heads were covered with a mixture of resin and low density filler. Once this had hardened sufficiently the plank was coated with a mixture of epoxy resin and "Microlight" (a very low density fairing compound) at a thickness of about 2 to 3 mm. In hindsight, applying the fairing compound in this way was a big mistake on my part, which has cost me a lot of time and effort later. At the time I knew nothing about hull fairing and I also made the mistake of not mixing in enough of the Microlight powder, which meant that the mix had too much resin and was VERY difficult to sand! I will cover this subject in more detail in my blog posts later on.
In hindsight, applying the fairing compound in this way was a big mistake on my part, which has cost me a lot of time and effort later.
This procedure was then repeated for each plank. After the first plank was back in place, the third plank was removed before the second could be put back, and so on, all the way up to the deck. There were 28 planks per side, giving a total of 56 planks in all, taking an average of around 20 hours work for each plank!
View from for'd, port side. Nine planks in position, the first five planks have been filled and coated with fairing compound.
11 planks in position. Preparation for 12th plank has been completed and the inner planks have been wet-out with resin just prior to fitting the plank. Plank 12 has also been prepared by wetting-out with resin then a thickened mixture of resin and Colloidal Silica has been applied before lifting the plank into place (the thickened mixture ensures that any voids between the planks are filled)
Plank 10 in position and holes filled with a mixture of epoxy resin and low-density filler (which still has some strength).
Plank 12 now in place. Screw heads have been abraded so that epoxy will form a better bond. Screws have been dipped in epoxy resin before being inserted and are ready to be driven (by hand with a Yankee screwdriver - there were no cordless screwdrivers back then!)
Fastenings were also required to re-fasten the planking to the floors (transverse timbers that are mounted across the keel and fasten opposite frames or ribs to the keel - see photographs showing below deck above) - these were 2 1/2" x 12 screws and were bedded in epoxy to seal out moisture and better distribute the load to the surrounding wood-fibres.
Close-up photo showing the Epoxy / Colloidal Silica mix squeezing through seams of the inner planking in the bilge area.
This photo shows an area of the inner planking where the squeezed epoxy has been chipped away and the varnish has also been stripped away, leaving the wood ready for sanding.
This photo shows some of the inner planking along the port side after chipping away the epoxy that had squeezed through and stripping the varnish away in preparation for sanding.
Progressing higher up with the planking. The slighly opaque colour of the epoxy on the upper plank is Amine blush, which is caused be moisture in the air or colder air when the epoxy is curing. This had to removed by scrubbing with warm soapy water and then sanding the epoxy to key it for the next stage.
Another close-up photo showing the epoxy squeezing through the inner planking. There is a lot of waste here, but I preferred that than the possibility of any voids between the planking. The epoxy can easily be chipped away later as it just takes a layer of the varnish / paint off with it.
Here the screw holes have been bored out, mahogany plugs have been glued in place and the planks and ribs have been partially sanded.
Another photo showing the the interior along the port side. This one is looking forward.
Only 7 planks remaining on the port side!
Some rot in the area of the chainplates, affecting the top 3 planks of the outer skin and also 2 of the inner planks. I decided to renew the top 3 planks for the full length of the boat and the 4th plank down for most of the length.
Outer planking removed and new pieces scarfed onto two of the inner planks.
Photo from the inside showing the two pieces scarfed onto two of the inner planks and two of the ribs. The ribs are notched at the top to take the chainplate and then doubling ribs will be laminated on top of these running down to the keel and floors. Either side of the chainplates there will also be two ring frames laminated in place, together with a second beamshelf, around 3m long with tapered ends, glued and bolted below the existing beamshelf.
This photo shows the wooden blocks glued into place between the tops of the ribs and between the beamshelf and the inner planking. The outer planking has also been fitted at this stage. The result is that the sheer is now much stronger than it was previously, as all the components now act as one solid component (as opposed to individual components fastened together with mechanical fastenings, which inevitably allows some movement).
The outer planks were removed and 2 of the inner planks were cut away in order for new pieces to be scarfed onto them. Two of the ribs were also cut away and new pieces scarfed onto these also.
The clamps and wedges are used to hold everything in place whilst the epoxy cures. A thin film of polythene stops them from bonding to the epoxy.
This photo is looking down at the edge of the deck, with part of the deck removed. You can see the beamshelf that the deck beams are cut into. Outboard of the beamshelf are the ends of the ribs and inbetween each rib is a wooden block. The purpose of these blocks was to take the ends of the inner diagonal planking, which you can see along the upper edge in the picture. I decided to extract each of these wooden blocks so that they could be cleaned and then bonded into place with epoxy (to the beamshelf, ribs and inner planking). This would then produce a much more solid structure at the edge of the deck, which would be better able to take loads at the deck edge. This work had to be done before fitting the top 3 or 4 outer planks as I had to be able to prise the inner planking away from the wooden blocks in order to extract them.
This photo shows the four new outer planks at the sheerline, fitted and bonded in place. I couldn't find a good source of Honduras Mahogany at the time and decided to use a good quality Brazilian Mahogany, supplied by Robbins Timber in Bristol. This is very good quality mahogany and much better than some of the African varieties.
Replacing the Deck - a slight change of plan!
I knew that many of the deck beams needed replacing (in time), but I had originally intended to get Kyria sailing a little first so that I could evaluate the efficiency of her current layout.
However, there was just too much movement in the deck and deck structure for my liking, and I wasn't happy with the idea of carrying out temporary repair work. Closer inspection revealed that the ends of many of the deck beams had started to pull out of the beamshelves slightly - by up to nearly a quarter of an inch (just over 6 mm) each side in places. This was due to the topsides of the hull spreading slightly and was most noticeable with the beams of the aft deck. Obviously this was brought about by the strain produced when the stays were tensioned (forestay, backstay and running backstays), which tries to lift each end of the boat, causing the sides to spread.
The same problem was evident where the half deck beams joined the carlings (the carlings are the longitudinal structural members either side of the cockpit that support the inboard side of the side decks).
I had made a mental note of these problems when I first started the restoration and was planning to use tie-rods across the deck in the affected areas to hold the sides together. This would have solved the problem temporarily, but a much better solution would be to bond each deck beam to the beamshelves on each side (after closing the slight gap either side by pulling the sides of the hull together). Many of the deck beams also needed relacement and all this could not be achieved properly without removing the deck planking and deck beams.
After some re-evaluation of the work, I decided to broaden the scope of the restoration to include the deck structure, and practically everything else in fact!
I started to carefully remove the deck planking, which was quite difficult due to the method of fastening - 'secret nailing'. There were horizontal double sided copper nails (for want of a better description) joining the edge of each plank and then every plank was also nailed at about 45 degrees through one edge of the plank to the deck beams.
Five deck planks removed along the port side. With many more to go, which is made the more difficult by the 'secret nailing' with hidden nails joining each plank and a nail through one edge of each plank into the deck beams.
Looking aft below deck, with the opening for the crew cockpit overhead. You may just be able to see that the half deck beams along the port side-deck (on the right) are drooping slightly where they join the carling along the edge of the cockpit. The joints in these half beams had also opened up as the sides of the hull spread slightly, weakening the structure of the deck.
Looking aft, with the opening for the helmsman's cockpit in the foreground.
Looking down at the half-dovetail joint between a deck beam and the beamshelf. It can be seen that the deck beam had pulled out of the beamshelf by about a quarter of an inch (6 mm) as the sides of the hull spread.
Looking aft. All the deck planking has been removed and some of the deck beams have been removed right at the aft end (either to be cleaned up or for replacement). Some of the deck beams in the more critical areas (such as the main beams either side of the cockpits) were replaced even though the original beams were still healthy (with larger sections better able to resist anticipated deck loads).
The aft end of the boat. The deck beams have been removed for cleaning or replacement.
I had originally intended to try and re-use the Oregon Pine deck planking, but later discarded this idea because I wanted to lay a marine-ply subdeck with relatively thin deck planking bonded to the subdeck. Such a deck structure would be stronger in all directions and would also be better at resisting the twisting forces produced by the running backstays. Imagine a box without a lid - it twists quite easily - whereas with the lid in place it is much better at resisting such forces (the plywood skin would act in the same way, providing diagonal bracing between the two sides of the hull and helping to resist any twsting).
However, due to the way the Oregon Pine deck planks had been nailed, it would have been impossible to re-use them because whichever side I planed them down the dark staining around the nail holes would have been exposed and they would have looked awful. Also, despite taking care while removing the planks, a number of them had been damaged in the process. I therefore decided that I would lay a new teak deck on top of the marine-ply subdeck (consisting of teak decking strips about 45mm wide by 6 mm thick, which will be bonded to the subdeck).
Most of the deck beams were still in good condition and could be cleaned up and bonded back in position. In areas where the sides of the hull had spread slightly I used a series of sash clamps to carefully pull them back to the correct position, before bonding the deck beams to the beamshelves on either side with epoxy.
In some areas I felt that a number of the deck beams were too light, particularly where they were expected to carry rigging loads (such as the mainsheet). I decided to replace deck beams in the more critical areas and increased their section size accordingly. I also replaced the main deck beams either side of both cockpits, together with the carlings. I replaced these with Iroko as I felt it was important for the cockpit openings to be as strong as possible - so as to limit the inevitable weakening of the hull that results from any such openings in the deck. The marine-ply subdeck will also help in this regard.
Originally the corners of the crew cockpit were almost square (except for a radiused wooden block at each corner, which the coamings butted up against). I felt that this was also a weakness, as there was no continuity of the coamings, and therefore decided to increase the size of the radius at each corner in order to allow the coamings to continue unbroken all the way around the cockpit (the coamings will be laminated in place from several thin layers and the joints will be staggered).
I completed the work of cleaning and then bonding the original deck beams to the beamshelves, together with the new replacement deck beams in the critical areas of loading. I then faired the tops of the deck beams and beamshelves to ensure that the deck would be fair once it is laid.
The thickness of the original deck planking was 5/8" (just under 16 mm). I decided that the replacement would consist of a marine-ply subdeck of 3/8" (9.5 mm) thickness and teak decking strips of 1/4" (just over 6 mm) thickness, giving a similar combined thickness as the original deck, although the new deck would be much stiffer as the ply would provide strength in all directions and all the components would be bonded together.
I purchsed the best marine ply that I could find (Aquaply, supplied by Robbins Timber in Bristol) for the subdeck. A total of 7 sheets of 8' x 4' (2.4 m x 1.2m), plus 1 half sheet for a smaller section. I laid the ply sheets athwartships across the deck in order to have greater strength in that direction in order to prevent the sides of the hull from spreading again. The teak deck planking bonded to subdeck would provide additional strength in a longitudinal direction and the beamshelves were strong in that direction anyway. The alternative would have been to lay the sheets longitudinally and that would have meant they would have been jointed down the centreline of the boat, which I didn't want. Each sheet was scarf jointed to the next with an 8:1 scarf (using a special jig for a circular saw provided by WEST SYSTEM) and of course these joints were all bonded together with epoxy. The subdeck was fastened with screws and bonded with epoxy to each deck beam and to the beamshelves on either side, making the whole deck structure much stiffer.
Unfortunately I didn't take any photos of the deck beams being bonded in place, or of the ply subdeck being laid, and therefore I cannot show the process more clearly. Before digital cameras it wasn't quite as easy to take lots of photos as it is now, and perhaps I just didn't have a roll of film in my camera!
The three photographs below were taken during one of the rare occasions when the cover was off the boat. On this occasion I needed to make some slight adjustments to the cover to allow more space for working on the deck (in preparation for laying the teak decking). These were taken in 1996 after the ply subdeck had been completed, but unfortunately the angle does not allow the deck to be seen clearly. The rudder had previously been removed for some repair work. A small section at the forward end of the lead keel has also been removed to get at some of the bolts joining the stem to the wood keel (even this small section weighed around 150 kgs!).
The support for the cover was just something I cobbled together with various bits and pieces available at the time and was only meant to be a temporary structure for a few months (while I laid the teak deck). Amazingly, most of it was still intact 20 years later!
I never actually got around to laying the teak deck at that time and this is one of the tasks that I still need to complete.
This more or less completes the summary of the work undertaken during the first phase of the restoration. Looking back I'm not even sure why I did not carry on with it at the time. I think it was a combination of several things. I had started to try to sand the epoxy fairing compound and this was proving extremely difficult and seemed to be a never ending task. I had also started a new job and this was taking up all of my time and energy. As time went by it just seemed to become more and more difficult to find the time and motivation to re-start the project.
It is now over 20 years since I did the work on the first phase of the project and I have now re-started the work again and I'm determined to finish it this time around!
Details of the second phase of the restoration can be found in the blog here, which I intend to update as the work progresses. I will try to post updates as often as I can, but please be patient with me as there will be times when there is not a lot to report and therefore updates will be further apart!

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Benford's law
Each bar represents a digit, and the height of the bar is the percentage of numbers that start with that digit.
Frequency of first significant digit of physical constants plotted against Benford's law
Benford's law, also called the Newcomb–Benford law, the law of anomalous numbers, or the first-digit law, is an observation about the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data.
The law states that in many naturally occurring collections of numbers, the leading digit is likely to be small.
For example, in sets that obey the law, the number 1 appears as the leading significant digit about 30% of the time, while 9 appears as the leading significant digit less than 5% of the time.
If the digits were distributed uniformly, they would each occur about 11.1% of the time.
Benford's law also makes predictions about the distribution of second digits, third digits, digit combinations, and so on.
The graph to the right shows Benford's law for base 10, one of infinitely many cases of a generalized law regarding numbers expressed in arbitrary (integer) bases, which rules out the possibility that the phenomenon might be an artifact of the base 10 number system.
It has been shown that this result applies to a wide variety of data sets, including electricity bills, street addresses, stock prices, house prices, population numbers, death rates, lengths of rivers, and physical and mathematical constants.
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How many Smashburger locations are there?
Smashburger IP Holder LLC, doing business as Smashburger, (stylized as SmasHBURGER), is an American fast-casual hamburger restaurant chain founded in Denver, Colorado. As of 2022, it has more than 227 corporate and franchise-owned restaurants in 35 U.S. states and the District of Columbia and 2 Canadian provinces.
Is Smashburger and GameStop related?
What happened to smash burgers?
How much does it cost to open a Smashburger?
Does Smashburger have a secret menu?
How Is a Smashburger different?
How many Smashburger locations are there 2022?
How many Smashburger locations are there in the United States in 2022? There are 220 Smashburger locations in the United States as of June 02, 2022.
Smashburger is only copying GamesStop's logo, an element of GameStop's trade dress. Trade dress consists of all of the various elements used to promote a product or service (more info from nolo.com here). In this case, Smashburger copying GameStop's logo is only a small part of GameStop's entire promotion as a company.
Are Smash Burgers healthy?
High in calories, low in fiber, and shockingly high in sodium, the SmashBurger is saved from the bottom rung by its high protein content. This burger ties for second highest in calories and falls in the middle ground for sodium, but it has the highest protein count of the burgers we looked at.
Smashburger is now owned by a giant Asian food service company.
Why is Smashburger so good?
Minced chuck steak is gold for Smashburger. Secondly, it's the smash that really makes it. When you smash the burgers down on a super-hot grill, the fat has nowhere to go but back up into the burger patty meaning you're essentially cooking your burger in its own beefy juices.
According to FranchiseMall.com, the initial investment for a Smashburger franchise is between $545,500 and $894,500, with an initial smashburger franchise fee of $40,000. The brand's ongoing royalty fee ranges from 5 percent to 6 percent, and they charge an advertising fee of 2 percent.
Why are smash burgers so popular?
Yes, there's a Smashburger secret menu, available at every location: Order the Sin City Burger and you'll get the regional Vegas burger (topped with a fried egg, bacon, American cheese, grilled onions, haystack onions, and Smash Sauce); ask for a PB&J Shake and your vanilla shake will be blended with Nutter Butter …
Why are smash burgers so good?
They're minced beef and salt, smashed flat over a searingly hot flat-grill until you get a crispy, craggy-edged, asymmetric, cooked-through patty that's juicy, caramelised, beefy and, frankly, the best burger you're ever going eat.
When your beef patty meets some heat, the amino acids and sugars within it begin reacting, which results in changes of flavor and color. So when you "smash" your burger patty down, you're creating more surface area for the Maillard reaction to take place.
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My husband and I started our own house project this past weekend…refinishing the back deck. It had been a couple years since we did this last and I had forgotten just how much time and work is involved. However, after just one day of moving, sweeping, and sanding, my aching muscles quickly reminded me that I needed to exercise some smart thinking and self care to come through this without feeling utterly exhausted and sustaining a muscle spasm. I hope this tips will help you stay in better balance and health in whatever your latest house project is.
Consider Hiring Out Some Of The Work: this doesn't have to mean break the bank, either. Look at what tasks require a lower level of skill and look around. For our deck project, I actually hired two fourteen year old neighborhood boys to do the sanding along the deck edges with a palm sander. There was a little instruction time as well as extra questions along the way, but for $ 7/hour they did a great job and saved me hours of work and toll on my body. So worth it! In this tight job market, you can likely find willing labor at cut rate prices across the board. Just don't try to cut too much…being fair to your workers will always produce better job results.
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In response to a growing governmental interest in the management of nonprofits, the Internal Revenue Service sent out a 42-page questionnaire to both public and private colleges and universities across the country. The survey, sent out in 2008, went to 400 schools and asked for intimate details on many different elements of their finances, including income and losses on business activities and spending on executive perks. The IRS hoped to use the data to both increase transparency in higher education and explore potential discrepancies between what institutions report to the IRS and how they actually operate.
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Most of the findings in the E&Y review were positive, which may be confounded by their relatively small and fully voluntary sample - the schools that shared their information may have been willing to do so because they have nothing to hide. Acknowledging the obstacles to getting as much data as the IRS received, E&Y noted that the respondents to their study were mostly public institutions and that they tend to be larger than the overall population of nonprofit colleges in the U.S. They also noted that because the original 2008 survey could only include data as recent as tax year 2006, the financial picture at many of the participating universities may have changed.
From the 2008 Internal Revenue Service College and Universities Compliance Questionnaire Analysis by Ernst & Young, page 13.
Ernst & Young found that overall, colleges and universities have adopted many 'well-recognized best practices' in fiscal governance. Their key findings explored conflict of interest policies, endowment management, financial transparency, executive compensation rates, compensation for sports coaches and the availability of tuition discounts. The last issue is one that is especially interesting to the public at a time when college tuition costs seem to be rising out of control. E&Y note that it is difficult to use specific tuition and fees numbers to compare relative college costs in the U.S. because there is such a wide mix of public and private schools in a variety of geographic and academic settings. Instead, the IRS' Compliance Questionnaire asked about the average annual tuition discount offered to students. These discounts are typically institutionally funded scholarships or grants offered to students to offset the costs of tuition and fees. Looking at the IRS compliance data, E&Y found that over 70% of respondents offered tuition discounts greater than 10% and many institutions offered discounts over 20% (for more details, see the graph above). This is very good news for the thousands of current and incoming college students in the U.S. who are uncertain about financing their education.
The E&Y analysis also found positive results in another very important area of college finance: managing the endowment fund. Ninety-nine percent of respondents reported having an investment policy for their fund, and 94% also had a specific committee assigned to overseeing the investment process. Endowments are also carefully managed. All participants reported carefully tracking the allocation of funds to ensure that it matches donor intent, using multiple methods such as reports and audits to monitor endowment distribution.
Other key positive findings include the fact that 98% of public schools and 97% of private schools have a written conflict of interest policy, and 91% of the total respondents make all audited financial information available to the public.
From the 2008 Internal Revenue Service College and Universities Compliance Questionnaire Analysis by Ernst & Young, page 12.
Other recent studies on finance in higher education have found that just as college tuition costs are rising, so are the salaries of college executives. While the E&Y findings on college president and chancellor compensation were not as alarming as past reports - most institutions reported executive salaries of $200,000 to $300,000 - the report does acknowledge that higher salaries have led to a lot of negative publicity.
This is especially true when it comes to the compensation of sports coaches, and E&Y found that their salaries far exceed those of college presidents. Thirty-eight percent of respondents reported paying sports coaches over $500,000, with an average salary of $684,000. In an open records request, the Chronicle of Higher Education found that many individual schools pay out far more than even critics realize. For example, Michigan State University (MSU) pays their head football coach a whopping $3.8 million and their head basketball coach an even more shocking $8.7 million. These figures are exceptionally troubling in light of a recent report by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics indicating that current spending levels on college sports programs may be unsustainable.
We'll have to wait until the IRS releases their findings to get a fuller picture of financial management in higher education. However, this early analysis does suggest that the people steering the ship are generally both well-intentioned and effective.


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Blitzfinger44
22 Nov 2019, 2:59AM
CM Chris said:
In regards to new content vs the Upgrade Kit inventory - one requires design and one requires engineering. They're mutually exclusive things. So it's not that we sacrificed the Inventory in order to put out a new hull, it's that we're focusing on HTML5 and keeping the existing game stable instead of doing that Inventory. And it's also true that maintaining a baseline of new content is the only thing that will keep the lights on in this game whereas letting the Upgrade Kit Inventory sit in the backlog until we're done with HTML5 is not going to be the end of the world. So even if those two things were in direct competition with one another, yes we would absolutely let the new content win, because we have to maintain that baseline.
See this I think is part of the problem. You see this as a minor inconvenience that can wait. Many of us see it as a major problem with the game that adversely affects prize purchasing decisions, and worse, a symptom of a bigger problem with development in general, the longer it goes unaddressed.. The new content, new tech, new hulls and new raids/events are not just design. Anything with stats or new mechanics like fixed firing arcs or fog are engineering and require back-end programming, which I'm sure is far more complex than output of a list. Since we can see the number of kits in the shipyard, storage of that data is done. It simply needs to be displayed somewhere.
I appreciate the discussion, Chris. I'm not trying to come off like a toxic malcontent, but I just don't buy this, and it doesn't give me a good feeling about the future of the game, currently held hostage by the indefinite wait for HTML5.
dlaw001
The problem is CM Chris, is that the "team" releases "stuff" without testing........and then all these other things come up........
Going back to your 4 points that the team supposedly ask themselves, I would posit an addition - ask an actual player of the game - not a team member that plays occasionally but an actual player - that may ease up a lot of "issues" with comments here on the forum
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I used to hit the 131's and get 2 hours repair. My fleet is incomplete, I'm slowly tinkering it when I can afford the shipyard space (which, TBH, is never, as I'm seriously struggling building up a pegasus fleet, and last raid I only managed to build 4 Dragoons which all needed to be refitted).
So I hit this new target, and complete it, for 9 hours repair!!! Don't you think that's a bit off for a target that should provide an equal experience?
My gameplay is now log on, do some minor base tinkering, hit a target for 10 minutes play, start a repair, and log off. Your design decisions are no longer engaging the player base to play and pay.
Looking at the points, the limited should be 10 million, and the non-limited should be 25 million. Introducing this 70 million point prize is leading to points escalating into the realms of the ridiculousness, and you'll very soon have to do a points refactor, and that will annoy players (those that are still around) even more!
kixeyeuser_1388600479319_1249361144
CM Chris said
The first bullet point. Something we've also wanted to add since the launch of Upgrade Kits. It's in the backlog, but 'implementation is a matter of resourcing and time'.
In regards to new content vs the Upgrade Kit inventory - one requires design and one requires engineering. They're mutually exclusive things.
I beg to differ. Adding the upgrades to the game required both engineering and design. It was a very intentional change. The fact that the design for new content lacked the engineering to create a positive user experience is obvious and the blame rests squarely on Kixeye. We all understand that Kixeye needs new product to sell, all we ask is that the product is worth buying.
Upgrade Pirates is not as fun as Battle Pirates
fozze the pirate
wonder if its worth not posting anything in discussion anymore then,,, so if the players numbers do drop then at least kixeye will have to pull there fingers from there arses and sit down and figure it out themselves...!
Silver Stefaans
22 Nov 2019, 10:17AM
I had a good giggle at the 70 mil armor in the FM, wonder who will be desperate enough to get it. Stillkix must think we are hard-up
Mark_G323
22 Nov 2019, 1:32PM
Dear Kix,
the FM is a chore (not fun), its a chore that allows us to get stuff we need to sail around and sink things (thats the fun bit), and to be fair we have lots of chores, but some dont take too long, but when a chore becomes the dominant need to either play for hours just doing chores to get a few mins of fun, then that is the issue, which is worsened when you add massive amounts needed to get armours, etc ,
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fozze the pirate said:
Player numbers dont need to drop. I propose that people who spend on this game abstain from doing so for just a month and see what action Kixeye takes. Whether they listen to us, or whether they pack up shop and disappear.
KODIAK BEAR
There are two things wrong with the NOVEMBER SHIPWRECKS briefing:
#1... 'Take your new Bayonets fleet out'... are you kidding? Most players were locked out of the raid and gave up. The hull was only available last week and whole fleets will not be built yet by almost all players. Especially when we need to refit our FM fleets to cope with mid-level FM targets. Because high level FM targets are ridiculous damage.
#2... random drop for prizes. How many times to players need to tell you that they hate this game mechanic. I am not going to hit one target if I am going to win a lot of junk I don't need. NOT PLAYING THAT GAME!
Kixeye/Stillfront when are you going to listen to your player base and make the game fun?
Remember Kixeye, PLAYERS FIRST!
Nick Heath
KODIAK BEAR said:
Personally I am more than happy that shipwrecks is something I do not need to do, as it was before, it was a gamebreaker, people who didn't take part used to get more points than those that did take part
David.C
22 Nov 2019, 11:20PM
BadIntention said:
if you bring it down any then theyll do another so called update again to screw everyone again.all the owners of this game are the same.destroy the game and rob the players,nothing more
Out on the street they would be referred to as pickpockets.
Adagio Dazzle
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Once again, whats the point of having these threads when you never respond to complaints/feedback from players? Formality?
These threads, and the forums at large, are primarily for players to have discussions with one another about what's happening in the game. It's not a space where you're guaranteed interaction or response from the game team.
CMs and mods are here to facilitate a constructive arena in which players can have those conversations, they're not here to contribute to every thread or provide justification for every choice wherever it is asked. Additionally, it's better for us to stay out of most conversations and let them develop organically, because it gives better insight than if I/we hop into every conversation and curb your opinions with justification and reasoning.
Aggregated feedback, sentiment, and concerns are all passed along in regular community reports. So just because we aren't chatty doesn't mean we aren't paying attention.
your game team can go phoque themselves sideways you greedy, unresponsize, lying, cheating, bunch of low life scum sucking creetins, you dont know how to make a game fun!


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