I just thought I'd add an appropriately boaty mention that I had a lovely Spinnukah. ... Ahem,,,,Being a Pantheist does not make me a christian.Happy...
check out my pirogue,"Stormbringer" in the photo section.It is 36" wide and 15" deep draws about 4" with 360Kg's(two adults and two teenagers.I can stand and...
... Yes, there is a primer. More than one. A good one is "How To Design A Boat" by John Teale. I'm not a fisherman, nor a hunter, so I'm not real familiar with...
... Hi Sebastian, (I choose not to address you as "funbun" until we know each other better) I might be the only person on this list who is even less of a...
I’ll add to what Peter said, from my own experience. First, on how to design, most boats in history were designed by eye: “If it looks good, then it is...
80 steps to the bay your a lucky guy' I lived on the Salish for years and really miss it while I tend to family matters on E coast. Sailing is good on the L.I...
Stormbringer is 36" across the bottom panel by 16' long.Max beam at gun'l is 41".With just my wife and i paddling we draw only one inch if you don'y count the...
I have been thinking about sharpies lately, not sure why. Also thinking about tandem center boards. Then also nonpareil sharpies. Now what do you think? J...
Just a simple paper cup is quite sufficient, thanks. What about one? The only real problem I know of is, they're damn difficult to maintain but then, any...
The liner would be made over a male mold and bonded into the the case. There would have to be some kind of access to it on top. J ... difficult to maintain but...
I'd wonder about the bonding, not for strength but rather for water exclusion. You don't want to create a space between the liner and the case itself...
Lew , I am just thinking about A way to make it simple and leak proof. could just make the case glass the parts and assemble with somm=e poly . J ... ...
sharpies are fast and easy to build for the homebuilder. heres mine [URL=http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2160677590053419764oqNVgP] [Non-text portions of...
Nice looking boat. I started building one last fall , now i want to get the parts together, board, rig and rudder ect. Stuff that I can make inside. J ... ...
... sharpies. ... Why think of a sharpie? Tom Colvin has a few thoughts: “One of the most interesting, least expensive, and perhaps most neglected hull forms...
Colvin designed some nice sharpies. But the bolger sharpies are nice also, then there are Paradox and Hogfish . There are a lot of possibility. I saw one about...
... I grew up sailing Sharpies on the Chesapeake bay so I have some experience with them. I'm sure some will disagree with me but the conventional wisdom in...
... I imagine Tom got it straight later but his first Sharpie made from steel was said to have turned turtle and sunk in the lower Chesapeake Bay. I don't even...
A raised deck would provide some reserve stability , and dont over rig them . Ballast should be well secured or in form of a shoe on the out side . Ofcourse...
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this is a simple hull that could be built cheaply. I think a ketch or yawl rig would be the ticket. skeg mounted rudder, and tandem boards. J ... ...
I have it from them as knows, that locust is THE wood for pegs/trunnels. Locust spines... makes sense. Just don't think that the diameter is 1-for-1 with...
Locust is a wonderful wood for boat building , it also burns well. I found out about spines doing tree work , back in the old days. J ... pegs/trunnels. ...
... Julian, Iread over what I had written about sharpies and it sounds critical. The truth is I relly like sharpies and they were even back then perfect for...
