Hello to anyone who reads this first post. My name is Joel and I am located in Minneapolis, MN. I grew up canoeing, sailing and windsurfing on the many lakes...
Hello Joel, I have worked with Dacron covering on aircraft in the past and often wondered "why couldn't you make a boat with this stuff?" Looks like someone...
DSN, Thanks for the comment. I know that Platt mentioned that Latex paint does work well. I wonder how much weight is added to the boat if it is painted both...
Just a quick note that I had sent a note to Bette Monfort letting her know that we have started this Yahoo Group. I just received a response from Ryan Delano,...
I see we have a few new members who have recently joined. First off I would like to welcome all. If anyone has build an Airolite, please let the group know....
Mornin'; Been looking around. In the listed supplies for the monfort boats. I don't see a listing for s/s staples. I'm assuming you aren't using them for this...
In reading the instruction and watching the DVD, it appears that it is important to apply the right amount of heat for the H&B to "join" with the Dacron. If...
Hi, Group. I'm a newbie with a kit somewhere around here. More than a few years ago I was instructed to use SS staples on a PVC kayak. I believe they were...
Hello: I've started building my Classic 12 (just started) and also just found this new news group. Spent the last hour or so looking through the links. What a...
Paul, Glad to have you on board. The group is a bit quiet, I don't think we have many GA builders yet. I am hoping that this group gets busier as more people...
My name is Timo, I live in Finland - and I'm building a Snowshoe 16! I'm just about to add another coat of varnish, after that I'll start with the Kevlar. I...
Timo, Thanks for joining. Tell us more about your building experience? How about steaming the wood ribs? Joel ... 16! ... start ... condition ... the ... ...
Joel, everybody, I managed to create an album at Photos, with one image already there. I'll add more, some from my archive and others as I make any progress ...
Timo, I took a look at the picture, nice work!! Your GA boat looks very well done. How many hours has it taken you to get to the point before the Dacron...
Here's a link to a guy on the Oregon Coast who makes skin-on-frame boats (mostly kayaks) and teaches the techniques as well. He's an entertaining, opinionated...
Joel, I bought the construction manual and drawings three years ago, but managed to get started a year later, just for personal reasons. We have metric system,...
Hello Group: I've posted a couple of pics of my newly started Classic 12. It is the often referred to "built in the living room" boat. I just had to try it. As...
Hello builders, I have started building the Arrow 14 in my basement. I chose this design for several reasons, mostly because the window in my basement is 32" x...
Paul, Thanks for posting those pictures. Looks like things are progressing nicely. I can only imagine what my wife would say if I built my Airolite in our...
I want to wish all of you on the list a happy and healthy new year. I hope 2007 gives you time to build a Airolite boat. Peace Joel Silverman Plymouth,MN USA...
Tom, Wow, some great pics of your project. Looks great!!! How did the steaming work out? How much time did you have to work with the wood before it "sets...
Joel: Ah, yes...the wife... I work 100 miles from our home and I stay there during the week. We have a small lakeside cabin there and since she is 100 miles ...
Hi Joel, The ash ribs spent 20 minutes in the steam, once out of the box I had about 2 minutes to move and bend them into position. Remember, this was green...
Hello group: I've added a couple more photos to my folder. They deal with scarfing and glueing the gunwales and (mostly) stringers. It's slow going right now...
Just planning for the future, and wondering about how the rubrails terminate at the stem. Does anyone have any photos of how they did it? Thanks, Tom...
Good idea you have here. I was just looking at Monforts' site and saw this. I have two geodesic boats. A nimrod 12 that I built four years ago. I use it to...
John, Thanks for joining. The list has been a bit quiet as of late but we are all new to this. Glad to have you onboard and as a resource. I am interested...
I am not the most carfull person and I just couldn't see paying $1,000.00 for a small canoe. So in my resurch I looked for plans for a light weight canoe that...
I'm building 2 Wee Lassie IIs ala "Mac" Mccarty. They are strip built out of cedar and covered with fiberglass and epoxy inside and out. I'm definately going...
