Happy New Year I hope it will be the year I can sail my Blivit I started building in September 2010. I still have quite a bit to work on but yesterday, last...
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Richard Bertram
richardbertram
Feb 17, 2012 3:47 pm
If you got a message from me dated today at 5:10 a.m. with no subject line, but a link inside, do not open. It appears that my mailing list might have been...
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patricio_home
Feb 18, 2012 6:45 pm
Hello all =) Fist off I stumbled on Geodesic Airolite Boats after doing allot of GOOGLE/Youtube searches on plywood boats. I was searching plywood boats after...
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raftsailor01
Feb 20, 2012 6:59 am
Georg, your Blivit photos look very good. I'll be especially interested to hear how the dagger board modification works for you. I am strongly considering...
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Richard Bertram
richardbertram
Feb 21, 2012 3:41 am
You came to the right place. Hope you enjoy the experience. I built a 10' Classic. Good luck, Richard. ________________________________ From: patricio_home...
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Georg Albrecht
galbrechtch
Feb 21, 2012 7:29 am
Hi Sharon When I bought the plans for the Blivit 13, there was an additional file included with the same information as you can get on the Geodesic website...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 21, 2012 1:07 pm
Well, too many oyster shells, and too many holes...I just finished re-covering my classic 10. 1) A friend bought up a bunch of polyester suit lining material...
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raftsailor01
Feb 21, 2012 5:19 pm
Thanks, Georg. Yes, I saw your photos. The swing-up dagger board seems like an excellent innovation. So I'm looking forward to hearing how it works for you...
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Peter North
boothbayboater
Feb 21, 2012 9:27 pm
Just wondering if anyone in the group had tried to install a "fan centerboard"? The board has been made for years by Springfield Fan Centerboard company, I...
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Tim
tparkinson393
Feb 23, 2012 4:57 pm
Hi, I am new to boat building and new to lofting. My question is does anyone have a picture of the stem as the boat is on the strong back, for the arrow 14? I...
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Aaron Wood
a_wood_...
Feb 23, 2012 5:53 pm
I think I do Tim, I'll see and get back to you. Cheers, Aaron Sent from my BlackBerry ... From: "Tim" <tparkinson393@...> Sender:...
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steven michaeli
stevenmichaeli
Feb 25, 2012 7:29 pm
 GOLFER AT THE DENTIST   This one may bring a little mist to your eyes...only a golfer would understand GOLFER AT THE DENTIST A man and his wife walked...
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Steve
asloth2
Feb 28, 2012 6:25 am
I bought the above off local Craig's List (Monterey Bay CA.) for $20.00 a few months ago. A few failed glue joints, all the roving is either gone or never was,...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 28, 2012 12:55 pm
Having reskinned my 6 year old 10' classic this past winter I definitely would re-rove (is that a word) the boat and I wold use spun kevlar. It really makes...
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ocean31@...
ocean31...
Feb 28, 2012 1:12 pm
Steve: I purchased a uncompleted Ebenezer off craigslist. The basic hull was done, but that was it. I completed the hull and then skinned it using the...
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ocean31@...
ocean31...
Feb 28, 2012 1:41 pm
Woops, forgot to mention, The big diffrence between the Ebenezer and the classic is the plywood bottom. Mr Platt mentions that the plywood bottom makes for...
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Steve
asloth2
Feb 28, 2012 5:22 pm
Beau and JSB, Thank you both for sharing your experiences and information. I've got some new ideas on how to proceed w/ this reskinning project. But right now...
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Steve
asloth2
Feb 28, 2012 7:41 pm
Got excused from civil suite jury and just uploaded four pics of this frame to Ebenezer 2 album on the Photos page of this site. More later after putting in...
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damiancarvolth
Feb 28, 2012 10:06 pm
Hi all, I am new here and this is my first post. I am in Australia and have been looking around for alternative sources for the materials for airolite boats. I...
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Bob Kay McIntosh
trawler10
Feb 28, 2012 10:41 pm
Gents. I live near Seattle and have a Classic 12 about 80% completed. We are going to be moving so must sell her L A lot of work but will be a dandy when...
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ocean31@...
ocean31...
Feb 28, 2012 10:56 pm
Steve: Looking at your pictures, it looks like there is an additional piecie of plywood down the sides, in the inside, just above the bottom plywood. You can...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 28, 2012 11:04 pm
So cover that sucker! Just go to some fabric store and get some poly suit lining fabric, glue it on, shrink itr, hit it with a couple of cans of polyeurethane...
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Steve
asloth2
Feb 29, 2012 4:35 am
JSB, yes there are two long narrow pieces of ply glued on top of the frame ends. I'll look in the morning for more details. They might be the only pieces with...
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Steve
asloth2
Feb 29, 2012 4:40 am
Beau, I"m leaning this way more all the time. I"ve already got the 8 oz. poly, so some repairing of joints, maybe a few strands of roving and on to skinning....
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ocean31@...
ocean31...
Feb 29, 2012 11:17 am
Stever, oar lock sockets are two blocks of wood, each side, with a brass pipe inserted through the middle. The blocks fit between and on top of the gunwale....
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 29, 2012 12:40 pm
After realizing that the oar lock sockets (and middle seat) were placed in the wrong position for comfortable rowing on my Classic 10 I looked to the hardware...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 29, 2012 12:58 pm
Before you start glassing in the socket blocks and middle seat determine (based on your height) where you want to mount your seat, and where you want to mount...
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boothbayboater
Feb 29, 2012 1:08 pm
I'm thinking about 7 1/2 ft. oars for the Classic 12 I'm planning to build. They will probably be light spoon oars, would that be a good length? Peter...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 29, 2012 1:20 pm
through a series of happenings I ended up with a pair of Shaw and Tenney oars. They are super expensive but wonderful to row with. I have the spoon oars....
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Steve
asloth2
Mar 1, 2012 6:06 am
JSB, I worked on the frame today and looked at the additional plywood as you noted below. What looks like plywood is thin strips of wood (3/16x3/4) set on edge...
