Hi Steve, Sorry to revive an old post, but I've been lurking on this site for years, and I believe I am finally building up momentum to undertake building the...
I built a Classic 10, and I have always been concerned that the dacron was not good enough. I do have to say, the dacron is adequate, but I would still like to...
Seth, I used the heat-shrinkable nylon fabric (Dacron?) recommended by Platt Monfort - I had purchased the "partial kit" from him which included the fabric and...
I have a SOF kayak following the Night Heron ( http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/guillemot/NH ) lines, which I originally covered with dacron and later covered...
Hello, I was going to build a Nimrod, but as I was getting ready one popped up on craigslist nearby that I could not resist. I'd built a cedar strip canoe...
I've always used one of these chairs called back jack in my aerolite canoe. Is really comfortable and I use it on the floor in my house or at events that I...
Looks interesting, thanks! So it's sat loosely on the floor, not attached in any way? Someow that idea feels strange, I am used to canoe seats hung from...
Hi Rich, I built a Airolite RobRoy Kayak several years ago, and tried several different seat combinations, and found the most comfortable and lightest was one...
Thanks, Rick, yes, I'd appreciate a sketch, that'd be great. I'm sure we could get to the point where it's clear with words also but a sketch would make it...
P.S. Your boat looks nice! Thanks for the pics -- Best regards, Rich ================================ Richard Kleinhenz http://beautifulhandmadepens.com ...
Hi RIch, I threw together a quick sketch on my computer. Hope you can make some sense out of it.   The ball bearing locking pins can be found at most...
I'm having trouble with the attachment. I tried it on the yahoo site, and I downloaded it and tried my own viewer but the source data format is not recognized...
Hi Rich, I made another copy, this time as a .pdf file. You should be able to open it with Adobe Reader (a free download from www.adobe.com if you don't have...
Completely clear, thank you very much! I'll check out Walmart when I get near one. How wide is the stationary rail you used? Were the cross-sectional...
Hi Rich,  I didn't think about putting dimensions on the drawing for you. The bottom (fixed) portion of the rail is 2" and the top rail 3" outside...
Beautiful boat! Come spring, I'll experiment with the seat for the Nimrod. It'll be paddled canoe style, seat should be quite low. I'll just screw things ...
Thanks for the compliment. Sadly as of right now it's stripped down to a skeleton and hanging in my garage. After 4 years the dacron was looking pretty...
Hi all, I've build a Snowshoe in the past and am gearing up for my next project: a sailboat. I'm leaning toward a classic 12 or 14. I have a couple questions: ...
I built a classic 14. I'm super-happy with it. Last summer I sailed 5 New Hampshire lakes and learned a lot each time I brought it out. Performance...
Thanks for the comments. I hadn't considered problems with loading in the wind. Do you avoid hiking because of personal preference, or because of limitations...
The classic 14 weighs less than 70 lbs and sheeted in, it's still shaky (unstable) . I've considered putting jugs of water as ballast, but I'd rather keep it...
I've got a 12 foot long strongback that I built for my Classic 12 a few years ago. It has been sitting out in the weather but I think is still serviceable....
I'll take it if it's still in good shape. ________________________________ From: Steve Kauffman <steve@...> To: airolite_boats@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I stood on it today, seems like it is still structurally sound. It could use a scrubdown. Please let me know if you're interested, there are others but I'd...
Just FWIW (and hopefully not too terribly OT), Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC Boats) added a strongback kit to their catalog for a what seems to me to be the very...
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...
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...
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...
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...
You came to the right place. Hope you enjoy the experience. I built a 10' Classic. Good luck, Richard. ________________________________ From: patricio_home...
