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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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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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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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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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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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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Georg
galbrechtch
Jan 1, 2012 9:56 pm
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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rueffingkidding
Dec 28, 2011 11:08 am
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...
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Steve Kauffman
kauffmans.name
Dec 28, 2011 5:51 am
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...
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Qben Oliver
qbenoliver
Dec 28, 2011 1:46 am
I'll take it if it's still in good shape. ________________________________ From: Steve Kauffman <steve@...> To: airolite_boats@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Steve Kauffman
kauffmans.name
Dec 27, 2011 7:25 pm
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....
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David Case
taffysforge
Dec 27, 2011 3:56 pm
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...
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tkw954
Dec 25, 2011 5:22 am
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...
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taffy case
taffysforge
Dec 24, 2011 5:41 pm
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...
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tkw954
Dec 24, 2011 3:35 pm
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: ...
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bassman4940
Dec 16, 2011 2:48 am
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...
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Rich Kleinhenz
rkleinhenz
Dec 14, 2011 3:20 pm
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 ...
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bassman4940
Dec 14, 2011 2:56 pm
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...
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Rich Kleinhenz
rkleinhenz
Dec 14, 2011 4:37 am
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...
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bassman4940
Dec 12, 2011 12:59 pm
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...
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Rich Kleinhenz
rkleinhenz
Dec 12, 2011 4:36 am
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...
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bassman4940
Dec 12, 2011 4:13 am
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...
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Rich Kleinhenz
rkleinhenz
Dec 12, 2011 3:09 am
P.S. Your boat looks nice! Thanks for the pics -- Best regards, Rich ================================ Richard Kleinhenz http://beautifulhandmadepens.com ...
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Rich Kleinhenz
rkleinhenz
Dec 12, 2011 3:04 am
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...
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bassman4940
Dec 11, 2011 3:57 pm
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...
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Rich Kleinhenz
rkleinhenz
Dec 10, 2011 9:31 pm
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...
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recyc
Dec 9, 2011 7:39 am
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...
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Rich Kleinhenz
rkleinhenz
Dec 8, 2011 9:21 pm
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...
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James Kingston
james_kingston
Dec 8, 2011 4:52 pm
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...
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Steve Kauffman
kauffmans.name
Dec 8, 2011 4:28 pm
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...
