I drive an lightweight kevlar canoe. 38 lbs. Seats two, but really made for one. Fast and unstable. We had several near flips and one day we turned over in...
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Brian Willan
manofadventu...
Jan 12, 2013 3:24 am
Greetings I was watching the youtube videos on the construction of the nimrod. In the first video it shows a close up of the material cut list. I noticed ...
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gord_t3
Jan 12, 2013 4:23 am
Hi Brian. An interesting observation. I went and checked my Nimrod plans and yes, the length of the canoe is actually 11'5". The BOM is correct using 12'...
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Marianne Guidos
mariannefort
Jan 12, 2013 9:20 pm
mrkfortney@......
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Marianne Guidos
mariannefort
Jan 12, 2013 9:39 pm
mrkfortney@......
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Roger L
roger_scotty
Jan 13, 2013 3:55 pm
I used to be afraid of scarfing. What I did to fix that was to build a simple jig out of scrap wood so that I could clamp a stringer in the jig and run the...
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Brian Willan
manofadventu...
Jan 13, 2013 4:09 pm
... Thanks for the tips there, Roger. Do you happen to have a picture of your scarfing jig that you could post? I've come to the conclusion that I will have...
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Roger L
roger_scotty
Jan 13, 2013 6:56 pm
No pictures of the old jig I'm afraid, today I use a Makita compound miter saw with tilt and angle. Probably the most-used tool in the shop. But here's how I...
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Brian Willan
manofadventu...
Jan 17, 2013 9:50 pm
Greetings I've checked through the older posts of this group and couldn't find an answer to this question. Does anyone know if the ballistic nylon that ...
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millhavenguy
Jan 17, 2013 10:17 pm
Sorry, ballistic nylon is NOT heat shrinkable. Tough stuff though..............
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Dennis O
unkledenn1s
Jan 18, 2013 12:22 pm
I really hope you get this fast. I could not inform anyone about our trip, because it was impromptu. we had to be in Philippines for Tour.. The program was...
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Brian Willan
manofadventu...
Jan 18, 2013 4:26 pm
Just a quick test. I appears my last couple of replies to message in this group didn't get posted. Hopefully this works. Cheers Brian...
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mike velasco
mpv270@...
Jan 18, 2013 8:59 pm
The only "Dennis O---" That I knew died of Liver failure about ten years ago. If Heaven is in the Philippines then it's not all that it is cracked up to be....
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Aaron Wood
a_wood_...
Jan 18, 2013 9:06 pm
For sure. More specifically, "Dennis" has had his email account hacked. If there's someone on this list named Dennis, change your email password! Although it...
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Brian Willan
manofadventu...
Jan 18, 2013 9:08 pm
Not hacked per say. More like we got a spammer in the group....
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jccapwell
Jan 18, 2013 9:37 pm
According to FaceBook Dennis's last post was sometime in early Jan. Hacked again....
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Beau Schless
bschless
Jan 18, 2013 9:37 pm
My bro in law was scammed by one of these. Totally hokey. Do not reply to them. Send it in to FBI. Sent from my iPhone...
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Patrick Bigand
pbigand
Jan 18, 2013 10:04 pm
I feel sorry for the poor homesick guy, I can send him a Sweet Pea and a paddle...
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george
kf2oc
Jan 19, 2013 2:20 am
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george
kf2oc
Jan 19, 2013 2:30 am
My apology for being AWOL. But if it is OK, I would like to continue with some considerations of my " tub " ideas versus employing outriggers or a dual hull...
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Caruk, Gord
gord_t3
Jan 24, 2013 8:41 pm
Hi George. In your first post on this topic back in Dec it sounded like you were wondering if Platt's method's could be used for the boat you're considering....
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Lawrence H Pinto
larrymrh
Jan 25, 2013 1:03 am
Hi Everybody, It's winter here in Chicago but I see water when I look at the ice lining Lake Michigan and think of spring! I have a 58 pound, 16 ft kayak of an...
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anton berteaux
superwonton...
Jan 25, 2013 1:23 am
Ha! Do it, I'll give you $20 for the plans! Anton ... Note: my new email is anton@... All others are supserseded, and will probably be void in a...
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Brian Willan
manofadventu...
Jan 25, 2013 3:08 am
Greetings Lawrence The Rob Roy is the only full kayak model that is on the gaboats.com website. However it is a 14' design. I am building an Arrow model come...
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trentm
trentmorr
Jan 25, 2013 5:11 am
Yostwerks.com has some free plans (offsets) for lightweight sof kayaks that might fit your bill. Horrible site for navigating but you can't beat the price...
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John Capwell
jccapwell
Jan 25, 2013 1:47 pm
Larry I am glad you are looking into building a canoe. I will caution you on just going out and grabbing a set of plans and building a kayak. I have built...
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Casey
sterbejj
Jan 26, 2013 12:40 am
Larry, If you are happy with the kayak you have, why not take measurements from that craft, draw up your own plans, and make an Airolite copy of it? That way...
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rueffingkidding
Jan 26, 2013 12:44 pm
Larry, Here is a short list of alternative resources about building skin-on-frame boats. All of these include information on kayaks (provided that your...
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Richard Bertram
richardbertram
Jan 27, 2013 6:01 pm
Larry, I think the information on the Cape Falcon Kayak site is excellent. He even gives you the plan for one of his popular kayaks. As I looked over his site,...
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Richard Bertram
richardbertram
Jan 27, 2013 6:09 pm
Hi George, I made a Classic 10' and was planning on using it for crabbing. Once I got it made realized it was a little to tippy for that. Perhaps an outrigger...
