... the ... apart. ... go 7" ... exactly at ... thing. ... where ... appreciate help ... cutting ... slot! ... Hi Jim, I drew a pencil centerline down my...
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Elliot Mednick
Elliot00
Jun 10, 2008 2:58 pm
I am building the Classic 14. I used a chalk line to make the lines on the keelson, and then also used a jigsaw. I broke my first attempt and had to do it a...
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Gjalt Huppes
gjalthuppes
Jun 10, 2008 4:38 pm
I just finished building a classic 20. I only marked the ribs on the keelson and nót on the gunwhales. When bending the ribs I let them fall as smoothly as...
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rueffingkidding
Jun 10, 2008 9:37 pm
Gjalt: Cool! I assume that you started with plans for the Classic 12 or 14? How did you calculate the new (expanded) lines and dimensions? Your pic appears...
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bschless@...
bschless
Jun 10, 2008 11:55 pm
I disagree regarding where the ribs fall on the gunwales. I ended up having to work around misplaced ribs toward the stern. Somewhere on the DVD or on the...
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James Smith
jsmit11s
Jun 11, 2008 2:32 pm
Elliot: Do you mean you hung a chalk line every 7 inches down from the keelson to the gunwales to mark where the ribs should end? Thanks, Jim...
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bschless@...
bschless
Jun 11, 2008 2:46 pm
Here's what to do: Mark your keelson every 7 inches, starting from the stern. Run a plumb line down off the keelson 7" from where the transom. Mark the ...
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bschless@...
bschless
Jun 11, 2008 2:52 pm
I have been rowing my Classic 10 for about 3 weeks now, using it as a yacht tender for my wife and myself. After taking the boat out the first time I found it...
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Gjalt Huppes
gjalthuppes
Jun 11, 2008 5:47 pm
Roland, I made a mistake with the number 20!! sorry, this is "just" anonther 14 ! Gjalt Huppes To: Airolite_Boats@...:...
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Joel Fairstein
castle1925
Jun 12, 2008 12:40 am
Beau: I've been following your posts with interests during my Classic 10 build. Partly through accident, the longitudinal curvature of my boat came out flatter...
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Elliot Mednick
Elliot00
Jun 12, 2008 12:52 am
The question I was answering was how the keelson could be tapered....
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koubcanoe
Jun 18, 2008 4:34 am
I have just started building this model. Any advice from anyone? I have built a nimrod. Just looking for info from anyone who has built one and for the...
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mgrogg51
Jul 1, 2008 2:51 am
Hello, I bought the plans for the Snowshoe Arrow 14' two or three years ago, and have finally gotten the roundtuit for this project to proceed. I notice in...
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noneof yourbusiness
second_floor...
Jul 1, 2008 2:00 pm
Hello Michael: I'll speak for the floorboards. I'm building a Classic 12 and it also called for three floorboards. I just knew that wasn't a good thing in my...
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bschless@...
bschless
Jul 1, 2008 4:28 pm
I concur. There are 5 floorboards on my classic 10' and no one has stepped through it (yet)!. Consider where you put the middle seat. It's off balance if...
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bschless@...
bschless
Jul 1, 2008 4:28 pm
If you need aluminum mast or boom material I have a friend who is throwing a couple of masts out. He's in Concord, Mass. Beau Schless President/CEO NOTEbookS...
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mgrogg51
Jul 1, 2008 9:32 pm
I am glad to hear that. I know the concept is kind of minimalist, but I figure even if the extra floorboard(s) cost me a pound or two, I will still be less...
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mgrogg51
Jul 1, 2008 9:40 pm
I really am not sure what I need yet. I was interested in what the plans call for on a sailing rig for something like the Classic 12 or 14. I like to have my...
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Elliot Mednick
Elliot00
Jul 1, 2008 9:51 pm
I built an Arrow 14 a few years ago, and I paddle it a bunch in the summer. Mine has three floorboards and I never thought that having more would be better....
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john.palenchar
Jul 2, 2008 1:12 am
Ditto on the extra floor boards. When I built my Classic 12 six or so years ago, I added two more floor boards and it has always "felt right." Enjoy your...
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Elliot Mednick
Elliot00
Jul 2, 2008 1:24 am
The Classic is a much wider boat than the Arrow, especially the floor width. I've built the Arrow and now I'm building a Classic 14. I think the arguments for...
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bschless@...
bschless
Jul 2, 2008 11:43 am
There comes a point when you wish you had built lighter. My 10' is easily 50 pounds when it should have been 35 or 40. Extra floor boards, that lovely teak...
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bschless@...
bschless
Jul 2, 2008 11:48 am
Does anyone with a classic 10 or 12 have issues with freeboard height when rowing? I find with my 10' it's a little difficult to row with the seat height so...
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bschless@...
bschless
Jul 2, 2008 11:52 am
We enter and exit our classic 10 from a shallow beach (typically 1' of water). For those getting into the boat who have a less nautical bent [read...my...
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daz_zle_au@...
daz_zle_au
Jul 2, 2008 12:09 pm
centre off gravity knows best ... From: "bschless@..." <bschless@...> To: Airolite_Boats@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:48:25 PM ...
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Ken Muldrew
kmuldrew2
Jul 2, 2008 3:27 pm
... On my Blivit 13 I used an old windsurfer mast (the fiberglass one-piece masts are cheap and readily available as they are out of fashion with the ...
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bschless@...
bschless
Jul 2, 2008 3:43 pm
It would be relatively easy, since you are building it from scratch anyway, to use the front seat as a mast step and run it as a gaff rigged catboat....
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mgrogg51
Jul 2, 2008 4:51 pm
I hadn't thought of that. I see Windsurfer stuff on Craigslist from time to time for what looks like a low price. Thanks, Michael ... with the...
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mgrogg51
Jul 2, 2008 5:03 pm
Perhaps I wasn't clear. I am building the arrow now to paddle, and replace my heavy plastic Kayak that I have to lug out of the backyard, put on the car, lug...
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rueffingkidding
Jul 2, 2008 11:06 pm
To get completely outside the box here, have you considered building a second Arrow and attaching the two as vaka to make a catamaran? Aka to be easily...
