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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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 ...
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....
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...
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...
This explanation by Brian Eiland tells about the mast aft rig I would like to explore: http://www.runningtideyachts.com/sail/ You have have to cut and paste...
If you look at what I just posted, I am a lot farther out of the box than that. I have a constant camber Cat plan already, that I could loft up and build as a...
My ultimate goal is to apply Platt Monfort's geodesic concept (albeit with minor material substitutions) to surfboards, so as one lunatic to another, I welcome...
... Thanks, I resemble that. I think a surfboard would work, I am not sure how durable, but it would light. Have you looked at adding a foil to a board? If I...
Wow, now you guys got my interest with the mention of a multi-hull. I have been eyeballing a Farrier design F-22 or 24 trimaran (would love one regardless) to...
If anyone is interested, I have a windsurfer hull, sail and mast sitting in my garage they can have to build from. It's not terribly old (around 10 years)....
Have a look at this http://www.sheldrake.net/cardboards/build/ Kev ... (albeit with minor material substitutions) to surfboards, so as one lunatic to another,...
Now that is seriously cool! Michael ... http://www.sheldrake.net/cardboards/build/ Kev ____________________________________________________________ Make all...
Thanks. That is very cool and interesting. However, it appears to be more-or-less a replication of conventional board construction using a different core...
I've added a couple of pictures of my Blivit 13 on the water to the photos section (under "Blivit 13"). The pictures show the use of old windsurfing gear on a...
This is a reply to a much earlier post... We started the project of bu8ilding a Classic 12 sailer in Oct. 07. aA group of over 10 Ancient Mariners. We launched...
What was the difficulty of brushing on the marine varnish? Was it a problem getting it to smooth out ? Was there difficulty getting it to penetrate the weave...
I used an HVLP spray gun with water-based polyurethane. The over- spray from spray cans in my mind is unacceptable. Drying time for the water-based PU is...
