Time is approaching to start my Black Fly pram. At the library I found Robert Morris's book "Building Skin-on-Frame Boats" in which he says 12oz Ballistic...
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rueffingkidding
Sep 22, 2008 10:02 am
I have a copy of the Morris book, but I'm unable to find it at the moment. Any membrane that is or can be made waterproof and will shrink can work with the GA...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
Sep 22, 2008 12:56 pm
This is worth investigating. The alternative use of woven nylon threads as opposed to woven polyester thread fabric. In the airplane and sailing world, my...
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Elliot Mednick
Elliot00
Oct 5, 2008 2:43 am
Sorry for the mass email, but a person named Greg Paris has sent me two emails asking for GA Boat advice, but his email address is invalid. Greg, I don't even...
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Joel Fairstein
castle1925
Oct 5, 2008 10:26 am
Elliot: No help here regarding Greg, sorry. I've been out fishing in my Classic 10 two or three times a week all summer long and have yet to breach the Dacron....
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noneof yourbusiness
second_floor...
Oct 5, 2008 10:32 am
... From: Elliot Mednick <elliot@...> Subject: [Airolite_Boats] Looking for Greg Paris; happy autumn To: Airolite_Boats@yahoogroups.com Date:...
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second_floor_loft
second_floor...
Oct 5, 2008 10:49 am
Sorry for the empty post before this one regarding your quest for Greg. I hit the send button accidently. Work has been slowed on my Classic 12 this summer. It...
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Beau & Chris Schless
bschless
Oct 5, 2008 10:31 pm
BTW...Built a "trolling"; rig on my 10...a "donut" made of mahogany epoxied to the middle floorboard right at the transom, then 2 brass screws on the middle...
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james_kingston
Oct 6, 2008 2:46 pm
... I have. I was paddling my GA kayak (not a Monfort design) through a shallow river offshoot that had seen severe flooding over the summer. I was levering...
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rueffingkidding
Oct 7, 2008 10:24 am
Unfotunate. Glad you made it back to your ride without further incident. Were you able to make a permanent repair later? Could you give us more "forensic";...
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joe
joeboats53b
Oct 8, 2008 9:11 pm
As I start my build I'm wondering if there is an Arrow 14 out there for sale? Oregon coast or vicinity, good shape, reasonable. Joe G....
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bschless@...
bschless
Oct 8, 2008 9:28 pm
If you watch the DVD he makes a comment something like "Don't hurry through the building process. Savotr it; it's the most fun you'll ever have". Why would...
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James Kingston
james_kingston
Oct 8, 2008 10:04 pm
Like I said, this is a non-Monfort design. It was done in a class at my local Community College. It was one layer of Dacron (the heaviest available,...
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bschless@...
bschless
Oct 9, 2008 12:13 am
I stuck a nice wide screwdriver through my Classic 10' a week before launch time. I took some scrap dacron and glued it over the hole with SuperGlue. I was...
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joseph m. gold
joeboats53b
Oct 9, 2008 2:22 am
... green bananas? I'm gliding through my late 70s and I wouold rather paddle than build. If you watch the DVD he makes a comment something like "Don't hurry...
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kurtwoodham
Oct 9, 2008 9:52 pm
I'm building a snowshoe explorer 14 and had a question regarding the stringer joints on the stem. Platt's directions say to not worry about having the...
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Elliot Mednick
Elliot00
Oct 9, 2008 10:10 pm
Don't twist the stringer. I think everyone here will agree. Then use a little more glue when you add the ribs, since there be only a little surface area...
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Mike Oszczak
moszczak
Oct 10, 2008 12:33 am
Kurt, When I built my Arrow-14, I had the same question as you...but as an experiment, when I tried to twist the stringer to meet the forward stem,(needed...
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kurtwoodham
Oct 10, 2008 1:20 am
Thanks Mike & Elliot, I went ahead and set up the stringers as you suggested - they are working out very well. Mike, I purchase a Japanese handsaw a few weeks...
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mike&jane_osz
moszczak
Oct 10, 2008 1:22 am
Kurt, Best o' luck..post some photos, when you get a chance. Mike ... From: kurtwoodham To: Airolite_Boats@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008...
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Peter
aolsmile42
Oct 10, 2008 9:51 am
Hi Kurt, I'm on my third Airolite now(two Snowshoes and a Nimrod). The first one I did I decided as you that I would twist the stringers to land flat on the...
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Peter
aolsmile42
Oct 10, 2008 10:01 am
Hi John, I've built and paddled a Snowshoe14 both solo and two-up. This was all done on a freshwater lake with small chop, no waves to speak of though quite...
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joe
joeboats53b
Oct 10, 2008 8:46 pm
Let me broaden my search. Any body have a geodesic kayak or canoe for sale, suitable for 2, paddling only, anywhere in the Pacific Northwest?...
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jm_silverman
Oct 11, 2008 3:27 am
I have not posted to the list in quite some time. I can't believe that its been almost 2 years since I started this list and now we are over 500 posts and...
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rueffingkidding
Oct 11, 2008 12:48 pm
No, Joel - thank you!...
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second_floor_loft
second_floor...
Nov 2, 2008 4:28 pm
Good afternoon folks: Finally, I have finished my Classic 12 (sailing rig not included). And yesterday, in the water it went. I've had a number of...
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mike&jane_osz
moszczak
Nov 2, 2008 11:04 pm
Paul, Nice Looking Craft ! You will enjoy the many hours on the water, I'm sure! I'm happy with the Arrow 14, that I completed last summer! Long Live Platt's...
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Sid Coleman
zolcon
Nov 6, 2008 7:31 am
Paul, I noticed the nice little dagger board you made for your Classic 12. Do you intend to make a step and mast too? If so, do they include those items in the...
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noneof yourbusiness
second_floor...
Nov 6, 2008 8:42 am
Sid: Yes, all the sailing parts, trunk, dagger board, mast step, partner and rudder are in the plans. as well as mast and spar dimensions. I haven't had...
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jm_silverman
Nov 28, 2008 4:27 pm
Just wanted to wish all on the list a happy holiday season. I hope all of you get a GA boat as a gift. If not a completed boat, maybe someone will give you...
