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....
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...
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...
... 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...
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";...
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...
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,...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I am looking for the best design for my wife and me, approximate combined weight of about 300 lbs. We will be using it for casual day trips on Florida...
1" drop in the rapids? I live here in Florida, and I know those rapids well. LOL The Arrow14 is a nice one person canoe. I think with 300 lbs on board it...
Or you could build a stripper and forget the aerolite. My friend built a 15foot 35 pound racing/sailing canoe last winter. It's a beauty, and he can hoist...
