Sorry for the off-topic post, but I believe Yahoo users should know this: The following is not from me, but from a member of another group: I have received the...
I agree that cookies in general and Yahoo cookies specifically are a privacy concern, but it is probably a mistake to get bunched skivvies about Yahoo's...
Roland, Thanks for the comprehensive reply. I'm saving your message so I can implement these changes. I've been trying out 'Opera'. Any thoughts on it? Thanks!...
Yes Kurt, I would try to leave the angles of those stringers natural, because if you tried to curve them around... not only would you create added stress on...
I was considering the fact that most of us builders have ideas too. After all, if we can build another man's plans... can we not build our own plans too? ...
... They are excellent woodworking saws that cut on the pull rather than the push and have very flat blades and tooth patterns. Excellent for cutting things...
At my wife's suggestion, I stood my Classic 10 on its stern and pushed it against the wall of my 11'high garage wall. It fits perfectly and is very stable in...
Sid, et al: When my children were middle school age I built each of them a kayak based on adult boat plans I scaled down to their size (mostly skin on...
... based on adult boat plans I scaled down to their size (mostly skin on frame). One, which I never completed, was essentially a scaled down hull form from a...
I once scaled down a pram design from 8' to 6' 6". It's not too stable either. I was told later by a designer that when scaling down a boat keep the beam...
Hi - snoeshoe 14 is progressing. No ETA for launch - working on it as I get time. All ribs are in except for the three half-ribs at bow/stern. Went ahead...
No experience but interested too. Until sofar I have only adresses about hypalon coated fabric. Thank you for the information about "fluid" hypalon by the way....
... Hi Peer, Maybe you could try Contender Sails, a company started in the Netherlands. This is their website: http://www.contendersailcloth.com/index1.asp I...
Thank you Casper I will check it out. Right now I'm studying alternatives too. Canvas or pvc or hypalon covered fabric for exta strenght. Untill next time. ...
Peer, According to Robert Morris, author of "Building Skin-On-Frame Boats", ballistic nylon is a better choice than Dacron (polyester). He uses 8oz material,...
You may already know of this , but ..... http://shop.skinboats.com/main.sc I found their two part urethane VERY interesting! (I have to connection with this...
I'm considering replacing the middler seat in my classic 10 with a sliding seat. If I remember correctly there were plans that came with the original plans....
... Like Dacron ballistic nylon is no longer fabricated in the Netherlands so we have some trouble obtaining stuff like that. Dyneema would be no problem......
Is there a moderator here? I suggest that you moderate new members to prevent this. This spammer has been posting for a week or so and hasn't been stopped yet....
Hypalon isn't transparent, and has Xylene, a strong solvent. Since according to the specs it wants a base coat, you might consider using multiple coats of...
Hi all, Just went to the Hobart Wooden Boat festival downunder in Tasmania. Was very inspired by a 14" Airolite built using our ancient huon pine and now want...
The Arrow is a light rather narrow canoe suitable for one. The Snowshoe is wider, with more weight capacity. If you are taking two adults out in open water,...
Hi All Comparing specs on the Airolite site it looks like the Snowshoe 14 is 2" wider than the Arrow 14 and its capacity is higher. The Snowshoe 14 also has...
Tim, The Snowshoe 14 is designed as a general-purpose 14' canoe. The Arrow 14 is actually a stretched Snowshoe 12, and, as the others have stated, will have...
... is 2" wider than the Arrow 14 and its capacity is higher. The Snowshoe 14 also has more rocker in the keel, which means to me, novice that I am, that it...
