Hi "nasplundh" Thanks very much for the article about Happy Clam, including the offsets. Terrific ! You can immediately see that Happy Clam doesn't make any...
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Greg
gregandamyg
Dec 13, 2011 5:03 pm
Thanks for the Happy Clam Skiff! The plans show a speed of about 20mph with a 10 HP engine...any speculation what speed might be obtained with a 15 HP engine?...
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Alan Boman
bomanaj
Dec 14, 2011 8:05 am
Hi Greg, A speed of 20mph is way more than the natural "hull speed" for a 17' boat, so you can safely say that it is well and truly planing. Atkin's first ever...
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manyboat
Dec 16, 2011 10:10 pm
There is an article in Small Boats magazine (part of Wooden Boat mag) featuring two boats built very close to the Atkin plans except for one being extremely...
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Daniel
danielskorupka
Dec 22, 2011 6:00 pm
Hello everyone, My name is Dan. I am an undergraduate at the university of Massachusetts in Lowell, majoring in environmental science if anyone cares. More...
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Edgar Boyd
boydmaine
Dec 23, 2011 4:01 pm
Daniel, the cedar planking is used because of it's light weight. I worry that fir MDO would be too heavy and thus require a larger outboard. Also, Doug Fir MDO...
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Dennis
welyjr
Dec 23, 2011 7:11 pm
I like that design as well. Another design to look at would be the Ninerrette (sp)...
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Big Gene
eugenealfano
Dec 31, 2011 11:01 pm
I know that Northwest School of Boat Building has built one of this design. However, I would appreciate any other information on this design. Has anyone else...
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morningtide
Jan 1, 2012 8:45 pm
Just joined the group after purchasing the plans of the Good Luck. As this is my first boat build, I'd like to contact someone who has already built one for...
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John Almberg
identry
Jan 1, 2012 9:48 pm
Nice little boat, but challenging too with the decking. -- John Sent from my iPhone, so may be a bit brief....
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stephen.vincent@...
stephen.vinc...
Jan 4, 2012 11:16 pm
Hi all, I'm new to the group and wanted to introduce myself. I found Atkins though John Almbergs excellent blog, the unlikely boat builder. For the last 4...
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John Almberg
identry
Jan 5, 2012 2:06 am
Hey, my first convert! ;-) Precious looks like a good first build. As you probably know, I use Google Blogger for my blog. I like it, but if I had to do it...
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JohnA
identry
Jan 6, 2012 7:28 pm
Here's a link to a website I built with iWeb. Since the website is for an iPhone app, I wanted it to have that clean Apple look. ...
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stephen.vincent@...
stephen.vinc...
Jan 7, 2012 1:34 am
Funny you should mention the iphone. Just got one for Christmas, and got excited about how much easier it would make it for me to document the build, since I...
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John Almberg
identry
Jan 7, 2012 3:16 am
... Too true. I've got an awful lot of work to do on the boat this winter... No idea how I'll get it done....
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JohnA
identry
Jan 30, 2012 4:40 pm
Been kinda quiet on the group. Everyone must be working away on winter projects. What's your big project for the winter? I'm rebuilding the boomkin on my boat...
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JohnA
identry
Feb 1, 2012 12:33 am
In miniature: http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?142283-Atkin-Fore-An-Aft-Cutter-Model/page2...
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finnbardalton
Feb 2, 2012 7:21 am
I've been making slow progress on the build of a Ningret this winter. We're having weird weather so temps have been warm enough to laminate my keel. I spent...
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trevor
trevordickinson
Feb 12, 2012 1:16 am
Hello folks, I am going to look at a 35ft Akins Cutter built in 1985 by Ganz/Phillips. I am fully infatuated with this boat but was hoping to hear from some...
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stu
kneedeep49
Feb 12, 2012 1:28 am
Hi, Trevor, Welcome to the Monkey House. You don't say which particular design you're looking at. Is it the Maytime? A double ender cutter? I'm no expert,...
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trevor
trevordickinson
Feb 16, 2012 8:27 am
Hi Stu, The closest she resembles is a Maytime, but has a aft cabin. Viewed her today. Some pretty extensive rot here and there, so may have to walk away...
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John Kohnen
jhkohnen
Apr 7, 2012 8:59 am
Sorry for the short notice, I shoulda spread the word a couple of weeks ago... The Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Show and Crab Feed is coming up in a couple of weeks....
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scottgbartlett
Apr 27, 2012 1:03 am
Hello all-- I was registered here with a different handle some years ago, but have been away. Thought I'd pop 'round to share the fact that Ronin is now for...
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brewsnbees
May 4, 2012 8:23 pm
Hello, just joined the group - name is John. I just completed and launched the 15 foot, flat bottom Atkins skiff "Sprite" after one year in the shop. I am...
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JohnA
identry
May 5, 2012 1:00 am
... Wow, nice job, John. Building a boat is a whole lot of work, particularly an Atkin, which even the 'simple' flat bottom boats have a whole lot of shape to...
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John Brice
brewsnbees
May 5, 2012 11:48 am
Thanks John. I used catalpa for everything except frames and inner and outerwales. I wouldn't use it again where severe bending is required. Catalpa is a...
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JohnA
identry
May 5, 2012 1:30 pm
... Pretty cool and very traditional to make use of the wood you had available. I've got a couple big white pines on my suburban lot, but don't think the wife...
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John Brice
brewsnbees
May 6, 2012 11:59 am
No, we're in Oxford, Michigan ... From: JohnA <jalmberg@...> Subject: [AtkinBoats] Re: Building of the Sprite To: AtkinBoats@yahoogroups.com Date:...
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Robert
fishbigwahoo
May 10, 2012 10:04 pm
Hello Everyone, I am new to this group; I found this group with a Google search for Atkins boats. I have built several boats; Canoes, Skiffs, two (side by...
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mark ellefson
markbea111
May 11, 2012 2:35 am
Bob--I would check with: info@... and ask about the foundry who makes their bronze parts. Good luck, Mark Ellefson...
