Joe- I commented on the Sucia Site, but thot I'd relay it here - consider scarfing at least some of the whole boards to 20' before planing or sawing, and you...
Here's another option. I was going to use this on an Adirondack guide boat that got sidelined by the storm. Wind picked up a plastic garage and pretty much...
I've just gotta know...would Jamie Orr/Chuck Merrill's 'Apple Tart' design be eligible, or even ALLOWED to grace the same body of water as the PDRs during the...
Charles, that almost hurts my feelings 'allowed to grace the same body of water' Puddle Ducking is about INCLUSION. I know, I know, this is counter to almost...
Andrew, Hear, Hear. The more the merrier. I also hope we can put together some of the goofier events involving squirt guns & water balloons. Cheers, David...
David, did you just say "Squirt Gun" as part of a Puddle Duck race? Are you sure you want to open that door? Time to buy some more 2" pipe fittings.... he he...
Andrew Glad to hear that from you. I've been looking for Any kind of sailboat racing from this group. I'm not mechanically inclined enough to try Real Power...
... YIKES!!! (Now I know how Dr. Frankenstein felt) Yeah, read the race descriptions at the pdr site. Lots of interesting twists. I knew the grappling hooks...
Did the man say "all comers"???? I'm in! I'm bringing my 14' runabout with the 50 hp. Thinking about mounting a ramming boom on the bow....just in case Jet Man...
Since I built my first PD Racer, I regularly sailed it on Walter Wirth Lake at Cascade Gateway Park, in Salem, right off I-5 and conveniently located near a...
Hi, Just wanted let everyone know the website, www.pelicansail.com for your Pelican builder, The Boatshop at Stillwater is up and working. I've included kit...
At Fern Ridge on Thursday evenings they run at least a couple of one-design races concurrently with the handicapped all-comers race (the one-designs can also...
It's looking iffy for my planning a messabout for February. My father has taken a turn for the worse and I'll be heading down south next week. I'll miss the...
Bob, How's the progress coming along on your Birdwatcher 2? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has...
I have read that with cove and bead preparation of the strips that scarfing is not necessary. The tight fit of the trips will hold them in place between...
I have raced quite a bit at fern ridge. You can join Tritan Yacht Club for I think $40 a year. Then you could be scored by the committee and scored for the...
Andrew Is that the one you can See from the freeway heading south ? I've always wondered about that, but somehow thought is was some private kind of thing. How...
Stillwater ? ? Pat ... working. I've included kit prices, parts and some pictures. There will be more coming as time allows. You can reach me through this...
The only problem with that lake is heckling from local drunken unemployed fishermen. There's power in numbers though! Greg ... ground. ... Oregon. ... Wirth ...
It is the one you can see from the freeway - imagine it with 4 or 5 PD Racers on it! No motors, electric or otherwise. Take the Highway 22 exit and turn...
How 'bout a GPS Waypoint race? Since many of us do have or will get GPS's but few of us know how to navigate (well) with them, a PDR race using GPS? There...
Thanks I'll have to check it out next time through. And another site says it has Warm Water Fish Too? That's My Kind of Fishing. And a PDR on a "Screaming...
Pat, I love it. It would be good incentive for me to break out the owner's manual & finally figure out how to use that GPS. Cheers, David G. "Total service...
Michalak's design looks like a great choice, but be sure it can handle the potentially rough water in the straits. Our experience last year show rowing fast...
That's a hell of an idea, Pat. Maybe good for the Fern Ridge Messabout? Greg ... use ... for ... all ... out ... the "Marks" ... GPS. ... you ... rocks, ... ...
My only other comment than Chucks is that I'd estimate gear per person at least 50lbs. And that a boat that planes off the wind is highly desirable. In...
