That is also the common reaction. Something cute about the ugly. I built that one for about $200.00 including the plexi windows. Still needs cushions for the...
Any new builds since the prototype? A search here and google found none. I like the straight chine line that bisects the bottom and side on the section...
Spent part of my new year's holiday working on my TriLars. I cut the stems for the floats and started to assemble one of them. (I posted a picture at the...
... What about a Yuloh? By the way, I want to build a Robbsboat as a motorboat to see how it works. No sails or rigging, just the engine for power. Maybe a...
I love it, James, but the clutch is an unneeded complication. Just use the kill switch. Fire up the machinery before you cast off, then just motor away from...
Thanks for the feedback Walter! I'm very familiar with the no-clutch direct drive systems you described here, that's all the local fishermen use in their banka...
I agree, no clutch, unnecessary complication. In the 40's in to the 70's the Texas Gulf Coast had a open boat type called the "Put Put" that was 14' to 16'...
When mounting the pintles on the rudder assembly, which pintle goes on top the long or short one? What's the reasoning as to why it goes that way? Thanks Tom...
Needless to say, it either way. The convenience of the longer pin on the bottom allows you, while leaning over the transom, to stab the bottom one first,...
That's how I always do it - Chuck ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.11/219...
I like the long one on the bottom so it's hooked up before I attach the top one, which is closer at hand and easier to engage. ... [Non-text portions of this...
Hi John, Thanks for the comments! If I stick with the direct drive I would also prefer to use a flexible coupling (lovejoy type) rather than the U-joints they...
I've admired Chugger since I stumbled upon it last year.I'm convinced that with the proper paint job mine will be uglier!I accept your challenge!Hasten to...
James, A few more comments. ... Correct, they all used the lovejoy for the reasons you stated. ... Considering that this is such a low speed low power boat...
I read a line this 'eve that might lead even a sober man to think fondly of a return to work at sea; "Voyaging is one of the great metaphors for life...
A refinement of the tunnels John H is talking about is used in Billy Atkin's Twinkle: http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Utilities/Twinkle.html A version of the...
Hey fellas. This is something I've been looking into, and I've talked a lot with Robb White about it. He's actually built a tunnel boat, so I think he knows...
Good advice if you are building a planing partial tunnel. If you are doing a full tunnel 5 to 10 hp skiff the prop rpm, the dia. and pitch of the prop is much...
I happened to be in the plywood aisle of one of my local home stores over lunch (Menard's) when I noticed they had a new 1/4" (6mm) sheet product. It's called...
It sounds good except for the birch - those soft hardwoods are bad for rotting. They are pretty and strong, but if they ever get wet, they go fast. Ever...
Thanks for the thought on rot resistance. I wonder if it would work OK for a small dry-sailed boat. I haven't found the MFG web site yet, but it's similar to...
The absence of explicitly marine-graded Birch is suggestive, and hard to argue against. That said, I'll try :) A caveat: I'm not a lumber expert; I don't even...
Ok, I'm not a lumber expert either, but I do like to shoot my mouth off. It is interesting that Occume is rated the same rot resistance as Birch. So it still...
Buy a sheet of this birch plywood, sprinkle one side with fresh water, lay it wet side down on dirt or lawn. Check it in a few days... See the fungus growth......
Best to put the pintle with the retaining hole at the top where it can be accessed on the water if required. doesn't matter if the long or the short one has...
What's a "flats outboard"? You mean things like the Go-Devil motor? --Rob ... Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events,...
And why wouldn't they? Birch sap in the Spring is comparable to weak root beer, and the sap is equally nice to chew on. You can make birch syrup much like...
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