I'd turn the rant machine down a little. The complaint is based on a misunderstanding of the rule, that is, you've only got part of the process here (the rule...
I was just reading both Jim Michalak's site and the article on duckworks about the Everglades Challenge. Both are very good articles! I like taht type of...
Geoff--funny you should ask... I recently built and am sorting out the Toon 19 shown in Jim's page under prototypes, so I speak from some experience. Jim...
John, thanks for writing. I just was reading your post and was looking at Jim's designs on the Duckworks site and couldn't find the Toon19 that you speak of....
anyone know how to get a capicity plate everything the USCG aux. has sounds like it is for manufacturers can you make your own with their provided equasions?...
Can anyone comment on the relative merits of the different row boats that Jim has designs for? I am looking at Robote, Oracle and the Vireo- 14. They all...
Hi, Rob: I seem to remember Jim explaining that the boats with the "V" bottom are a bit faster, but the ones with the flat panel on the bottom have the ...
Geoff: I'll take a shot at this. I have built more than a dozen boats and I feel that no single boat will be the "best". Even for one person and on one ...
Geoff, I'll try to answer your questions, but I'll begin with a caution. I read about other peoples' exploits and think, "What a great idea. I want to do...
Very well stated John. This should be posted on Jim's site, and on Duckworks! Rick Bedard John and Kathy Trussell <jtrussell2@...> wrote: Geoff, I'll try...
... Vireo- ... Oracle ... the ... Any ... terms ... Robote to row upthe Vistula here at Warsaw. I have spent few recent weeks at Gdansk, north of Poland, and...
All, Going back through my plans collection, I see that I have a unused set of IMB plans I purchased from Jim a few years ago. I'd be interested in trading for...
Thanks John, it's good to hear from real experience (multiple boats over multiple years). Both you and chuck have hit the mark for me. Good advise, it will be...
Thanks Chuck, I do believe you've hit the target bullseye this time. I haven't built many boats but I feel like I've been there done that in my mind so many...
IMHO, any regulation of rowboats is pointless and counterproductive. It puts people in canoes, whi8ch are not regulated. Canoes are fine if you know what you...
Chuck, wondering how stability compares in the Michilak rowboats...does the flatbottom have the best stability and can a fisherman move around without too...
Hi, Charles: The most stable rowboats will be the ones with flat bottoms all the way across and vertical sides. They will not row as well as the V bottomed...
Jumping into the discussion late... I just built a Vireo 14 this year, http://kingfish.coastal.edu/biology/faculty/hill/sandpiper.html and have rowed it a...
... Hi Chris -- Scaling a small boat down to half-size sounds like fun -- but you seen Gavin Atkin's "Mouseboat"? http://home.clara.net/gmatkin/freedes.htm ...
I have an unused set of Lady Bug plans and also have an unused polytarp sail for same. Bought the sail with the thought that i would have to build the boat....
I have a Roar 2, except that the guy who started it put a bit of a lump in the bottom. I haven't rowed other Michalak boats, but it is a bit tippy, especially...
Some general thoughts on row boats: A flat bottomed boat/flat iron skiff can be built quickly. They generally draw little water and have high initial...
... I don't really see a problem with people "clogging" up the group by trading plans, as long as they are "unbuilt" plans as you stated. Since technically Jim...
Hello, Just wondering if there are any Robbsboat builders here, or anyone thinking of building one? I have a set of plans on the way, so am a 'possible', with...
... Thanks, Garth, and Mouse does look like fun. I don't know why I had in mind a facing-aft rowboat, except that my 2.8 year old, Sam, always wants to grab...
Yea, I agree with Max. The plans you trade away will be the ones you wish you had tomorrow. Besides you can always frame them and hang them on the wall. Almost...
Chris: For half size oarlocks jsut make thole pins. 3/8" bolts should work fine for a kid, though 1/2" are standard. I'm with Garth, though, that a mouseboat...
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