Graeme, I did see the Family Skiff. I chose Toon2 for simple aesthetics. I prefer the shape of the bow and flair in plank. And once removing Toon2 cabin,...
In Files, Open 18-Footer, updated Description text file with more detail and added another sailing photo with the Lueg's from Monroe Louisiana. Phil Lea --...
Hi folks - I've just finished putting the last coat of paint on the bottom of the Michalak AF3 I'm building. In a few days I'll flip her over onto the trailer...
I must have eaten bad beef, mad cow. I want to build a boat! Crazy as this seems to most folk, I think you understand. I have sailed (mostly at a younger age)...
Nice web site. Looks like you are doing a nice job on construction. As for the garage thing. I think you have your priorities mixed up. At my house the...
I believe Jim has a design in the works that you might consider. It is a birdwatcher variation on the Frolic2. This is the boat that was sailed in the...
I would agree, accept for: 1 - My wife's car gets half of the garage 2 - Any car left in the driveway must be dug out by me -- including the 20 feet or so of...
Hi All I purchased a Duckworks polytarp sail for my Skat, and after two years it's held up pretty well. But lately the leech has been flapping like crazy,...
First, a more nearly apples to apples comparison to the Pelican is probobly Jewel Box jr. with its flat bottom and flared sides. A Scram Pram is a lot more...
The leech might have stretched to loose its hollow edge. That happened on my Piccup sail after hard use. I just re-cut the leech with a 2" hollow in it about...
what a timing: I 've found "Foiled Again" by Gary Blankenship & Helen Snell - Tallahassee, Florida - USA at today Duckworksmagazine just before the weekend...
Reed, thanks for the helpful reply. By "hollow," do you mean, like, a dart? I am woefully ignorant of all sewing terms. I think I'm smart when I identify...
<<By "hollow," do you mean, like, a dart? No. I mean go 60% up the leech and 2" into the center of the sail from the current leech and mark a point there....
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There are many, many NACA foils from which to choose. For our application, the simple four-digit series seems to suffice, with choices limited further to the ...
Thomas H., Most people that know what they are talking about answer a question with a question....because the question is never complete. The question was, ...
A couple of weeks ago my af3 did capsize. It happened due to the gusts from a cumulonimbus (Thunder cloud). I was sailing on lake Lievestuore wondering why I...
Your English is more than adequate. You helped me make up my mind on a design issue I was having. I plan on building Caprice this winter/spring. I was...
... years ago an AF3 owner of this group (Fournier I believe) complained that his boat had to be towed after capsizing since it was full of water. The waves...
HI.I purchased Jim Michalaks plans for the full size john boat, and for john boat jr also, for the bigger boat I got two prints, and for the smaller one got...
Chuck at Duckworks sella a nice little step which can be bolted to the transom. Another possibility is to cut holes in the rudder for steps. JohnT ... From:...
I got water only to the cockpit, about 15 cm (1/2ft) but it makes the boat wery unstable and you need to get rid of it. M Arkku ... complained ... my...
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