... The boat is not ... To quote Dick Cheney, "So?" My old AF3 had one corner of the stern about 1/2 inch higher than the other corner. If one measures from...
From the pictures I saw, all the boats you built are very nice. I realy liked your af3 and the way it was rigged (I know...Its gone). The link you posted is...
Judging from his last newsletter of 2007, http://homepages.apci.net/%7Emichalak/15dec07.htm#Knockdown%20Recovery%\ 202 and first newsletter of 2008, ...
I'm 2/3 finished with my AF3 build, and have spent a lot of time contemplating the slot cover, looking around at others' solutions, etc. Here are my current...
Thank you for commenting, David. I've responded below (***). Very nice web site, and a good looking boat! ... contemplating the slot cover, looking around at...
... Thanks ... My thinking is that it's impossible to get a 100% water tight seal with a soft cover. The most you can do is put the boat over 90 degrees -- the...
I don't think snaps would cut it if you're trying to keep water out. I think you'd need a really sturdy zipper or turnbutton fasteners. And hard cover should...
Sorry, I just realized that wasn't very clear. I meant in the context of keeping water out in a CAPSIZE. --Rob Re: Zippered slot cover? Posted by: "Rob...
I'm going with the limber holes . Some folks weren't aware the JB Jr . doesn't have airtight bulkheads to begin with. ... that ... bulkhead... When ... They...
I know it doesn't. But if I built one, it would. I know my luck! --Rob Re: Limber Holes Posted by: "hawkinsamps" hawkinsamps@... hawkinsamps Date: Fri...
Leakage during a capsize is one thing; leakage during an ordinary downpour is another. The first kind I'd find acceptable; the second kind I generally...
My thoughts exactly. I am thinking of a simple "boot" for the mast -- something made out of polyarp material would be sufficient. A very small coaming around...
... of polyarp material would be sufficient. A very small coaming around the hole fin the slot cover for the mast -- the tarp material fastened to the outside...
As for a water shedding mast-cover connection, my current idea is to permanently attach a cone-shaped fabric "skirt" around the mast, maybe 6" above the level...
Why not permanently fit a small wooden collar to the mast, to act as a drip edge? Any boot attached UNDER it would be much more watertight than anything bound...
... from ... More symetrical, and slightly more "on-topic" for this group, is the big canoe Blohm + Voss launched in '39 http://tinyurl.com/48vrz8 Max...
Only 8 weeks until the 2008 Lake Pepin Messabout. If you were there in 2007 but the memories are getting fuzzy, or if you couldn't make it but want a better...
Hi Group. I found this on www.boatdesign.net. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best...
Good morning group! Larry Henry, from Scottsburg Indiana. I joined 1st because i have loved Jim's newsletter for years...ever since Craig O'Donnell of Cheap...
Howdy Larry..son-in-law must have a double cab F-150 ?? Those have shorter beds...I've hauled twelve foot boats all over the place in the back of F-150s, but...
Just your standard 2 door F-150 -- remolded by a deer strike - repaired with junk yard dog-house...LOL. JAmes and I both want to make a boat for "backwater"...
Hi, everyone, I've joined the two sheets of plywood, end to end. With the rough side of the joined sheets facing up, I've laid out the lines as per the...
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