What are the "digests" referred to, please? Are these posts the digests or are they a separate post elsewhere? David...
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Luke S
lukespau
Sep 21, 2002 2:30 pm
Some folk subscribe to this newsgroup in digest form. That way they recieve the days posting instead of individual posts. It can be set up in preferences. Luke...
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Luke S
lukespau
Sep 21, 2002 2:39 pm
Actually it can be set up in "edit my membership" at the front page of the Michalak group. Luke S ... From: "Luke S" <lukesp@...> To:...
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doryjoe@...
sailapelican
Sep 21, 2002 4:02 pm
how do you get to preferences? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Steven Lewis
lewisboats
Sep 21, 2002 4:17 pm
Look up above the message to the title bar, then across to the right. Group Member [Edit My Membership]. Click the link and navigate from there. Steve...
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Steven Lewis
lewisboats
Sep 21, 2002 4:40 pm
If you get this in email form you have to go to the group site to do this. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/ Then try it. ... right. ... from...
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doryjoe@...
sailapelican
Sep 22, 2002 12:15 pm
Thanks Steve, got it. Joe [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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M Fx
mfxboats
Sep 23, 2002 5:32 am
that's the idea I'm building towards with my boat... whoops! I admitted I'm building a boat! My own design, no less. Basically a bastard love child of a ...
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Steven Lewis
lewisboats
Sep 23, 2002 6:28 am
Please do, and as for pics, pick up a disposable and have them put it on a cd, shouldn't cost much more than double prints. I just can't picture what might...
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Shorty
shortypen
Sep 23, 2002 6:24 pm
This Saturday, September 28th, is the Conroe TX messabout !! http://www.shortypen.com/boats/maib02-2/ Doesn't matter if you have a boat or not, just come on...
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Bill Paxton
paxton_consu...
Sep 23, 2002 8:29 pm
Dennis, My guess is that you'll be fine with the line you've got. By the time you distribute the load over the length of the mast, there won't be that much...
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Steven Lewis
lewisboats
Sep 24, 2002 1:06 am
Got some more framing done and put the bottom on today. Took about 3.25 hours of work. Surprisingly, the boat is still very maneuverable by one person. I would...
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Dan Fournier
boatsfordan
Sep 26, 2002 8:37 pm
Hi group, Not too much action here last couple of days. I have little report on AF3. Back has been giving trouble. Whenever I try to do something my back...
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shoalwater1
Sep 26, 2002 9:44 pm
Hello Dan, Just started work on my own AF3. Built several bulkheads, thats about it so far. Are you planning on using a motor? If so, what size, and how/where...
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Richard Spelling
rlspell2000
Sep 26, 2002 10:52 pm
I know. Threw my lower back out setting up the canopy to build my Chebacco. Out of work for two days, but back working on the boat in 4. Slowly. Carefully. ...
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Dan Fournier
boatsfordan
Sep 27, 2002 1:17 am
Hi Steve, Congrats on starting a boat. Is it your first? I'm not planning on using a motor on AF3. To me the hull form is not meant for a motor. From the...
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Lincoln Ross
rnlocnil
Sep 27, 2002 3:41 am
Defender has (or had?) real cheap 1oz glass that used very little epoxy , tho it was hard to use. Of course the wood soaks up some. I've observed that the...
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harry allen
hallen00
Sep 27, 2002 8:07 pm
Does anyone know if there will be a AF4 at the messabout? I'm considering the next build & can't fix the size in my mind. TIA...
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pibracing
Sep 28, 2002 9:09 pm
Is it ok to put epoxy over a piece of wood that has been stained? I am building a Mayfly 12 and I made the transom out of some ash that I had and I stained...
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lulalake_1999
Sep 29, 2002 1:20 am
My thought is that it's iffy. I've never epoxied over stained wood. I would think that if it's an oil base stain, nope. If there are any petrolium products in...
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Wayne Farris
aub77
Sep 29, 2002 1:25 pm
I have put epoxy over water-based stain with no problems whatsoever. System 3 recommends that you test it before doing it and I think that would be true for...
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pibracing
Sep 29, 2002 1:43 pm
I also stained some scrap wood for a test peice.I am going to let it dry for a week or so,I am in no hurry....
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wturn
Sep 30, 2002 2:17 am
Just wanted to share with the group that I launched a Toto today. More time has elapsed during the building then I care to admit. Very glad that it is done. ...
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Pierre
inspecteur_007
Sep 30, 2002 3:50 am
Nice work! Could be an intersting next project for me! I was also looking at Toto, any idea what these boats will carry? Again, real nice work ... were...
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shoalwater1
Sep 30, 2002 6:27 am
Okay, if you think I'm making a big mistake with this one, please tell me now, and why. A friend owns a factory, and does a lot of fiberglass work in polyester...
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Larry Whited
lwhited
Sep 30, 2002 8:55 am
I've never been a fan of polyester in the context of sealing playwood. To me, anything worth my time is worth putting a waterproof coating on. Poly adhers to...
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Lincoln Ross
rnlocnil
Sep 30, 2002 2:12 pm
I suggest one possibility is Raka. Pretty cheap compared to West, and works just fine. ON a small boat, the cost difference will not be large, as epoxy can be...
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egiajack
Sep 30, 2002 3:17 pm
... There is a good reason why polyester gets a bad rap. At a microscopic level, polyester hardens in long linear chains which are far enough apart to allow...
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wturn
Sep 30, 2002 5:33 pm
Thanks for the compliment. Believe me, the pictures look better than the real thing! Not sure as to capacity. I weigh about 155 lb. I had my daughter with...
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Ashley
ozboater
Oct 1, 2002 2:02 am
... I'm working on Jim's latest design, Dorado, at the moment. Jim specifies epoxy for the fillets, taping and hull glass sheathing. This is Jim's highest...
