The Lake Pepin Messabout is less than a month away - June 5, 6 & 7. Recently Duckworks Magazine ran an article on last year's event:...
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Nels
recree8
May 8, 2009 4:54 am
Thanks guys, I met with some wooden kayak builders today and showed them the Michalak cartoon of Woobo and they felt "no problem" to get it down to near 100 ...
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captreed48
May 7, 2009 6:05 pm
<<a longer hull is actually easier to load as a person can lift at each <<end and just walk it over onto the rack. I think this is true. I thought I figured...
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eddieburkhalter@...
eddieburkhal...
May 7, 2009 4:42 pm
I received my plans yesterday and I'm just about ready to begin, but I'm nervous about strecthing the design to 24' as Vince Santamaria did with his Pelican....
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BubbaNem
May 7, 2009 3:35 pm
... Nels, I think one will become weary wrestling a 175lb craft on and off the camper, but's just my opinion. I handle my piccup squared solo out of the back...
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mike
mikearedmond
May 7, 2009 1:37 am
Thanks for the help everyone,I will be working on it this week end// weather permitting,,,will do a dry run as I was suggested,and it will be floating by this...
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Nels
recree8
May 5, 2009 8:50 pm
Hi, My son has a fold-down camper with a 10' body length which he can carry a canoe on top. But I have tweaked his interest in replacing the canoe with a small...
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eddieburkhalter@...
eddieburkhal...
May 5, 2009 2:46 pm
I've seen a few old sailboats transformed into inexpensive cruisers, and if I didn't have two little ones and a wife I might go that route. As it is, I'm going...
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Chris Feller
chrisbfeller
May 5, 2009 1:26 pm
There is a bevel on the sides of the transom because of the combination of the rake of the transom and the flare on the sides. Chris...
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windgypsy34
May 5, 2009 11:04 am
Good morning Ned, We are in Holland which is west of Grand Rapids and located on Lake Michigan. Contact me via e-mail for more details. Dave...
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Joe Tribulato
scsbmsjoe
May 5, 2009 6:12 am
I think Chuck has the right answer but I can't find his post. The sides are parallel and flared at the transom, which tilts back a few degrees, so the bottom...
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Don Swearingen
opaswearingen
May 5, 2009 1:58 am
Looking at that drawing, I'm wondering if the bevel isn't in the bottom of the boat so there will be a clean join between the transom which leans back a few...
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John Nystrom
johnduck134
May 4, 2009 9:07 pm
When I talked to Jim about what boat to build for the ICW and loop, he suggested that the way to do it on a budget was to get either a sailboat that had lost...
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Robert Hudson
whiffert_cat
May 4, 2009 6:42 pm
Also useful.. Sandpaper onna stick! Use contact cement to glue the paper on both sides of the stick. Works best if you have a buddy on the other end of the...
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Carl
shnarg2001
May 4, 2009 5:51 pm
I once read that the procedure for fixing such a situation was to saturate the area with penetrating resin then apply gluvit (avail at most chandleries). I...
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oldabuelo
May 4, 2009 5:20 pm
Hope someone on this site might be able to offer a solution to repair problem. Refurbishing an old wood sailing dingy. Have a leak someplace on the dagger...
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Ned Asplundh
nasplundh
May 4, 2009 2:38 pm
Whereabouts in Michigan? I'll be out there for the summer soon and would like to stop by. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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windgypsy34
May 4, 2009 11:25 am
Thanks Chris for the info regarding the Rend Lake event. The OBX 130 is the brainchild of Paul Moffitt who finished the Texas 200 with his dad, Bill Moffitt,...
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mike
mikearedmond
May 3, 2009 8:47 pm
Hi,I'm in the process of building Jim's Jonsboat,and I have a little question.In the bottom left of the plans,theres a bevel to be made on the vertical side of...
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Chris Feller
chrisbfeller
May 3, 2009 7:09 pm
The Midwest Messabout is Jim Michalak's yearly get together of home built boats and builders in the Midwest region. It is held every year at Rend Lake in...
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windgypsy34
May 3, 2009 6:20 pm
Thanks for the compliment Chris, but all credit goes to Tim Fox of C Fox Boats. He has added refinements such as mahogany offshore hatches, laminated tiller,...
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Chris Feller
chrisbfeller
May 3, 2009 2:57 pm
Beautiful boat nice workmanship. Do you think you might try to get down to the Midwest Messabout? Chris...
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windgypsy34
May 3, 2009 1:43 pm
Hey Bill! Thanks for posting this here. I've sailed Anne's home waters in my potter and they are beautiful. She is certainly an unsung hero of small boat...
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windgypsy34
May 3, 2009 1:35 pm
I have started an album in the photo section of our pro built Mikesboat yawl in Michigan. Look for the title Mikesboat yawl if interested. Boat is now being...
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Nels
recree8
May 2, 2009 9:16 pm
Dave, I agree you made a great choice. DJ might be OK if one's first choice is to motor, but not so sure about sailing it with that motor slot aft. Besides MB...
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Bill Nolen
billnolen66
May 2, 2009 8:13 pm
Today I received a new article from Anne Westlund that speaks to the subject of cooking & living on a small sailboat for long periods of time. Anne Westlund,...
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windgypsy34
May 2, 2009 11:27 am
Hi Nels, You are right about Dani Jay. I'm still secong guessing myself at times, but I do believe we made the best choice. Our builder is doing a really...
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Nels
recree8
May 1, 2009 10:13 pm
... Look forward to seeing photos of the launching party! Another choice about the same as an open Caroline is Dani Jay. ...
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Mike
skua1950
May 1, 2009 3:22 pm
Just as a reminder... The 2009 Midwest Messabout has been moved from the Gun Creek campground on the eastern side of Rend Lake, to the North Sandusky ...
