Thanks Gary, We had a nice downwind run in about 5-10knots and she sailed well, responsive to the tiller. Up wind we did have to paddle through a couple of...
We have had two great sails with our new Mikesboat yawl. the boat is very responsive under sail and super comfortable. Top speed to date is 6.2 mph in wind...
Some great photos dj! Hope you don't mind but I posted one of the photos at the group homepage. Lightened it up a bit to get a little more sun sparkle on the...
Hi Nels, No problem using the picture. The boat was built by Tim Fox of C Fox Wood Boats, Kent City, Michigan, and the sails are by Jim Frisinger of Blufton...
Thanks for the additional details. A great tribute to your choice of builder and sail maker as well as to Jim's design. I met a trucker from Holland several...
...I just read, and am moved by: On Final Tides Tides come and go, winds rise up and blow, dusk to dawn oft no time to warn, impossible to guess let alone to...
Nels, We were on Lake Macatawa or "lake mac" as we say here. Normally, we sail Lake Michigan. Holland is a great place to live especially for retirees. With...
From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no man lives forever, That dead men rise...
... Should be attributed to Dylan Thomas of course. I get these mixed up a bit lately upon discovering some possible Elliot-PCB-literature links. Sorry....
Dave: Now you're making me homesick. Back in my college days, I used to spend lots of summer weekends going to the beach just south of Saugatuck with friends...
The Oregon Coots Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association and the Eugene Yacht Club would like to invite you to a Wooden Boat Show at the Eugene...
... Well, Jim's newsletter has this article: http://www.jimsboats.com/2007/15aug07.htm#Shanteuse%20Shaping%202 You would need to alter the hull shape aft to...
Hi, After looking at lots of boat plans, some boat like mayfly and others have lots of rocker. Others, like LCB boat by Beede have less rocker. It would...
Hi Bob, What is an LCB by Beede? And what purpose is it intended for? Generally speaking, small flat-bottomed sailing sharpies/flatties like the Mayflys have...
for a given beam and length, you need enough rocker to achieve the necessary displacement without burying the bow or dragging the transom. If you want a...
Hi Nels, Thanks for your comments on rocker. They make a lot of sense. The LCB is the "Least Cuts Boat" or the 16' sharpie Daydream by David Beede at...
I believe Phil Bolger together with Dynamite Payson were the first to develop and sell plans using this very basic method of bending two parallel cuts of...
Added more photos of the boet being turned over. <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak_Boats_Photos_Only_3/photos/album/1334780675/pic/list> Ten minutes work...
Nels' points are valid. It's also a matter of where Michalak learned. Bolger was absolutely convinced that a sharpie's forefoot needs to be up out of the...
My wife Andrea got some video of our 18-foot open boat in Corpus Christi Bay 3 days ago. Actually get some surfing in on this video--LOTS of wind and waves....
I posted my photos taken Saturday morning in "2009 Rend Lake Messabout". Please feel free to add comments to document who's who, which boat is yours, what boat...
I've posted pics of my Caroline build and pics from the Tx 200 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak_Boats_Photos_Only_3/photos/album/912548997/pic/list...
Only one word to describe this: FANTASTIC!!! And also congratulations! Look forward to a write-up maybe on DW mag. maybe? Love to hear how it all went on the...
I agree. These photos are just great, particularly the one of you approaching directly towards Magnolia Beach. I'm guessing you had to douse all those sails...
Chuck Pierce uploaded some photos on Flickr. No descriptions though, so it is like a "guess who" contest. What an incredible array of boats! Lot's of Jim...
... EZ Bake looks good with all those red sails. Your motor well treatment has got me thinking of altering my build of Caroline. How did she sail in the Texas...
Hi- I have seen a lot of Caroline photos (thanks by the way to all who posted). Does anybody have any video? Thanks. Mike http://mkstocks.tripod.com/boats...
Great pictures Phil, I would have loved to been there with my Trilars, maybe next year. But thanks for posting the Pics for the rest of us to see!!! Tom...
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