You are correct, I am not sure why, except that maybe it has to do with the drop down aft deck. I did sit on a stool and leaned back to try the comfort, seems...
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graeme19121984
Jun 8, 2010 12:32 pm
... I happened to read this http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proa_file/message/26491?l=1 on the proafile group about Bondo and other shortcuts just the other day....
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David Calloway
david.callow...
Jun 7, 2010 8:40 pm
If you go the bondo route, be sure and use their marine grade. The auto stuff will expand and crack with long term exposure to water. I've used it with no...
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wd0d
Jun 7, 2010 2:59 pm
Scott, Your photos seem to bear out what I see in the Toon2 plans, namely that the perimeter framing on bulkhead 13.5 (1st bulkhead forward from the transom)...
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vtrockminer96
Jun 7, 2010 10:18 am
I've seen JM mention many times of using Bondo to fair his hulls. I've also seen mention the 10' Rule: If you can't see it from 10' away, it's all...
20946
prairiedog2332
Jun 7, 2010 4:42 am
Stan, I am no expert but I think what you might need is a "fairing compound" so you could Google that term which will bring up about 78,000 links:-) There are...
20945
tomboooty
Jun 7, 2010 3:13 am
Just added some new photo's of the Toto over on duckworks forum. Hope to finish the boat next week....
20944
scr243
Jun 5, 2010 7:44 pm
I had a lot more very small chips in my ply hull than I noticed before I applied primer. I did not epoxy coat above the waterline, I figured that a couple of...
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gary
gbship
Jun 5, 2010 12:18 am
Lookin' good, Scott. That bow is pretty snubbed compared to Frolic2. Trailer tie-down straps with the racheted buckles work very nicely to pull relucant panels...
20942
tsgosnell
Jun 4, 2010 1:25 pm
Thanks, got the wales on last nite. Really makes the boat take her shape. Gonna be a roomy boat. Looks like alot of waterline as well. I will get some more...
20941
Tom
buildboats
Jun 4, 2010 12:36 am
Looking good Scott, I like that you are working a head of my Toon2 build, it's good to see what'll be happening next. I uploaded some photos as well of the...
20940
Andres Espino
ima_very_coo...
Jun 3, 2010 11:59 pm
Im most cases, you will have to download or save it to your computer first. Try that and then try to open it. Andrew ... From: Alan Shapcott...
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tsgosnell
Jun 3, 2010 2:56 pm
No, I worked from the middle back and the forward. I did pull them in with ropes though, it was just a little tough to keep the alignment. Should have had a...
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tom landon
tomboooty
Jun 3, 2010 2:52 pm
Thanks. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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John Bell
jmbell1
Jun 3, 2010 2:18 pm
I take it you didn't start at the stem. That really makes it easier. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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tsgosnell
Jun 3, 2010 1:56 pm
Got the sides on last night, posted a couple of pics. Only hard part was the stem. Thats a really hard angle at the bow. If I had to do it again, I would add a...
20935
tsgosnell
Jun 3, 2010 1:55 pm
Nice, really neat idea widening her out....
20934
claus.kreuzer@...
Jun 3, 2010 1:35 pm
I will be out of the office starting 03.06.2010 and will not return until 08.06.2010. I will be out of the office until Monday June 7th. Your emails will be...
20933
Norm
normwolfe1
Jun 3, 2010 11:32 am
Chris, thanks for converting my uncooperative file to .txt. I see that nothing was lost in the conversion. My apologies. I successfully tested the .rtf file...
20932
Chris
chrisbfeller
Jun 3, 2010 4:33 am
It must be another wonderful feature of Office 2007. That version causes more trouble than any other version I have used. Fortunately I was able to open it...
20931
tomboooty
Jun 3, 2010 4:33 am
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Chris
chrisbfeller
Jun 3, 2010 4:30 am
I also tried opening the document on Linux in OpenOffice and had the same problem. I am surprised that it did not open it. It would not open in MacOSX...
20929
Alan Shapcott
logicaid
Jun 3, 2010 4:21 am
It should just open using OpenOffice, but doesnt for me either. Nor will it open on a windows machine...can anyone read it? Cheers, Alan ... From: Dave...
20928
Andres Espino
ima_very_coo...
Jun 3, 2010 12:35 am
.rtf means RICH TEXT FORMAT and virtually all word processors since windows 98 can handle it. Even the Microsoft Windows Wordpad that is in...
20927
Dave
dcannell43
Jun 3, 2010 12:05 am
Norm, Using OpenOffice in Linux I am unable to read your 'CLEAT' file 8-( Don't have any idea how one handles a .rtf file in Linux... Sorry, Dave Cannell...
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prairiedog2332
Jun 2, 2010 9:36 pm
It is down near the end. Look for the word "Cleat" in the file name. Nels...
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lon wells
lononriver
Jun 2, 2010 8:39 pm
I could not find link in the files section does it still exist? I am interested. ...
20924
tomboooty
Jun 2, 2010 5:33 pm
Hey all, Just wanted to remind everyone to try to make the South Haven Michigan, wooden boat show on June 19, 2010. The Traditional Small Craft...
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Norm
normwolfe1
Jun 2, 2010 12:46 pm
I created a one page handout for a cleat making demonstration I conducted at the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival in 2006, and have posted it to our "Files"...
20922
wilhelm7.geo
Jun 1, 2010 9:06 pm
I got my ideas from "The Marlinspike Sailor" by Hervey Garret Smith. Available on amazon.com I also found photos here and there of handcarved blocks and such....
