LOL sweet, I've had in my mind to name my Spartan, white hull, green trim,as I went to Michigan State, and most of the build has been going on during the great...
Yes thanks for the clarification, and the Larsboat is a Toto stretched by 30" as I recall. so one could take the Trilars Rig and reduce length by 30" (as the...
Tom, Yes it came after watching "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and it was the second drawing from the original numbers, thus toon 2. So, keeping with the theme, I...
The Trilars is a Larsboat with the trimaran floats added. Michael Allison ... From: Tom To: Michalak@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 6:30 AM...
Scott, did you get an answer on the toon2 name? I had once asked Jim about the Toto name I didn't get a response (which is unusual perhaps I went to spam) I...
Here's some info that might help you. Jim Michalaks Trilars uses basically a stretched Toto with a sailrig, I've had a blast with mine. (www.buildboats.com) I...
Never use half lap. I have scarfed many gunwales at 6 to 1 and never had a problem when glued with epoxy. Thirty six small boats to date, but probably done...
Does anybody know if a "drop in sailrig and outriggers would work on Toto? The wife and i are looking to build a couple of Totos.As a keen sailer i was ...
Hi everyone. I read somewhere that Karl James built a sharpie to replace the Jewelbox he used so much. I would very much like to get some more information on...
I'm in boat lust... I've always gone for skinny, lanky women with flat bottoms and funny voices. <g> I think it would make a good couple's gunk holing boat. ...
Me too. When I was trying to name my new toon 2,to get some inspiration, I wrote and asked Jim how he came up with the design name. I wonder if the lady who...
I always wonder how boats are named....Some are obvious....Some are not. OliveOyl falls in the latter.http://jimsboats.com/#OliveOylJIB ... From: "tsgosnell"...
Just checked out the new design from Jim, OliveOyl. Looks like a combination of things that have been mentioned and tried here. I like the new design, curious...
Most of my boatbuilding advice has been to scarf 1 to 12 but I admit this was regarding scarfing plywood sheets into one long piece for the siding on home...
In Michalak@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Kasprzak" <dave.kasprzak@> ... Here's the quick answer to your question: No. The half-lap is a a woodworker's joint, not a...
I will be there again. This year in my new toon 2, last year I did it in a mayfly 14. The first 2 days are upwind and last year with the high winds we had made...
I will be doing it alone in a mixer2. From all the raid events; it's the closest and it's over the weekend so I lose less vacation time. Events that run from...
Anybody doing the FL 120 this year? It's scheduled for May 12th to Mat 15th, 2011. Not a lot of traffic on their Facebook account. Just wondering who's...
I would suggest that there are several factors. Type and stiffness of wood, type of glue, amount of bend and dimensions of the batten, chine log wale, mast...
Regarding scarfs, I think the way to go is to increase the lateral lap from the recommended 12 to 1 to maybe 50% more than that. I had to scarf battens for a...
 In timber framing a lap joint is supported by a post directly below, or in the case of a sill, by the fountation. On a boat there is not really a flat spot....
loaded the December progress on the Mike's boat to dean's mikes boat photo album - check out that 100 year old lead trap I got from the family farm to melt up...
Since end grain to end grain joints are weaker than face to face joints, and the end grain portion is on the outside of the curve where stresses are highest,...
Wood lap clamps I have for sale a set of 5 mahogany (but I am not positive about the kind of wood) laps clamps that I built about ten years ago during a...
Wishing everyone a happy 2011. May all you joints be waterproof, your epoxy and glues harden on schedule and your paint dry smooth and shiny. Above all - be...
