You might consider the Michalak QT (Rowing version) skiff. Sounds like it was meant for you. In one of the write-ups of Michalak's plans, he compares the...
Dan: Great looking AF3! I hadn't thought about it, but you may be right about the no wind on launching thing. That happened to me with my Caprice. The ...
I'm not sure if that wet blanket was aimed at me, but LED's can easily meet the brightness standard of USCG regs, and last longer, (10,000-100,000 hours) use...
Thanks for the kind words....... I got my wind today! Had AF3 out in way too much wind. She goes like a rocket. I had hoped she would be reasonably fast and I...
A good day of building on the Piragua 18. Today I laminated on the outer wales, scarfed and epoxy-glued the center skid, cut and framed the hatch openings in...
That's great. I'm glad there are people like you that save Me a lot of money and trouble. I once had a solar hot water heater on top of my house, and a ...
Dan You did a fantastic job on you AF3,she is a great lookin boat, i know of the lake were ya sail her at,yep either to much wind or none to little,it is a...
At least You have some nice weather to Use your boat. The last couple weeks here in Oregon I would have to be manning the bilge pump just to keep up with the...
... see ... Hi Pat, Regarding rigging; For the snotter I attached a block with screws to the mast. In this I drilled a hole and tied a loop of rope to hold a ...
Dan, Nice pics. Pretty lake. And your rigging description is clear. I agree that the snotter needs some sort of multiple purchase, and I'll be doing something...
... I have installed Jim's "jiffy-reefing" on my AF3. The tack of the sail is normally held by a snap hook to an eye bolt on the mast partner. I also have a...
... Hi there Max, I like the idea of jiffy reefing and may add it later. Here in So. Cal we have little concern about a storm coming up in a hurry. The weather...
... two ... sheeting ... Ouch! Max, this is one place you should really spring for some nice Big Double Braid rope for the main sheet. You will be glad you...
... quickly ... to ... the ... I agree Rick. I did think of that and Ive already run into trouble not having a long enough sheet. I approched the windward...
... to ... a ... After reviewing this I see a big typo. It should read: For the snotter I attached a block of wood to the mast with screws. In this I drilled...
If the jam cleat is on the bottom of the tiller and the sheet is only lightly pressed in, it will hold well enough, but a gentle tug will dump it out....
OK that makes more sense. What you have is about what I want. Except I'll go with a stainless eye strap and clip on (and unclip) the snotter gear.... Getting...
Regarding sheeting angle on the af3 I think that mounting a block (pulley) on the rudder head is about as good as I can get. Ideally, in my opinion, I want the...
... There isn't much reason to pull it astern; I think the point was to try to get a straight 90-degree pull on the end of the sprit, and if the sprit did...
Thanks Max You made more sense of my boomkin (Another great word) comment than I did. So would Max's setup be a "Crutchkin"? As I said, I have never even seen...
Dan, great looking boat. We were just out at Perris hoping to get a look and maybe some pictures of the bald eagles. Maybe we'll see your boat on the lake. ...
... a ... Bald eagles at Lake Perris.........Hmmmmmm I never heard about them but I will sure keep an eye out. Nothing better than spoting a rare or just...
Hi Dan, Lot's of opportunities to spot eagles while sailing Inland Valley Lakes, check out Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/inlandcountybirds/ We have...
It's 11:00 pm (23:00) central time and i have just come in from rolling the second coat of latex primer on the outside of the Oracle. Two-coats of topcoat;...
Hello all , Got back from England safe and sound , But whats all this Talk of Snotters , Boomkins, Sheeting angles , and did i read that right !! Crutchkin !!...
Hello all , Got back from England safe and sound , But whats all this Talk of Snotters , Boomkins, Sheeting angles , and did i read that right !! Crutchkin !!...
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