I'm thrilled Jim is looking at this kind of cabin. The Nimble Kodiak has an aft pilot house, and Jay Benford (another one of my heroes) has an aft cabin...
... longer hull. John, Sounds logical. The wind can be a serious factor even in the smaller creeks and rivers around here at high tide. I hope it will not be...
robby, I thought about it, really. I like the novelty of the idea. Plus I had some further crazy thoughts about building a platform that would also attach...
Barry- I've put some simple drawings of some popular sails online, giving their centers of effort, just for people like you who want to swap rigs around. If...
Hello Group, Sad to say, our AF3 was short lived. we took her out twice. We realized we're not really sailors, so, it didnt really suit us very well. And plus...
Hello, I invite you to visit my new eGroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freeboatexchange where interesting boat owners can meet people with similar...
... If the price of the tri-hull + motor + trailer is not greater than the price of an equivalent motor and trailer go for it. Tri-hulls are known for...
how bad would it be in a small chop, maybe 6-12in? Hal Lynch <hal@...> wrote: ... If the price of the tri-hull + motor + trailer is not greater than the...
... 6" should be ok. 12" might be pushing it. The only way to tell for sure is to try it. One man's fun is another's pain. One sure fire test is to take...
... Hi there Rav, I don't think there is anything I don't like about building. Ya know it takes all kinds but I gotta say here painting is my favorite part!...
... favorite ... Geez, where have you been all my life? I "helped" my father paint houses in the summers (schoolteacher) to make extra money, and despite many...
As per the previous post, I'm thinking I'll need to provide the comforts of home for the ladies. All of those are easy except heat, safe heat. Any suggestions...
I've been looking at these tent heaters. If it were secured in a well that was aft (so it's down wind at anchor) and overboard draining (for propane leaks), it...
I started my Sportdory last weekend and now have it all stitched up and ready for fillets.It is a lot bigger than I thought it would be.I will be using...
... well ... (for ... Rick, I have a Cozy Cabin propane heater on Cattail (my Nimble Nomad). Manufactured by Force 10. I've been very happy with it for 10 yrs....
I believe one could make something like this fairly easily. A camp stove, a couple of metal cans, a small fan and some flexible duct. I like that it is set up...
... comforts of home for the ladies. All of those are easy except heat, safe heat. Any suggestions beyond longjohns? A couple of aligator clamp leads some...
... Hiya Rav, I'm right with you there. You get the boat built, and the preparation and painting goes on forever. I hate hate sanding, too. Fortunately, I've...
Hi, Group I'm making a Michalak-style kick-up rudder for my Bolger-designed Surf and today I poured the lead into the cutout near the bottom of the blade....
Hi John A 'cheese grater' type rasp, of the sort (which used to be) sold as Stanley Surform will make very short work of the excess. They cut without clogging ...
Mark, Last summer I made a Michalak kick-up rudder for my Weekender, and used a Surform tool to knock off the excess lead. I found it helpful to use the tool...
... all ... Tim: Why don't you come over to my shop and get all my lead planer shavings and take them over to your shop. Better one big superfund site than...
Chuck, I still have about 250#s of scrap lead and about 100 lbs of old typesettging lead. My old Micro keel actually contains several dirty words from the type...
Thanks for the prompt info, Mark, Bill Tim et al. I don't have a Sureform and, before heading out to House of Tools or Canadian Tire to get one, I decided to...
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