Thanks guys, here are some details: Construction is of AC Exterior Pine from Lowes, 1/2" for the bottom, transom, and seats, 1/4" for the sides. The chines and...
I have built about 6 flat bottom boats in my time... I generally fastened the sides together, at the transom and stem, or pram bow then spread them and laid...
Hey folks, I just put some photos in the photos_only group of our latest boat...the Grasshopper. Let me know what you think... THanks.. B. -- Barry Johnson ...
It's probably too late, but if you don't have another paddle yet but you do have a drawknife and a reasonably large plane you can make a better than crude...
I have the plans for the larger Mayfly featured in the book. Is there any way to downsize the plans to a Mayfly 12, or should I plan on ordering a set from...
I want to strengthen my Toto when I lengthen it (Larsboat style) to make a double out of it. It was originally just glued and filleted with no tapes. Now, my...
Hello Allen It is no simpler to build a smaller one than a larger one,,, just takes more wood and screws!!! Tell me something about the Mayfly? thanks, doc...
Cleaning out the old boatshop (um, garage) today and I have found 60 or 70 "WoodenBoat" magazines looking for a new home. Some from the 80's, 90's and a few...
Well it finally happened. Yesterday evening, at sunset I rowed Twisted Seagull around the front of Kingston into a 1 foot chop on top of a 2 foot swell. The...
I'd like to build a sailboat that would at the same time be cartoppable (100 lbs, 14 ft, about) and would also be seaworthy enough for conditions like the San...
Broke my plastic paddle the other day, pushing off a tidal flat. Need another faaast. Looking at the plans and notes in the Piragua and Larsboat sets, I don't...
Got the Trilars cut out and inside seams done today. Also tried cutting the mast and what a disaster. This it the 6th mast I've made and the second failure....
Hi Y'all, I changed the name of my boat this weekend. I was going to name it SUMSINGELSE, but I changed my mind and it will be called The "X" PUNT. It is a...
OK! Here is the deal. I have long had the desire to travel from my hometown in central KY down the KY River, Ohio River, Tennessee River, Tombigee and the ...
QUESTION: If you are using marine ply, and you are going to "epoxy the wood", why in the world would you use tightbond? Use temporay cleats inside, tape the...
I got the Mayfly 12 wet this afternoon,I have not sailed it yet but I got to row it.I still have to put the Leeboard on but everything else is done.I am very...
Maybe this is a dumb question, but when JM specs the aft face of a form, does this mean the aft face of the ply (which would only be a 1/4" difference)or the...
I have not seen it yet, but Jim M told me that he has the AF4 water-borne again. As I understand it, the rot was confined to the area under the motor splash...
Reading Jim's new book and planning to try to build a john boat (and downsize to fit a truckbed). Have made 2 pirogues of my own design - both turned out...
I cant figure out for the life of me how to hook up the boom and snotter assembly on my Mayfly 12.It is a sharpie sprit sail,Does anybody have any photos of...
I tried to post some pictures in the photo's section today and when I hit enter the screen went blank and now I cant view any of the photos in that section.Is...
One more week until the Lake Charles Yacht Club Messabout. Hours will be about 9:00 am until about 4:00 pm. Lunch of hot dogs around noon and a gourmet...
I put 3 photos of my Mayfly 12 in the files section.I will add another one today after I put the mast and sail on.I just have to figure out how the boom...
Thanks for the feedback. I conceed some of the points made, but surely it's too much of a generalisation to say flat bottomed boats are not suitable for blue ...
