any one have an unloved or unfinished michalik leeboard sailboat w/ cuddy for sale??? too old and too broke to start a project from scratch thanks bottomfeede...
Greetings All, Thank you for the input on the "MB3 Thindown"-I ordered plans for the AF3 lst night. It is just right. I am looking forward to building Her. ...
Dennis, Jim Michalak all but answers your question in his latest newsletter, at: http://homepages.apci.net/~michalak/ You will see there a nice picture of a...
I'm rigging a small lateen sail on a boat and made up a mast step and mast partner. I seem to recall that these style of rigs need a pivoting mast. I've...
I just got done putting my trailer together today. I'm very amazed at how simple it was to assemble. All you need to assemble it is just a socket wrench and a...
Any thoughts on covering up the engine well, partially? Seem like having the engine well covered up with a lid on either side of the engine might be a good...
Hi, Bryant: My answer is: Enough so that the mast will freely rotate. That may sound flippant, but it's not meant to be so. You need enough that the mast can ...
Hi, Jim: Congratulations on your new trailer. I have the 12 inch rims and I've taken the trailer to Illinois once (about a thousand miles each way) and to the...
I have driven the 8 inch wheel version on numerous 50-100 mile trips (each way) at speeds between 70 to even (briefly) 80 miles per hour on the interstate...
The difference in wheel speed between 8" and 12" diameter wheels isn't as great as you think. The issue with the smaller wheels that comes up more often than...
I don't have any feedback on the trailer, however, I was wondering where you are at in Florida. I'm in the Clearwater area. I would love to see a Piccup in...
Pierre I am also thinking about eventually setting up the transom and motor well similiar to Pat's PK20 and/or the Skiff America. The SA20 site has some pics...
As a long term goal of mine I have been thinking of building a larger boat, perhaps twenty feet or more that could hold a crew of two or three, to sail the...
I've sailed a couple of times on the bay and spent a few minutes bobbing around a lake in Chuck's Caprice. Which is probably to say that I'm not an expert by...
Chuck, thanks for the response. I value your opinion a great deal considering your experiences with Tennessee. I had corresponded with you a bit during those...
Thanks Howard. I've admired the Dorado since Jim introduced the design. The sweep of the bow struck me as looking a little funny at first but it definitely...
Back in the 1960's, Dynamite Payson and Phil Bolger pioneered "instant" boat construction. Jim Michalak is a disciple of this school of design. The technique...
I think this are called Hand rails and they are usually teak. No sure about teak on a painted boat, matter of taste I guess. Another problem, my 18lbs ancor...
Michalak is to balanced lugs as Bolger is to sprit rigs, so i figured this would be a good place to ask. How much can you shift a balanced lug forward and aft...
Michalak is to balanced lugs as Bolger is to sprit rigs, so i figured this would be a good place to ask. <snip> Jason Hi, Jason: I'm not all that experienced,...
You might want to use a PVC pipe as a mast step (going through a deck or partner and into a plywood ring glued to the bottom of the boat). This is the way Sea...
... will quickly ... inch ... *************************************************** Chuck, are you saying if my sail is say six inches from ideal i can shift it...
... There are called "rail thingies:' or more accurately, "handrail thingies." The ones shown on the SkiffAmerica are "store-bought" and can be found at West...
By the way, if you use "5/4" lumber or "2 by" boards to make these handrails, they will actually be strong-enough to use as handrails; my 3/4 inch thick ones...
Jason--Jim's news letter contained an article on figuring center of effort several months back. As I recall, Jim used the example of converting a Birdwatcher...
Chuck, are you saying if my sail is say six inches from ideal i can shift it forward and aft without effecting the overall performance and docileness of the...
... boat with its current sail, figure the current center of effort, overlay a new lug sail drawing with its center of effort alligned with the current center...
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