... Ya'll, if I'd know how to include that definition for the Yawl. Maybe it means that's a boat for ya'll??? OK, on a slightly more serious note: No other...
With all respect, and with good thoughts for all... I suggest that this thread not be pursued. What may seem humorous at first, or to some, may in the end...
It's a new year and time to start planning which messabouts you'll attend in 2005. I hope you'll consider the Minnesota Messabout at Lake Pepin. It's...
I just joined this forum after finding Jim Michalak's plans at the Duckworks website. I have a moderate amount of experience in sailboats (three years owning a...
... Have you read Phil Bolger's book, Boats With an Open Mind? ISBN 0-07-006376-1 In it he discusses quite a few leeboard boats. He is a big advocate for...
Hi Mike -- Jim's sailing designs mostly feature his signature pivoting leeboard. It works differently from traditional leeboards, where you'd have one on each...
... I like Jim Michalak too. Phil Bolger also is a believer in pivoting leeboards, Chapter 67, "Leeboard Catboat" and Chapter 61 "Fast Motorsailer" in his book...
Garth & Bruce, Thank you both for your input. I expect I'll be making a decsion on which set of plans to order by this weekend. Right now I'm bouncing back &...
Hi Mike -- I think 75 to 95 hours is a good ballpark figure. Could be less if you work fast and don't fuss. It'll probably be a bit more, as these things have...
... I was always wondering "what is on the opposite board " and now I can see there is nothing :) I,ve checked my petesboat's plans a few minutes and found...
Wojtek -- I think Max (our moderator) made an AF3 with double pivoting leeboards. (Or did I dream this?) Not so much to fix the asymmetry, I think, but because...
... asymmetry, I ... center ... I ... That is all correct; the single AF3 leeboard, as drawn, is 52 inches long. The builder of the prototype found that a...
Also with all respect, if I was making light of anyone's idioms it was my own as I have lived in Alabama all my life. If I unduely offended anyone I ...
The 2005 Midwest Messabout will be held on June 10, 11, & 12 2005 @ Gun Creek Campground @ Rend Lake in South-central Illinois, USA. We have been reserving...
When the hull is assembled, you are probably less than halfway to a completed boat. There are spars, leeboard, rudder and tiller to make. Everything has to...
Twin leeboards: I ask Jim about twin leeboards, one designed for each tack. He replied that would only make sense on high performance boats. Would still like...
... I was told by Jim M that a single "high-aspect ratio" (in other words, "longer") leeboard would be a more efficient arrangment than my two short boards. ...
I've been reading some pieces of info here and there about laminating ply to foam, pink stuff, blue stuff and others would this be suitable for a sliding hatch...
"When the hull is assembled, you are probably less than halfway to a completed boat. There are spars, leeboard, rudder and tiller to make. Everything has to...
... I think that boats are similar to airplanes in another particular sense. When you have an airplane you have in fact an airframe and an engine . Teamed up...
Motor?? What's a motor??? :) Just joshin' ya, sir! When it comes to sailing, I much prefer wind power to mechanical means. I do not disagree at all with your...
... Based on my history, I would guess 200 hours for the AF3 and 175 hours for the Vector. To be quicker, you need to give up on finish and details. Easy to...
Pierre, I just made a couple "foam" sliding hatches, but I used a wooden frame with one inch thick foam and ribs spaced about 6 inches apart. Saves a lot of...
Thanks. When I look at all the time I spend on detailing and finishing my models, I think the 175-hour figure looks a lot more like reality. And I have no...
Garth, The leeboard might look "odd" to some but if you could drag those same people in for a view of the cockpit or cabin with no centerboard, most would...
... Figure *way* more than 175 hours if you go for an anal finish <g>. ... I bought a junker jet boat for $100, sawed up the boat, hauled it to the dump, and...
Mike asks, "Right now I'm bouncing back & forth between the AF3 and the Vector. Care to take a guess at how many hours a competent craftsman (hope I'm not ...
... the ... my ... One of these would work just fine for a Vector: http://www.ezloader.com/upsable.asp The bunks would have to be modified, but that is no big...
David, your post was indeed a good read. But I'm kinda new at all this and rather visual. Not really sure what you mean by "rails" and "ends" I have not a clue...
I also recently rcvd my Skat plans so it looks like Mike and I will be "building buddies! (Where are you located Mike?) Don't let Tidmarsh's estimate scare...
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