Max, I didn't catch myself the trouts I ate but I can recommend to buy them and rust them either on a camp grill or a home oven. As for messabouts here in...
Max: The smallest messabout I ever attended drew two boats and three people. We had a very good time, in spite of the small turnout. I am usually amazed at ...
Still no "word of honour promise" but it's looking better. My wife, the Lady Elaine, wants to go to London (Ontario) that weekend which could let me drop her...
Hmm. Yeah, sounds like the gauge must be OK. MAX: I haven't tested compression in mine yet. In fact, I don't even have a gauge! Probably won't have a chance to...
That's right on Wojtek. I think you have something worth promoting with the uniquely unimpounded Vistula. I think that if you get the word out people will...
Hey folks, On the Bolger Light Schooner, the motor well is inboard, in front of the rudder. Bolger doesn't show you how to cover the slot, hoping the builder...
Is this answer from experience? I know of some products that are made UV resistant by adding carbon black to the mix. If the UV can only get at the surface...
... Yes, indeedy, the boat with the oldest of the bottoms is my Bolger Teal. The black bottom looks great, but the epoxy is getting a bit milky now, turning...
... I'm going to go out on a limb here, but I believe that I am the only person in the world who has both been to the Midwest Messabout and boated on the...
If you want graphite because it is slick, you obviously shouldn't paint over it. However, if you want epoxy because it is hard, it is just as hard under a...
Anybody going to Mystic Seaport this weekend for small craft weekend? I have gone 4 years now and have really enjoyed it.There is a great aquarium accross the...
... boated ... favorably ... Nice links , Chris, and thanks for them. I didn't knew all of the pics before, but what is similar on all of them: emptyness on...
Having started this post, and being a former High School science teacher, I feel an experiment comming on. I leave out some samples out in the up comming NC...
... boated ... I found that also exists one type of a boat (campjon) which was shown both on the Midwest Mwssabout and here on the Vistula waterways . -Wojtek...
Max ... I Enjoy reading your articles in Duckworks as they are quite informative... planning to come to the messabout with my boat in tow... Looking forward...
Hi, I'm attempting to build my first boat this summer, a Michalak Vireo 14. I'm not even a particularly competent home woodworker, but I plan on maintaining...
lots of stuff I have used would have delaminated had I boiled it. The solution: Throw epoxy at it. Make sure you seal each and every exposed edge with a couple...
Chris, I'm sure you will get several opinions on this topic. Here's mine. IF it is your first boat, and it will be stored either inside or at least protect...
Once you have a piece of marine grade in your hands and can compare with Luan, you will see and feel a huge difference. About 15 years ago I built a Cartopper...
Trash it and look for something better. Why spend forty or a hundred hours on something that won't survive a couple of week's worth of heavy dew? Not worth it...
John's being a tad "perfectionist" in my humble opinion. Take no offense JB, I'm not a good writer of humour. But I try. My first two, A Bolger Diablo and...
The boil test, in and of itself, is pretty rigorous, and well beyond what our little (or big) plywood boats will ever experience. Exception being an "Old...
Steve's strategy is a sound one, but before you go throwing epoxy at everything, ask yourself, "How long do I want this boat to last?" The resale value of a...
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