Bill, Here's another perspective on your question. There's another alternative to side air chambers that I like to use in building 4' x 8' scows whether PDRs...
Thanks Dave, I'll check out the article today. I'm fighting the urge to build something...but, it's sooooooo hard! And, I'm soooooooo weak!!!! Last night,...
Ah! St. John, that is a work of art for sure! However, my boat building skills are more in the "cut everything out of 3/4-inch plywood, and to heck with the...
Ah yes, Bill. From a good distance it might be art but I am a sloppy builder. I work very hard making things simple to a point that I waste a lot of time and...
Spent the day at the boat club eating black eyed peas and sailing. The peas are done Cajun style with trinity, garlic, lots of sausage, and spice and they're...
Ah! Cajun Hoppinjohn! It's been many a year since I didn't eat any Hoppinjohn on New Years Day. Donna makes it with smoked ham, rice, onion, Louisiana hot...
"Give me a call when the water temp is 80-degrees...." Too cold, too hot, too windy, not enough wind, you and my wife should be sailing partners. In Oklahoma...
Brad, just think about this for a minute...who would you reather be going home with tonight? A mad, water soaked, frozen woman, or one who is happy, warm, and...
Ah! A new year...and I'm now free to ask more questions! :>) Jackie, is Mike cutting the large holes in the Scamp's bulkheads freehand with a saber-saw, or...
I have added a new feature today that may, or may not be of value to the members of the Sail Oklahoma web site. It is a For Sale/Trade Section. You can view it...
She doesn't have to be water soaked of frozen for me to get a finger shaking cussing on the boat. This was during the Lighthouse Regatta last summer...
Flap wheel? Is that one of those do-dads that have strips of sandpaper type strips that flap around in a circle when the drill is operating? Bill OKC...
Yes, indeed...Debbie does set a great spinnaker! :>) Bill OKC In a message dated 1/2/2011 5:29:18 P.M. Central Standard Time, hickmanbrad@... writes: ...
Well, at those prices I believe I'd better go check the flap wheel prices at Harbor Freight! :>) Brad, thanks for the link, at least now I know what they...
Foam in high performance wooden cats. Howdy, This is a photo set of an A-class cat. It is a restricted class which minimum controls on design apart from...
The foam in most sandwich construction only sees loading in compression. The facings (glass, carbon, basalt, etc) take all the big loading. A load will follow...
Trevor, I've been so busy the past couple of weeks I haven't had time to post or read much. I saw your question a while back and meant to respond. I know Brad...
Hey I'm playing with the idea of how to place my mast at the absolute forward end of the bow, and alloying it to swing down when not in use (or for low...
... That is an interesting idea, not sure if its been done before or not. I can see where you would need to beef up the bow a lot, as twisting might be a...
My esteemed fellow builders, I am at a crossroads in my construction of my Goose formally a Duck.  I have had, as per my usual, made absolutely no advanced...
Hi John, In my not-so-humble opinion I believe your needs would best be served with a Sunfish lateen sail! It's simple to rig, simple to use, and you can buy a...
Bryan, Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated. I still haven't decided on whether I am going to go with aluminum, solid or hollow wood or try and hunt down a...
Oops. That was supposed to be 14 foot, 430 windsurf mast, not 160 (waaay off). Not too important, but if anyone that sees this and has a 430 windsurf mast...
Hey Bill, Thanks for your reply. I hadn't thought about a lateen sail, I'll have to ruminate on that and check Craig's List. I'm kind of leaning toward a...
The lanteen and lom are both good sails but difficult to reef. If you want something that will work in most all wind conditions a large reefing balanced lug...
