If my boat is not on the water and I stand in it will the pressure of my feet do damage to the hull. I know I can test this idea, but the chance of a positive...
How much do you weigh? If you are heavy and the boat is lightly built it would be a good idea to be cautious. Generally on a well built boat you could get...
Thanks Bob, I'll try a cautious approach and gingerly step in. It would be good to have a bed of packing peanuts to lay out and place it into. No chance of...
... amateur boatbuilding enthusiasts. BEST REGARDS, joe geronimo Bacoor, Cavite Philippines, 4102 __________________________________________________ Do You...
Hi, I am doing a little research about a boat builder from the Cape Cod/South Coat area of Massachusetts named Ray Brockway. Sadly he passed away several years...
Small-Boat-Designs.us is now under construction: Over the past couple of years I have noted concern in several of the groups about loss of information. This...
... the ... interest ... optionally ... are ... Due to lack of interest, I have cancelled my plans to use my site "small-boat-designs.us" as a repository for...
So many things like that happen I know we have lost a lot of great boat and aircraft plans do to no one caring to hold on to the past and keep it alive. It's...
...last weekend and I'm looking forward to many peaceful weekends on the lakes and rivers in West Tennessee in the region. It has a cabin with 2 bunks and a...
Never saw a Redwing...18ft and 2 bunks?.....Very nice! Got some photos we can see? I have a wooden lapstrake1965 Cruisers Inc. 20ft cabin project with...
It's really not that bleak Krissie, a lot of those plans were published in the magazines of the day and can still be dug up. Was that skiff of your dad's a...
it was an open runabout that was coldmolded I think it had a set of sponsons that she ran on at speed and it had a sprayrail that acted like a dagerboard in a...
Hello to all. I am new to the group. My name is Patrick and I am in Richmond Va. I have been wanting a 16 ft. jon boat. I saw some pages on the net showing...
Patrick, I belong to a group of retirees, none of whom had ever built a boat before. Now, we have built three Payton 18ft work skiffs, two Gloucester Dories,...
One step at at time...The feeling you get when it's done is worth the risk of making a few mistakes...All of the folks that read this site and do the work make...
Welcome aboard Patrick! If you use plans for a boat that is known to perform well, and use some care in following them, you'll do fine. Start with a simple...
Bob, I wasn't a member, but John Kohnen let me know about your message so I joined the group. I would like to visit with you about my boat. I'm in Albany Or,...
Thanks to you all for the warm welcome to the group and also for the words of encouragement. I will definately take a stab at building a jon boat. I will be...
What plans are you thinking of using? I'll join others here in recommending Jim Michalaks jon boat and his book on boatbuilding. Boatbuilding isn't rocket...
Hi All, I am in the end stages of building the 9 1/2 foot Nutshell Pram. Joel White's plans for the mast or the mast step do not call for "squaring" or...
Leave the mast round. No harm is done in ordinary sailing by letting the mast rotate, and when you let the sheet go the rotating mast will let the sail...
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