Jon, passed your request to the class office and we are trying to get a phone number for you. If succesfull, I'll pass that on in a private email. Bob A....
I need your help. Our pool of articles for the monthly lightning class magazine, "Flashes" has now run dry. We need short pieces no more that a page or two at...
Livingston Lightning hull number 7108 for sale. Near Denver. Boat is complete, needs restoration. Fiberglassed with polyester resin; should peel right off,...
Board is looking pretty dead lately. This is going to be my first winter with a wood boat. I live in Michigan so it gets pretty cold. I have a travel cover...
Yes, it has been quiet lately. Season winding down, and a lot of folks looking to (and some already have) put their boats up for the winter. I still have a...
During the first few years of my restoration I used blue tarps but they don't seem to last long and when they go they leave a mess of small blue particles all...
As a long time cat sailor, I met a new sailor that had just purchased a woody. Dispite my limited time on and lack of any real sailing abilities on a mono, I...
The is a lot of information in the Photos section of this Yahoo group, plus most of the skippers who post to this list will be more than happy to answer any...
I use a 12-mil (silver on one side and black on the other) heavy-duty 10 x 20 tarp, available from FabriCraft at a very reasonable price, that has held up well...
Kind of a big open ended question, but I'll start w' line sizes. I'm sharing what I use, and that does not make it right or the only choice Mainsheet 5/16" ...
This spring, I did something that I should have done a long time ago. I purchased a portable garage from Tractor Supply. It's really a tarp stretched over a...
Re: Winter Storage: Stay away from blue poly tarps- they are all imported junk- the UV breaks them down very quickly and then they start to disintegrate and...
Hopefully I can keep you guys entertained over the winter. I bought this boat back in April and begun to work on her again. I am planning on working on the...
At risk of violating all the rules of the yahoogroup (rules, which I established). Get a Beagle! And what is the address of your blog site again. I haven't...
I put the mast in the "rafters". It sticks out both ends, but i covered the ends with waterproof canvas. David ... From: Light ning Date: Thursday, October 16,...
I bought it locally at Tractor Supply. The brand name is Shelter Logic. ... From: Light ning Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:28 pm Subject: RE: [Wooden...
oldwoodenboat.blogspot.com ... From: Robert Astrove <astrove@...> Subject: RE: [Wooden Lightning] Lightning Blog To: wooden_lightning@yahoogroups.com ...
You can buy them in different sizes andstyles all over just look around. Sports stores RV camper stores and many big box stores. One design to watchout for is...
Hi Woody Owners, After reading quite a few articles about restoring wooden Lightnings on the various websites, I am afraid that I gradually become addicted to...
I have just pick up a wooden lightning with a wooden mast. The seams on the mast have separated, mast is fully rigged with new rigging and straight. Can it be...
This is my first post to this or any Yahoo group; so, bare with me as I learn the ropes... errr, "lines" I mean. Before joining, I created several News Reports...
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I just placed a .pdf file of the report in the file section. Note: I am not sure of the dates that this boat was in Savannah but apparently it spent some time...
Just got off the phone w' someone just starting their restoration of # 8501. It is a single plank boat, as all of that age are. He tells me the seams are open...