Hello Chris, Great Boat should be a lot of fun. I find the easiest way to get .gif or (maybe better .jog) is this: Let's assume you are on your CAD program....
I have deleted the old pictures out of the Photo section chiefre folder and up loaded a few more of the Boat in progress. The discolored spots are were I have...
Mark, It's pretty clear that he is patenting the magic method that he developed for keepng water from drowning the engine since it sits below the waterline...
... Next you'll be suggesting that we use pieces of big, dead plants! -L ===== "Quando omni flunkus moritati." ("When all else fails, play dead.") -Red...
Chief, If you plan on getting into a battle with Greek or Persian ramming galleys, then a really big chine log will be good to have in your boat. Otherwise, a...
... I think he's talking about using pieces of that black goo, solidified and mixed with other stuff. But the dead plant idea has merit, too! Mike H. ...
... I suppose you expect me to believe he uses that C-gunk stuff to fill in the space in between the dead plant pieces? Just imagine the stench. Nope, I'm...
Since we have recently spent all our money in the USA on Duck tape and plastic sheeting, I suggest we start building duck boats out of the stuff. Who's the...
... Yes, and as Chico Marx so insightfully asked, Viaduct? I mean, a horse I could see or even a cow, but viaduct? -L ===== "Quando omni flunkus moritati."...
Could any one tell me about inlet runner by mr Bolger? I thought I asked here earlyer but the message does not seem to have apeared if I end up double posting...
I'm trying to remember the name of an old Duckworks Magazine entry. It was a Birdwatcher style cabin on top of a simple hull with matching curvature in the...
Hi Conrad Natzio does twin long bilge keels on flat bottom ply boats. see: http://www.broadlyboats.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=6 Shows 10' pram: ...
Can anyone make a recommendation of a good text on sail cut? I have the Sailcut software, but I don't have a clue yet as to what sort of dimensions to feed...
Thanks a lot. I have been studying the sights that you sent to me and I have gained a lot of insight. Wado, Chief Redelk / Many Nations Tribe ... Do you...
Hi Gavin I must have missed a step somewhere, how much do the keels weigh (roughly)? Bill Jaine Anacapa I. T. Services 107 Dorset St. W., Port Hope. Ontario,...
... From: Bill Jaine anacapa@... Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 07:04:07 -0500 Hi Gavin I must have missed a step somewhere, how much do the keels weigh (roughly)?...
I would go and take a photo of the keels/runners on the Auray but it's a chill factor of minus 40 outside and a little cool (frostbite in 11 minutes or less)....
... From: Bill Jaine anacapa@... Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 08:41:37 -0500 ... replacing a centre/dagger board was most interesting, I think it's time to think...
Recently I discovered another use for a tool not intended for wood work but is geat. Let me explain. Most farm supply stores can help you fine one of these. It...
Chief Redelk, I have designed a 3D boat hull in Autocad, the problem I am having is laying down the bow. I need help transfering the bow design to a flat...
That was David Zeiger's fine little Trilobyte. Without anybody's permission I've put the old DW stuff into the files temporarily. ( guess if Chuck sells enough...
Actually, I think there was another one during that same contest that I was thinking of. I seem to remember two Birdwatcher cabin boats that year. Any clue...
From the truth is stranger than fiction (or boatbuilding jokes) file, see, e.g. US Patent No. 6,142,093 entitled "Method for building lapstrake boats". Dave...
Well the one thing that I never do is pretend to be smart, BUT I don't believe in giving up easily and if we apply ourselves to a problem in time we will get...
... So of course I saw it, at http://www.uspto.gov Wow, what will they think of next? Oh wait, I know, number 6,142,094. -L ===== "Can't anybody here play...
