Hey all, I ran across plans for this boat designed by Charles Strayer called the "Longsplice". It was reviewed in Wooden Boat magazine and the review published...
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Tracey Barnes-Priestley
tbpriestley
Sep 1, 2009 3:16 pm
Hi, This was sent to me by mistake. Just wanted to let you know. TBP ________________________________ From: nutty_boats <nutty_boats@...> To:...
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hraunfossar
Sep 1, 2009 3:43 pm
T.Lee. USE: The boat will be kept on land on a trailer, but now and then, in the summertime it will be "floated" and trips made around the fjord, and up the...
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Greg Kay
gregmkay
Sep 1, 2009 5:32 pm
Under those circumstances, I would go with the Carolina model with a little rocker added forward, which should be able to get up more than enough speed to...
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gregmkay
Sep 1, 2009 6:11 pm
I've never seen that particular design, but I've seen several designs for nesting boats.The older ones seemed to be a little flimsy, but the now unfortunately...
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nurse.josh
Sep 1, 2009 10:34 pm
Thanx, gregmkay. the thing that interested me about this design is that the two nesting parts were identical, making for instant one-design racing with a...
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captreed@...
captreed...
Sep 2, 2009 3:56 am
<<The book only gives an address and I'm hesitant to write since I >>can't find any other information on it. Would it be worth postage to find out? I'd write...
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nutty_boats
Sep 2, 2009 5:49 pm
Thorleifur: To me it looks as if there are five main performance goals that you have: easy to build of plywood, light weight for easy trailering, shallow draft...
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nurse.josh
Sep 3, 2009 3:00 am
I probably will send something, I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about the design or the current status of the designer....
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Michael Holt
unspliced
Sep 3, 2009 11:56 am
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-cardboard-kayak-for-less-than-40/ Mike -- "Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot." -Lucy...
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Chris Ostlind
wedgesail
Sep 3, 2009 1:41 pm
This may be of interest to those who wish to get off the Big Mamma Mammary of petroleum based adhesives. ...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman
Sep 3, 2009 1:57 pm
I had a college prof who designed furniture out of rolled up newspaper. I think the most amazing items were the desk chairs. Of course that was before...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman
Sep 3, 2009 2:03 pm
Applause to them for trying. I'm a little iffy on Release 1.0 of anything though. Has anyone tried this stuff? ... From: Chris Ostlind...
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Hajo Smulders
hilomania
Sep 3, 2009 2:10 pm
I don't think any glue manufacturer has it in their product line yet. (Dow sells to them; they sell to us) I'm interested; less in the green aspect; I have...
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Greg Kay
gregmkay
Sep 3, 2009 2:21 pm
I'm more interested in the economics; the most hold for the dollar. A lot of adhesives are outrageous in price. ________________________________ From: Hajo...
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nutty_boats
Sep 3, 2009 3:49 pm
It is said to be only water resistant. Is it any better than Titebond II already on the market? T. Lee....
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman
Sep 3, 2009 5:22 pm
Rereading the web page - you're right, this is a new product in the supply chain, it's probably not "in stores" yet. Good to be aware in advance, however...
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Chris Ostlind
wedgesail
Sep 3, 2009 5:41 pm
I guess that depends on whether, or not, you know the difference between waterproof and water-resistant. So, which of your glued joints need to be waterproof,...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman
Sep 3, 2009 9:49 pm
 Yes, you know more chemistry than I do.  Had you asked, I would have stipulated to this. ... A quatloo of prevention is worth a cochrane of cure. -...
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Chris Ostlind
wedgesail
Sep 3, 2009 10:27 pm
Lew, I can't claim to have known all that much about the chemistry beforehand, either. T mentioned TB II in his comments and I thought it prudent to, at least,...
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Chris Ostlind
wedgesail
Sep 3, 2009 10:41 pm
As long as we're kicking this subject around... I saw this boat at the recent Outdoor Retailer Show. *Mad River Canoe Thinks “Green” With ECO Concept Boat*...
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Greg Kay
gregmkay
Sep 3, 2009 11:21 pm
There are some people out there marketing a woven bamboo fiber substitute for fiberglass in surfboard making at...
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tinkerbell98683
Sep 6, 2009 1:48 am
I find most Bio based to not live up to the hype. Plywood mentioned is one of those cases where to less friendly products work much better for exterior glues...
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Greg Kay
gregmkay
Sep 6, 2009 1:56 am
Like the old saying goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat. You pay your money and take your choice, based on what's important to you as the individual...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman
Sep 6, 2009 2:21 am
Leave it out. ... A quatloo of prevention is worth a cochrane of cure. - Preface to the Third Edition ... From: tinkerbell98683 <windyjon@...> Subject:...
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tinkerbell98683
Sep 6, 2009 2:45 am
One of many sights with quality epoxy at a good price to make a boat that lasts with minamal matinance. To me that is green when you can pass it on to another...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman
Sep 6, 2009 2:53 am
 I meant, leave out the politics. It only draws political replies, and then where are we? ... A quatloo of prevention is worth a cochrane of cure. -...
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Chris Ostlind
wedgesail
Sep 6, 2009 2:45 pm
Jon, I agree with Lew on this. Can you not engage a discussion on an imoptant topic without finding it necessary to resort to political commentary? Please ...
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tinkerbell98683
Sep 6, 2009 9:51 pm
Actualy you started it with your political pointedness. The alternatives presently on the table are not cost effective for the masses or able to supply the...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman
Sep 7, 2009 2:51 am
Actually, I don't give a damn who started talking politics. Maybe it was Hammurabi. but more likely he was answering somebody else's post Leave it out of...
