Mike & Clare: Congrats on the 23rd! Quite an accomplishment. Chuck Leinweber Duckworks Magazine http://www.hilconet.com/~dworksmg ... From: MIKE GOODWIN...
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Frank Ellinghaus
ellingh@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 1, 2000 3:56 pm
Happy New Year, -happy boat building and all what you wish for yourself. My computerīs clock is on Jan. 1 / 2000 and working so far though itīs an older...
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MIKE GOODWIN
panmanii@xxxx.xxxx
Jan 1, 2000 9:27 pm
Even my ancient 386 is still working, Y2K was a bunch of hyped up media bull so some folks could cash in big time on people's insecurities . Not even one...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Jan 2, 2000 1:32 am
Hey folks! It was 75 degrees here today! We went sailing in Featherwind with a champagne breakfast picnic..... aaaah... now that's what I call a good start to...
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Lew Clayman/K Szafran
kandlew@...
Jan 2, 2000 4:26 am
... As somebody said, 1998 was the Year of the Consultant, 1999 was the Year of the Programmer, and 2000 will be the Year of the Lawyer. The truth is, those of...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 3, 2000 12:14 am
Hello Lew, You hit the nail with your head !!! If the D.X. media didn't have a war , a plane crash or an occasional school shooting they wouldn't know how to...
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gmatkin
gmatkin@...
Jan 1, 2000 11:46 pm
... I've got books like that. Doesn't it just make your heart leap for joy? Not a word, of course, about cold and wet, or about costs and maintenance. Still,...
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gmatkin
gmatkin@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 2, 2000 3:16 am
Wow twice over, Mike. Congratulations. Gav ... not...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 4, 2000 10:01 pm
Oh you know how to hurt a guy.... Here I sit, landlocked in Waco.... My Potter sitting forlornly on her trailer with oak leaves littering her cover......
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Lew Clayman/K Szafran
kandlew@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 5, 2000 3:16 am
... It has me pinin' for the fjords....
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Jan 6, 2000 3:58 pm
Too rich for my blood ($1500 US) but still worth a look, still fascinating. And o'course the price might come down someday... checkitout at...
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Frank Ellinghaus
ellingh@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 6, 2000 4:51 pm
... From: Lew Clayman <lew_clayman@...> To: <boatdesign@onelist.com> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 10:58 AM Subject: [boatdesign] pedal pro ... I...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 6, 2000 8:06 pm
It should be pretty efficient, but why jump through hoops to make it an outboard? Also it seems to be fixed in length, so how do you adjust trim? I would...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 6, 2000 7:51 pm
There is an inboard product out there someplace. It's basically an upright-style (vs recumbent) set of bicycle pedals & handlebars driving a propeller at the ...
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Lew Clayman/K Szafran
kandlew@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 2:15 am
... Chuck - I've been searching on this little thing I like to call the "internet" and found the following sites re the above. Prices way less than the...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 4:32 am
Lew: Sometimes I even impress myself: I went to the Duckworks boat index and did a search for "pedal" and viola - I got this: ...
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David Beede
juliejj@xxxxx.xxxxx.x...
Jan 7, 2000 3:20 am
Lew, Yeah, the canal version I have Jpgs of somewhere. I did find info one Chuck's Duckworks site: ...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 3:32 am
Hey guys, I have dreamed of living on a shanty boat for years... Wouldn't have to be much larger than the one you pictured.... I like a hull, not pontoons, and...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 6:54 am
... I ... with ... regularly ... I haven't heard that quotation from Oat Willie for quite a while. I guess I am dating myself, Mac. Lake Travis does have...
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Lew Clayman/K Szafran
kandlew@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 5:29 am
That's the puppy, Chuck - the drive train is at http://www.seacycles.com (the hint is on the plans). Only problem is the "twin beds" with room for a...
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David Beede
juliejj@xxxxx.xxxxx.x...
Jan 7, 2000 12:44 pm
Scott, If you have the shanty boat dreams definitely check out this site. http://euler.sfasu.edu/Shantyboats/ Also a book called "Shanty boat: a river way of...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 2:42 pm
Hello Chuck, I lived on lake Travis from 61 until 68.. Owned a marina at Volente. Did lots of work around the lake building marinas, running party boats and ...
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David Beede
juliejj@xxxxx.xxxxx.x...
Jan 7, 2000 2:54 pm
Here is that info. I was trying to find. I ran across it in Devlin's Boat Building: "If you plan to tank-test your model, use the 3/4" = 1' scale. At this ...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 2:58 pm
Thanks for the great site David !! Oh to be 20 years younger and a million bucks richer ! Doc Success is living your life in your own way. ...
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David Beede
juliejj@xxxxx.xxxxx.x...
Jan 7, 2000 5:18 pm
I was just browsing the boatbuilding newsgroup where much talk was about insulating ice makers and such. It occured to me that making those foam filled bows...
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Frank Ellinghaus
ellingh@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 5:25 pm
... From: David Beede <juliejj@...> To: <boatdesign@onelist.com> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: [boatdesign]...
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Doctor Scott
malomac@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 7, 2000 5:26 pm
Hello David, Been doing it for decades..... If it's a square or regular shaped area, find a box of some kind that will fit and foam around it with spray foam. ...
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David Beede
juliejj@xxxxx.xxxxx.x...
Jan 7, 2000 11:48 pm
This is a little high tech, but I've experimented with this principle myself on some model boats. It's a soft wing type sail that automatically alters it's...
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David Beede
juliejj@xxxxx.xxxxx.x...
Jan 8, 2000 12:18 am
A gent named Javier sent these pics to me of his "vela latina" a rather. A spanish/ canary Island boat/rig. Six thumbnails with one photo and many...
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nomade154@xxxxx.xxx
Jan 8, 2000 2:13 am
Hope its o.k. to drop in with a design problem. I went thru the archives but got a little frustrated. I'm moving an inboard rudder to the stern which is sloped...