Hi Paul, and welcome to the list Micro is the right choice, you won't regret it. I'm sure there are several Micros in the areas you mention: you may want to...
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Giuseppe 'Pippo' Bianco
giuseppe.bianco@...
Feb 1, 2000 8:24 am
David, you may want to read this nice article by Bruce Kirby http://www.coastalcruising.com/shallow.htm Very instructive! Best, Pippo david ryan...
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HenryClann@...
Feb 1, 2000 12:10 pm
In a message dated 01/31/2000 9:09:24 PM Central Standard Time, jmbell@... writes: << 've been trying to work on the IMB, but winter and business...
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David Ryan
david@...
Feb 1, 2000 1:03 pm
... very stable right side up, very stable upside down. David Ryan Minister of Information and Culture Crumbling Empire Productions (212) 247-0296...
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Jack Bearden
BeardeJE@...
Feb 1, 2000 2:24 pm
My vote would be to use sitka spruce or eastern red spruce. More flexable and lighter than pine or fir. I made one from three layers of pine (two layers of...
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Richard
richard@...
Feb 1, 2000 2:38 pm
... A long, narrow, flat bottom boat would be very fast. Of course, you would have an interesting time turning it, to say nothing of trying to go through ...
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Peter Vanderwaart
pvanderw@...
Feb 1, 2000 2:42 pm
David, Moderation in all things. Note that despite its boxy shape, the AS-29 is petty close to ordinary beam and weight for its length. The overall beam is...
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Tim Bush
tbush@...
Feb 1, 2000 3:27 pm
<JB has very strong advantages. You can launch her vertically from the edge of a cliff, lower a picnic basket by rope, dive into the water and pull yourself on...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Feb 1, 2000 4:00 pm
I am thinking about April 1... ... the >calendar too....
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ed haile
ewhaile@...
Feb 1, 2000 4:30 pm
David, Another aspect of all this, namely high freeboard. I had long objected to high sided boats as being such for the sake of too much "downstairs" at the...
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Bill Derby
boats@...
Feb 1, 2000 4:39 pm
Sorry, mail bounced to user..... Please send me your birdwatcher/MJ mods - I'd like to see them. Thanks Bill Derby boats@......
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peter lenihan
ellengaest@...
Feb 1, 2000 4:40 pm
Hello Ed, I never quite saw it that way but it sure does make a whole lot of sense,thanks!Now I have a wonderful arguement to give to all of my infidel friends...
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Tim Smith
timk_smith@...
Feb 1, 2000 4:49 pm
The centerboard of my Chebacco has warped--again. While thinking about replacing it I ran across the following, written 40 years ago in Yachting by Spaulding...
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Fries, John
John.Fries@...
Feb 1, 2000 4:54 pm
Don't know about wheather glass boards are standard on glass boats but, if I were to build one at home, I think I would start with quarter inch ply as the...
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Orr, Jamie
JORR@...
Feb 1, 2000 4:55 pm
Tim How is your board made? And how did it warp -- that is did it cup, or bend longwise, or twist, or whatever? My own board is still standing in the shed, so...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Feb 1, 2000 4:59 pm
Of course - some are solid, some are foam + glass, some are glassed wood. Gregg Carlson...
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Paul Telfer
telfer@...
Feb 1, 2000 5:25 pm
Hello Pippo: I have been to your site. It is a great one. It was your technical calculations on the seaworthyness of Micro that finally won me over. ...
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Behrendt, Tom
Tom.Behrendt@...
Feb 1, 2000 5:47 pm
Hi all: In my one finished boat, a D4 pram, made as a learning experience, emphasis on learning, I did run into significant board warping, in hindsight due to ...
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Samson family
Bill.Samson@...
Feb 1, 2000 6:04 pm
Hi all, The latest Classic Boat mag has a great new practical section (20 pages) with a how-to article by Iain Oughtred on glued lapstrake, as well as an ...
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Samson family
Bill.Samson@...
Feb 1, 2000 6:04 pm
I've got the same problem as Tim. The major job in this year's maintenance is to hoist the Chebacco high enough to get the **$£$! board out, plane it down a...
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Richard
richard@...
Feb 1, 2000 6:23 pm
For my D4 learning experiance, I used CDX pine from Home Depot and Titebond II glue. Haven't see any warping in the water or caused by rain yet....
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David Ryan
david@...
Feb 1, 2000 6:40 pm
FBBB -- I'm glad I asked. My understanding continues to grow. A couple of thoughts/questions: 1) As I said before, I am convinced that *most* boats are...
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stoverr
stoverr@...
Feb 1, 2000 6:48 pm
Jack: Linnton Plywood in Portland Oregon quoted me 38$ for half inch
marine and 50$ for three-quarter, but I have not seen nor have I bought it.
Hard to say...
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Lincoln Ross
lincolnr@...
Feb 1, 2000 6:50 pm
"tim smith" <timk_smit-@...> wrote: osnip ... I've seen glass rudders on Hobies. Seems like you might want some wood or lots of layers on the...
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Tim Smith
timk_smith@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:09 pm
"samson family" <bill.samso-@...> wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2172 ... maintenance ... plane it ... Bill, that was...
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T Webber
tbertw@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:18 pm
List, The Conroe Yacht Club has approved April 15, 2000 for the annual Messabout. Since that is TAX DAY, anyone with an Incomplete 1040 will receive 40% off ...
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Tim Smith
timk_smith@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:19 pm
"orr, jamie" <jor-@...> wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=2167 ... or bend ... will ... warping! ... Jamie, my board was...
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Jack Bearden
BeardeJE@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:40 pm
Thanx, Richard, for ply specs. Plywood shopping in Nova Scotia is a bit of a separate reality. The only real source of marine ply I've discovered only carries...
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Peter Vanderwaart
pvanderw@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:44 pm
My Stuart-built Mariner had a FG centerboard. No problems. Given a satisfactory way to build one, an FG board should work well. It would be heavy enought to do...
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James Fuller
Jamar@...
Feb 1, 2000 7:52 pm
Hi, You might try Noah's Marine in Toronto. http://www.noahsmarine.com They show okoume marine plywood at: 1/4" 38.00 sheet 3/8" 47.00 sheet 1/2" 68.00 sheet ...
