I posted a photo of the finished X-Doodle. http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/flapdoodle_dinghy/photos/view/f6d8?b=11 For those new to the group, it has an...
Way to Go Bill! Great looking sails What about sea trials of the new hinges? Have you had in in the water yet? Hope you are feeling well and can test all the...
Thanks. My 84 year old dad did the sewing on the sail. So far (on land anyway) this is the best behaved sail I have tried. It seems to naturally conform to...
... Yes so would I. This is my second email on this subject. Heaven knows what happened to the other one - lost in cyber-space I suppose! I have built about...
That is an incredible story. Had I heard that I may have hesitated even starting the Flapdoodle project. I have never seen a Seahopper, but now wish I had the...
Hi Bill, Sorry to shock you. Have a look at the Stowaway website: http://www.stowawayboats.com/ It looks very good here, but I can only tell you of my own ...
I guess my response was a bit misleading. I have seen the Seahopper ads and many others, but have never seen another folding boat other than the 4 designs I...
Bill I have been reading this thread and i would like to learn anything you can share about the history, development and use/performance of the flapdoodle...
Hi David, Lots writing there, but will do my best. Priority is getting photos that I was not able to do last year of several people sailing the X-Doodle day...
I wanted to test a Flapdoodle without a rudder, but not today.... I forgot to load the rudder into the pickup. So I used the small paddle and it worked just...
... <snip> Good news indeed Bill The figure-of-eight hinges: what material are you using for 'em - something like braided fishing line perhaps ? Also - are...
It is 20# test fly-line leader which is woven. I can not break it with my hands. Somewhere in here it has the tests I made with it. The wood breaks before the...
Hi Bill you may wish to take a look at http://www.dinghydogs.com/default.html for a way to increase the Flapdoodle buoyancy for when it is being used as (say)...
Thanks Colin, I did something similar here: http://www.flapdoodledinghy.com/hints/flotation.html Oversize Wacky Noodles are about 6" or 7" in diameter and I...
I am about 3/4 or so done writing the plans for the leeboard with some very nice larger photos. But something occurred to me that I have never seen addressed...
After seeing how nice the Dacron is when laminated to the outside of plywood using wood glue I was curious how it would work sandwiched between two pieces of...
Bill, the dacron and tyvek tricks remind me of building techniques I used for radio control model airplanes. It works well, as long as the application is not...
Hello. I have been looking at the Flapdoodle website for some time. Two years ago I sailed in a Kontender dinghy on a small boat cruise. Neat boat. I have...
I have never even seen a Seahopper or folding boat other than my designs, so I can't give you an answer. All I can honestly say is the Flapdoodle is the only...
Thanks for the reply. A lot to discuss here. A little background first... I refuse to use any glue that is brittle. Too many disasters. I built a 12 foot boat...
Hi Bill, The brittle thing is relative and I should have been more careful in my wording. Glue that most folks would call flexible could still have less...
Hi all, You can download the leeboard plans here: http://flapdoodledinghy.com/modules/Leeboard.zip It is 900k due to the larger photos. Please let me know if...
Correction: I took a tape measure to Big Lots and measured the oversize Wacky Noodles. They are 5" diameter with a 1" hole, 66" long. That gives each one a...
Hi Bill Thank you for the answers. No desire to produce boats. I do have a desire to build two maybe.......meaning a big maybe. Guess I need to order plans...
Bill, Found the forum. Will now use this rather than email. Like the figure 8 idea. To summarise what I think you are doing: 1) drill the holes about every...
Hi Brendan, and welcome. 1. That's correct 2. They are not knots, just zigzags between the panels. There is a sketch in the photo section. Since they are not...
X-Doodle experimental results The reinforcing strips on the hull bottom were attached with acrylic latex caulk, then 5 screws from the inside of the hull. ...
Hi Bill So are you saying that using the 50-50 wood glue is not too brittle? Have you found that after using this to apply the dacron to the sides and bottom...
Of the various wood glues I have tried over the years some were extremely brittle (like trying to bend glass), some seem more like plastic and will load the...
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