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702 jerry_coleman93 Online Now Send Email Aug 6, 2008
11:01 pm
hello everyone found this site on the web im very impressed with this boat and this site a lot of info i plan to get the flapper plans and start building one...
703 jerry coleman
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Aug 7, 2008
12:28 am
Re: Short lengths of fig 8 hinges hello everyone found this site on the web im very impressed with this boat and this site a lot of info i plan to get the...
704 Bill
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Aug 7, 2008
3:23 pm
Welcome Jerry. I am not sure there is a new members area, but not to worry. Bill ... to post...
705 Bill
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Aug 18, 2008
2:12 pm
I had been searching hardware stores for these without luck. eBay probably has a lot more sellers. I did not check. ...
706 jerry_coleman93 Online Now Send Email Aug 19, 2008
6:26 pm
i have some fabric left over from a pop up camper repair i did last year this fabric is very tough very water proof im hoping to use it on my flaper for the...
707 Bill
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Aug 19, 2008
6:38 pm
Hi Jerry, My concern with an unknown fabric would be how resistant it is to ultraviolet. Dacron was chosen because it is almost immune. However, if your...
708 Bill
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Aug 19, 2008
6:43 pm
Thanks for the photos Jerry. Looking good! Did you experience any problems with the fig 8 stitches? Bill...
709 jerry coleman
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Aug 19, 2008
7:46 pm
no not really im a parachute rigger by trade ive used this very stitch many time before the whole notion of sewnig a boat together is very appeling to me the...
710 Darren Bos
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Aug 19, 2008
11:10 pm
If you really want the fabric to stick you could try 3M 5200. This is a flexible polyurethane based adhesive. Looks like regular caulking, and does not foam...
711 Bill
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Aug 19, 2008
11:12 pm
Thanks Darren, looks like a winner. Bill...
712 Darren Bos
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Aug 19, 2008
11:39 pm
Yes, 5200 is truly amazing. However, I should also have included in big bold letters to only glue things with it that you never ever want to separate. A...
713 Bill
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Aug 19, 2008
11:44 pm
In my opinion (at least where I have tried it) the polyurethane glues excel at laminating larger areas where a white wood glue might take a very long time to...
714 jerry_coleman93 Online Now Send Email Aug 22, 2008
4:12 am
where is a good place online to get thoes brass #4 3/8 counter sinking screws here locally i can only find #4 1/2 if i have to i could grind them down a bit...
715 Bill
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Aug 22, 2008
4:30 am
Hi Jerry, I have forgotten what part of the World you live in, sorry. On the X-Doodle I switched to stainless steel sheet metal screws. They hold better, and...
716 jerry coleman
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Aug 22, 2008
2:49 pm
its just very strange that i cant find the 3/8 length i found 1/4 inch and 1/2 but at hd they had 3/8 but only sold them 6 screws per bag for 98 cents but sold...
717 columbariusuk Offline Send Email Aug 22, 2008
4:08 pm
Hi Bill Heres a link to a useful screw size chart. http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/screwsize.htm -- M...
718 Bill
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Aug 22, 2008
4:11 pm
Thanks! I added it to the links section. Bill...
719 amstraub2 Offline Send Email Aug 23, 2008
3:07 pm
Hi Jerry, I ordered my #4 x 3/8" SS screws online from Faster Express http://www.fastener-express.com/ Part Number SMFPS406-84D They were reasonably priced and...
720 Bill
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Aug 24, 2008
3:57 pm
Thanks Al. I added it to the links. Bill...
721 deebee15537 Offline Send Email Aug 28, 2008
2:01 am
Here is my sail plan http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/flapdoodle_dinghy/photos/view/7114?b=54\ &m=f&o=0 ...
722 Bill
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Aug 28, 2008
12:07 pm
Hi David. Thanks for sharing that with us. It should be a fast and stable design. I especially like the angled boom that would give me a little more headroom. ...
723 Bill
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Aug 28, 2008
6:44 pm
In case anyone is wondering, I still am not able to lift heavy things and limited to the amount of time not reclining. But still creating things. This it the...
724 Bob Slimak
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Aug 29, 2008
2:05 am
Hi Bill, Sorry to hear you are still not recovered. I've been reading, but not posting.  Your offer of free plans for the repeating crossbow has prompted me...
725 Bill
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Aug 29, 2008
2:10 am
Thanks for the photo. Love the houseboat. I am no expert on outboards, but the weedeater OB I made was a gentle purr once the exhaust was routed under water....
726 Bill
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Sep 1, 2008
11:28 am
Gabriele has been kind enough to send me photos of her Flapdoodle sailing AND the first video of it sailing! ...
727 Bill
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Sep 2, 2008
12:17 pm
I have never tried using nylon instead of Dacron for the figure 8 hinge, but I have a report from a builder that did try it. Nylon stretches enough that the...
728 Bill
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Sep 2, 2008
6:25 pm
David's (DeeBee) photos here: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/flapdoodle_dinghy/photos/browse/fddb Are very innovative and stylish. Thanks for sharing them...
729 deebee15537 Offline Send Email Sep 3, 2008
12:02 am
Thanks Bill Here is a link to my website with more info http://tinyurl.com/6jsh4k <http://tinyurl.com/6jsh4k> Dee Bee...
730 Bill
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Sep 3, 2008
12:12 pm
Ben Deveson, NL was kind enough to give permission to post these photos of a shortened Flapdoodle here: ...
731 Bill
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Sep 3, 2008
12:17 pm
I goofed on the Album Folder title and it won't let me change it. Should say 6", not 7'6" Not enough coffee yet I guess. Bill...
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