The 1970's were in a lot of ways a redefinition of the 1960's. A lot of us who were living or enjoying the idealism of the 60's weren't really ready to settle...
I'm sorry to hear that Roger. I admire people like you and him, and I have particularly admired Bill's catboats for a long time. Your kind words were...
I too have been admiring the great photo of Pat, and enjoying it each time I opened the Yahoo MS page. Tonight I just noticed how LITTLE wake and disturbance...
Imagine my surprise at finding my sweet 'Annie Kate' and I on the 'seed group's cover shot! My fifteen minutes of fame no doubt! She's with me now down in...
Calling all Florida Melonheads! It's time to make my annual pilgrimage to Punta Gorda, Florida, to mooch off my brother and sister-in-law for almost a month!...
Ah... I knew I shoulda been a teecha! (Spelling ability might be a deal-breaka!) Have a great trip, Karen. Keep the pedal down and the board UP!!! <G> Of...
Sad to say, tis not me, Karen. Nipper is asleep here in Wisconsin for the winter and has yet to taste salt water. I hope you'll send us snowbound melonheads...
HI Karen, How are the conditions on Charlotte Harbor? Are things getting back to normal after Charlie? We are planning on heading down to see my folks in...
I'll be very interested to see how Charlotte Harbor fared after Charlie. I know the beach complex (where I usually launch) is open again. I hope the white...
Since Karen asked for Florida Melonheads, it seems as good a time as any to finally introduce myself! (I've been meaning to for a while now...) I bought Carrie...
Nitpicking dept: I always thought the Ensign was 22'6"??!!! "Naps"? British diapers or sleeping??? Odd, hard to pronounce names are fine... until you have to...
Benvenuti, the Southernmost Melonseed from Key West, will be out strutting her stuff next week. She lives at the Key West Sailing Club in Garrison Bight, and...
Thanksgiving week we sailed out of Burnt Store toward Boca Grande on a friend's Catalina 30. Charlotte Harbor was as always - unchanged, all nav aids in place....
I suppose it's high time this Florida Melonhead introduces herself. I am the lucky owner of this year's Annapolis show boat. My thanks to Roger Crawford for...
Well now, that was a tasty bit of writing. You got my imagination and enthusiasm working pretty good with that description Gerry. I am envious. My (likely)...
Anyone need a 10' flagpole? How 'bout a mast for a dinghy? Perhaps a VERY stout 10' fishing pole? Just what you need for Christmas. Then you can have one of...
"Serendipity" was the solution to the situation and can I just say I *lurve* this boat? Gorgeous to the eye, handles like a dream, satisfies my need for speed...
Although I'm 'technically' down here in Jacksonville to help my brother build his company, I did manage to bring my melonseed with me and feel like an absolute...
If the defect is in the right place, you could make some Melonseed yawls. Paul ... From: roger_d_crawford To: melonseedskiffmelonheads@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I recently bought a set of Marc Barto's plans for the 16ft. gaff-rigged melonseed, and really need to get some answers to building questions from someone who...
Wouldn't that be pretty. Actually, at one point in the past I was enamored with the thought of developing an 18' Melonseed. I had gone through the stages of ...
The legend calls for 6mm mahogany plywood lapstrake planking with 7 planks per side. No mention is made as to scarf joints (there must be several) or what size...
There are a few excellent websites by builders of what sure looks like Barto's plans. Two of these that I found had fantastic photodocumentation, but when I...
... I would suggest glancing at Ian Oughtred's book on lapstrake plywood boatbuilding before you get too deeply into the project. The Wooden Boat School...
I knew to stagger the joints and to get the plywood from other than Home Depot. Have you done any plywood scarf joints? If so, what ratio do you use? Sounds...
... Rick - Between you and Lenny, who told me where to look for the number (D'oh!! I need new contacts or something...), I now have more of a history. If I'm...
Mike, You can buy sheets of plywood in lengths up to 24', IIRC. There's a place in Somerville, MA that carries it. I seem to remember that 7:1 is a good ...
Did they mention a strip planking option in the plans? It seems to me that, considering the voluptuous curves of the 'seed, it would be a lot easier than...
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