I would just like to let the members of the group know that the 2nd annual Mordialloc Wooden Boat Festival will be held at the Mordialloc Sailing Club,...
My wife and i went last year.We enjoyed ourselves and will be attending this year. Â "There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a...
Thank you, John. It appears as though you've kept a record of the build. I'd like an opportunity to publish that when you're ready. Happy Sailing! Ed Edward C....
If you fancy owning an unusual sailing canoe visit this link: http://bills-log.blogspot.com/2012/03/talitha-is-for-sale.html I want to start a new project -...
The "Build" I gather, is Stormbringer,a pirogue i built a few years ago.As this was my first attempt at canoe building,,,AND,,,without plans, I did keep a...
I've seen Talitha before, and was always interested in the design. Too far away for more than interest though. Did you ever post any performance data on her?...
I have only sailed `Talitha' five times, but from the lightest of airs to Force 5 she has behaved without fault. In fact, she's the best performing sailing...
Thank you! Talitha is very similar in design to what I have in mind, right down to the balasted board. Your point on having room to sleep aboard has always...
The new John Welsford Nautilus is specifically designed to have a good sleeping space with twin cockpit side off set boards to keep the cockpit clear. With...
i had 2 sheets of ply left over from a wa'apa build a couple of years ago. i came up with this 'little' 12 footer design- sort of a blend of bolger teal and...
Looks good. On a 12 ft boat I would stick with a single sail on a single mast though... Hajo -- “The art of simplification is not the addition of simplifiers...
thanks hajo, i agree about the value of simplicity...i have a 49 sf el toro rig that i acquired last summer, with a very sweet sail. i got it to use with my...
I like your idea of sailing. Â "There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and...
Hi Mikkel, I'm in Twisp, not so far from Tonasket. I built a sailing kayak when I was 13 (1960) and enjoyed sailing it around the south end of Lake Tahoe....
Mikkel, from your solar URL it looks like you're in Tonasket, WA? If so, I'm just a bit east of you in Kettle Falls. Late last year I picked up a Grumman 17 +...
See attached. Hope this helps. I too have a 17 ft Grumman. I was able to find lee boards, rudder, mast and sail but have not yet had it in the water. ...
Eric, that's exactly what I've been looking for.... I'd come across the class C instructions but not the Gunter, so this helps - many thanks! Now I just need...
Glad it helped, you are welcome. If you come this way, there is a place to stay and maybe even go sailing if the timing works out. Where are you coming from...
I am now open to sensible offers for `Talitha'. Please click this link for details: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160766035115 Cheers, ...
Hi, added some more pictures today. They show adding the deck, routing to shape, and glassing the chines. In some of the photos you can see some blue masking...
Richard,  Thanks for the photos. That BETH design continues to light my fire. Looks like you are doing a fine job of it. I am still looking at that...
Thanks, Eric. We'll probably be crossing the border into BC near Osoyoos then heading west on Hwy 3 and Hwy 1 to Victoria, returning through Port Angeles, Port...
Glad the instructions helped. I'm in St. Louis, MO and it's SPRING here. Flowers are blooming and the trees about to leaf out about 2 weeks early this ...
We are going back to Newcastle Island for the Sail In this year. Dates are Friday the 22nd of June to Sunday the 24th, staying two nights. Group Campsite #4....
