South western Michigan boat builders

[Greg Luckett]

I would like to have a get together of boat builders in my area. This would be for sharing what we do and maybe ways we could help each other too. Drop me a msg. if you are interested.
Thanks,

[Katherine]

If there are any south western Michigan boat builder, any one want to make some extra money working on my OWENS?

[John Kollath]

Sounds like a good idea.
Do you have a place in mind?

[Greg Luckett]

John,
I do not yet have a place in mind and am open to suggestions.
Greg Luckett

[Bob S]

I would certainly try.

[Captain Pre-Capsize]

Greg:

I hope Dennis M drop in as this seems to be something he would be interested in. He and I met up at Paw Paw Lake (named after someone's favorite dad I suppose ;) ) and had a fine time sailing around.

Are you intending a messabout or buildabout? I would think nothing of driving over to Paw Paw Lake again - great little lake for puttering around in.

[Ned o' the Hill]

Not there yet :( , but I'm starting to build a summer place in Covert Township. Basement should have room to build smaller boats. Will keep in touch.

[PaulC]

How accessable is the water at the Michigan Maritme Museum in South Haven? Could we putz about in the harbor/river there?

They were very cordial during their maritme days back in July (and once hosted the WoodenBoat Show too!).

They have a launching "area" near the shed with the coast guard/life saving service boat.

[PaulC]

How accessable is the water at the Michigan Maritme Museum in South Haven? Could we putz about in the harbor/river there?

They were very cordial during their maritime days back in July (and once hosted the WoodenBoat Show too!).

They have a launching "area" near the shed with the coast guard/life saving service boat.

[Cliff W]

I live in Fenton, near Flint. I own a Skerry, kit by clcboats.com. I'll keep my eye on this thread.

[Ron Carter]

There is a wooden boat show at the Pentwater Yacht Club the last Saturday in August. It is dominated by the $100,000 professional restorations but they welcome individual small boats and seem very imperssed with home builts or home restorations. I have attended the last two years and felt welcome. It would be a good venue for a get together if interestred. I am not a member and only an attendee. Also agree the Great Lakes Maritime Museum would be a good cantral location and I can't immagine they would run off a group of builders. 2 of us here in Mason County.

Edit to add aditional thought

[ 02-08-2006, 09:01 AM: Message edited by: Ron Carter ]

[PaulC]

On a similar but different note, the Quiet Water Symposium is coming up on March 4th at MSU:

http://www.qws.homestead.com/

Its usually an interesting event, although I see they have raised their price to $8. I don't know what they use the money for...

But anyway, its one of my indicators that spring is around the corner and its messing about (indoors) with boats!

[Greg Luckett]

Katherine wrote:
"If there are any south western Michigan boat builder, any one want to make some extra money working on my OWENS? "

I have emailed you twice and not received a reply to date. Was this a serious request or just some lamenting?

[Katherine]

Sorry, my SPAM filter tends to do a little over kill some days.

[FG]

I'll be at the quiet water with my wifes strip canoe "Skitter"

[gregswarthout]

Hello from Holland Michigan.
I built a CLC Skerry and would be up for any get together events this summer. I much prefer quiet no-wake lakes to the others.

greg.

[Greg Luckett]

Perhaps we all could meet in South Haven or St. Joseph at a local eatery and visit?

[PaulC]

So for a boating get-together it sounds like we are looking for a smaller lake with a large enough open area (grass/beach) for launching and beaching smaller boats. Is this the consensus?

Does anyone know of such an area that is centrally located? Most of the small lakes in my area have a single width launch area with either trees and or rocks on both sides.

There was a small boat symposium held in Saginaw for a number of years at a municipal park adjoining the freeway. That lake appears to be of the "gravel pit" for the freeway variety. It wasn't the prettiest spot, but it worked well for a messabout.

Lets hear the suggestions!

[PaulC]

"Perhaps we all could meet in South Haven or St. Joseph at a local eatery and visit?"

Greg, can you suggest a place and a time? South Haven might be better since its a bit closer to the Holland/GR area...

[Captain Pre-Capsize]

Said it once and I'll say it again... Paw Paw Lake is a great one. Place to meet? Meet you at the boat ramp!

[Greg Luckett]

Wrong time of year to meet at the boat ramp, and the question on the table for this thread was to get the boat builders together for boat building issues. A mess about is a good idea too, but not what I was asking about to begin this thread. Two different issues, correct? We could plan a mess about I suppose?

Am I confused here?

[PaulC]

Sorry, it seemed to be going in both directions, so I was trying to address both.

Back to your first question though, when and where would be a good place to have what others have termed an "elbow bending session"?

Usually when I am in South Haven I go to Subway and then to the beach to eat it so I am not all that familiar with the "sit down" eateries.

Can you suggest a time and place?

We need to start a new thread for a messabout (at Paw Paw Lake???)>