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01-29-2023, 11:25 AM
That was quite a long time ago. My recollection was that the legs / pad structure was not hinged. Some kind of base with pins, rather than trying...
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01-25-2023, 05:40 AM
assume that you know that Mystic has a collection of Fenger papers. As I recall Diablesse ended up going to the boatyard in the sky, nail sick.
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01-19-2023, 09:18 PM
The wheels to replace the jackstand wheel was about 80 and run on grass and dirt.
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01-19-2023, 07:56 AM
I picked up a pair of large diameter wheels to replace the jackstand wheel, based on a review in Small Boat Magazine. I think they came out of...
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01-17-2023, 04:21 PM
Nice, I went with a trailer winch mounted to a stud, with a whole lot of line to get everything to one winch.
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01-17-2023, 11:55 AM
Suggest that you contact Clint about that. He is a very experienced rower. I've not rowed thee Deblois street so can't comment. The short slide that...
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01-16-2023, 05:48 PM
As has been noted above, dories especially banks style straight sided can be cranky. They are just fine with weight below the thwarts, the more the...
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01-11-2023, 09:24 AM
The locked in thwart at the forward edge of the CB case will take most of the load of the board sailing since that is the part of the trunk loaded...
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01-08-2023, 08:50 PM
Nice job. One thing to think about depending on how much and often you land on rocky beaches is to put a couple more brass strips up forward so it is...
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01-08-2023, 11:57 AM
Be interesting to compare these patterns with the wooden ones for this or a similar engine. I wonder if any exist. Can allowing for shrinkage be...
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12-31-2022, 07:23 PM
John, I've looked into open sandbaggers and haven't found any accounts of deaths. There were some with shallow cabin yachts, and I could probably...
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12-30-2022, 09:56 PM
Spent some decades driving IC's. Double digits routine even to windward even without an asymmetric. What ever you want to call it, boat went much...
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12-21-2022, 03:11 PM
I think the removal of the engine with mount through the stern is pretty simple. All you have to do is plug the shaft hole in the stern knee and...
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