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05-28-2023, 07:21 AM
I start these by sheeting the mizzen as hard as I can, then the main so it doesn't backwind the mizzen, then the jib. Check the headstay tension....
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05-24-2023, 07:42 PM
Thanks. I was impressed with Steve Kaulbeck's ribbing system as well as the work that has been done to do glued up ribs as not everyone can dig...
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05-23-2023, 09:43 PM
There are a couple of pretty good books on amateur guideboat building that I looked at and referenced in my article on the state of guideboats in the...
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05-22-2023, 10:27 AM
I could not find the Finger Lakes trout boat in the WB index, but I know they have plans. Somewhere I have the little book that the museum published...
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05-22-2023, 07:58 AM
For fun, check out the Finger Lakes Trout boat. https://www.flbm.org/the-rowboat-hall As I recall WB did an article on them and I believe the museum...
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05-22-2023, 07:52 AM
Classic rowing is a good term, however the whole fixed seat rowing area is well under the radar of the various rowing discipline bureaucrats. I'd...
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05-17-2023, 09:59 AM
Rum / whiskey for Poseidon/ Neptune/ Ran and the nymphs/ sprites/ wraiths/ kraken
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05-06-2023, 08:17 PM
Looks like a good candidate for a short slide. That way the gorilla gets bigger. Weight goal? A dozen or 20 pounds makes little difference in the...
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05-03-2023, 12:06 PM
And of course you will be coating both sides of the floor boards.....stupid question, but I've run into that problem.
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05-02-2023, 08:11 PM
What I like on floor boards is cleats, not fastening them to ribs where I've seen lots of problems on old boats. My floorboards are mounted to cleats...
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05-02-2023, 05:07 PM
May be a matter of finish which in my boat is some what permeable more like an oil rather than several varnish coats. I find that the foredeck moves...
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05-02-2023, 03:35 PM
I've used both Deks and Epi on cherry. My recollection is that the Deks 1 showed water stains but that may have been inadequate maintenance. The Epi...
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05-02-2023, 03:21 PM
One of the real advantages of having frames in a glued lap boat is that it makes installing the interior much easier with a riser on to which you...
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04-29-2023, 08:46 AM
One of the bits I don't think was mentioned is the S turn under the gybe, standard dinghy sailer move. Hard to describe easier to do. Basically as...
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