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    04-30-2013, 05:37 PM
    alkorn replied to a thread White Oak, and then there's white oak in Building / Repair
    I live in the mountains of western Virginia (altitude about 2500') and a good part of the larger trees here are white oak. The oldest ones seem to...
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    04-26-2013, 12:06 PM
    alkorn replied to a thread A hollow keel structure ? in Designs / Plans
    For lots of righting moment with low weight, and trailerable, how about a daggerboard with a heavy bulb on the end? This Selway-Fisher CR-25 ...
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    04-25-2013, 06:23 PM
    alkorn replied to a thread A speed clamp idea. in Building / Repair
    Store-bought C-clamps don't have ordinary UNC or UNF threads - they have Acme threads, which run more smoothly and with less play. Any of you...
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    04-22-2013, 09:15 AM
    alkorn replied to a thread Bjorn Thomasson Sharpie in Designs / Plans
    Tabernacles are less common for lug rigs because many lug rigs are designed for no stays. If you have a jib you pretty much need to have stays to...
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I will beg you for advice, your reply will be concise, and I will listen very nicely and then go out and do exactly what I want! (Apologies to Lerner and Lowe.)

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