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On the plus side, upgrading Guantanamo is a shovel ready project that everyone seems to agree is worth the money. Those temporary dungeons served the...

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05-15-2013, 08:40 PM

JimD replied to a thread Ah ha ha! My BRAIN is back! Whoot! BAD SCRIPT! :D in The Bilge

Don't go in there. It could be a trap.

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05-15-2013, 08:24 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Tunnel stern? Whoa and hold the ponies! :D But otherwise, thanks for the info.BY:D

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05-15-2013, 08:22 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Its bolted on to the transom and ready to go but life intervened and now we've had several days of rain so I still haven't tried it out yet. But...

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05-15-2013, 08:14 PM

JimD replied to a thread Quenet Yann's SKROWL in Designs / Plans

Heck, why not? Always been a fan of the fully battened balanced lug. It should have a lot of appeal to home builders with a 15 foot long shop or for...

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05-15-2013, 12:53 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Now Chris. You can't stop there. You have an obligation to list the reasons.

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05-15-2013, 12:44 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

I'll make the bottom plenty stiff with stringers and a frame or three. Not much I can do about the rocker except to cut about the last foot off the...

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05-15-2013, 09:03 AM

JimD replied to a thread Dave Hadfield your brother is my hero. in The Bilge

Home safely. Good to hear.

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05-14-2013, 08:49 PM

JimD replied to a thread Can you say why America is the greatest country in the world. in The Bilge

These sorts of claims to greatness belong on license plates and tourist bureau info booths.

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05-14-2013, 08:45 PM

JimD replied to a thread Excellent news; Minnesota is #12. in The Bilge

Marriage is a powerful symbol. I'm glad it can now be invoked by more people.

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05-14-2013, 08:26 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

This is the kayak its based on, so I have a decision to make as to exactly where to chop off stern for the transom: I'm guessing I should leave...

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05-14-2013, 08:18 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Unfortunately the sheer is dead flat so I may have to add a fender on the bow to raise it up a bit.

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05-14-2013, 08:16 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

But I might go with Mudpuppy.

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05-14-2013, 08:12 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Its all yours, Chris. :)

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05-14-2013, 07:35 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

The original kayak was the Tursiops, since renamed the Alford 15 Sea Kayak, plans available from our host, WB.

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05-14-2013, 07:32 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Its going to need a name...

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05-14-2013, 07:28 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Well if Dan can do it, dang it so can I.

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05-14-2013, 07:27 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Funny you mentioned jon boat in your first post because when I cut the 'yak in half I first thought jon boat, because all I'd have to do is run a 2...

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05-14-2013, 07:24 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Y'know, it might actually not be too bad. Its bears a striking resemblance to a lot of typical little skiffs. Yes, it will be fun. There's a very...

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05-14-2013, 01:08 PM

JimD replied to a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Thanks for the encouragement. This baby's gonna make the Puddle Duck look like a wooden crate. Btw, why the apologies to Zappa?

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05-14-2013, 11:59 AM

JimD started a thread Latest Crazy Idea: kayak to skiff conversion... in Designs / Plans

Think I've finally figured out what to do with an old ply kayak I haven't paddled in a few years. I've already added a sheer plank to the side making...

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05-14-2013, 04:06 AM

JimD replied to a thread Time lapse map of every nuclear detonation since 1945 as art in The Bilge

Aren't we clever?

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05-12-2013, 01:04 PM

JimD replied to a thread HMS Bounty and Hurricane Sandy in Misc. Boat Related

A sobering article.

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