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05-24-2013, 09:08 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Small foiling catamaran in Misc. Boat Related

It is difficult and expensive to achieve the light weight necessary. I do not foresee such a boat for the mass market soon.

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05-24-2013, 08:52 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Not enough clamps in Building / Repair

Everything's a trade-off, so ya gotta land somewhere. The most useful clamps in my shop are the 2" spring clamps. There are often mongrel clamps in...

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05-23-2013, 07:59 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread A Strange Cruising Yawl in Designs / Plans

My recollections of Prairie Islander are foggy. Is that appealing?

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05-23-2013, 04:36 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread A Strange Cruising Yawl in Designs / Plans

I usually rant about how a rational person with any economic realism would not build a boat in that size range, but I won't. An incurable romantic...

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05-22-2013, 08:56 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Marmalade's broken tiller in Building / Repair

Nothing less than black locust. Years ago, Dave Corcoran sent me to a sawmill in Salisbury, MA. Rob Bartlett (h) 978 834 2343 (c) 978 270 0115

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05-22-2013, 09:54 AM

JimConlin replied to a thread Sources of veneer? in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

Glass is cheap.

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05-22-2013, 01:41 AM

JimConlin replied to a thread Costa Concordia by remote control camera in Misc. Boat Related

It's pretty videography and a good ad for the gear, but singularly uninformative about what's happening with the ship.

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05-22-2013, 12:20 AM

JimConlin replied to a thread Sources of veneer? in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

The alternative to veneer is to scale up the other materials. I recollect that the Brooklin yard did an overthetop daysailer with little more than...

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05-21-2013, 11:56 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread If you were to choose a good first boat in Designs / Plans

Build a wood dinghy, canoe, rowing boat or kayak as your needs and tastes indicate. If you have a rich uncle, ask him for investment advice. ...

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05-21-2013, 11:40 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread which type of gain have you employed in Building / Repair

Long term gains are taxed at a lower rate. There are times when I have one eye on the calendar and one on the market.

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05-20-2013, 06:14 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Cedar Strip Questions in Building / Repair

The structural argument for scarfing is invalid, else we'd be scarfing planks in plank-on-frame boats. If butts are not concentrated, they're...

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05-20-2013, 03:58 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Iceboxes and refrigeration in Building / Repair

The urethane (tan) board sold at the big box has a higher R value than the polystyrene (pink or blue) board. I'd inquire of walk-in freezer...

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05-20-2013, 02:12 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Concordia Yawl #26 Restoration in Building / Repair

http://www.rparts.com/index.php?cPath=9&osCsid=6dou7uo5vu60tsro926d1dj4o2In idea that might work for you. On another boat I had, I built an ice...

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05-19-2013, 08:26 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread "plastic lumber" for boat trim in Building / Repair

I'm trying to visualize fish guts on that.

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05-19-2013, 01:56 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Wee Lassie in Misc. Boat Related

40 lbs. is morbidly heavy for a 10' Wee Lassie.

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05-18-2013, 09:58 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Wood Al Mason design, Maine CL in Misc. Boat Related

If I were twenty years younger or had a barn and a band of eager (and cheap) workers...

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05-18-2013, 09:23 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread rudder-blade building options in Building / Repair

A cross-grain cleat will always be blowing off its paint because of the unequal expansion of the wood parts. You could keep such a cleat stable...

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05-17-2013, 07:49 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Cold moulded Whitehall ? in Designs / Plans

There's an excellent chapter on 'The origin of the Whitehall" in "Building Classic Small Craft", by John Gardner. Available cheap on Alibris.com....

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05-16-2013, 08:48 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread "plastic lumber" for boat trim in Building / Repair

It's important to understand that there are many different plastics and that they have different properties. Azek is a slightly foamed PVC primarily...

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05-16-2013, 08:00 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Scarphing cedar strips together??? in Building / Repair

There are two ways you'd be scarfing strips. If you scarf join boards before slicing them into strips, you'd want the joint to be strong enough to...

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05-16-2013, 07:47 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread 6-9hp 4 stroke outboard motors...best buy in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

I had a 6HP Tohatsu(aka Mercury) on Damfino (29' tri 1.5 tons all-up) and it was troublesome in several ways. Power was marginal for the boat....

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