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I heard that you mite be in danger on the news, too. I'm glad you're alright bobby.

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Now where would be the fun in that? Darn kids are coddled too much these days anyway. All that helmet and seatbelt stuff makin' 'em all soft! ;)

Cool interview Bobby. I liked the part where he said he doesn't do fiberglass and high tech modern building because it would be too boring dealing with the same cookie cutter parts over and over...

No Yew here Gib, we're too far north. I almost went with yellow cedar but the most suitable piece I have I thought was a little on the thin side. I'll check out the books, thanks. I sort of got the...

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu186/jsjpd1/DSCN2805_zps8a04e347.jpg

It was a hoot, and pretty easy to carve too. The older daughter also got to try it out, so there will be another one.

No concrete poles here. It would have been a bit harder to do if the pole had been one of the new steel ones. :)

Unfortunately the bow is not long for this world. There was a flaw in the blank...

I carved a bow out of a bit of cedar driftwood today. I wasn't sure it was going to work (never made a bow before) but we test fired it at the beach and stuck an arrow in the base of the power pole...

Welcome back Jamie! Here's to a speedy recovery!

Jim

Friday afternoon couldn’t come soon enough. The gear and boat were ready; we only had to wait for the appointed hour to arrive. The clock counted off the minutes ever so slowly, but finally we got...

It turns out that cruising in a big sail and oar boat has a lot of things in common with building a big sail and oar boat. Both offer the opportunity to strip away the technology that buffers us from...

Lew, you're no damn good! :D

You sure do nice work Rod. I've really enjoyed watching it come together.

Jim

Thanks Gopez, it's nice to know you guys are still enjoying the story. Truth be told this is the most I've ever written on one topic, I get to a point where I think I'm done and then a day or two...

It's coming Bobby, slowly. I've been thinking about how to weave some of my earlier themes backing into the travelogue bit so that it ties together and doesn't get too boring. :arg:)

They don't really like that for some reason.....

Of course, I usually leave the photography to my lovely assistant.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu186/jsjpd1/sturgis%202010/P8101549.jpg

There are some places you just need to get past....

I prefer something like this.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu186/jsjpd1/Strugis%2009/090804_120.jpg

I guess it depends on what you consider fun. I love the launch, the acceleration shifting up through the gears. But when I'm out touring I want to see the scenery and that's kinda hard to do at WOT....

I think your bias is showing Ian. Besides I'm not interested in 100 mph on pavement, much less gravel.

There you go, dashing our hopes, and just when things where looking up too.

I had a 1200 custom, fun bike. Put a lot of miles on it,you learned stand up in the saddle a bit and brace yourself when you hit the expansion joints on bridges.:d

When I upgraded to the Dyna I...

Funny thing is it's mostly stock. Shocks, forks, tires, and a frame mod for the seat and rear fender just about covers it. I wouldn't want to wrestle it down a trail, but it would be fun for riding...

This one's cool too.

http://www.rycamotors.com/models%20images/ryca_sportster_cafe_racer_02.jpg

This one isn't a cafe racer, but it's so darn cool I may need to build one.
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This would be fun to build.

http://www.rycamotors.com/models%20images/cs2s-04.jpg

That's a pretty thing.

Quick work and a nice result!

Yeah, I was being a knuckle head. Saw the dark clouds, knew what it meant, and went anyway. By the time we made it a mile up the channel it was really howling. We were running out of room cause the...

So how does it work? Changing sails in that much wind. My one experience was, oh crap!, let's anchor 'til it blows over.

Happy birthday Mr. Gibbs!
Jim

Truthfully, I didn’t really notice at first, it was a gentle bump. In my sleep-fogged brain, all I knew was that something annoying was interrupting my sleep. It was the absence of movement that most...

Been there, in line at security for jury duty. Went back for the screws after jury service was done for the day, those things are spendy.

I'll highjack your thread.

Our first sail of the season was last night, a little chilly still and we had to photoshop in the sunshine too.
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Why not just copy Tim's sail plan Ben?

I don't know about you, but I don't pack a few hundred pounds worth of gear backpacking.

I think your missing some decimals in this list.

According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services the Infant Mortality Rate in 2006 was 6.9 in 1,000 not 69.
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Now how was that anchor line to be laid out? Even though we’d been day sailing for about a month, this really was the shakedown cruise. Could we get where we wanted to go, even in less than favorable...

Happy Birthday Ms Spin!

What a great article.



This was a hard lesson for me, still is sometimes.

Jim

See, that's why I didn't take over Dad's boat when he was ready to pass it on. But those props are pretty.

BTW- It's been a while since you've talked your boat up. I think your due and we could use a few more power boat threads.

That's okay Chris, I'm not qualified either but it doesn't seem to stop me, I just try not to offer much advice.

Nice video.

You could always try going upstairs and talking boats. Or how about a photo essay on your boat here in the bilge to sort of freshen the place up a bit? I know you have a nice one.

Jim

I guess I would just point out that, like James said, all these boats are much of a muchness. A Sooty Tern is going to be just as complex a build as a Arctic Tern or a Caledonia Yawl. Also, it looks...

Looks like a fun, if wet, ride Rod. Is that with the mizzen in the main step?

Jim

:D Don't try this at home kids.

Rum please good sir!

This one deserves to be played again.

And if your still pouring Kevin I would mind one.

I don't think Lefty has a chance in heck a winning Bobby. Where you guys goin'?

Oops, sorry. You're right, I just had a different picture in my head.

It depends on how you orient the laminations.

If you orient them like this,

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu186/jsjpd1/DSCN2799_zps0a7eab8a.jpg

With the top down on the the laminating...