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Nice looking double ender (?). No affiliation, but I'm curious.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/boa/d/gig-harbor-wooden-sail-boat/7502466156.html
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And if Ukraine falls, pray for Europe because China is watching very closely.

I never got to sail one, but they look like an absolute HOOT!

Wish I were younger, Ted. I'd grab her up in a hot second. As it is all I can do is offer you an old 2GM-15 Yanmar from my J-30. It's sitting there ignored. Probably needs a good flush out as...

There is a Biogas powered train program going in Sweden. ...

yes! Lots!

Great story, Jim! When I was a kid we had no such thing and my friend who had a nice pool table (slate bed, leather pockets) had it covered up with plywood as we used it as a workbench building a...

Spline/tongue & groove is what the article is showing. Very strong and a great system for edge joining planks/boards. Will your hatch have camber on it? Seems like most Folkboats I've seen were...

Or if they emulate politicians and simply lie?

For the 2020 election I have to go with the repeated reports (from both sides) saying that there were no discrepancies in the voting record that would have made any difference in the election...

If you mean to spline it together, cool...but if you plan on using actual biscuits I'd be very leery. They're fine inside, but I'd never use them on a boat bit (maybe cabinetry). If I were building...

I'm still waiting for evidence of natural ​intelligence.

You can always wax the driveway...

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Elvestrom's "Aphrodite 101" is fairly long and lean: https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aphrodite-101

I assume you got your data from the Wood Database, but just in case: https://www.wood-database.com/ I've not done a strip plank, so I have no advice there. Tillia I thought was Basswood. Great for...

And that's just sailing it :) 40 years ago I'd have been all over it, though. Must be getting old!

You learned faster than I did :) In Portland, there is still one general "hobby shop" with Revell, AMT and the other usual suspects along with some wood kits but most now specialize in RC or trains.

:) The hearse is my daughter and SOL's toy :) While it's neither a sportscar nor what we'd call a classic, they have a ton of fun with it. They have a real coffin for it with a big plastic...

Nice! Open transom on that wherry, or was there plexi or something in there?

Looks great Alex! I still have to catch up on my mowing now that it's dry, but then I can play with the boats again a bit. What did you use to get your varnish into the StopLoss Bags? I just got...

Nice, clean little Mirror :)

I have one of those but find it too heavy to use very much. Right now my little lathe is bolted to a chunk of 2X12 and clamped in the jaws....works great for that!

And I'll chip in to buy her hajib.

Nice!

Takes too much energy. Just lock the perpetrators back inside a trailer in 103 sun.

I thought BRM referred to it as an "H-16"...but that was from over 50 years ago. There's a nice youtube of one being started and run briefly online. Sounds great :)

I'm a believer in toggles. Removable flooorboards (soles, deckplates...whatever) make cleaning the boat after an outing much easier and holding those subassemblies in with toggles eliminates the...

Giant fungi, reduced oxygen content...sounds a bit like a session of congress...

Some fun stuff there. Lots of whimsy:
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I recall guys hating to drive behind that thing because it threw every rock and bit of tire chunks behind it...sort of like driving through a rockstorm.

Back when I was young and stupid (as opposed to old and stupid) I tended to drive my Triumph a bit too fast. Driving (quickly) down the Little Nestucca River Road in Oregon I had an opportunity to...

I'm with Jeff both chronologically and wind-use wise. At 74 I'm finding out big boat (Santana35) is a bit too much of a handful to doublehand in our normal 20-30 knot winds and my Mirror dinghy is...

Nicely restored GT-6 at a local car show. Daily driver;
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and my MG parked next to my daughter's hearse:
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Ducks! Ducks seem to think slugs are about the tastiest thing ever.

Mid '60s halfway up a multi-pitch climb where my cousin was teaching me how to lead. I'd set three pitons (in those days), clipped an etrier into the last one and had called for tension to reach up...

Looks like a good place to me!

...and in a great setting :) 'Course, "home" is pretty nice, too!

Very nice! Thanks for those!

Visit Glendalough. The trail around the lakes is gorgeous (if a bit long). I think the hilltops there is where they filmed some of "Braveheart".

That's really exciting, Alex! Looks phenomenal:)

This bit of the Northwest corner of the US does as well.

Anybody up for registering the "Church of ZPG"? Since it seems you can do anything as long as your god tells you to.

Our judicial system has failed​!

Not since I fractured a bunch of lumbar vertebrae skiing. I can if I bend my knees, but otherwise no way, Jose. Makes putting foulies and sea boots on a bit of a challenge, too.

WHAT! You mean you don't air your tires with dry nitrogen like the NASCAR guys? Seriously though; fun thread...we've gone from light hearted Tesla poking to weights & measures and tire...

Reports are that Taliban leadership is sending guys around in trucks to view the damage...but they're doing nothing in the rescue/recovery efforts.

Another question is asking where direct monetary support would go; to actual aid of those affected by the quake or into coffers for "alternate uses". Of course, that question applies to just about...

Alas...wrong coast! That'd be perfect for the Salish 100!

One thing you may notice is that the wider spacing gives you a wider "flake" and a shorter stack when you drop it onto your boom. Your sailcover may fit a bit differently.