Search:

I've had a grey whale surface and blow about 100 feet away when I was in a 14-foot daysailer. It seemed a lot closer...

It's not true, you know. Killer whales didn't get that name for nothing. Killer whales have been seen attacking grey, minke, sperm and blue whales (and seals, sea lions, elephant seals, and sharks...

I hadn't been to the Port Townsend show in about three years, and had a great time. It was the first time my better half has attended any boat show of any kind, and she had a great time, too - in...

So that's a +1 for multihulls?

I am not a professional boat designer, nor an engineer. I've talked to people who built fishing boats out of S&G construction for shallow waters and rough usage. They had already chosen a...

Right there in southern Illinois! That's almost Missouri, right? http://stlouis.craigslist.org/boa/2482850189.html

Resurrecting thread on purpose...

Now that you've had the boat a while, do you have any comments on its performance? Would you change anything from the stock plans? What works and doesn't? ...

This may seem like a pretty obvious question, but why not build a Glen-L Biscayne 22 if that's what you like?

Take a look at Jacques Mertens' mid-sized power boat range: http://www.bateau.com/products.php?cat=17 and especially his builder's forum (link at the same site). Hundreds of fishermen have built...

Maybe -- if I bought your trailer would you throw in RITA for free?

An estimated 82% of the remaining old-growth coast redwoods are now protected. Nearly all the trees being cut down are second- and third-growth trees as Chris says. I'm sure more land acquisition...

How much pain is sitting on this trailer?: http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/boa/2532992900.html ?

It's sure pretty in those little pictures.

I haven't built a Cosine Wherry, but if thwart #2 is at the middle of the boat, that would work. I would level athwartship just as you suggest -- put something straight across the gunwales from...

It's a small, very light boat which means that it will never sit level in the water. If the boat is in a cradle on which it is more-or-less level, you can use a small spirit level to make the seat...

But not the Irish!

Aw, Lew, you are just full of lovely all covered with faux crust.

Dave, have you visited the Flying Junior association Website at http://www.ussailing.net/fjus/. They have a message board. If you told your story there, you might get some help from people who have...

With marinas charging by the linear foot, building stubby, tall boats that spend 98% of their time at the dock makes sense -- especially if it's meant to be a liveaboard. I doubt anyone has tried to...

I remember a conversation I had with a couple of computer software sales reps about 15 years ago. I mentioned that both my grandfathers had dropped out of school after 6th grade to work on family...

Don't take it out in much wind. If that's an FJ mast, it wants a forestay and shrouds on both sides. You don't want to bend your new mast, do you?

There is another sub-genre of the plywood-built fiberglass-clad boat, and that's the subset that uses the wood as a core and counts on the glass for structural strength. You can tell them apart...

(Emphasis added.) It's a wonder the whole Bilge doesn't get purged every day...

Sounds like someone is off his meds.

The traditional role of the veep is to be ignored by the administration, attend state funerals, and bribe people to put rat poison in the president's tea.

The Tilley Airflo LTM5 is my personal sunshade. (Hmm, where have I seen that catboat before...)

An alternative to adding wood on the inside would be to add a(nother) layer of fiberglass cloth to the outside. You'll get more strength over the entire hull without piecing plywood to the inside,...

I read an account (it might have been here on WBF) of a couple of canoes paddling together along the edge of a lake. Some teenagers on jet skis "strafed" them and one of the canoes ended up going...

I never thought of the the kayakers as a threat. One of my oldest friends goes kayak fishing out of Dana Point in California most Sundays. I've always been impressed that he's willing to paddle out...

It'll sail, you just might have trouble coming about. Try it with just the main and see what happens.

OK, Beowulf, I've thought of a way for you to repent. Build me one of these, and I'll take care of it, OK?

http://www.duck-trap.com/cw-fwd.jpg

This is truly depressing. Bummer.

Unforgiven.

So, George, this hurricane is the result of global warming? How did you explain the last two hurricane seasons, that were below normal in intensity and frequency?

EXPLAIN: I believe the...

The question was "does anyone know of a cell service or service that would allow communication." I would think a satellite phone meets the requirements and is certainly a "service."

Relax!

How about a satellite phone? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_phone.

We occasionally rent one to take on wilderness trips with our sons' Boy Scout troop.

There is a thread in the Bilge, too. I think the plan (with normal WBF disorganization) is roughly 10, noon, and 2 at Pygmy Boats.

So was that going to be Pygmy boats at 10 and noon, or was it 10 and 2? I would start with 10 and noon, since that would fit the transportation schedules from the east side of the Sound best. I'm...

FJs were what we raced as a dinghy class in college. That's a nice little racer. Have fun and don't try it for the first time in 15 knot winds.

Among the four candidates for pres and veep, only Obama has less experience.

Inspired by the above posts, the new board should be "Black Water." There's even a song about it!

I know: The Sump.

Sort of a "sub bilge"?

It was Obama's regular stump speech with an extra 15 minutes of Republican-bashing. I was hoping to at least enjoy the oratory, but I thought it was entirely predictable and a giant snooze. It was...

Winch handles. Lots of winch handles... Surprisingly, I've never lost a brand-new genoa or spinnaker sheet overboard. Given the propensity of such lines to act like homesick sea serpents, that's...

They should have hired the Chinese to produce their show. Not nearly as good.

I found a clip from the movie online, with about 5 seconds of the boat. It's much bigger than a Thistle, and the foot of the main is laced onto the boom. From the little bit showing in the clip...

How about the Newfoundland Trap Skiff? It certainly meets your requirements:

http://www.duck-trap.com/QTRSHOT3-o2.jpg

I think the Christmas Wherry might even be better looking, but it is a lot...

Ever hear of Joe Dobler's 16-footer? It's a mostly-row, sometimes-sail boat that has nice lines, and should be an easy build. Thomas Firth Jones has a nice chapter on her in his book, but...

They don't build 'em like they used to.

And sometimes that's a good thing.

Yeah, but I bet it was mostly because Clinton said, "No, thank you," thinking, I only have to wait four more years, and the White House is mine again.