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Fred Turner has really slimmed down these days. One of my favorite groups from the 70's......

Hi Rev,
Well, the journey begins! Wishing you the best in your build!
Best Regards,
Mike

Peter,
You need this: http://www.princetontec.com/apex Worn around the head, it is lightweight and puts out a flamethrower of light, all on 4 AA batteries that gives a long life. Princeton Tec...

Nothing is fail-safe, especially in a marine environment. The spring loaded check valve I linked to earlier can work at all angles of heel, compared to a more traditional flapper type gate, that can...

Chuck, anything at or below the waterline can potentially sink your boat if there is not a means in place to stop that flow, be it a stop valve of some kind or a check valve. A check valve like this:...

Maybe a call to this group:http://www.ptboats.org/ can get the ball rolling.

Take Care,
Mike

Lesharo, Porter Cable does make a dust attachment hood for their 5 and 6 inch right angles. I know as I purchased one from PC for my 5 inch right angle. Hooked up to my Fein vacuum, it works like a...

Welcome back, Phil and I hope things are going well for you. Regarding the motor in a well bit, a lot of Carolina dories like the Simmons Sea Skiff did this as a matter of keeping the motor running...

Going back in the archives, it looks like this was discussed before: http://forum.woodenboat.com/archive/index.php/t-132569.html Here is the link for Homestead Hardwoods in Sandusky, Ohio:...

Sanders, yes, I have sanders! Electric, as I see no cost benefit powering an air compressor to run a power tool. One of those budgetary things, I suppose. Around here in the Socialist State of New...

Hi Sgali,

Just another bumpity bump bump de bump to see how things are progressing on the Champlain.

Looking forward to seeing some pictures!

Best Regards,
Mike

Really? Ever been dunked and immersed in cold water 55 degrees and colder? Read up on cold water immersion, drowning and kayaks and you'll think otherwise. I'd venture to safely say it's the number...

God, the money I spent on Epoxy! And all for a tiny Microtrawler!:d Amartin, I'm afraid to say that building a boat is going to cost money, be it in tools, boat building supplies, wood and on and on....

Pretty mean spirited discussion by Mr Nolan there. To each his own I suppose. I never knew modelers working with tiny bottles of paint were such a threat to our environment, but that is the world we...

Yep, Johnno, I'm afraid Peter may have dug a hole real deep-like with this one. What was it he wrote; oh here it is: "Guess as often as you wish.....":rolleyes: So let's see, 10 RPM Settings to...

LOL. Cape, you must be looked upon at "that boatbuilding troublemaker, makin' all kinds of noise and dust". As you intimated in an earlier post, it sounds like you have to work with one eye over your...

Timo,
Shoot, sorry I got to your thread too late! The Old Coast Guard Station is a nice little museum based in the actual 1903 Virginia Beach LifeSaving Station. Here's the link if you are ever down...

Peter,

RPM............................................KNOTS

1000...........................................1.74
1500...........................................2.53
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It'll be 2 years ago this month when a gentleman came to Crosswicks Creek in Bordentown on the Delaware River. My first sight of him coming to town was as I was sea kayaking southbound on the PA side...

Tizziec, thanks for posting this. As important as July the 4th is, without THIS day, marking the sacrifices and loss of our soldier/citizens, that hot summer day in 1776 would have been all for...

Now you know why the automakers pretty much left the rear engine placement in their cars. In that video, when they lost it, they lost it earlier then the conventional chassis cars of front...

Rub rails? I would use a C clamp. Lay the rails flat on the floor. Use Mrs Capefox's Saran Wrap for both sides of the rail that have the clamp. On top of the layers of Saran Wrap just get some flat...

Tom Hill glues his blocks on the hull first, then the inwale goes on. I did it to my Whisp and it worked great. Easy to manage, be sure to wipe the excess glue away as you go along. After all the...

Nezih, here I thought you were well on your way in your MT build! Time to get crackin' for times a wasting my friend!:D

Oldad, thanks for posting this. This boat was in Messing About In Boats...

I don't envy the work ahead of you, Rick, but the company you had today looked to be first rate, the best kind! Now that is a true boat building friend!

Basalt fabric? 22 ounce? Never heard of it...

Elvis Costello: What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding
Elton John: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
The Beatles: Matchbox (Live at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, 1962)
The...

Hi Skipper. I have the VM Broadband to Go 3G device on my laptop here and this is what I use to get into the internet. Have been using it close to 3 years now. Bought it from Best Buy on the advice...

Bern, what you have done to save this little guy....what can I say but that you truly have a heart of gold. God bless you!

Take Care,
Mike

Bought my 2000 New Beetle TDI new and at 145 k on the odometer, I am a happy driver. What's not to like about a steady 52 mpg with my TDI diesel, 5 speed manual? Makes a great hauler for my 16 foot...

Paintable silicone....DAP caulking. Hmmm, where did I hear of this before? Oh, that's right. HMS Bounty during her last haul out.

Well, I'm not a student of marine architecture and stability disciplines (I just like boats!), but this sub got me looking at my 16 foot sea kayak. Looking at that hard chine and narrow hull got me...

Your post here looks like it was heavily modified since the last time it was posted, Cape. Glad to see you kept at the scarfs; your last question was in regards to a hump on one side. Problem is if...

Very nice job of the ballast box installation, Peter, especially your solution to secure the box from above.

Just curious: what amount and size batteries did Bolger call for in the plans and what...

Why compromise now? Just picture those mahogany rails and spacer blocks, all varnished as they shine in the sun. It will be then that you will be glad you stayed the course. Also: gleaming wood draws...

Tom Hill's ultralite glued lapstrake canoes have pretty much set the standard. http://www.thomasjhillboatdesigns.com/index.html And he wrote the book on the subject of glued lapstrake and did a dvd...

Lt. Barney Greenwald: From the beginning you hated the Navy. And then you thought up this whole idea. And you managed to keep your skirts nice, and starched, and clean, even in the court martial....

Article taken from Hemmings Motor News about the sport of Auto Polo: http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2010/05/01/hmn_feature20.html Google vintage auto polo and you come up with some more...

Great picture, aside from the live action shot, is the location.

This looks like an early major league ball park and being Paul is a Detroit fan got me wondering if this was taken at the brand new...

Phil,
The description of your river sounds much like my Upper Delaware, class I to class II extending to class III or higher if there is heavy rainfall and flood. And with that, pretty much any 16...

Send off for the Kirby's Color Chip Chart and you will be amazed by the number of traditional and just plain nice looking colors that are available. Depending on how deep you want to take your...

Tom, get well soon and best wishes....
Take Care,
Mike

From one New Jerseyan to another, my sincere condolences to you, John and your family on the passing of your brother.

Take Care,
Mike

Andrew, thanks for finding this. Now it puts a face to the story teller behind his "An Arctic Tragedy". Looks like he has a fine life up there in the Northland.
Take Care,
Mike

Let me take this point to it's logical end here.....the byssal threads were attached to the epoxy paint and nothing more. They did not bore into the structure of the wood itself. Therefore the...

Let's put this thing to rest right here and now........Technically, Peter had no, none, nein mussels on his boat. The only thing physically attached to the boat were the byssal threads, acting as the...

West 405 filleting blend is what I use. Often I will mix it with their 404 High Density to make a smoother, peanut butter type consistency. Then apply your tape and epoxy resin.

Cutting tape into...

Well, there you go, Friday evening, 60 minutes to go before closing......nice weekend activities to look forward to.....and, uh oh! That Capefox fellow again! Dag nabbit! He wants us to do WHAAA? :D...

Spoken with great heart and eloquence, Curtism. My only wish is for each day to be better then the last, for the two of you.
Take Care,
Mike

As well, I too am looking forward to answers. Soaking wood followed by epoxy gluing is a non starter. In my own project I made relief cuts on my rub rail, then again it was not finished bright....

Interesting design for a mill pond. Better this world be populated with something like this then them odious jet skis! But to be honest, the kayak or sea kayak, propelled by a nice paddle design, is...