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Thanks Dave, I'll check that out.

Thorne, my boat was drawn with a rudder like the one pictured in that Melonseed picture you posted. I built it that way, but it proved troublesome... As you...

...make sure to empty your pockets before going aboard. Your marlinspike knife won't make it through security. (That is assuming it got past security at the airport in Australia...)

And very similar to mine. Your website is very comprehensive, too...

"this kind of rudder hangs on pretty traditional pintles & gudgeons, and is actually unshipped in the photos and is hanging on two lanyards."

I just ran across an old illustration of a whaleboat...

Does anyone know how the "kick-up" feature of whaleboat rudders worked? Check out the second and third photos on this page for an idea of what I'm talking about:
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Thanks all... Now as soon as I can convince my dad this is good idea, I'll be in business.

Ah, intellectual property law rears its ugly head once again... I'll put a single frame in her when I stitch her together, which should be sufficient to dodge CLC's narrowly defined patent. (On that...

Thanks folks, these responses are far more positive than what that poor fellow got in the 2003 thread...

I was planning on simply developing the plank shapes as though they were chines, and then...

Has anyone tried a DIY version of CLC's Lapstitch technique? i.e. taking a plan for a lapstrake boat, entering it into a hull modelling program, "unfolding" the strakes, printing out patterns, and...

So there was this case a few years ago in which somebody bought a coffee at McDonald's, spilled it on themself, and then sued the company because the coffee was hot. Let's think about that. The...

Todd,
I was thinking about using 1/16" veneer, and running the outer ply fore and aft, to eliminate the admittedly hideous diagonal planking appearance. The form would be a big problem, I suppose...

I'm planning on building a kayak, and I've become curious about the merits of cold-molding for this application. It seems to me that one could build a very strong hull this way, and probably avoid...

Hmm...John Gardner's "Dory Book" recommends using many light blows when peening a rivet, as opposed to six or eight very heavy ones. Also, I'm not sure how you're supposed to peen the thing in six...

Will,
I've sailed the boat on New Hampshire's lake Winnepesaukee, in heavy air and a very heavy chop. (Incidentally, she's a great sea boat, keeping the crew comfortable and relatively dry despite...

Will,
I built that boat from Mystic's plans, and while it rows beautifully, I must warn that I've had no success in getting the specified rig to work. The helm's way out of balance, and the...

Paul,
Don't know anything about terminals, but Hervey Gerret Smith's "the Marlinspike Sailor" can show you how to mouse a hook (as well as a bunch of other stuff of various utility). I've never...

Thanks, all. (Both?) I think I'm just going to get myself a lackey to sit within arm's length of the thing and unfoul it for me. That'll give me a scapegoat when my skipper-ing gets lousy.

If you're interested in the canvas bucket idea (which might be advantageous in a smaller cockpit) check out "The Marilinspike Sailor" by Hervey Garret Smith (sp?). His bucket is simple and real...

A while back I posted a question about how to keep my jib from fouling when I went about. Although I received many creative suggestions, none solved the problem satisfactorily, and I think I've...

Well, I suppose I should conceed...I guess I should count my stars that he doesn't want a cigarette boat or one of those God awful pontoon party barges. Thanks for the advice, all.

Dan

Ahh...Thank you Beowolf (sp?). That's what I was missing, "Plywood won't bend in both directions at once." I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too. The attractiveness of a hull is directly...

Hmm...we have some yeahs and some nays...
The reason I ask about plywood sheeting is that on the dory skiff, the spiling and beveling of the planks was a very time consuming excercise. I figured I...

I received the latest issue of WB yesterday, and I'm greatly enamoured of the Handy Billy Launch on the cover. My question is this: would it be possible and/or desirable to plank this design in...

I'm interested in obtaining plans/information on 19th century sloop boats, particularly of the non-clipper bowed, non-Friendship type. I know WB published an article on them a while back, but does...

Tony,
I don't know if this is relavent or not (I didn't feel like scrolling through the second page of this thread on my antiquated computer), but my father and I built a Marblehead Dory Skiff, and...