Search:

This is what 500+ lbs. of lead bricks look like. Each brick weighs approximately 23 lbs.

118305

I marked each one with number and letter stamps so I would know where they all go when it's time...

Thank you for this! That's real-world data/experience that helps.

Yeah, the sense I get is that as long as you keep up with the paint, etc., to keep everything sealed and prevent water from...

So I've had a couple people with experience in the boat building industry and plywood boats express their opinion and belief that I should NOT fiberglass the hull. Just keep it well painted with a...

Which honestly was my original plan, but then the thought of flipping the boat over is more than mildly daunting. But now you saying it out loud serves only to reinforce my initial instinct that...

Yes, that's it exactly! Thanks.

Oh yes, I pocked and knocked all over the boat before I agreed to buy it and hauled it away.

The topsides are solid, and most of the deck and cabin are sound as well. It's just that area of the...

Sorry, I should have been clearer - there are a few areas where the chine joint has opened up a bit (the seller told me he left the boat in the water for about two years, and that's apparently when...

Which leads me to ask - being that this is a relatively low-cost, screw-and-glue boat, what adhesive, if not 5200, would y'all recommend. The deck is 3/8 MDO, which is what I am going to use. The...

He built the entire boat with it.

And then the guy I bought it from, who bought it from the family of the guy who built it, did some "repairs" and "modifications" that involved slathering on...

Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I just wanted to say that I saw the pictures of this build in the Glen-L "builders" gallery for the Fancy Free, as I am researching as much as I can for the...

Beauty!

I live just outside Ashland, VA - about 90 miles from Deltaville. I spent a whole lot of time in Deltaville several years ago, in the Deltaville Boatyard, working on my 1968 Pearson...

So I started digging in for real this weekend.

As I started tearing out rotten plywood, I discovered the rot and damage went a little deeper than it had appeared at first, which honestly I fully...

Haw haw haw!



Yeah, I run a small business and have lots of other demands on my time, so there's no way I'm even going to suggest that I will get everything that this boat needs done by this...

Once inside, I got to work on pulling out all the stuff that came with her - the boom, sails, cushions, cabin sole pieces, and a few other bits and bobs.

Because she had sat outside for two days,...

Thanks, everyone. Yes, I believe she will be a sweet little (emphasis on "little") craft once I get her all back in good sailing condition.

I brought her back on Sunday and didn't get a chance to...

I'm gonna go with "didn't really know what they were doing" - maybe?

It certainly will be interesting to finally get her in the water and play with the rig to see how it handles.

For many years, I have been pondering the notion of building a Chesapeake Bay sharpie, and I went so far as to buy the study plans for Reuel Parker's Terrapin 25. I've read his "The Sharpie Book" all...

I have been using the word "interesting". Not sure yet how "fun" it's going to be... ;)

No, it's basically the traditional Chesapeake Bay sharpie design, so pretty flat bottom with hard chines.

Howdy yawl -

I just acquired this pretty little 19-footer a couple days ago - freebie.

Of course, There's No Such Thing as a Free Boat, and accordingly, she needs some TLC, but she's...

A little Googling turned up a local news article about the unveiling.

http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/321619151.html

"You can make these at home", he says glibly....

:d

Actually - I think I probably could.

Give me, oh, about 9 to 15 years. I'll get back to you...

Looks quite similar in many respects to the classic/traditional sharpie over here.

And here's one that apparently is actually for sale...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1404969_10151945457696212_1724330181_o.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1397034_10200800664038786_665206428_o.jpg

Y'know, I was kinda thinking that, but then I figured (1) that would have to be a pretty heavy wheel, and (2) wouldn't they have thought of that when they built it, and trimmed it to compensate? It's...

That guy has a whole series of similar videos he's done, showing himself building various things like that. Fun to watch.

I've got a post drill much like that and have bought and sold a mess of...

That Miss Detroit is absolutely stunning! But why is she not floating level? Listing ever so slightly to port.

This thread and the main catboat thread made me think of the bumper sticker I've seen (and which I've repeated, about myself): "I don't have hobbies - I'm developing a robust post-apocalyptic skill...

I have posted a comment or two along the way - mostly gobsmacked blithering. The occasional "holy crap", etc. - things like that.

I figure I really have nothing to add - it seems to me that...

I don't normally buy lottery tickets, but maybe I'll buy one tonight on the way home. If I hit, I will call that number immediately. I would love to see that beautiful old boat saved.

Speaking of restoring a 1929 Stephens...

http://www.boneyardboats.com/Archives/0061_Fall_2013/1929_STEPHENS_61/default.aspx

Holy crap! That's very near me. Hadn't heard of this guy before.

It's spelled Farris, not Ferris. I just looked this spot up, and sure enough, you can see it on Google Street View. It's 45 minutes...

Yeah, I was wondering, since although she's an absolutely lovely craft, she seems a bit short on amenities and creature comforts.

5 days on the water? Where did you overnight? Neat trip!

These guys almost make it look easy.


http://youtu.be/HF3-0NISvs4

I just don't have anything worth saying, other than it looks great and I check in every time I receive a notification of a new post to the thread.

If you don't show the rest of the construction...

"He doesn't plan on coming back."

Well, at least it would appear his plans are appropriate...

Good call, I think! Looking good.

Not if you're on this forum.

http://www.floatplan.com/

http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/float_planning.aspx

http://www.usps.org/o_stuff/fl_plan.html

http://www.usps.org/o_stuff/fp_form.html
...

Well, there's cedar and then there's cedar. Red vs. white, etc. So to say one might line a closet with "cedar" versus building a boat with "cedar" would be much like comparing apples to end tables....

http://richmond.craigslist.org/boa/3667912164.html



http://images.craigslist.org/3Ff3J53H15Nd5E65J2d384bac15994d4f13a0.jpg
...

Snork!

I give you ... the "Rastapoon".

http://images.craigslist.org/3k63I53o15Nc5E95Fcd2off1828a65f001772.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/3Ka3L63Jf5Ie5N25J2d2o203aad77e34412d0.jpg

After all that work, and how lovely the finished product is - I wouldn't want to walk on it! Shoes off everyone! Socks only!

I used to subscribe to BYB but I don't anymore. I occasionally get these e-mail notifications because I'm a former subscriber and they're trying to lure me back. So I don't know what the asking price...

On Boneyard Boats - a 43' 1948 Chesapeake Bay skipjack in need of a saviour...

Subscription needed to login and see all the pics and info on the boat, but you can see a pic on the cover page at...

Reminds me of the line in the original Star Wars movie when Princess Leia first lays eyes on the Millennium Falcon. She turns to Han Solo and says "You came in that thing? You're braver than I...

Very nice indeed!

I have plans (entirely in my head) to make something very similar for the little storage area above the dinette in my 1968 Pearson. That space currently is closed by two sliding...