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That one infected me when I was a young boy. Still one of the greats.

I've been playing with the idea of getting an 18 foot deep V aluminum skiff and building a superstructure on it, a small cabin with near headroom, big windows and a small deck on the bow. Obviously...

It was a while ago that we spoke but I think I recall he was disappointed in the changes made in the Haiku that appeared in Watercraft, including the rig.
(edited to add: the boat in the article had...

http://images.craigslist.org/3I33J93Ne5L85E45Had4u1117e086d4b21fb2.jpg
http://nh.craigslist.org/boa/3776338383.html

I tried two ways. Lead on the sole and lead on the keel. The lead on the keel improved the righting movement in gusts (surprise!). If the wind never pushed the gunnel down under, ballast on the sole...

I have never been out of sight of land so I don't know. But I bought Haiku's plans and I built the model shown above to test some of these questions. I'm no scientist so I don't know how to really...

Thanks. It was a good one. 11 hours on I95, which is always a great excuse to listen to all the music I can't listen to at home.

http://maine.craigslist.org/bod/3707051668.html
I wish I had a connection.

nice time lapse of large steel ship a building.
https://vimeo.com/62085613

It's probably been posted before, but I hadn't seen it. Moving along at a fair clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z7kJrezICk

Silly movie. Fun, alright. But the boys who saw this movie paid much closer attention in class when I taught about the Peloponnesian war. I first read Treasure Island in the Classic Comics version....

Thanks for the kind words. I spent some time making sure she has the right rocker and righting action so legs are not necessary. A slight brush with a big toe sets it to motion. My friends knows, but...

Just finished my latest build: a dug-out cradle.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZNaqqvY_UHc/UViSXTzCVUI/AAAAAAAAB40/Zbfv03Ccjec/w613-h459-p-o-k/IMG_20130331_135652.jpg
It will be christened...

The way I sail (small boats big wind), it would be like drinking while riding a bike. I would get more on me than in me.

That happened to me once. I was in a dive bar in Paris where a marionette was singing Carmen in a falsetto with a ukelele when in the back of the room a bona fide opera singer stood up and joined the...

Can someone quantify - in non-tech terms - the quality difference in the images that come out of these cameras, let's say on a scale of one to ten?

That's a better direction for "xtreme" sports, or whatever.

Driving along you slow down when you see a derelict boat in a backyard. Come back later when there is a car in the drive.
(I guess this is if you are a re-builder.)

much appreciated

I have learned to deal with the lack of space. It is the lack of doors that gets to me....

Thanks. I needed that.

Hello,
I am a teacher (public middle school) in Vermont and I have the chance to create an in-service program that focuses on boats. This would be a one-day event for social studies teachers to...

That's great.

It's probably an apples to oranges, but I want at least this good of quality, taken with an old Cannon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FN0W6oSnQWc

I know Lew recently started a thread about helmet cams and that was very useful. But I am still stuck. I like the fact that I can get a first gen Contour for 80 bucks, which is very appealing for a...

We teach who and how and why and more. (I'm a teacher. I teach ancient civilizations to seventh graders in a public school in a working class community and I teach the principals of flight. I also...

I am thinking the builder made it look this way. Interesting. I like it.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llcl973RyZ1qzyxjro1_1280.jpg

Guy's got brass ones. Apologies if this has been posted before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThxPLsMlB9Y

I like it and I don't see why it would be surprising. But the comment that you cannot build a permanent home without woodworking skills is absurd. It might be an editing error but it weakens the...

What's brown and sticky?






A stick.

I like seeing the picture and being reminded of Norm.

How do you add up the boats in plans you bought but haven't yet built? My oldest set of plans (Montfort) I bought out of a Boy's Life magazine when I was 12.

If I tethered all my kayaks, canoes and skiffs together, I could carry a few tons. Did it once. Not again.

When the ice caps melt we (18 vessels at 178 feet, and counting) will be called "smart."

The brokerage is "David Jones." Is that really confidence promoting?

I think the word you are looking for is "happy."
And I like the way of counting. I currently have 278 feet of boats.

My son made a flotilla of carved cork boats with tooth pick masts and coin ballast and set them free on the lake. (He was 10 at the time). It was fun to find where they ended up....

And some pictures of other boats:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bEhuOxUcHG4/SAs5sgJ9wqI/AAAAAAAAAcE/K52QKeFpReI/s1222/001.JPG...

I am fond enough of my boat to take lots of pictures, some of which have appeared her before....

I use it a lot for carving and for some odd bits on the boats. Amazingly stable, rot resistant, smells like pickles.

Hey! I'm 48. That story and picture made me feel pretty good. I was lost at sea when I was young enough to have a good reason (youth) and now that I am bald, I have a good reason (I don't work in...

It has the Reynolds mast with the wooden tip.

I would like to add more bright finished wood but the existing decks are in pretty good shape but they are plywood.

I just acquired my winter project: a Firefly. As you can see, the boat is in rough shape so I will be seeking a lot of advice.
...

Thanks for the feedback. The technology in this booster did not survive, for good reasons. I dismantled the booster once (the spring pressure was moderate). Inside I found what looked like dried...

I posted this one on the Mercedes forums but I haven't gotten a clear answer because those guys view their antique cars like we view antique boats. But since this group has such and eclectic...

I saw a picture of a nice Firefly at the WBS but I can't find the picture again. (I just scored a fixer-upper and am starting my research.)
Thanks

Thanks for the kind words. I could have made the tub more water efficient but I was more interested in bullet-proof which meant fewer cuts hence big flat sheets. I cut the panels and epoxied them...

This is bathroom related so it may belong in the bilge. But the technology is boat related, so I'll put it here.
Three years ago I built a soaking tub out of 2x4s, slate, beadboard, epoxy and...

Thanks.
The scale is 1"=1', which was easy because the plans are one-to-one. To figure out the ballast, I painted the water line and added lead until it settled on the line. I fixed the ballast to...

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Ok, not a full size haiku. But it is real nonetheless. I followed Iain’s plans as...