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Harry gave a detailed essay on substituting ply on his designs in WB, sorry, I can't remember the number.

G, I wish you had never started this thread, I find myself sketching shanty boats on odd scraps of paper while I daydream about living on one...

Is this mooring part of a marina? What do they think about your idea? Most, I would guess would frown on the idea, mine certainly would. As far as how to do it, I wouldn't have a clue, sounds like...

Wait a minute, 18 feet? Wont that fit into a bigger uhaul? there ya go, load it up, pack other stuff around it, get your son, son in law or college age grandson to come up and drive it down for...

Haul it or ship it. I sent my son's car from FL to VT for 600 with no probs and glad I did. If you love the boat, don't abandon it.

Peter, you had me with those extras. I will wear my cap at Mystic, not crazy about the color, not my usual but the Launchings logo makes up for it.

these are links to to brands of PVC lumber (Kleer and Azek), trim, etc. I have used it on several houses. Interesting material. I also built a set of carriage house doors using it and was able to...

Give him a call...

No connection with me whatever, just thought it was interesting and he is another boat builder to boot.
http://burlington.craigslist.org/boa/3802053682.html

nice, pretty sure not a Penn Yan

My guess is that if you bought the plans you would get tons of support, you do not wish to go that route so move on. Don't waste your time deciding what someone else "should" do. You will be...

Study plans will never give you the detail that you are looking for, that is what full sets are for. Study plans are just as the name says, enough detail to help you decide if you want to build the...

Peter, did you get your lauchngs hat yet? Maybe they do not send them north of the border ;)

Sell it and buy the bigger boat that you want...

Dylan, I would love to comply for your request for some shots from America but we have nothing like the shots you take in my part of the country. We are in Vermont, sometimes called the west coast...

Thanks Dylan, interesting as always. I have a question, Ouse? Tell me about that name. My great grerat grandfather came from a little village in Beds called Turvey and it sits on the banks of the...

Of course, more details, what was I thinking, 2 adults and gear, probably 16 footer (canoe that is) glue lap with laps made up from marine grade meranti or okume. Mainly to use on lakes and flat...

I have a friend who is looking to build a clinker canoe, marine ply laps, any suggestions for a design?

After all the SnG is finished, drill as Thorne said, If you use the double leg (I recommend) they usually have a flat piece of SS that goes on the outside and one on the inside sometimes too. I...

1/4 inch should be fine. You mentioned stepping into the boat. If you mean stepping into it on the hard then no, probably not a good idea unless you are the size of the little one in the red trunks.

2 hp on a canoe type bracket, nice boat, some variation on this theme.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yfq8qJcu_c
maybe a bit nicer to fit the finish on your boat.

If it was not actually attached to the boat when you bought it have you considered the possibility that it has nothing to do with the boat?

Single is good if you check it now and then, we found a sailboat that had got loose, spun around the mooring all summer until it finally got free. That can't happen with the two legged ones.

If it can't be fixed with duct tape, it can't be fixed.

Don't worry, you will forget, I did, great idea of clipping the plug to the winch handle.

Story and video thanks to Soundings
http://www.soundingsonline.com/dispatches/290225-video-reluctant-hero

I watched again and it is a Bonwitco 320. Pricey but very nice. Actually the wife was rowing and the dog was stroke even though it was in the bow.(wow). The nice smooth motion was what caught my...

What is crowdsource? Never heard of it before.

Dylan, what is the make of the dinghy in the video, the one with the couple and a dog, you asked them if the dog could swim. Nice dink, what was it?

Benjamin Moore porch and patio latex has been my choice for the last 10 years or so. Semi gloss roll and tip wears like iron and my boats live in the water all summer every summer.

Fire! How could you! For me it is the stone ax or nuthin'!!

Don't like epoxy? Don't use epoxy. Get out your nails and screws, rivets, and bolts,(agonize over which grade stainless or should I use silicon bronze) sharpen your hand saws,bow saws, pull saws,...

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR6.TRC1&_nkw=workmate&_sacat=0&_from=R40

Tomlarkin,what design is your boat? Is that an ob in a well?

http://littleshantyboat.blogspot.com/2013/04/those-troublesome-skegs-part-first.html

Borrowed from another site:
"The scrub plane is unusual in that it doesn’t fall neatly into the traditional English system of classifying bench planes. Rough stock was prepared first with a “fore...

Moderate cleanup, sharpen and use. If it is crap give it up otherwise you have a plane. Mine work, I use them.

I have several just like it. I think the most important thing would be that the base be flat and true and it probably is, sharpen it and use it. I usually use fine steel wool dipped in trups just...

How did you prepare the epoxy? I have used le tonk many times over epoxy with no problem but prep included removing any trace of blush or other contaminant.

Peter, here is a link to the LCACBS show
http://www.acbs.org/calendar/index.php?eID=265

I keep her in Malletts Bay, just a bit north of Burlington which is where the show usually takes place. Our marina, Coates Island is a really low key friendly kind of place, totally lacking in...

Any time Peter, we might be having a Lake Champlain Antique and Classic boat show later this summer, good time to visit.

here are some options for small diesel engines, there are lots more, do a Google search. I took another look at the pics of your boat and have to agree that it would be a shame to cut into that...

You better develop a thick skin unless you enjoy being pissed off. This can be a rough bunch at times but they mean well.

Aquistanz, pcford has years of experience and dedication to boatbuilding, he is giving you his best advice. However, that said, it is your boat. I know that you are not interested in the old spin...

Here are some ideas on motor wells, some of them do not require a cutout to tip the motor up. If you could extend a metal shoe from under the skeg it would go a long way to protecting your outboard...

Both Harry Bryan and Atkin designed the Handy Billy and Ninegret respectively for a short shaft motor to fit in the well of their designs. By internal outboard I assume you are talking about putting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLYCdt3fxjk
"Great video
That Pup sound is classic!
Brings back many fond memories.
In the 70s and 80s our dad had a kauri 13ft clinker with one of them Chapman...

The first boat I ever built was made from the top of an old delivery truck, welded in panels where the driver and passenger side doors and windshield were, made a wooden transom where the back doors...

Sorry about the Bump! I ran across this thread and thought it was an old one and I was interested in seeing and reading more...