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From the Fo'c's'le by David Kasanof
Published by Sheridan House 1997

not a complete collection but 60 of his columns

Crossing the Bar: David Kasanof, May 4, 2021
If you ever lived aboard or rebuilt a classic wooden boat then David’s “From the Fo’c’s’le” was the first think you read when WoodenBoat came. His...

John Hanna ketch "Tahiti"

is bunking available this year on the Joseph Conrad?

https://www.vikingcompass.com/

a good source of information

Torqeedo -travel 1003 pushed by W. Garden Eel clean easy and light.

thanks for the connection and for the correction

thanks

Thanks for the information, it confirms what my seat of the pants guessing was expecting but with out and any supporting data. I've ordered the plans from Harry, but haven't received them yet. I...

I am considering repowering a Harry Bryan 23 Rambler andthinking about the proper size for the prop with the new engine.
Currently it has a 13 HP Westerbeke with a 2:1 transmission witha 14” dia. X...

I built a scalded down model of a scarfing machine that Don Heiser built at Clearwater Bay Marine Ways in the 60’s. They were building commercial fishing and pleasure craft with plywood scarf joints...

My S/N was in the group, I filled out the on line form, and they are sending me a box to ship the battery back to be checked.

It would be relatively simple to add side tanks to a Goat. Use 4mm ply and add a 5-6” deck would not add an extreme amount of weight. The Windmill class changed to this system years ago, and I used...

The 30/60 cut is no more difficult than the 45. Cutting on the table saw the blade is set at 30, first cut the stave is vertical against the fence, and the second cut it is horizontal on the table...

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This my Eel "Aunt Louise" at Panther Key last January

I'm posting this so I could remember how to post photos from the computer since Flickr doesn't seem to work any more.

you can...

And yes I do drop the main to reef. Often just sail under jib and mizzen, especially when sailing alone and need to reef underway.

I think the sail track would work with some kind of a positive stop at each position.

I also am intrigued by the idea ring arrangement Edward explained, and thinking maybe a snap shackle or snap...

Sails are laced to the spars, so that simplifies the moving of the block.

An option would be two fixed connection points that the block could be shackled to, or a snatch block at each location. ...

The halyard on the Eel starts on one side of the mast head through a block on the gaff back to a turning block on the opposite side of the mast head, and then to the deck. When the gaff is raised the...

Thanks for the notice, this is what I found when I checked mine. Motor is 4 years old, rinsed after use (after a few days to a week of use), but I don't think you could rinse the pin unless you...

https://www.fisheriessupply.com/

west marine doesn't carry it in the local store, but can order it

http://www.apsltd.com/

lowes has small SS nails

message me and I'll mail you four small SS ring nails with anchors on the head

It's a fracture, not delamanation, as you stated it received a blow that fractured the carbon/glass structure.

use a vaccuum to pull as much mositure out as possible, let it sit for a few days in...

my first thoughts are why do you have toggles at the mast head? extra weight and no advantage that I can see.

I did not build my Eel, it was built by Gordon Swift in New Hampshire (2000). Strip planked with Spanish Cedar.

My home port is St Petersburg on Florida's West Coast, and is a great boat for...

Felling trees is dangerous work if you have no experience. Identifying trees and deciding which are suitable for any particular project is a skill learned over time. Milling lumber from trees is hard...

In my Eel, I have a small inverter that I plug the charger into, and run the charging cable to the motor. The direct cable would be simpler, but redundant and one more wire to be stored/tangled. I'm...

I have the 1003 that I use on my Wm Garden Eel “Aunt Louise”. It is about 3 years old with the 503 Whbattery. It has enough thrust to movethe boat at a reasonable pace, the range drops dramatically...

Buy Plans it will make the process more enjoyable, and you will eliminate a lot of questions and mistakes.

Bill Thomas's Fox would be a good choice for an open double paddle. There is a full...

If you do come, you should be at the starting beach on Friday afternoon while the boats are being set up. They start at first light on Saturday.

Come on down. I'm in St Petersburg (west side of Tampa Bay, where Ft Desoto is located) It's a short Interstate drive from the Tampa Airport to South St Petersburg and Ft Desoto. Tourism is the main...

another good choice and a good place to shop. https://www.fisheriessupply.com/new-england-rope-vintage-3-strand

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7356/13892381587_11ef03cd52_c.jpg_MG_4427 by M Jones J Powers, on Flickr

I like a compass big enough to be seen and read from the helm. This is a Ritchie Helmsman...

I agree with Tom Lathrop about the glass structure in the hull has already suffered some fatigue fracturing already. My material of choice for this type of repair would be Coosa Board ( it should be...

Professional Boatbuilder has an article in the April/May 2017 issue #166 about using Lignum Vitae in bearing. I think it is in France and they are using old stock that had been saved.

Thank you David G., you usually have said what I was thinking so I don't feel a need to add to the chatter. I am impressed that you take the time to try and answer what is an unanswerable question. ...

Randy, balancing the Eel under sail is a lot easier than telling some one how. I've sailed under jib and mizzen when it is not convenient to take the time to tie in a reef, and under similar...

The boat was built by Gordon Swift in 2000, WB article on the builder issue 169 Nov-Dec 2002
The story of Aunt Louise is told in the Ash Breeze Spring 2015 https://tsca.net/ash-breeze/

The...

My plans call for #330 of lead, and a 5/16" plate CB #100 lbs. I would not describe my Eel " Aunt Louise" tender, but hat could be due to sailing conditions, I tend to reef early.
She is strip...

A PLB or eprib should be included.

http://mashable.com/2016/04/30/norfolk-broads/#_rNYT_JOWZOg

What I remember from this issue https://www.scientificamerican.com/magazine/sa/1979/06-01/ from the late 70's was that is was news that someone had "invented" a knot that was not in Ashley's.

Meade Obituary

http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2017/08/meade_gougeon_michigan_sailing.html

We should all be so lucky to have such love surround in our final days.

An Icon of the sailing world from iceboats to the Everglades Challenge, a member of the Sailing Hall of Fame.

Meade and his brothers founded and developed West Epoxy, building it into a major...

Certainly not the quality of the old Simpson AA or AB fir marine, but should be suitable for some applications. Looks like the 1/2" is 5 ply (from photo ply's not listed in info)

it would be more...

I had contacted Nigel Irens office and they were not available at that time. The working drawing for the strip built version had been done by someone else and that firm is no longer in business.

Fisheries Supply https://www.fisheriessupply.com/dolphin-company-marine-bedding-compound

Dawn dishwashing soap-
It the soap of choice for every professional crew I know. It was at one time the choice to clean birds that had been caught in bird spills.

Other questions-
What size...

I've seen it used in cabin tops, and the canvas covered.

I'm with Canoeyawl--
spars and oars, 99% of the shaping is done with planes, and then finish sand with the grain. Less dust and more control over the shape.
Tried the reverse sanding belt 30 plus...