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I was sailing one February in the Georgia marsh: lots of sand bars ,constricted channels , a gusty Winter day ,and not a soul around . Perfect. I was beating to windward in my Ducker and, knowing I...

Yeah ; but making do with the available material is a time honored part of woodworking .

Nice oars! Your glueup is interesting . It seems that one 1by6 (ripped to two 2 1/4 in wide lengths or whatever ) and one 1by4 cut into 4 pieces can make up the Culler oar by your method...

I remember seeeing them on the Eastern end of long Island as a kid when my family was cruiseing that area .My last visit was on my brothers boat about 35 years ago .There were nets set off Orient ...

Are we seeing beach rollers rotating in a fixed metal cage rather than just rolling along with the boat ?

My brother in law Dick sent these from the shipyard this morning .
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Truely a great travelogue .Thank you for shareing. Your photos manage to convey the menace of certian seas ,which doesn't always come across in photos . The boat has taken good care of you .

Edward ; I'm sold ;that's exactly what I want.

I guess at the time it was decided to define the inch in terms of the meter (1930 I read) the world did know what the length of the inch was ( to the nearest tenth of a millimeter) ,and a part...

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Clinton; I'm glad you started this thread.I now think I am ready for a shop rule that has 32'ds .That's like reading the inch scale on a 3/8 in. = 1 ft. scale rule : not that hard . I might use it...

Paul ; thank you for the S&S link !


I'd also recommend Tage Frid 's "Jointery :tools and Techniques" . He writes as a craftsman and teacher of many years and describes how to cut all the major...

A book I have enjoyed is "Life Befor the Mast " sailors eyewitness accountsfrom the age of fighting ships" edited by Jon E Lewis . I mention this book in part as you will see this was a primary...

If useing a gap filling structural adhesive (epoxy ) is the clothspin scarf any stronger than a simple scarf cut to the same angle ?

I'm useing a boomed spritsail designed in the 1800's for my Ducker .The boom is extreamly light ( bends like a heavy batten close hauled) and is fitted with a 2 part topping lift which functions as...

Do you have an automatic brake on that ?.Mine is manually operated .When it next needs work I'll just replace the tool for that reason . I've had mine for ages . Rockwell made them for Sears for a...

Thanks for all this .So much is still not in books . Maybe you'll write one .The devise for marking the keel and chine bevels is a beauty .

Thanks for the help over the years Scot.

Gardner built the boat and I got to see it at the boat show one year . It was layed out in front of an outbuilding in the shipyard with some otheres ,having just been sold out of the Mystic ...

" The creation of a thing of beauty is worth more than mere possession" : John Gardner

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A satisfying ending .

A satisfying ending .

I think we would find it connects to a threaded rod sent down to the keel :for lifting the boat . The same are on the quarters ,connected to the transom.

I was searching for something else ,but was stopped in my tracks by this https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/boa/d/yulee-lyman-utility/7510429787.html . I have no connection with this .

J ; have you seen the book The Adirondack Guide-Boat by Kenneth and Helen Durant ? It includes the complete documentation of a Grant boat by John Gardner. The details include the Foot Plates : thin...

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One definitly lights a single candle at our age ;but congratulations and hope you have something of interest on your work table .

In the deep South my main concern is the UV resistance of a varnish .I used Captains for a long time ; switched to Flagship for what is advertised as higher UV resistance . Is there a recognised...

It seems the floor is some type of Stabalized Earth . Did digging the hole give you any insight into its composition? Boiled Linseed oil topcoat ? Easier on the feet than concrete?

A wonderfull presentation on the search for the NW passage came to Mystic a few years ago .Way up inside there they came apon Natives who not only had never seen iron befor ; they had never seen wood...

Really nice ;thanks for posting the process. That ladder is exactly what I need to rig befor I get my old ass in trouble . I've printed this out to put in my boat bag -a first step .A ladder may...

Ah yes ;hand pain . I've been takeing fishoil lozenges every day for years now .It seems to help.

I like to use a standing turkshead to stop a splice from being forced into a sheeve as a tackle goes chockablock . This is completly seperate from the structure of the splice and is sacrificial .Also...

Was there wind the day of the accident ?Thinking also of Ever Given ;I wonder if allowable windage will prove to be the practical limit to the size of the container carrriers .

Oxolic acid is the active ingredent in Bar Keepers Friend ,which is available at the local hardware store ? Thanks for this info .I bought my first box from Woodcraft .

Thanks Andrew ;that's very interesting .We need big Coir and Des Pawson over here .We do have large diameter polypropylene .

My freind got rid of his inflatable and got a pretty sail and oar boat for his tender .He's now fallen in love with it and hates to spoil her sheerline with the store bought stuff .He could go...

A freind is thinking about the rope route but I understand Ben's discription of the desireability of padding the top of the rail as well as well as the side when aproaching finely finniished...

Great to see a professional turn over . Were the two chain hoists used alternately ?

That is beautiful work Timo ; on a beautiful design . Maybe a 4 cycl outboard doesn't need the sound cover .My Yamaha is very quiet ;engine noise just isn't an issue for me .

That's an impressive glass job . How much googe did it take? I've got the same jump benches : a nice tool .

Is the floor just the dirt that was there when the shop was built or was sand brought in ?

If you want the frames not structurally required I think you should have them ,but thin for their width like canoe frames .No problem sitting on those .I would add them after the glasswork is...

Still OK to kick design ideas around? Just for the deck layout . Here's a Weston Farmer take on an outboard boat with flush deck forward and canvas sleeping shelter aft....

James , thank you for pointing out L.F. Herreshoff 's "Some Hints on Model Making" . Those are a treasure I had not seen : including ,as you know , photos of the original work room . Off Center...

I went in with another person, I think by posting on this forum, and we got an order together for Harbor big enough to be delivered to Atlanta with no shipping charge. This was in 2005. I ran out...

Have you seen the amazing video tour of Nathaniel Herreshoff's model room on the Herreshoff Museums website ? His tools are there as well as the models . This is just a shard...

My father had to stay behind and be part of the policing of occupied Germany after the surrender. Tight wires were stretched across the roads in the night to decapitate the GI's moving in motorcycles...

I remember Chuck's generosity well . I was working a few bugs out on my newly launched boat here ,including some battery problems . He offered help and later I recieved a book in the mail : The ...