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My wife and I knew the Farrells and spent some time sailing on her and shared some delightful dinners together on our boats in Mark Bay. I also visited aboard and helped Allan with a few boat chores,...

Beatles for me (although I like a lot of Stones stuff too).
The Beatles were much more innovative and pioneering in popular music.

They were the lst band to write all (or mostly) original songs...

[QUOTE=leikec;6771287]"Train geeks…"
We have a lot in common with boat & ship geeks.
A moving vehicle/vessel that evokes a love of history, design, job practices and a rich vocabulary that rivals...

Very nice work, Todd. I don't have a 3rd party photo bucket/etc. page but if you'd be interested in seeing my modeling/scenicking work, I'd love to share some with you.
Is your track plan...

Wow, thanks, Todd-so much for taking the time and effort to present all of this to us. I want you to know that even if my personal project doesn't prove to be something I go ahead with "all the way",...

So, you can build to gross dimensions of a tarp sail, but take the time to do the math and calculate the details for a Dacron "copy" using real sailmaking techniques, because what seems to work OK in...

Thanks Todd. Appreciate your response.
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Cool! Thanks Timo.
I revisited ductwork's site thanks to Toxophilite's mention and found this if it helps anyone else...
(It's written by the poly tarp sail biz guy):

Polytarp is generally made...

Timo and Dave, thank you. I hadn't previously been exposed to the weave factors and will check out the tarps I've got and/or look for something appropriate.
I was basically feeling my existing...

Thanks as always, guys.

I'm not expecting any real sail shaping,(the lst sail would be a traditional flat Junk sail anyway) mostly a mock up to see if the junk rig's physical reefing/placement of...

I'm looking very forward to hearing more feedback (when you get there)- on the Scout sail's abilities and if owners are happy with the battened "pram" style sail on all points of sail and reefed,...

I'd like to make a trial sail or two using polytarps but not sure how to convert mil thickness to an equivalent (or near) sail cloth oz weight.

I'm looking at 4 or 5 mil for something thin/light...

You're most welcome.

The Great Escape with McQueen, Garner, Bronson, Coburn, McCallum, etc. etc.

The original (the remake sucks big time IMHO) Magnificent Seven

Two of the primary "build a team" one by one with...

Nick, check out:https://www.charitynavigator.org/discover-charities/where-to-give/ukranian-crisis/
there are several organization rated there.

We are making some contributions in place of...

Hi Todd, (sorry everyone else, this is a bit long but there are a couple of boat-y links included ;-).

I greatly enjoyed reading and listening through your history with the group.
My wife and...

Wow! Thanks, Todd. I'll reply sooner with more detail but we had somewhat similar folk/Americana/nautical musical careers. (My wife and I were a duo/band for 20 years, playing Festivals (and coffee...

I agree that this woman had a right to feel "rankled" by this (un)gentlemanly behavior.

In the past whenever I saw a woman (or a man) standing by their flat tire looking frustrated/confused with...

Although this Guy Clark song (this is a partial lyric) is about a Randall Knife the sentiment speaks to this thread and the revered, Barlow Knife. I have my Father's and my Mother's old knives and...

Thank you Jack and Tom. It seems that the level of batten flexibility makes the biggest difference in the "equation". I assumed that they were flexible enough to allow more sail curvature downwind...

..." but the boomless rig even with full-length battens must be tacked downwind to keep the sails full."

Thanks Jack for your details! A few more questions, please...

l. Could you clarify what...

I do something similar. I use 4 boat cushions in a 10.5' er. Two as backrests (for stbd.port) sides, one to sit on and another for my back if sitting against the rear seat/flotation tank. They can...

Steve, In an older thread I was considering the pram rig for a larger (10.5') dinghy so wanted the ability to reef. The Scout rig is the same/similar but offers "some" ability to reef but seeing that...

Looking forward to the Van Fancy review.

I have a good friend who has ordered a pair which should be shipped in Nov./Dec.-ish. I'm considering a pair and looking forward to seeing his.

Any...

Maybe something here to help with ideas? Jacks, levers, fork lift, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lifting+boat+off+trailer+without+lift

We do too. I think it's the humorous connection my wife and I share in a "family lexicon" when we name things. Our diesel for instance was referred to as "Rudolph" after Mr. Diesel himself. We also...

When I was a kid (1960's) my Dad had a wheel on his 12 aluminum skiff's bow. He's invert the boat onto that wheel and run it up a jointed aluminum U channel track to the roof racks. I think the...

Wow! I never realized how many musical instrument builders were on this forum!
I built 3 bluegrass banjo necks and inlayed them and had a small shop/biz in the '70s.
I have a custom 6 String Bass...

Oh...! Just realized that we're guilty of a "joke"/punnish, Aussie name for our sailing dinghy/tender... "Fair Dinkum". We have relatives in Brisbane so it's met with some approval, at least down...

As young school teachers in a Yupik Eskimo village in Alaska, saving for our lst boat (home), we chose "Sarana", a Lilly that grows in the Aleutian & Shumigin Islands. We wanted something to remind...

When I was at Duckworks I asked (last Spring when I brought my dinghy over on the ferry to check the Pram's rig out) if they had any contacts for Scout owners/builders for feedback on the rig, etc....

Yes, Tom, that just occurred to me, so I popped back on here. Heavy Duty Marine quality spell check... ;-) I was just about to post that when I saw your post.

I looked at the Portage Pram rig...

Oops-yes. that was silly of me! Battens don' roll... Chris's comment, confused me:
"We got a preview of the new reelable sailing rig over the weekend, and it just looks amazing." That's what I was...

Could you describe how the reefing works and if it's easy underway in less than smooth water? I looked at the site/sail package and the video but it sounded like rolling 'round the mast kind of...

Paulhh might have a good suggestion there.
I use Plaster Cloth a lot in my other hobby, Railroad Modeling, for mountain scenery, etc. It's extremely easy to use, MUCH less messy, very easily...

Great details thanks again. The borrowed 7.5'ers gave me a hand spread of roughly 4". I've always had about 2" between handle ends which has been comfortable for 40 yrs. So I'd likely try for that. ...

Thanks, I hadn't thought of that. It did make a difference in the feel and it's nice to realize that will minimize the drag when immersed.
I redid the S&T formula after a friend checked it and it...

Do you think the longer oar 8'ers would give me more blade/less shaft immersion without screwing up the rowing geometry severely? I don't know if I'll find a pair to borrow before the season is out...

My hull is certainly no sculling boat. It's similar to an "Auk" but longer and has an underwater shape closer to but beamier than a Whitehall... Pennobscott-ish? F.G. faux lapstrake..

I'd be using...

I'm looking into my lst pair of quality oars. I've borrowed 7.5'ers for my 48" beam which is what Shaw&Tenney and others show on their charts/formulas.
They worked very well but... I've always been...

Thanks David for your detailed "report". My 40 yrs. of experience is in larger boats as well and with human ballasted craft it's always useful to see or be reminded of the "cascade effect" of...

Another thanks everyone for the great pics and video links! It takes a lot of the disappointment away, from not being able to make it this year as planned.

[QUOTE=Bobcat;6726137]My radar should arrive today. I was told it was back ordered to the middle of October, so I was pleased was shipped in the middle of September.

We've used Furuno on our...

Anyone here planning on bringing their boats to this event this weekend?

The Crosby G-209 shackle, for instance, is a good one.[/QUOTE]

We've used Crosby shackles on our 31ft (f.g.) cutter for years, anchored out in 3-4' chop and rollers, tugging violently for several...

Wasn't sure if you were asking me or David.... but...

The only time I came scarily close to a capsize, it was caused by exactly that. The figure 8 stop knot caught in one of the floorboard...

David,
Was there any warning at all or did it just go over? Asking because the Illur is still near the top of my "dream" boat list and always assumed from the Vermont videos that it was quite hard...

Alex, I'm SO disappointed that I wasn't able to attend the Fest. and see your boat as planned. Exposed to a family member who has covid so...)

Camas Moon was one of the "main attractions" for...

Thanks for the pic Ron! My gunnels and seats are fir as far as I can tell so this is very helpful.
Did you find it hard to get the yellow to blend in completely with the orange? What color did bare...

If one owns a boat with old orange Cetol that needs a few scrapes and dings touched up, what color ("model" name)of the newer Cetol would be a match or close? I've been reading here and elsewhere...