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The Holsclaw suspension doesn't look too un-doable; it's just a "three-link" rear suspension, like on a NASCAR. I believe the big stock cars all use "five-link", but it's all the same really. The...

Tad,

I think your boat is very nice. Pretty.

Asking why Phil Bolger did something is like asking why ants have six legs. Because.

He reminds me of Picasso. Picasso just got so bored with creating photo-realistic work after photo-realistic...

Yea! What a beauty, and I'm glad she was given a reprieve.

I don't know if I'm more jealous of the boat or the sailing grounds...

Seriously, mate (am I using it right?:)) your boat is a beaut, and she looks like a hoot.

Is the bowsprit just there to...

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Ama be okay...

Gosh, Terry, I think that dory is pretty. Did you go up the IP in that boat? What fun!

I use the big old 70's disco-headphone style, mostly because I hate stuff in my ears, especially the big old hairs which should be on my head... I also use the earmuff-style because they are easier...

Hmm... Page 571 of my Ashley Book begins the section of sea chest beckets. Three pages of beckets follow, ranging from chest to drawer beckets, all of them handles... Ol' Cliff also describes sea...

DGentry,

Thanks for the info. Neat boat. Well, neat boats, but I'm referring to IGO. All the water I boat on is the color of an abandoned swimming pool, or like chocolate milk; or it is white...

WOW! That is a really pretty canoe. What are the ribs? Any other shots of her?

My friend lives in Alpine Colorado and tried to entice me there over one Christmas break. He tried to get me all excited because it hadn't been above 0 all week.

I'll stick to thinking 40 is...

Erster,

What's the white stuff between planks (and deadwood timbers)? It doesn't look like cotton caulk...

I'm curious because I just found a guy with a shipping container full of 16' WRC...

Not to be a semantic ass, or defend waspy little not-boats, but jet skis are the stand up machines, I believe made only by Kawasaki. They are not easy to drive, however, so sit-on types were...

We used to drive around with an 18 foot canoe on top of our '67 beetle. Man in the parking lot at top of ramp asked if we were going canoeing...

I have a rock that I picked up in a river once on a canoe trip, probably 15-16 years ago. Just a rock, not even any features. The literal pebble. It somehow ended up at the bottom of my drybag,...

My buddy has some. The blades aren't. With a nice piece of steel, though, they are pretty okay.

That is no typo, the blades simply aren't :)

I had to go somewhere else to watch this video... worth the trip. This looks like fun, and these cats can sail, too. PommieLand is England, I'm guessing?

Yes, Dr. Spoke; the dumbest bike related injury ever. Luckily, I have lots of friendly therapy. The pain isn't the real bummer, it's the lack of movement. Feels like a real heavy, mushy helm. You...

I actually have kind of a cool "pimp walk" now, really. I'm gonna work it while I can.

I am truly touched.

Traction, massage, ice, various stretches and wrenching movements, but no dope. Lots of pain, but no dope.

I putter and putter, but I missed a whole summer of sailing,...

A stupid fall. Bonk. I could be dead, though, or have lost my leg. Still, 8 months and thousands of dollars... think of all the fishing trips my sailboat missed this year!

Tell you what,...

Concensus is one of the major nerves firing my leg is permanently damaged...

Basically I am half-crippled in my walking and bending parts (ever needed help putting on socks and shoes?).

I...

Sprit boom +1. Also... pretty boat, sir.

Oh, Woxbox, she's beautiful, just beautiful.

My problem is I think the world is big enough for everyone to have their own ideas and thoughts, to say nothing of having their own pet methodologies.

You can slice a large diameter plastic pipe into thirds (or whatever) and carpet tape sandpaper inside. Voila, cordless sander!

Crud, forgot the seaming thing. Anyone else used Morris' cord wrapped seams, where the cloth wraps around a small cord and the cord helps strengthen the seam? I've used it twice and like it.

That boat looks nice. My woodworker buddy was going off on me about how awesome he was until I told him I had cut about 400 mortises by hand. My first boat was a kayak like that. She was used...

Mr. Cleek,

Yeehaw. My local mill, which was also "non-profit", recently closed; presumably due to lack of profit.

This is a blessing, as I'm willing to wait.

Thank you thank you thank...

Hunky Dory,

Read post #20.

Hoping for useful or practical in AC race boats is like hoping for an hybrid F1 car you can get groceries in...

The monos, with their carbon hulls and ultra-exotica sails and rigs, are as...

Stars and Stripes forever, eh? DC proved that cats eat monos years ago; got them banned I believe.

The only constant in life is change.

Picking my favorite Pete Culler boat is like picking my favorite Pete Culler tool... didja see the guy's shop?! Truly a once-and-never-again gentleman was Capt. Pete.

That said, Coskata is......

I bet you'd tie WICKED flies!

That breasthook made me knees go weak. Beauty of a boat.

Be happy, too, the last guy that pirated my boat poked about 50 holes in it (I am patching them at an excruciatingly slow rate due to a...

Report says they rescued two guys, Ted and "Skip" :)

not a good post for designs/plans.

For righties, a worm drive saw lets you see the blade cutting. One of those companies with colorful plastic tools makes a circular saw just for plywood, with smaller blades that should cuy tight...

Slightly related; my father-in-law and I built a deck from ipe about a year ago. Lots of nice boats out there in backyard decks, eh?

Yes, I saved all the good sized scrap.

Why my kids are homeschooled. I'm a draughtsman, and artist by training, bibliophile by defect. My personal library is insured for more than my house. At last count 172 (yes, one-hundred and...

Boy Howdy, I will second that!

I won't say what I paid for a first (hardback) of Blondie Hasler's Junk Rig book, but suffice to say it was substantially less then the $6500 someone paid my local book guy for a first of Huck Finn. ...

Check a fabric/sewing store, or a canvas/awning shop. I found nylon and polyester cloth locally at a sewing shop; nice little old lady sold me some...

After I can walk again, and fix my...

I likes me some chines, and the Seabird is one of my favorites; if I didn't own two kids I'd own a Seabird. La roja es hermosa!

A little off topic, and sorry Phil, but I think Beth is the prettiest square boat ever.

As for the pirogue, I can buy 1x12 WRC boards 16' long for about $10. $50 with fasteners and you got a...

Man, I just love Egret.

Less burney: hahahaha.

Dad played pro ball, so corked bats were a no-no; we took a wiffle ball bat, cut open the end, stuffed a two-by-two in, taped it shut, and hammered the tennis balls we...

Mr. Branscom,

Don't boil your asparagus until it's floppy, just blanch it and keep all the vitamins :)

This model, and the exacting work is IMPRESSIVE. I cannot wait to see her done.

Mr....