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I might need to start another thread because its going to be a long haul. Thanks for the support however. It's easy to just look at the mountain of work and get discouraged.

I'm glad you have VISION, thank you for that support. My relatives are freaking out and cringing at all the garbage and disrepair...

As far a I can tell, it was intended for horses. The barn is 75' x 40', and the "high bay" is 25' up. The right hand side (25' x 40') was converted by previous owners to a 3 bedroom apartment. I'm...

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I hope two 30 yard dumpsters...

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Wife working the weed cutting:
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Well, after sticking to it like a bulldog chomping on his favorite thighbone, I finally landed a whale of a shop. Finally signed papers last week and the owners left... left me an unholy mess to...

I love it! That's a Bolger isn't it? Phil had a small Pirate ship in one of his catalogs of similar layout and purpose.

Great build!

Dave,

I can only speak for myself, but woodenboats to me are equal parts Connection-to-History, Aesthetics, and Accessibility.

I connect to history with old wooden boats. New modern looking...

If you are going to go "cheap" on a wooden boat, try an inject a little class into it. When I was a kid, I bought a canvas paint tarp and made my Lateen Rig from that and leftover "ballet bars" (my...

The auxiliary one lung diesel on the old Norwegian Ketch I sailed on was an aircooled dry stack engine that sat off to the side in the engine room. The hatches were leaky enough to provide...

actually.... Van Arsdale and Harris is in Brisbane, not South San Francisco.


Brisbane is the northernmost portion of San Mateo County. As soon as you pass over Geneva Blvd, (if you are on...

Livermore is a bedroom community to the highly paid who work in Silicon Valley.

If you can handle another 10-15 miles in your commute, go over the hill east to "Mountain House" hundreds of built...

Bought all my 5/4 Yellow Cedar in 16' lengths up to 10" wide for my rebuild 10 years ago from Van Arsdale and Harris. The regular stacks of Cedar are found in widths of up to 8" wide. The "Secret"...

Well, this project has taken longer than expected, surprise surprise. Started this back in August 2012 and the SF Giants were 1 1/2 months from entering the Post Season. Today's opening day at LA...

Find a local Tannery. I found tons of good scrap at $1/lb (minimum 10 lbs) You can get tanned leather in almost any thickness. I picked up material up to 1/4" thick I'm going to soak, stretch and...

Thanks for checking in Bob.

That's http://www.fredtebbandsons.com/ right?

$1.50/bd-ft or WRC is pretty darn good pricing.

What are the particulars on the grade of this lumber at this pricing (i.e. is this all thin stock...

Cost to rebuild your Grey vs buying and installing a new diesel will be much much lower by a long shot. Also, I'd imagine that many of the electrical issues with gas engines (in a sea water...

You know, all my life Doug Fir has been the lumber I've most often used for virtually everything. I've often thought of it's very unique smell, but I've never thought to try and decribe it.. and you...

Thanks for re-posting Bob's thread Thorne. It is one of the most thoughtful, relevant, constructive and informative threads ever posted in this forum and in my view a "hall of famer".

WoodenBoat...

A sad reality is that if you open up any piece of electrical excercise equipment, you will see an Automotive alternator. The core of these units is a solid state resistor or "Load" to which the...

You consider "Nature Hikes" in the forest to be "tree reconnaissance" missions, and severe windstorms as winning the lottery....

A friend crewed on a 120' Sailing Megayacht for a year until her and the captain ran away and got married. She told stories of meeting the Owner, wife and family in the Caribbean for a week or two...

Turkeys are beautiful birds too. My inlaws have tenants on their farm who also raise pheasants and guinea fowl. This thread is making me hungry.

That's kind of you to say.
Both my wife and I look at each other and can't figure out where his enthusiasm comes from (not either of us...:eek:), but he's a kid without drama.
He decides he wants...

Good guidance Joe. Thanks...

I understand young goat stands up well to stewing and curries. We have Pakistani friends who are pretty excited that we will have land and potentially goats for meat. I don't know how to...

I'd like to find a similar class in butchering. With fingers crossed, I may take ownership of a 3 acre plot soon. My plan was to start with Chickens and Rabbits for meat.

What I don't have a...

I was reflecting the other day on what inspires people to do the "hard work" and stay fit.

I've been a "big guy" all my life and gain fat easily. I have however inherited my grandfather's...

Or buy a "Decent" house...

But.. what is a "Dollar" worth today anyhow?

Great post. I'll talk to my kids and our Boy Scout Troop about what real drowning looks like before they all leave for summer camp

Thanks

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Well at least the yacht is okay...

Thorne, do you know the particulars of this dory? It almost looks like a modifed Gloucester Gull. Looks fast.

Brian

It's exciting for sure!

I have the same sympathy for a whale as I do for a dog, cat, hog or cow. Any animal led to slaughter can smell the blood and fear of it's own, and one can only imagine the terror and panic they...

Ian,

Labeling me "Pompous" after that rant is pretty ironic.

So, let's just summarize here. The people who support Sea Shepard have no problem with vigilantism:
1. One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands.

The mindset...

This whole thread doesn't belong here. If the posting was solely about two ships colliding for all the usual NON-Political reasons, it would be appropriate to be posted outside of the bilge.
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I'm within a few days of trying to close the deal on this place:
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I agree that nobody NEEDs whale/dolphin meat. However, I can't imagine "tipping" my hat to the behavior of these people as portrayed on the TV show.

They "pilot" those vessels as though they...

Our "Food is our pantry primarily. Lot's of canned goods and trailmix, and many gallon containers of water. Yes if the house burns we have to default to the 75 gallons of water on the boat.

The...

It's (Epiphanes Gloss) never given me problems. I thin it with paint thinner as needed, and put on multiple thin layers spaced about 24-48 hours apart. I scuff between coats with scotchbrite...

I filled the gaps between my keelbolts (5/8" round bar, not threaded rod) and the 3/4" bored holes through the keel to keep water out. I did this quite easily by taking the nuts and washers off each...

There definitely was drift, but all very good, relevant, and interesting information.

So the Galvanic Isolator WILL allow grounding on anything above 0.7 VDC if I'm understanding the...

To answer the question "Why IS my start battery low? " I guess all that makes sense is that it being a sailboat, the engine doesn't run long enough to recharge it. When the battery was new just...

chines are cut diagonally and butted, stem goes on top

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Pat,

Try this next go'round. Put your chine on the inside face of the plywood (rather then outboard) with no attempt to make provisions for the joint at the stem just yet. Make sure you at least...