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Martin,I had no idea congratulations!I haven't been on the forum much this past year.Too busy with my own kids to spend much time with boats.

Why the Danish kindergarden?Have you finally come to...

Hi Dale,I'm not sure who you may have been talking to,there are some Archer like boats in the harbour where we are moored.

Chris

Thank you Per.I haven't been on the forum for awhile and it was a pleasure to read a thread involving the real scandinavians a well as us North Americans who like to pretend that we're vikings.
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I live 10-15 minutes away from that boat and I'd love to have a dragon in that condition.But I'm in the same situation as Lee and his friend,young kids,mortage and my wife works full time.

I also...

174 500 is my best so far.

I think Phil can retire now.

I've determined that score depends on the target selection offered.If all that you're being given are dinky little missle launchers that are hard to hit and worth only 500 points it's hard to rack up...

156,200 2nd try and I had time to finish it.Phil's 179,900 is pretty impressive.I found round 10 to be my toughest with only one shot left.

Chris

140,000 and I had to stop,I have to go to a barbecue.This game is ridiculously easy for those of us who grew up in the videogame age.

Chris

I've found that I've now had to move on to spy/detective novels now.Desmond Bagley,Len Deighton,Gavin Lyall etc... there's a lot of that stuff available and it's fun to read.The "Martin Beck" series...

Leaving the heart boxed(or center) has some advantages.The mast is cheaper to make,D-fir poles that size are very common around here.The mast is less likely to warp or twist and the knots aren't...

Hi James

I've read all of the Hornblowers and most of the O'Briens and I've unfortunately read one of the Kent's.I've wanted those hours back ever since.

However the "Nathaniel Drinkwater"...

Hey Paul good news!U.S $ are now being accepted at par in Canada.

Thanks Pc,the flat sheerline gives it a solid workboat look.
I looked up 'usedvictoria' and my oh my I'd be getting into real trouble if I didn't have someone to keep me in line.A Norwegian Knarr,a...

Pcford
I like the look of the boat as well and was wondering what in particular that makes the boat look Canadian?(which from what I've seen it does but don't know why.)

Chris

Too bad the original transom's gone .The builders stamp might have been present,'Mckay and Cormack' in Victoria or 'Davidson' and 'Turner' being the bigger Vancouver builders from that time.

If...

That's a trip I'd love to do with my boys someday as it's our paternal homewaters.I'm glad that you're teaching your daughters to enjoy sailing Ingo.Some lucky boys out there will thank you years...

I'm glad I can't go because I have no time/money /space to be going to garage sales,especially those featuring boats and tools.

Chris

I mentioned the "Diane" design to Chad when he was designing his boat.Like Patrick says the story behind her is a great read and Gardens sketch of her is a beauty.

Chris

I've just found this great song by Peter Posa.Wondering if any NZers remember him.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxY8cTk26Wo&NR=1

Enjoy,Chris

This might be it.Look for the filmclip "Tjæren fra milen" on this page http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/page.asp?sideid=21&zcs=458 from the Vikingship museum website.

I watched all of these clips...

Hi Brent

Look on the web for 'Handliners'.It was an indigenous B.C. boat that was built before the war.One of the few known builders was a Finnish family who built them by hand on those little...

These Oarlock and Sail newsletters will have information about the type http://www.woodenboatclub.ca/newsletters.htm

This issue has a story about the Handliner migration From a few years ago as...

Alix

I also meant to add that if you would like I could mail you a copy of the page from sailboating.The book is worth getting but might be hard to find.

Chris

The book is called "Sailboating" edited by John G. Kingdon,published 1959 by Arco Publishing Co.Library of Congress number 54-9615.

It's a how to sail book with information about 27 different one...

I saw a Grimstadjolle and Snekke on display by NBC at Port Townsend in 2001.They looked nice but the prices were very high so I'm not sure how many were actually sailed.An even better choice though...

Jon,aproximite lengths are fine.Just bend a tape measure into where the frames go and add on several inches extra.Just let me know how wide your frames are and I can mill the boards to that...

Jon,Are you ready for your frames yet?

Chris

You need the "Justice Brothers "
http://mfile.akamai.com/5020/wma/rushlimb.download.akamai.com/5020/New/justicebrothers.asx...

Beautiful!

That was my favorite series of bills.Pictures of Canadians at work.The $10 oil refinery wasn't so pretty though.

Chris

Does anybody have a picture of the 5$ bill that they can post?It's been a long time since I've seen one.

Looks good.I'll have to look at the progress photos on the school website.Is it strip or ply below the waterline?

Now you have a pair to race,you've helped to start a fleet.

Chris

"human action shouldn't take 14 minutes"

Sounds as though the fourth officer was rather inexperienced so maybe the second was just being patient with her.

Rumour has it that some human action on the bridge was interferring with the navigation.

The language is Italian not Spanish but if you know one the other is easy to read.One difference in the spelling is that the "Q" in spanish is replaced by a "Ch" in italian.So the spanish word "por...

Chuck,do you know which town they were from?

My people had a welsh surname but tended to have fair hair and blue eyes.Strangely enough one of my english sides was quite dark.

There is one story...

Chuck,My gr-gr-grandfather was born in the danish sounding town of Tenby,Pembrokeshire.He immigrated as a young child and arrived in time to witness the Battle of Ridgeway from his family's...

I think it might well have been a lifeboat.I've seen several lapstrake versions that are/were about the same size and one carvel version that even had the sidebenches and foam allover the inside.Many...

The people at Chasse-Maree would know the answer,look their website for possible links.There seems to be a great interest in traditional work boats in nortwestern France.I'll look in my old...

Barry,good to see a post from you.I hope all's going well.Give me a call if you're in town.

Chris

The site is in swedish.The 'g' following a vowel is silent so 'segling' is pronounced something like sailing 'sailing'.If you can figure out the pronounciation of the words almost all nautical terms...

Nice piece of yellow cedar Stephen.Beautiful work.I hope to do the circle route to Hornby I. next year.I'd love to take a daytrip to Lund.

Chris

Old popular mechanics books and magazines might have the pattern.I see stacks of them at antique/junk shops.There are some websites that have reprinted all sorts of these old 'free...

Bob Gainey was one of the best checking forward to ever play the game.He won a half dozen or so Stanley cups with Montreal.This'll be a big story in Canada.Very sad.

I always knew that there was something odd about Anacortes but I had no idea why.I first went there in the mid-80's while in high school.We stayed at that little motel on the main strip that had...

Thanks for the link Kaa.

I've seen the site before and I find the blekingseksa's intriguing.Bertil Andersson has created an amazing catalogue of swedish boat types but I would be wary of building...

Lagspiller,I'd like to expand on your cheese analogy.If Bolger is process cheez-wiz,what would an oselver faering be?I'm not familiar with norwegian cheeses beyond gjetost,which I like,but I...

A fellow from Bellingham has built a skin on frame Ness Yawl (as well as a couple of lap ply versions).Post this question on the Caledonia Yawl forum and he'll be able to give you some great advice....

I enjoyed all of the french and belgian comics when I was growing up and I have to say that my favorite series was Gaston LaGaffe.Andre Franquin had the most brilliant comic style and pacing of any...

Jim,my grandfather built his house in Millbay about 40 years ago.I hope we're not talking about the same place.

Chris

Hi Jon

I'd bed down the garboards with whatever commercially available compound is most recomended.

As for replicating the curve of your bow and stern transoms make up curved jigs that you...