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I like Raka, and have ordered their "15 gallon kit" before. Aside form the Fedex man spilling the boxes in his truck and wasting about a pint of resin, (and making a huge freaking mess in the...

The only thing that works for my back (that I'll actually take) is Naproxen Sodium (Aleve).

That is, most of the time. When it blows completely, and whatever muscle gives up and spasms occur to...

I thought of Bolger's 18' Clamskiff as outlined in the newer Payson Book:
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I think it's cabelas has this thing.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/Item/51/48/68/i514868vr04.jpg

Hope this isn't a repost. Haven;t been around here a few weeks.

I just saw it and thought it was awesome:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d40_1175728234

http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSTRE4A738V20081109

At my kid's school, the principal began bringing in this slick big fundraising outfit. It was a catalog full of overpriced garbage. The school got almost nothing, worse than a commission.
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Glad to see your website is back up John. I was getting worried. I'll be watching "Pilgrim's Progress" throughout the winter here.

Cellphones are definitely not one of my favorite technological advances of recent years. I'd like to see them school-banned just to see the looks on their faces.

Make for an interesting time if you were voyaging and found one mid-sea though.

They could give the passengers a real taste of it with some of these:
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/pix/ship_oars_outboard.jpg

Can you picture Cheney in an SNL skit?

I know the feeling Noah. It gets increasingly hard to say 'to each his own' when there is so much excess and super-sizing all around us. I still can't see why anyone would need a motorbike with an...

Anybody know of an instructional website on how to make them?

:)

All houses in WV are built on a hill.
I had to have my buddy drive his tractor in there to drag my collection of Ford Pintos outside first.

Yeah, the T30 hulls will easily fit out the door. I measured :) The Pod/cockpit won't, but I'm only doing the hulls now.

And the basement is 30x50x 10 feet high. All open space, save for two...

I'm just a worry wart.

Oh well, I guess the best I can do is to keep on doing it like we planned and hope for the best. If we can rent the house, good. But selling it off would be nice too.
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a. Yes, I am sort of afraid of either being unable to leave because of the government declaring some sort of emergency, or else unable to finish the boat because of the unavailability of...

Come on man, the overview drawing has a freakin' JEEP drawn on the fore-deck! How awesome is that?

Everybody needs a Jeep-parking space on their boat. You can't park one on a 26x either.

I've got a question too.

We're halfway paid off on our mortgage. We got a fixed rate of like 8% or something, 8 years ago. We took the shortest term we could (with the highest payments too) so...

I think he was referring to "Noah" the original poster of this thread ;)

If you get the black "no longer available" in the view window, it usually comes back.

"Removed" videos will show a red bar at the top with a message, and there will be no view window.

I've taken brushes and cut the length of the bristles in half to get a stiffer brush. But what I use most is the plastic squeegee spreader.

Maybe he just wanted to be like Steve Irwin, but didn't have any raw meat handy?

Theres a floating museum ship a block or two from you. Pier and Pratt St.

At least there used to be. Reckon it still is.

http://www.constellation.org/

It's getting about that time of year for a second attempt!

He's had a lot of time. I'll bet he's got all the bugs worked out by now.

(Actually I'd bet the boat is either scrapped or looking...

I'm doing a 30' catamaran in the basement.

Basement is 50x30, all open space but for two metal support columns. Ten feet to the ceilings. Individual hulls will fit out the door with room to...

If you have some screws, you can use them as clamps. Make washers out of thin scrap ply squares with holes drilled. Keeps the heads from denting the wood.



When the glue is cured, remove the...

I've been using cotton flox (microfibers) as per Wharram's instructions on the T30. It's dark blue milled cotton that makes a black glue.

The cotton completely saturates, and you can trowel it...

Nah, that's why I said "mostly" from 1/4 luan. Because I wasn't too keen on my feet going through, I used 3/8" sheathing ply for the bottom.

The sides I 'strengthened' with gunnels and inwales, a...

I did this one from mostly $10-a-sheet luan ply from Lowes.
No epoxy, no glass. Just tube construction adhesive (PL Premium), nails, some woodglue for the inwales. Covered in oil enamel paint &...

Yeah, Justin.

Anxious to hear that you're building on this boat.

Anybody tried to get to John Welsford's actual website recently?
Where'd it go?

edit: Mike, if "WinVA" means Winchester VA, then you win the award for "closest WBF member to me."

Hey, I makes painting too! Well, my kid and I, that is.
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/smagmags/backgroundmoon002.jpg

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080919/capt.c5fc41b55f0d49ccadce4f23c95c617f.ike_alabama_mystery_ship_almop101.jpg?x=400&y=276&q=85&sig=TWsp.vKZS1R2bem2YkCdJQ--
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Wow. Mother of invention, that. I wonder if it's totally original or if it's some old boat that's been modified.

So, what are some good laptops that are known for being hardy in a marine environment?

We'll probably need two. One for chart plotting and another for DVD watchin' and backup chart plotting.
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Maybe you guys can help me out too. I need:

LOA: 66.6 feet.

Draft: 6.66 feet

Rig: something with a low-ish yard, so it appears to be an inverted cross when docked. It has to light up...

1. Tale photos
2. Get them on a computer
3. Upload them to a photo hosting site (eg: Photobucket.com)
4. Push yellow 'postcard button" for images when posting
5. paste the URL address of the...

You could buy a set of scaled plans, and build them at 1:1 (actual plan-size) instead of the scaled size. I made a cardboard model of a Bolger Chebacco straight from the plans, which ended up around...

Bears not affected by Ike:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKwMiExUKXg

Well, the Fir is already in my basement at this point, being marked out. But I'm sure I can think of a hundred other questions to interrogate you with as time goes by.:D:D:D

Homestead hooked me...

That Eric Jr. has got to be one of the prettiest boats I've ever seen.

So we can all see what's going on.:D
http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html

As long at the earth keeps turning, a gyrocompass on it's surface should point to true north. Too bad for planes and space stations though.

Notes to self: Get boat done quicker. Get passports while they're still giving them out. Hoard macaroni & cheese dinners. Learn as much Spanish as possible.

So, where next? I'm looking at the kml and wondering. Is there a projected route in mind?

Wharram T30 for the win!

LOL,
I scrolled down too fast and missed your screen-name, and only saw this part at first.

Then I said to myself, "Self, I'll bet you $100 that when we scroll back up and read the name of the...

More media coverage...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ9o1KHi-mY