The "what were you thinking" category

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

Here is my entry for the day...

[Uncle Duke]

Did they build the boat for the top, or the top for the boat?

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

A streamlined knotty cedar look...

[Bernadette]

the sheer just aft of the bow has some problems. and i would say that the timber would be better suited for a beer bar in a house...

[ron ll]

I hope they didn't name her, "Naughty Lady".

[Captain Intrepid]

On the plus side, it probably matches their Country Pine bedroom set.

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

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I reckon I can top that with this one, seen at Goolwa a few years back --

[Dave Gray]

I don't know, there is a certain jaunty quality, a 'joie de vivre', a 'a mi que importa', you know, an appeal about her. Look at all those portholes!

[P.L.Lenihan]

A streamlined knotty cedar look...

I hope the owner isn't selling her to "move up". She reminds me of a boat that was at the club for years and which the owner lived-aboard happily through out the summer months. His boat was 19 feet long and he too added a huge canvas cabin like the one above.For years, he would come back from work, hop in his boat and take off up the river to anchor over night beside a favorite island. His holidays were spent cruising his little boat up the Ottawa and down the Rideau before hooking a left at Kingston for the ride back home.He had everything he need on board too. An amazing self-sufficient little cruiser, really!

Then, he met a woman.

At first, she thought it was really cute how he had managed to pack so much usefullness and comfort into his little boat.She really liked too how little it cost to fill up the tanks and scoot all over the river for pennies.

But this novelity soon grew tired.

Soon she was eyeing other boats and remarking on how comfortable the owners appeared. It took all of one season to finally get him to "move up" to a boat they would surely really enjoy more!

He got himself a big Searay 30 something and invited his buddies aboard to check her out. We all agreed she was BIG. However, the beer tasted the same, the jokes were just as lame as usual and the lies every bit as convincing. It was also something of a pain having to now aim into a tiny toilet bowl instead of simply doing our part contributing to properly maintaining river water levels.Also,with all that carpeting everywhere, we had to now remove our boots before coming aboard. And the list of changes went on. There was however one really big change.

He rarely ever just hopped aboard after work and haul his arse up the river for the night. The boat was something of a hassel to move around the marina and required two people all the time.She didn't always feel like just going to"that same old island...again?"

My buddy is now into golf, the boat sold and he just keeps getting fatter and sadder every time we meet and he talks about his 19 footer. I think he got rid of only half the problem...........



Cheers!


Peter

[Nanoose]

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I reckon I can top that with this one, seen at Goolwa a few years back --

Cuuute! Look at her!
Looks like they got about every design feature they could think of into...what....16-18 feet?

[WX]

It has a certain Steamboat Willie look to it.

[Captain Intrepid]

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I reckon I can top that with this one, seen at Goolwa a few years back --

That's eccentric, but in the world of adults who like to play around with wooden boats, eccentricity is more the rule than the exception. I kind like it for it's jovial frivolity.

[P.L.Lenihan]

It looks like every young lads' dream adventure boat just right for cruising up some narrow tree-lined winding river, every bend pregnant with mystery and the lunch basket over flowing with peanutbutter and banana sandwiches. Bring on the pirates!

Cheers!


Peter

[Ron Williamson]

FYI
I know the guy who built that boat(it's at a yard just down the road).
It was his first,prolly his last,built as a retirement project to a plan from Glen L or somebody.
He built a boat for himself so he could fish on Georgian Bay in comfort,not an objet d'art.
It ain't perfect,but it worked for Bill.
R

[skuthorp]

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I reckon I can top that with this one, seen at Goolwa a few years back --

From memory it's base was a clinker hull, the pale section aft, added to forward with a carvel section and a really fancy concave transom with the bottom planks extended beyond it. Finished it didn't ook too bad, just a bit cartoonish. But oh so heavy!

[ARW123]

Roof - a fence panel.
Cabin sides - some scrap feather edge.
Screen - recycled uPVC double glazing unit
Rear doors - pair of louvre wardrobe doors
Ingenuity - priceless!!

[Boatguy1972]

why is it that I am limited to 19.5 kb when trying to upload a photo? I tried saving a copy of ARW123's photo and it's 116 kb. Am I missing something?

[ARW123]

Upload photographs to a publishing site like "Flickr"; Copy the http://.......... address of the photograps' location; in thread composition page, click on the "insert image" icon and paste the web address of your photograph where instructed.

[Thorne]

The extended dance version of the same instructions:

Here's how to post photos on this forum:

First - don't attach photos. Only a tiny version will display.

Second - Post the photos on the web. Use your own website, or a free image hosting service like www.flickr.com, picturetrail, photobucket, etc.

Once posted on the web, right-click the photo to copy the URL (web address). Always test first by pasting the photo URL into the location field (http:// ) of a web browser and see if the photo displays.

(Flickr only - You usually have to first click the ALL SIZES link near the top -- then you can get the URL by right-clicking or copying the "Grab the photo's URL" data field below the image. If you don't want the largest size (displayed) you can then click another option in the 'Available sizes" links above the image.)

Third - once posted on the web, try this procedure while logged in to this Forum:

1. Click the "User CP" link in the browser window in the top left of the menu bar.

2. Click the "Edit Options" link about halfway down the left column.

3. At the bottom of the next page in "Misc Options", select "Enhanced Interface" from the pulldown list. Click the SAVE CHANGES button.

4. Once this interface has been selected, in any "Reply" window you can click the "insert photo" icon --> a little yellow square icon with the stamp in the upper right corner, the mountains in the lower center.

5. Once the little dialog box titled "Please enter the URL of your image" comes up, paste the URL of the photo in the field.

TROUBLESHOOTING:
If unsure of the procedure, test first by pasting the photo URL into the location field (http:// ) of a web browser.

Remember, the PHOTO URL will end in .jpg, not .htm or html. URLs ending in .htm are the page that the image is on, not the photo location itself. If the photo URL ends in other code, try deleting everything after the "xxxxxx.jpg" part of the URL to get it to display on web forums.

[Boatguy1972]

thank you for the detailed explanation, I never would have figured it out.

[donald branscom]

why is it that I am limited to 19.5 kb when trying to upload a photo? I tried saving a copy of ARW123's photo and it's 116 kb. Am I missing something?

Yes...... you are missing something.

19.5kb but HOW large???? Pixels do not have a size. You may have a 3000x 2700 pixel image.

The photo you are loading should be 600x400 pixels @ 29KB because that is how large many peoples computer screens are.

[Captain Intrepid]

Yes...... you are missing something.

19.5kb but HOW large???? Pixels do not have a size. You may have a 3000x 2700 pixel image.

The photo you are loading should be 600x400 pixels @ 29KB because that is how large many peoples computer screens are.

I'd make it a bit bigger than 29 kB, otherwise you'll have significant artefacting. It saddens me how many beautiful photos of boats are out there that are ruined by overcompression.

[TimmS]

No, I did not build her.

[OconeePirate]

No, I did not build her.

Somewhere Buckminster Fuller wants to slap the $#!? out of someone.

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

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Crikey! Sure can't beat that one.

[WX]

[WX]

[purri]

^ indicative of the saying "wealth is no criterion of good taste".

[AstoriaDave]

Ah, that is an honest little log bronc. Ugly but oh, so useful. Not an error in vessel evolution at all. Works well at its job.

[WX]

I figured it had something to with pushing log around...well pushing something around.

[PeterSibley]

Erk ! We have a winner !

[John Turpin]

Probably has a great personality.

[SamSam]

Ah, that is an honest little log bronc. Ugly but oh, so useful. Not an error in vessel evolution at all. Works well at its job.

Sometimes fishery boats are made like that to get under length regulations. They might look goofy, but there is a reason.

[Peerie Maa]

Ah, that is an honest little log bronc. Ugly but oh, so useful. Not an error in vessel evolution at all. Works well at its job.

they are a real bouncy ride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ0aLGwoVQs

[Peter_Crowl]

[marcin]

Peter Crowl

THAT one won't slap the waves at all, will she

[Breakaway]

they are a real bouncy ride.

You could sell tickets for ten-minute rides on that thing!

[Noah]

The photo you are loading should be 600x400 pixels @ 29KB because that is how large many peoples computer screens are.

Depending on your user base, a good standard for resolution is 1024 wide X 768 high. Figuring in a few pixels for other stuff, 1000 or 900 pixels wide is a good image size to shoot for.

[bljones]

Y'know, there is something to be said for someone building their own dream with their own hands for their own selves. It sure beats sitting around watching Tv and muttering "wouldacouldashoulda" and finding all the reasons not to. Yeah, the aesthetics are occasionally questionable, but at least the owner has an unbeatable excuse.
"I am an amateur."

THIS was built by professionals. On purpose. Really.:



I think that the manufacturer may have lost a contract to produce Freightliner cabs, and fumbled around for something to do with the molds.

[bljones]

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I reckon I can top that with this one, seen at Goolwa a few years back --

It looks like it would be crewed by 7 dwarfs.

[marcin]

It looks like it would be crewed by 7 dwarfs.

And Snow White, whenever they're in port for a little shore leave