Which stands in sharp contrast to WhizBang's lightning build.
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Two years, three months, seventeen days.
Which stands in sharp contrast to WhizBang's lightning build.
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That's how long it took you to paint her? Well, she's mighty purty!
David G
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http://www.harborwoodworking.com/boat.html
"It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)
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It still hadn't sunk yet.
In the above photo, two things strike my eye. First, a girl coming in on a kayak looks like a stern ornament. But no. It's just a girl on kayak. Second, one of the two sails is folded up in the forepeak. I could not get the lines quite adjusted right in time to sail on this trip. Next Satuday will be the first sail launch. Thus, oars only on this one.
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Good for you! Can't wait to see pics of her sailing!
Amphibious Macroplankton Oughtredia doublendus
Mostly found frequenting the littoral and estuarine zones in the southern half of the Salish Sea, though sightings have been recorded both north and south of this area, and occasionally, but rarely, inland, in freshwater environments. This species lives on micro-brewed beer and dutch-oven biscuits,and displays brightly colored nylon and gore-tex plumage during the rainy season. Approach with caution!
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In the above photo, you can see that I have not yet ordered a Herreshoff style stemhead. I don't know if I will. I kind of like it the way it is.
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My little boy on his first ride. He made it about fourteen seconds before he fell asleep for the rest of the outing.
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This is a photograph of a woman about to hit me with a bottle.
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David G: I think watching paint dry was about as fast as I moved on this build. Of course I am well onto planning my next one. James, I can't say I was disappointed with not sailing yesterday. I tried to launch three weeks ago and couldn't get my trailer right. The trailer I used was minimal at best. But I will have it all ready this weekend. Watcha think Canoeyawl? She's got lots of copper in her that you sent me...
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An excellently pretty boat! Congratulations.
Gee, there are lots of strakes. Is there a pic of Thad's Columbia Lifeboat around?
That's really pretty!
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Jim: I have the build manual for that Columbia. I thought I made this one a little too dinghy-like with that red interior. I didn't like it at first and thought I would paint over it almost immediately. I am liking it more now. It does detract some from the subtle aelarion green though.
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Altogether beautiful Dave, here's my part of a standing ovation for you! I particularly like the way you counterbablanced your oars.
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Day-um, that looks nice!
Gerard>
Everett, WA
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Second that standing ovation!
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What's all this loose talk of stern ornaments and over-priced stemhead fittings. The most fetching catch of all appears to be sitting right in the boat!
Life is good when one can surround oneself with beauty, animate and otherwise. Well done davebrown!!!
Looking forward to some fine sailing pictures when you're ready.
Cheers!
Peter
Do it,do it,do it,do it,do it,do it,do it,now!
J.Lennon
This boat was built with ten thumbs.No fingers were harmed in anyway.
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+1
I didn't notice any stem/stern nonsense.
R
"Now Ron,don't you do anything stupid!" - Grandma B.
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"Which stands in sharp contrast to that show off WhizBang."
....but she is WAY outta my league!!
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Well done!
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I thought you would think that was a funny remark Whiz. On my second next build I want to drive up to your and James' neck of the woods and pick up a truckload of AYC. You think you can help me locate a local mill? I am first going to build a little pirate's wherry for my boy, from a carved half hull. But then a Haven 12 1/2, unless I can convince myself to build a Watch Hill 15, which are the most beautiful objects by the hands of men, although I would not disparage the kind of Chesapeake skiffs that EddieBou builds. But I don't know if I can survive a build of that magnitude. This one took forever. I work by trial and error, mostly error, so I built this thing three or four times before I got it "good enough for good enough".
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Gib, I use those oars on my Whisp. They are 8 footers and I think I will build a pair for this boat in the 9'6" range. The 8s worked fine but...we had a discussion on this forum some number of months (or was it years?) ago and I was soliciting remarks about whether this thing would row well. I said I thought it would be a pig. It does row like a pig. A really aggressive pig though. It is slow to start and uninterested in changing course, but then it is one of the few heavy boats I have ever rowed (and I have rowed a lot of heavy boats, some of them with outboards on the back that wouldn't start and should have been thrown in) where the idea of inertia "punching you along into the waves" really feels true. I also noticed a dramatic difference in this boat between one or two rowers (I should point out the stations are side-by-side with one oar per person) for some reason. It must be balanced just so, such that the additional 200 lbs. or so really causes it to squat. It rowed pretty well as a single. Little or no effect from a crosswind or headwind, at 8-10 knots. I was prepared to start figuring out a way to put an electric motor on the rudder, as a few peopel have done, but now I don't think it necessary for where I will mostly be sailing--lakes with a trip to SF Bay every couple of weeks.
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Just in case you ever reconsider a rudder mounted trolling motor....
http://www.trollingmotors.net/trolli...ine-mount.html
Next time you have the camera handy can we see a closeup of the oar handles?
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davebrown,
A hearty "WELL DONE" and cheers! Those pictures tell a thousand imaginative words.
Finestfind!!
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What a beauty. The green is so pretty. I wouldn't have guessed that that light shade would be so lovely, but I would have been wrong. She makes a perfect launch in some of those pictures. By the way, my son does the same thing- snacks, snacks, snacks, then asleep.
"A man builds the best of himself into a boat- builds many of the memories of his ancestors." -Steinbeck
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Sweet!
This new ship here is fitted according to the reported increase of knowledge among mankind. Namely, she is cumbered end to end with bells and trumpets and clocks and wires. It has been told to me she can call voices out of the air or the waters to con the ship while her crew sleep. But sleep though lightly. It has not yet been told to me that the sea has ceased to be the sea.--Rudyard Kipling
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Fabulous.
Can I borrow it for a year or two?
Carpe the living sh!t out of the Diem
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very nice
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Very beautiful, and I quite like the red interior.
Chuck Hancock
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Gib, here is a photo that catches the counterwieght on the oars. The shafts and blades are rather well executed, if I may say so, but the weights are crude: some unvarnished cedar ears that I glued on and shaped with a belt sander.
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Mc Mulifen drills holes in them and stores his batteries in there!
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HAHAHA! I thought it was two stroke oil. I just came up from my shop and got the rudder working now. I am hoping to have everything well functioning by tomorrow night for the first sail Saturday. I am a bit intimidated about the double sail. I think I am going to start out with mainsail only.
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It's a gorgeous vessel!
Time well spent!
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Oh don't be intimidated, Dave! It's actually easier and safer to have a mizzen around. Here's a link to a sailing guide I have drawn up for the lug yawl, but you should be able to find plenty of cross-applications for your own two-sticker. Once mastered, you'll never go back.Originally Posted by davebrown
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Amphibious Macroplankton Oughtredia doublendus
Mostly found frequenting the littoral and estuarine zones in the southern half of the Salish Sea, though sightings have been recorded both north and south of this area, and occasionally, but rarely, inland, in freshwater environments. This species lives on micro-brewed beer and dutch-oven biscuits,and displays brightly colored nylon and gore-tex plumage during the rainy season. Approach with caution!
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You will get compliments every time you take her out.
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thank you James. I have perused your information and will read in depth.
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Very nice boat Dave, where are ya goin sailing tomorrow? I just looked back at the photos and that looks like lake Natomas, is that right? Can't wait to see sails up!
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