Plywood and Such, Complications, etc.

[mgriffin]

O.K. I see what ya mean. I don't want a 200 pound boat . I'll make it out of 1/4 inch ply then, thought I might as well save a little money.
safety last,

[apex1]

Hmm, well Paul, Michael is 13 actually. And Tar is of course not what we smeer on our planks today. I love your description of the ols "Crinoline" lady though..

Richard

[tkk]

Originally Posted by PAR

TI know I've read about fine, 19th century ladies, dressed in their best white outfit, for their first ship board excursions, just to find they're covered in black in a few hours and miserable.

I have some first hand observations of the same from the (nineteen) sixties

But they were boats treated against the said advise

[lewisboats]

O.K. I see what ya mean. I don't want a 200 pound boat . I'll make it out of 1/4 inch ply then, thought I might as well save a little money.

Good MIT (Man In Training)...Smart and Thrifty too

Steve, Michael is a lad of 15 and though seemly bright as 15 year olds go, "not ready for prime time" if you're old enough to know what I mean. He'll figure things out soon enough.

Quite bright really...I have to tell my 19 yo things around a dozen times before it sinks in. Oh well...he's got time to learn to be hard headed...hopefully it doesn't run in the family like mine does

[tkk]

Originally Posted by PAR

I know I've read about fine, 19th century ladies, dressed in their best white outfit, for their first ship board excursions, just to find they're covered in black in a few hours and miserable.

Have a look at these ladies, they know that tar is only for the workboats and fishermen



And this guy is just in time with his tar, as you can see some ice on the lake



These are paintings by major finnish painters of late 19th century.

[gonzo]

mgriffin: Without doing too many calculations there is a simple way to estimate the weight of the boat. Go to the lumber store and see how comfortable you are lifting two sheets of 1/2" plywood at the same time. Try 1/4" and compare.

[mgriffin]

I know gonzo. I'm not going to build out of 1/2 inch.

[mgriffin]

Remember The Alamo! All The People That Died During The Mexican-american War Are Probably Rolling Over In Their Graves Right Now!!!

[gonzo]

Is that because they ate too hot tacos?

[hoytedow]

Nice artwork. Who painted them?

[tkk]

The girls in the boat is by Albert Edelfeldt and the man tarring his boat is by Pekka Halonen

[hoytedow]

Thanks.

[mgriffin]

I've been looking at my boat plans and I have a few questions. I am not making a sailing version, so I will not need the rudder, also, the guy that designed my boat says to use the leeboard as a seat if you are not building a sail rig. The leeboard is 1' wide, so I could just get a cheap board (1 inch thick and 1 foot wide) and cut it to proper size. The leeboard would mean extra cutting, plus, I have to laminate it to 1/2 inch from the 1/4 inch ply I am building with, so that means MORE cutting. All of that when I could just saw a plank to proper size and put it in the center of my boat. CAN'T WAIT TO BUILD IT! Also Apex, I am still using an inboard .
Tell me your opinion about the leeboard seat. A weird thing about my boat is that the designer designed it so the wales are around the outside. Does any of you find that unusual? Check out the link below to see what I am talking about:
http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/jim/weevee/index.htm
BTW, he calls in a "Carnel Flange"

[PAR]

I strongly urge you not to build this boat. I suspect the first time you step into this thing, it will dump your inexperienced butt into the drink. I'm not much of a Michalak fan, who seems to desire ugly, questionable design concepts and debatable structural arrangements as a design requirements. This boat is about as unsuited to your needs as they get. Reconsider you plans.

[lewisboats]

I know Jim so I won't go there on the other stuff but I definitely think Paul is right in that this is not the boat for what you want to do and if you do go ahead with it anyways...make sure you launch is shallow enough water that you can stand in it...'cause you probably will be doing just that. I had forgotten just which design you had decided on...tsk...tsk...and I thought you had such a bright future!