Registered: May 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC, CA. Posts: 1,208
April-11-2008 11:03pm
Rating: 10
Hello...
This looks just like my Grandfathers' boat in the Thousand Islands with an I/O...
My Grandfather was a good man - but a bit of a potato(e)...
As for innovation - his flag was a bit limp...
SH.
SC1 Senior Member
Registered: July 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 181
April-12-2008 11:06am
Nice to see that "The good old times" are back again.
Runius Junior Member
Registered: January 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 36
April-12-2008 12:46pm
For the innovation, go in to www.golden-cut.se. Nice to hear your grandfather was a good man Sean ;-)
Sean Herron Scattered Focus
Registered: May 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC, CA. Posts: 1,208
April-12-2008 7:19pm
Hello...
I cannot understand why FRP remains a choice material amongst custom and semi custom builders - unless you are pulling parts from molds it remains the least cost effective and cost recovery material to build in...
Aluminum - cut out your part - cut the largest rectangle out or of any scrap - recycle your flashing - always recovering cost and rolling over the material...
Wood - well - you can burn it for heat and steam - then sell the ash to explosive or other manufacturers - or get drunk and whittle marshmallow sticks - ...
The sound of the water from an inside berth against 1/2 inch wood planking versus a bit of drumming plastic is a real selling point - something that is comfortably human...
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