OK. Looks to me like the C board is about the same size as the Y-Flyer board so I don't see a big problem. As you say the board can come up a...
>>Using the twin scow boards with the Y-Flyer rig may not work as you hope - and single handling may not be comfortable.<< Hi - Could you...
Would this work aytall????? I'm thinking of swapping my Y-Flyer sail rig onto a Johnson Class C Scow. The Y-Flyer [wood] is 18 long, 5.5...
Has anyone info or a site with info on the Northwest 18? It's an open boat with a foredeck and a retractable keel but I have seen the boat...
In the mid 40's I learned to canoe with the wooden canvas covered canoes. Practically lived in em. We carried stuff to patch and repair which...
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I want to fair (remove material from) the LE of a gelcoated rudder; about 4-6 inches near the lower pintle.
Followup: If anybody really giv-a-damns; The project is abandoned. Dirty shame its too bad. It was sailed oncet in deep watah with the...
I believe you misunderstood my comeback. :-)
Moose: Its an old refer in the garage for our fruit tree XS in the summer. Nuthin in the freezer cept 2-liter bellywash bottles of ice. I try to...
I've saved XS epoxy resin overnight in the refrigerator freezer a couple times. Or a couple hours if interupted by something important like my...
From sad experience if you use foam use it only where water cannot get under it ie SEAL it and everything around it. If it's applied to wood...
An old one - not carbon fiber- Hobie 16-18 I may be grinding off some leading edge near the upper end where it isn't foil shaped ie making it...
I typed "rowing shell kit" into Google: This was the first site. It might give you a first clue. Oxford Rowing Shell Kits Plans - Chesapeake...
Stuart- Don't know if this will help but it may jog your thinking: I've got a 21 footer with 6 foot bowsprit. I can set one of several jibs...
>>A one-part poly urethane might be a good choice for this.<< As a top coat not a sealer.
Dunno about removing the old paint but I grew up with (lived in) canvas covered canoes. To seal the canvas we applied orange shellac prior to...
I just went out and performed a rigorous investigation of one of my rail masts. :-) Fir. Doug Fir. It was 1 5/8 dia. with a circular cross...
>You may be able to get a round stair case railing at Lowes or HD fairly cheap< I'll 2nd that. Made a 2 masted sail canoe rig that way. 17 foot...
Practise. Practise glassing a piece of wood both horizontaly and at a steep angle like you have on your boat sides. Small pieces will do like...
