Mad Mariner™ magazine is having another writing contest. The last time the submissions wound up being pretty good. This time, they are going for...
If there's anything a bunch of boaters can do, its tell a story... if you are so inclined, Mad Mariner is running an essay contest with prizes......
You guys see this? http://madmariner.com/blogs/boat_shows/19830 I like the "let's vote port/starboard" aspect :-) Maybe they need a...
As an opposite to the usual construction/build articles, this was interesting, in a sad sort of way: [IMG] Follow the link for details and...
All good points... I'm just aiming for a slightly different use :-) I want a European "looking" barge craft, with some of those design...
Thanks... you know, you may just prompt me back into the "self-design" world :-) I started down that path a while back, then backed out... but it...
Thanks, but... Thanks Pericles, I appreciate the links. Here's my collection so far: http://www.craftacraft.com/taxonomy/term/29...
Rational... Well, my thoughts/rational was: Bottom protection... its tough No bottom paint (potentially... I don't know how well...
Thanks... that's some points I hadn't thought of, and all boiled down in one easy paragraph :-) Bruce
Good point on the weight, although fiberglass and epoxy has to weigh something, but probably not as much as even a very thin skin. On the...
It seems like this has been knocked around sometime before, but I can't find it now... Does anybody want to chime in on the feasibility of...
It's mostly nicer in that my metric tape has larger lines at the 5's :-) Eyesite counts :-) I guess I'm just too much of a wood butcher. If its...
Not a problem I just found it odd... I (me, personally) would tend to just round to the nearest 1/2 centimeter (5 mm) unless there was a strong...
Ran across an article pointing out a type of plastic "rivet" that can be used for fastening cardboard (among other things, I suppose). Since so...
After my last discussion on river cruising safety I seem to be getting into a safety theme :-) There's one of these little funny/cute/viral...
Thanks for the info... I'm using a metric tape and just using the dimensions given... that's not a (real) problem... I just have to think about it...
I've been building an Origami Dingy (http://www.craftacraft.com/blog/2)... nothing earth shattering, but I've been enjoying the little I've gotten...
Today Google made available a new feature in their collection of search tools. It allows you to define what they call a "Custom Search Engine"...
Boat practice That just really looks like fun :-) I wonder if "simulators" of some type for the smaller craft world would be of any help...
Ramming speed, Captain! Ah! So THAT explains it... never could figure that out :-)
