Rob, Welcome to the party, better late than never! For the mast we are going to try a few different things. The cedar probably won't be used...
Great find with the Finn building the Schionning. Hadn't seen that one yet. The rutu I have seen before. He's using strip plank White Cedar,...
I like this design. Who is the designer and what does he charge for prints? Whatever it is, I'm too cheap to pay for them, so do you think we...
So let's say White Cedar, glass sheathed. Now what would we build?
Gougeon Bros book is next on the list along with Chris White's book. And please don't think I'm going to do anything reckless that would...
What amount of $$,$$$ is your diesel and outdrive? What type of construction are you doing?
Why fear risk? I understand why risk more than necessary. But why fear it? Why limit yourself to never voyaging further than eyesight from land?
Why $10,000 worth of radios and nav gear? Who says that you need this? Our ancestors didn't have this, and they traveled in boats far more crude...
Size wise I'm honed in on 38 feet. I'm not opposed to longer. My major dimensional constraint is beam. I'm limited to 16' by Michigan's...
So what would you trade for or buy? Ply? This was the original direction I was thinking, but Marine Grade is like getting rammed up the crapper...
Stan (or anybody else for that matter) Do you have a good picture of the exact beam work underneath where a mast is stepped? I'm trying to figure...
Can anybody point me in the direction of more information on the Lord method? I think I've got a good feel of it from reading Gerr, but would...
Is this what you are referring to: CEDAR, NORTHERN WHITE 21 lbs. per cubic foot, 1.75 lbs. per board foot Very similar to Atlantic white...
I've thought about using the Cedar to finance either a buy or build using different materials. I'm open to all options. I understand that the...
Thanks for all the great responses. I understand that the cedar will only go so far towards the overall costs. But it's a starting point. Sorry...
Howdy, I have access to 60 acres of solid White Cedar. Ultimately, my goal is to use this timber to build a sailboat (Multi preferred, mono if...
Why are most homebuilt Cat's done with Ply framing? I was thinking of Ply for the bulkheads, but all the other interior frames I'd like...
Alright, first post, so be gentle. Here's what I have in mind: 36' x 16' sailing catamaran, made out of a single chine white cedar planked...
