Well, I just had a heated conversation with Mr. Spira himself on FB. I insinuated that flat bottomed boats would pound in waves and he promptly...
My experience with cypress goes back 4 decades when I built a 16 foot cross plank skiff of it. I put the boat in the water from the back of my...
Mast question! We've just weathered a hurricane in my area and there seems now to be an abundance of used sailboat masts available for cheap....
Thank's for the information Bruce. It looks as if you have approximately the same weight per foot as the stock design does. I know that this...
Fantastic photo Jamez, it's kind of hard to tell how hard the wind was blowing because of the headland there sheltering the water but from the...
The crease I was speaking of is the one that happens when you clench your rear end up. I think that I may stick to the stock rig myself. Oh...
Startling picture Jamez, you must have left quite a crease in the seat cushions after that spin-out. Have you ever had the boat capsize? Mike :eek:
Thanks for the picture Bruce, I've calmed down now. Question; is your mast an extrusion or the pipe specified in the plans? If it's an extrusion,...
well, now that I'm totally undecided.:confused: we are talking about 100-150 lbs aren't we? Is the weight that important? A total of say 480 sq...
Ok. I'm beginning to lean towards Okoume 4 mm ply covered with 2oz surfboard cloth if for no other reason than weight savings. Okoume in 4mm...
Got cha OS, I like the idea of build as designed, I was just daydreaming a little. Oh yeah, didn't you say that you built yours out of 1/4 inch...
OK then, Let's fasten it down with stainless, oh yeah dissimilar metal, oops, maybe make the tanks out of stainless, whoa, coast guard says no...
Ok guys, how bout this; I don't want to lengthen the boat, but you say that it needs more bearing aft. How about starting at the #5 frame widening...
They are replacing the original Foamed In tanks after 15 years. No one knows how long the coated tanks last yet as there has been no failures. As...
Pardon me for just jumping in but I own a 20 foot shamrock with two under deck tanks. The builder foamed the original tanks in and most of them...
Good food for thought OS. Thanks again Mike
Bruce, in adding a station to the floats; would you add it in the middle and let the length run out both ends or position the whole float more...
A super job on the board Bruce. Is that a fiberglass stiffening strip in the middle of the board? Sorry, I'm just an old welding engineer and...
Bruce said You need to shop a little more Bruce, I've got them new at less than 400 bucks locally. As far as the foils are concerned, I...
Bruce, If you have ideas for improvements I'd certainly like to hear them. Since I'm in the planning and procuring stages. One thing I belive...
