Hello, I am sorely tempted to build a Folkboat and need plans. Are they available for free or cheap? Thanks. Thaddeus
[IMG] man what a lot of rivets. [IMG] I am making a hollow daggerboard out of aluminum... the idea is that it will fill with water when...
Now I know why the 'ugh'. I set about 250 rivets today. Tomorrow I will be drilling out about 30 to redo them... sigh. New pix on the updated...
Made a gooseneck this evening. Hope to have something I can sail by the end of June. http://www.tc.umn.edu/~austi012/sailboat2.htm
Why do you have to choose? Shouldn't there be a unity of design and execution that operates on the craft as a whole?
I think that site is for vapid, self-obsessed narcissists who need a good swift kick in the teeth. It's an incredibly stupid and self-indulgent...
It's going to be pretty impressive for a first effort at boatbuilding despite the use of rivets, I think. We'll see. I intend to embarass some...
Fascinating.
Beautiful craft. Tres Bon. :)
Salt water? You think I'm taking a 16 foot aluminum sailing dinghy into salt water?:D NO WAY :cool:
Why the "uhhhg..." in the duplicate thread, Thunderhead? btw, ordered the 5200..
Why the "Uhhg...." ?
Mike, The stuff I am thinking about is sandwiched between the 2 aluminum plates where they are riveted together, and acts like a gasket. Is there...