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I agree, the weekender is great for 2 adults and a couple of kids but four adults are going to be really crowded. best of luck on your project and decision!!

That looks interesting... 8) 8)

I looked too. 8) 8)

After all, John is at the top of the lower 48 so he can't be that far away for Alaska can he? :twisted: :roll: :wink:

Cool looking little boat Frank, hey blacksmith, does the design your building look anything like that? defiantly have to post some pictures of both boats. Ok gang, for those of you in the know...Is there a link so we scope out what blacksmith is building? Is the pram going to be multifuctional? sail, row and power?

be easier missing the old noggen that way!!

Perfect day for sailing!!! I found that the sails (boom) sits low. Still worked nice. Just need to... :oops: :roll: ....re-cut the length of the sails. I'm about 6 inches too long... :cry: 8) 8) 8) 8)

Hey Greg, did you "pay" the seems with anything? If so what? On that side shot it looks like the seems have been sealed with something. :roll: :?

"I hate square corners on boats." - Oyster That would explain why you hang out with us Oyster!! :wink: :wink:

this is a great thread!! keep it up!! 8)

so...what's the plan? do you think you will get her done this season? or must we wait until next year for the finished product? :roll: :wink:

8) 8) I like them!!! 8) 8) You'll notice that the mast is off, I'm putting on a slide so that I can take advantage of the new gooseneck. 8)

thanks capt jake, but I think :? that would be too much hps. for the boat. Been busy getting the Weekender ready for the season. Winter is all of a sudden getting short!!!!! :shock: Even with the snow the last couple of days!!!

ok...if i remember right, this thread is about wood? hatches made out of a particular type of wood were made by PAR...it's been so long....what type of wood again? :twisted: :twisted: :wink:

so... I cut down my old 2X4 boom to a more managable size. Here is the way I looked when I started. I wasn't sure how it was all going to come apart. some parts held well, others didn't the other side. How not to use a table saw. :oops: after the cut. used a camfer and router to get some type of shape. :wink: just a small aside...I always use quality equipment!!! time to play with the belt sander!!! 8) after sanding. sliding gooseneck attached. hard to see but the compleated boom 8) btw, hey Oyster, I got a camera for x-mas!!!! :twisted:

Dang, finally got the sail I cut down to be usable. Only took a little time :roll: I'm interested to see how they work. 8) The short thing that kinda looks like a dog is checking on my work

"sold the house bought an RV and have been traveling for the last 3 yrs." :shock: I can see how that might be tough building a boat in an RV :wink:

Nice shot Phil! 8)

cool, thanks. 8) 8)

Wow Charlie, that is outstanding work. 8) ...yeah....mine look NOTHING like that. :oops:

Yup, great book, looked through it from the library a while back. Wish I owned a copy now. My problem is more of the "attention to detail" thing...had the same problem in the Navy. I mean, come on, rolling a watch cap?????? :? :roll: I tend to gravitate to the more "shotgun" or "hack and slash" solutions. Works well at times in my line of work. I am trying to reform...really... :twisted: Probably why I don't fish either

Well, capt jake can tell you how long and the power settings he used when he conducted a battery test with Barry. :twisted: :wink: On my Weekender I most likely never used it over 4 hrs at a time and I usually used it on about 1/2 throttle. #55 thrust, I never ran out of power using a 12 volt gel battery. That worked out to about, maybe, 8 miles. Going the distance was never an issue. Just the length of time it took to get there. :roll: increasing power never seemed to move me much faster with the electric, but seeing capt jake and his little 4 hps. made me rethink the whole electric thing...Hey Barry, any idea on the price of those props? 8) If they aren't too pricey that might be something to experiment with.

Hey Noel, Last season I used a 55 # Riptide. I never had a problem getting where I wanted to go or ever had to wait out a tide. However, I spent many an hour slowly going where I wanted to go. Lots of headlands to get around to find the wind. Lots of currents and tides. I didn't go to the San Juans, only sailed out of Olympia (salt), Seattle (fresh and salt) and Mulkateo (salt.) I would really plan the times of my trip if I was going to the Islands, lots of awesome tides and currents up there. Same with the South Sound where it narrows down towards Olympia. See the thread where capt jake and Barry spent that wonderful afternoon attempting to get back to the dock. I liked it cause it was very quite and worked just fine for getting to and away from the dock. If I was staying in Lake Washington, I would hang with the electric. This winter I picked up a couple of used gas motors and I am looking forward to seeing how they effect an outing on the Sound. I didn't like it for the long slog to where the wind was. It all depends how patiant you are. I'm not. :wink:

Hi Greg, I have a Brother sewing mechine (actually my wife does) but I looked inside before for I attempted to use it and found that the gears are plastic. The area between the throat and the peak is 6 layers thick (reuse, reuse, reuse,) and with the amount of force I have to use to drive the needle through the material...I think there might be some issues. :roll: :wink: I hand sewed the skin of a wood framed kayak I built low these many years ago. Time really does seem to rose color events. I don't remember being so bored when I did it then. :? Oh well, back to work.

So I'm hand sewing these sails I was given by capt jake and making a new main. Boy, is it boring... :shock: ... eats up time too. You know all that really fine stitching you see on sails sometimes? Yeah, well, thats not mine. It will hold and the seams are mostly straight ... kinda. :roll: I am getting better as I go along. Broke two needles so far...I wonder how many I break before I finish? :twisted: It really makes you appreciate the old time sailmakers. Boy talk about attention to detail. :cry: :shock: