Recon1342

Progress is continuing, albeit slowly. I have a family to worry about, boat work comes in short snatches when I have time...

It would, but then I wouldn’t learn how to loft frames from offsets. There will be a significant amount of satisfaction gained from turning a handful of charts with numbers on them into a living, breathing craft. See hirilonde’s comment in regards to waste... Thank you.

It has all begun. I’m lofting the frames onto poster board, these will get transferred to Baltic Birch once I have a construction space organized.

The book got here Friday, gonna find some suitable paper and begin drafting the plans!

Thank you sir! I cannot wait to start the lofting process!

I just ordered Jeff’s book Fuselage Frame Boats, and am looking at possibly building the Poco Barta. I wanted to build the Vardo originally, but I love the rounded bow and fantail stern of the Curlew and Poco Barta. I was curious as to the stability factor for Poco Barta, and any other info you guys may have. I know it’s not a common build, but I may just tackle it for that reason alone. Thanks!

I’ve been digging through the recesses of the interwebs for about a month now; researching Greenland kayaks and assorted shenanigans. This is apparently the place to be for all things SOF, so here I am. Sometime in the next few months I’ll be ordering the plans for a vardo and beginning to gather materials. Looking forward to sharing my build process with you all.

I suspect you are correct, and I’m only 35. Hard work and patience are quickly going out of style, with the exception of what seems to be a minority of younger folks. The reward/work matrix has been skewed by so much instant gratification.