len swanson

Thanks Greg for the compliment on the color. I didn't do a temporary placement. I put them were the plans called for. The handles hit my legs a little when going forward. I am going to try to bush the oar locks 1/2" first. If that doesn't get it it will give me a good idea of how much more I will need. take care len

Put the last coat of paint on 7-3, mounted the hardware 7-9 and took her out for a little row this morning. Just need to raise the oar locks a little. Everything went well and I am very happy with the way "SWANDITTY" turned out. Even the Admiral enjoyed the row today. Hope to start phase 2 (sail stuff) this August. I'll try to attatch some pics. take care Len

thanks guys I plan on installing them in the middle of the vertical sides of the stern seats and off center for the forward bulkhead. There isn't any forward seats in my plans so I don't have to worry about messing them up. Dave, you forgot one attribute for the ports, STRONG. . if I find some I'll buy a couple for you too. Now I've started thinking about what might be good to store on the dingy. Which I suppose is a bad thing because they are called "flotation" chambers but I'm sure some stuff will accumulate over time. Well I better get back to building before I start filling it up. thanks again Len

Hi everyone This is my first post to the board but I have spent hours reading and learning from the posts picking up all kinds of info that has kept me from having to do things twice or more. This boat building stuff is fun and I can see that it could become addictive. I am trying to decide where to place the inspection ports and hoped that someone could tell me what they liked and disliked about with were they put theirs. Thanks Len