ken connors

Hi Dick, I'm not a professional boatbuilder, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn once......... ;D(and I have built a Vacationer and a few others.) I'm in RI. Email me, maybe we can talk on the phone or get together. Glad to help if I can. Ken

Ive got some shots of my flip day which shows a bit of my dolly. (Hope this works, I stinkn at posting pics) Try cutting and pasting this file. C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\BoatFli&BDay03 Sorry about the extra kids bday pics

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!

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That's the good news, Greg. She's layered with mahogany veneers with no sign of rot anywhere. Outer rails are shot, but thats easy. Started removing the fiberglass today-that's NOT easy

A neighbor of mine told me I was welcome to take this old daysailer out of his yard after he saw me restore a Grand Banks dory. This one is in a lot worse shape than the dory was. He tells me it was one of handful of this design that were made for the NY yacht club. It appears to be cold-molded. Still has the original cotton sail The exterior has been glassed, not sure if that was original. The glass has failed in several places and already has some patches. I'm guessing I should start by removing all the glass and take it from there. Anybody recognize the design or know where I might get more info on her? She's 12' long and about 4-1/2 beam.

Hear, hear!

Sorry I disagree, if that's your kid's favorite boat then fix it up for them, as long as it's safe. Then while you're messing about with your kids in their favorte boat you could ask them what kind of boat they would like next as this one is about done......but that's just me

er, I don't know man, but that looks in rough shape. the bottom looks like a mess and the sides look pretty racked from the pic. Does this have some sort of sentimental value? If not I think you may want to start researching the billions of easy to build plans of similar craft. I applaud your newfound interest in boats/boatbuilding, and I think it might be easier and more satisfying to start from scratch than to try to perform CPR on the one you have posted.

Very clever Dave, I like that.

Dear God, be good to me; The sea is so wide, and my boat is so small Makes you think about that old prayer, Jeff

After searching thousands of miles of sea, without finding any signs of a missing sailboat and its four sailors with Rhode Island ties, the U.S. Coast Guard decided last night to suspend its active search. The captain and crew of the 54-foot sailboat Flying Colours were believed to be somewhere off the coast of North Carolina, where the boat disappeared Monday in rough seas. The last contact with the boat was an electronic distress signal that the Coast Guard picked up at 3:30 a.m. on Monday and which stopped a few hours later. Yesterday, the hopes of the sailors

I started saving empty gallon milk jugs a few months before i started putting the seats in. Ive got about two dozen jugs crammed in behind each seat with the caps hot glued on. I keep two super size fenders in the front hatch area and make sure the hatch is locked up after I use it so they dont pop out in an emergency. This is on a Vacationer.

http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo-20070509-NCsailboat.50d5414f.html One of the guys is my neighbors son. Really good guy.

Hey, peace of mind is huge in a wooden boat. If two layers gives it to you, then it's worth it.