Lucki Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Hi just want to say hello and advise that I'm new here and plan to lurk about scanning your messages and ideas for the next little while. I have just ordered the plans for the "Vacationer" and look forward to the challenge of building my own boat. I've been a handyman for many years now but never actually built anything bigger than a box for a utility trailer so this is no doubt going to be a big project for me. I imagine it'll take me a year or so just to make room in the garage to start but I hope eventually to be able to post a few beautiful pics on the site as you previous owners have done. Looking forward to monitoring for sometime to come. Peter/Alias Lucki McKenna :n00b: Quote
Mike Pennington Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Cool Welcome Aboard! I have a Vacationer, I should have named her Down and Dirty, but she is a good boat. The down and dirty is a reflection of my poor building skills. However she floats and scoots. There are some skilled builders here as well, with many good ideas and help to get you over the bumps. Just ask. Mike Quote
captjack Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 welcome!!! these ladies and gents are the best! they don't care to share! If you get stuck and have questions .....ask! they are the best. good luck! Quote
Barry Pyeatt Posted July 6, 2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Welcome Lucki, Good group here, with a lot of good ideas and a willingness to share them. Good sense of humor as well. I think you will like the way Frank runs this forum. Keep the organizational politics out of it and we all enjoy the format. Easy to use, and nice people. Quote
Bob Taylor Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 Welcome aboard!!! You're gonna love the Vacationer!!! Quote
TexasPhil Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 a lot of good ideas and a willingness to share them. Good sense of humor as well. Yeah, except that Barry guy... he's kinda squeemish about things, totally without humor.... gotta keep your eye on him. Ah, squeemish ... sammamish... what's the difference? Welcome abord Lucki! Quote
Barry Pyeatt Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 Squeemish is over on Hood Canal I think, close to Docewallups and Humptulips and Similicamene. I think it is only a few miles from Squim. Across the mountains from the Hoh. But it isn't that close to Puyallup or Squamish or the Nisqually. :roll: Sorry I get the spelling of all those important places kinda mixed up now and then. Quote
T. Nelson Surbrook Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 Welcome aboard, you are going to have a lot of fun building the boat. I am in Spokane so we are almost neighbors. Their is a Weekend owner in Grand Forks too. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. There is a substantial amount of knowledge and experience here. Quote
Lucki Posted July 8, 2003 Author Posted July 8, 2003 Thanks very much for the very pleasant welcome folks. I imagine I'll be bugging each and everyone of you for hints and the like as time goes on. I imagine it'll be sometime before I actually get started on the construction but I'm really looking forward to it. I did find a Vacationer being built here in Calgary. Florin, who is on this forum as well I believe and he's agreed to give me a little shop tour. Apparently, he's almost ready to launch. And as for Barry from Sammamish I can feel for you. I'm originally from a little place on the east coast called Antigonish and we've got all kinds of places (ie. Kennebecasis, Tatamagouche or Upper Middle and Lower Musquodoboit) that are hard to get your tongue around. Well until the 3rd beer at least. Thanks again for the warm howdy-do folks I really appreciate it. Hope to be talking with you all again soon. Peter/Alias Lucki McKenna Quote
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