buck Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Hi everyone, I needed a tender for the Weekender when I have her anchored out. So I built a rather rough Amphora out of construnction ply and gorilla glue. I fibreglassed the seams, reduced the keel in size and put a small thwart inside. I also made her a little narrower to fit inside my old Seirra stationwagon. I have had two tests of her. One a short paddle and the other a 8 km row! She handles beautifully and rows well. Shes pretty rough but suits its purpose. Good luck to all you other Amphora builders! http://community.webshots.com/album/127728887BPACTo Quote
Johannah Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Ah, yes, a little competition for speedy building. Buck, your fleet is looking great. Are you following Adla's adventures in building? She, too, can knock a boat out in a jiffy. 8) Quote
buck Posted March 23, 2004 Author Posted March 23, 2004 Hi Johanah, I've been following some of the Amphora building going on, not sure if I got Adla's (is there a link?) I was reminded of John's visit the other day, being this time last year. In that splendid Indian summer?gorgeous autumn we had last year. Unfortunately this year has been cold ,wet and stormy and my Weekender has remained tucked up in the Shed. Too bad. However I have been going on small adventures in the Amphora between showers. Quote
buck Posted March 24, 2004 Author Posted March 24, 2004 The Catboat is actually a Olyimpic Class Finn dinghy. (at 14'10" and 5' beam hardly a dinghy one thinks) I built up the sides, ripped out the cockpit and put in acabin, I've always loved Cape Cod Catboats and it seemed the cheapest way to get one. You can see more on Weekender boatbuilding http://groups.msn.com/WeekenderBoatbuilding/finncatboat.msnw Finns are real he-man boats to race , you know 250lbs and not an ounce of fat, but as cruisers they are sublime, the secret is to spill wind. You flatten down the sail and let it flap away and still move along quite nicely. I've sailed 50km in a day in that boat, in pretty atroious conditions at times. However the my Weekender at only a few feet longer and a foot of beam is more than its equal in seaworthiness. The boat is cold molded mahogonay (round bilge and built in the late 60s. Here they are dirt cheap, nobody it seams wants out-of date racing dinghys. Iwas going to sell it but I 'll paint it up and sail it again. Quote
adla Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 i'd love to get a website together on the weekender building project but i spend every ounce of spare time on the boat and posting to the forum... Where do you get the plans for the amphora? They are so cute and would be great for hugging the cliffs on the lake near me...the water is 80 feet deep just a few feet out ~ desert lake *strange* and a little boat to hug the cliffs and fish in would be a blast! Adla Quote
Barry Pyeatt Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 At your local library, where else? The Amphora A boat you can build for underwater research! By Peter and Mike Steveson. Or order a used copy from the Books link above at Amazon. Quote
buck Posted March 25, 2004 Author Posted March 25, 2004 I think mike is scanning the pages to put on the stevenson website. The book however is well worth getting, I wish I had seen it as a kid. It would have set me dreaming for weeks. The amphora uses a little more plywood than most one sheet designs, but you get alot more boat. Mine feels quite seaworthy for its size, I hope to test it in a bit of a chop, fairly soon. Quote
Greg Luckett Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 At your local library' date=' where else? [i']The Amphora A boat you can build for underwater research! By Peter and Mike Steveson.[/i] Or order a used copy from the Books link above at Amazon. Barry, None of the local libraries had it around here, and finding it online took several weeks of searchin on the web. I finally located mine via an associate seller with Amazon. It was sold from a library in Lousianna. These books are getting scarce as hens teeth. Greg. Quote
adla Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 Library here doesn't have it either. Looks like a cute little boat. A. Quote
Johannah Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookSearchPL?cmid=hp-search-form The above link will take you to abebooks.com for a couple of copies of "The Amphora". Quote
Barry Pyeatt Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 I got it on an Intra-library loan. The copy actually came from somewhere in Pennsylvania. It cost me all of $2.30 for them to send it to me. I got to keep it for 3 weeks and then they sent it back. The local library systems didn't have it but they found it. I got the copy I have now thru the Amazon link above. It came from some other reseller and is in very good condition. Since it was one of my youngest son's favorites when he was little, I decided to get the book for him to build one for his new son when he gets a little older. If he doesn't, then grandpa will have to step in and give the little guy a project. Quote
Frank Hagan Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 There are five copies available from the Amazon link (which helps support this site). Prices range from $12.53 to $26. Ignore the "Amazon.com Price" since they don't have any copies (sheesh!) Click Here! for the listing. Quote
adla Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 i am getting it from a Borders here that can order from one of the sites listed on the Amazon page. Thanks for the help in locating it. Adla Quote
Frank Hagan Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Yep, you can usually get it from the "network" now; it used to be hard to get a local bookseller to order something from a used book dealer, but most of them can do it now. Quote
adla Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 i know people there....used to work for Borders, 9 years ago...i favor them. My little nephew would look real cute (he is already cute) in an amphora...plus i think it is big enough for mE! Quote
Frank Hagan Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 i know people there....used to work for Borders' date=' 9 years ago...i favor them.My little nephew would look real cute (he is already cute) in an amphora...plus i think it is big enough for mE![/quote'] Well, Buck seems to fit in it! Quote
buck Posted March 26, 2004 Author Posted March 26, 2004 The amphora is a good sized wee dinghy especially for one adult although 2 might be pushing it a little. But miles better than a one sheeter. Quote
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