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Memories
of Last Summer - Part One
I was at last all ready, hooked up, a kiss and hug from wife
Denny and I’m off down the road. |
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Mark
Steele's Model Yacht Column
Mark Steele on a wonderful world of small boats. |
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Marsh
Duck
Surfing the web, I learned about ocean rowing boats and sailing
canoes. I read Fredrick Fenger's 'Alone in the Caribbean' and
realized: "I want a boat that can do that!" |
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Making
a Custom Ice Box
When I was given a quantity of 2 1/2 urethane foam, I decided
to just build a box to fit the space. |
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A
Redfish Trip
It might seem a bit odd to some of my northern friends that
Dec. 18th would be a good time to sail at night to an island
for an "anchor out", but this is TEXAS! |
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Storer-style
Paddle Construction
I don't know if everyone has noticed - but MIK has plans for
paddles. |
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Tying
the Death Grip Loop
This variation of the Death Grip Hitch (aka DGH) came about
from an email sent via Chuck at Duckworks, for a request from
a Boy Scout Leader in New Jersey a year or so ago. |
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Strongback
- Horses for Courses
Over the years as maturity advances along with an increasing
number of grey hairs a few pennies eventually drop. |
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Foot
Pedal Steering on a Sailing Canoe
When I started thinking about this project and how the steering
would work all I knew was that it would take a lot of trial
and error. |
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First
Outing
The day was November 3rd, 2012 which was a day I thought would
never arrive. With the boat loaded on my vehicle, I met Skip
Johnson at his house at 10:30am. |
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Working
with Jim Michalak
I quickly realized that I wanted to be able to get a boat in
the water in under 30 minutes by myself and be able to sail
for a week with supplies. |
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The
Punt Build
I read or heard a quote many years ago that "Until a man
raises a son and builds a boat his life is not complete". |
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Organic
Cleats
You can, of course, screw/bolt your cleats to the deck and hope
for the best, but today we have materials to make cleats an
integral part of a boat. |
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Where
to Build - Part Three
It is now almost a year since I built the boat shed, at the
time I promised third article on how the project worked out
through rain, wind and snow. |
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Lofting
Today - Part
Two
Now for a curved hull. The method is the same, only with a curve
we need more points. |
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