12' Cat |
Hi,
Just thought I'd send along a couple pics. I'm sure you get plenty of these, but here goes. I didn't build strictly to the plans with carrying the hull width all the way astern and raising the freeboard a bit.
I'm planning to power with a 4hp Yamaha 4 stroke.
Rob Smith |
AF4B |
Hi Chuck:
Thanks for getting the fast hardener out just in time for fall boat building. I had other concerns this summer. I repowered Nereus (my CAL 2-27) with my boat money so I had to sail a lot. I then dislocated my shoulder. This has made slow going.
I did get the wales and cabin clamps done with regular hardener. I had to steam bend the oak for the cockpit combing. It is in place but fall temperatures are here so I need the new hardener now.
Bob Holley
Seattle WA. |
Big prize for Little Tri |
Hans, my most enthusiast user of the "Little Tri" was sending this mail to the K-designs forum.
I have to say, I am as proud as he or even more. Here is article
A short update about sailing activities with the Little Tri.
I participated in the "Dorestad Raid", a sail and oar event that was held in the North of the Netherlands.
There were about 22 small sail/row boats and a big mothership for sleeping and dinner.
I was the first multihull to attend to this kind of event (at least in the Netherlands). All went well.
I could keep up with most of the rowers with my sculling oar.
Sailing I was one of the fastest boats (but not that much faster, and not when beating to windward). The only uncatchable boat was the "Wuptem", a traditional looking rowing shell, but completely from carbon, with two finnjol rigs and a carbon folding propeller driven by cycle pedals.
It was great fun sailing together with all kind of beautiful boats through the Frisian landscape
I went home with the "Pride of the Fleet" prize, for being innovative, for good boat handling and seamanship. It was nice to see other small boat people recognizing my simple solutions. Especially sculling backwards got a lot of attention.
I hope to attend next year.
Hans
BTW here are a few pictures
I do not know if there is a possibility to use it for your magazine, but then see it for what it is. A big achievement for Hans and me.
I send you 2 pictures, one is from Hans himself. He is an inventive guy too.
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Great Service |
Just a note to tell you how great your business runs. We changed the glass schedule, and decided to just tape the upper chines, so we ordered more tape, from you guys, of course. More epoxy, too, and a few sets of rowboat plans for later projects, to make a nice bundle.
Everything is here, in a few days, including the weekend, and the tape goes on tonight. I will be priming the bottom of my Frolic2 by next week. I want to let the epoxy cure well before painting...
Just writing, building, and nothing. :) Hope this finds you well.
Peace, Robert
P.S. Look what tiny wanted after he saw it in on Duckworks...
Our two boys grew up in boats, and tiny took to them like wildfire this year, especially last trip, and he wanted his own boat.
That Hannu is a clever chap, eh? Anyway, teevee remains safe from me.
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These guys drop by the shop now and then... |
It’s hard to find good chantey men around Almostcanada, anymore. But these guys show up when I have to lift really heavy stuff. They don’t like to get their tux’s dirty, though.
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Baby Boats |
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Hi Chuck,
How are you? It’s been a long time. Thought I’d drop an email to say hi. Lucille and I are doing just fine and are still enjoying life in good old Prince George.
We are grandparents (3 yrs now) of two wonderful kids and in 8 months we will be blessed with a third. We both look forward to retirement but that is still some time down the road. My son said to me in a joking manner “ Dad, you are getting old!” I said to him, “ Son, you have it completely wrong! I’m not getting old anymore, I’m getting elderly, yikes! “ Hair is turning white and thinning as well. For me, in 1973 ‘long’ hair, 2016 ‘longing’ for hair!
I will always continue visiting your website. Boats have a special place in my heart and the passion to build them will never diminish. Although I haven’t built a full size boat in a number of years, I do, however, enjoy building and selling these scaled down 32” to 48“ ‘Ornament Boat’ versions. It has proven to be a lot of fun building these little cute guys. People just adore them. Many have bought 2.
Above is a 4ft prototype with oars. Additional things were added to later boats– such as oar locks, bow/stern cleats, handles positioned on the starboard/port sides of the transom including a motor mount plate. The overwhelming response and orders for this boat took me completely by surprise when first introduced to the public on a Facebook “Buy and Sell“ group. Planning to do sailboat and cabin cruiser versions as well. Some folks wanted a 6’ long boat with seat shelves so it could be positioned upright to store or display in it books, ornaments, toys, nautical themed items.... placed in a bedroom or living room – haven’t done one of those yet.
These boats are ideal for display in rock/flower gardens, cabins, Lodges, patios, wall mountable...... The pics above are not high quality and all the ornament boats shown above are just prototypes. You may recognize the design when all the added, enhanced features are taken away.
Dale |
Source for Plywood |
Chuck, I found a good supplier of boat building plywood: American Wood Panel. It is in Florida. They shipped quickly, reasonable price, very good quality meranti plywood. Just in case someone asks you again.
My lap strake Melonseed is coming along okay. The plans from Wooden Boat were a disappointment though - many errors and some pages contradicted what was in other pages.
George |
The chronology of a New York Minute... |
The chronology of a New York Minute.
Today is the twenty-fourth of OCTOBER. We live a whole degree of latitude north of Duluth, Minnesota. Most people with a normal sense of time and season have put their boats away—a month or more ago. Lake houses are empty; their pipes drained. Most of our friends and neighbors go to Arizona this time of year. I even put Miss Kathleen into her storage shed yesterday. I was gonna’ go out on the river, but let “stuff” get in the way.
Call it ennui. Call it funk, the blues. There was just something wrong with this picture. I walked in on Kate. She was happily sewing another quilt. Her calling doesn’t know season. I said, “Beau-the-sea-dog and I are thinkin’ about putting the boat in the water.” She said, “Yeah. You guys aughta’ do that.” That was 12:04.
12:05. Coat and hat. Dog in tractor pack.
12:06. Tractor running and hitched to boat trailer. Backing across the bridge, and up the hill.
12:09. Miss Kathleen parked in driveway, and unhooked from tractor.
12:11. Big Red backed in and hooked up to trailer. Dog transferred to truck seat. Headed for launch ramp.
12:14. On the ramp, pulling tie-downs.
12:17. Boat floating. Park truck and trailer.
12:21. Underway.
12:35. Anchored. Lunch. Naps for all hands.
OK. I feel better, now. How ‘bout you?
Dan Rogers |
Happy Hour |
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-Tom
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Wayback |
Here is another of Herb's wonderful catalog scans:
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