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Re: The Book of Boats

Bob Johnson — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:19:44 GMT

I was fortunate to find a copy of this book in a used book store some years ago. _The Book of Boats_ is itself a compilation of two original books, the _First

Unlikely Boat Builder: Micro Inventions

JohnA — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:27:46 GMT

Some call them woodworking 'tricks', but I call them micro inventions -- simple, non-obvious inventions that some wood worker discovered hundreds or maybe

The Book of Boats

lwo2@... — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:35:24 GMT

Could someone tell us a little bit about what is in this book? I followed the link to Amazon and it has the cover and the author and such right, but the

Unlikely Boat Builder: Man, The Tool Maker

JohnA — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:01:43 GMT

Man, The Tool Maker "There is nothing particularly difficult about sailing," my friend John V.

Re: Chronology of Tunnel Sterns

John Kohnen — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:07:05 GMT

Oops! I meant to say that #782 is dated May 1954 and #792 is dated May 1958, so Shoals Runner, #786, is somewhere between... Shoals Runner uses 1/4" plywood

Re: Chronology of Tunnel Sterns

Alan Boman — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:43:23 GMT

Thanks John, That makes sense. In the description of 'Shoals Runner', Mr William says he has been "designing tunnel sterns for 35 years" and in the

Re: Chronology of Tunnel Sterns

John Kohnen — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:39:37 GMT

Shoals Runner is plan #786. #782 is dated May, 1954. #782 is dated May, 1958. ... -- John (jkohnen@...) No drug, not even alcohol, causes the

Re: Chronology of Tunnel Sterns

Alan Boman — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:29:02 GMT

Thanks for that Andrew! Does anyone have a drafting date for "SHOALS RUNNER" ? Cheers Alan From: AtkinBoats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AtkinBoats@yahoogroups.com]

Re: Chronology of Tunnel Sterns

Andrew — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:52:20 GMT

Everhope plans say Design #421, dated Feb 1938

Unlikely Boat Builder: I am bitten

JohnA — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:31:20 GMT

The other day, I realized I'd been bitten. Not by a dinosaur, but by something just as powerful and a lot more sneaky: the boat building bug. I was building

Re: Unlikely Boat Builder: The Essential Tools

John Almberg — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:48 GMT

... Huh... you must have read my mind. I like Juna, but would prefer an Atkin design. I guess I could bend on the double-ended requirement, but I really prefer

Re: Great bear, Little bear ?

j_fouser — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:18:12 GMT

That clears it up , Little Bear is a great boat for wandering around the coast . With a good used Atomic 4 , I could see along down the inland water way .

Re: Unlikely Boat Builder: The Essential Tools

j_fouser — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:02:48 GMT

... George Buehler has a few . but I'd have more faith in an Akin Design

Re: Unlikely Boat Builder: The Essential Tools

JohnA — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:34:37 GMT

... Wow... I never noticed Pocahontas before. That is a really nice little boat and perfect for the kind of 'dingy cruising' that seems to be getting popular.

Re: Unlikely Boat Builder: The Essential Tools

JohnA — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:25:44 GMT

... I'm already thinking about the next one... Haven't decided to do the sensible thing and build a flat-bottom boat, like Shore Liner or Great Bear, or a