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Re: How light can you go?

Paul & Susanne — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:57:29 GMT

Cathy, Are you talking about the little 6'5" Tortoise or the larger Big Tortoise? Smaller boats are always lighter than bigger boats. And will you have oars

Re: How light can you go?

alan_speakman123 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:38:19 GMT

Whoops... Sorry... That should be Wheel A Weigh! (http://www.outdoorsuperstore.com/product.asp?prod=261057

Re: How light can you go?

alan_speakman123 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:30:39 GMT

Hi Cathy, Thoughts... * In one of his books, Dynamite did mention looking at luan... From what I've read luan is a gamble... It would cut down on the weight

Re: How light can you go?

the doctor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:54:28 GMT

Hello Lady Cathy, Lightness is good,,, however, you might to well to consider methods of loading as well. Remember,,, a bad back, or shoulder is forever

Re: How light can you go?

Bruce Hallman — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:53:15 GMT

I built my second Tortoise out of 1/8" plywood and totally agree that the 10 pounds weight saved is worth the extra trouble. It is actually harder to build

How light can you go?

ladycathyofwales — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:43:34 GMT

I'm getting ready to purchase the building materials for the Tortoise (already have the plans, courtesy of Dynamite), if I can just get past the Real Life

Re: Question about Bevels...

the doctor — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:37 GMT

Hello Paul,, It's interesting what a person can come up with when he may have reached a point in life where absolute necessities come first !!!! I can

Re: Question about Bevels...

Mark McCombs — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:40:54 GMT

The sliding T-bevel that I have is probably one of the cheapest tools I own.. It is seldom used but useful. Mark ... From: Paul & Susanne

Re: Question about Bevels...

Paul & Susanne — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:34:02 GMT

I was browsing through a current issue of Wooden Boat magazine at the newstand. (It's far too expensive for me to buy on my pensioner's income, especially

Re: Question about Bevels...

the doctor — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:46:44 GMT

Here is a model I built. It is a conglomeration of a 'Lumber Yard Skiff', 'Sweet Caroline', and my own ideas. It would be 16' long, 4' on the bottom...

Re: Question about Bevels...

alan_speakman123 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:52:13 GMT

Hi Andrew, To finally answer your question, yes there is a way, and I just tested it. It's called the Law of Cosines... (I knew all that engineering

Re: Question about Bevels...

graeme19121984 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:49:37 GMT

(Wow! If you'll indulge me, I wrote the below last night, but the link timed out at way past bedtime, so I didn't post. Now, I think Paul has covered this

Re: sliding T bevel square...

alan_speakman123 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:36:42 GMT

I think Paul hit it spot on... Thoughts... * You should be able to draw the molds on paper, and pick up the angles from there. * To make things easier

Re: sliding T bevel square...

Paul & Susanne — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:21:49 GMT

You've probably seen a sliding bevel square but did not know the name. In fact, it is a bit of a misnomer since there is no 'square', 90 degree angle, in what

Re: Question about Bevels...

Andres Espino — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:38:19 GMT

Thanks a lot.. I never heard of a sliding T bevel square! Many instant boats have curving sides and flair. Many sharpie designs like Matt Laydens Paradox