Recent content by Boatman53

Should not be a problem at all with a well made scarf. Try not to have a joint where a hole for a seat or thwart would compromise it. Jim

Welcome to the campfire John, looking forward to another build. Don’t hesitate to ask questions. Jim

His name is Quincy and he was seven when we got him, they said he is a Terrier/Pomeranian mix and we think it’s a Border terrier from his markings. He’s a good dog and was well trained when we got him. He’s is up for anything especially woods walks or canoeing but not much of a snow dog sadly...

Here is my “Where’s Waldo” pic after shoveling out. We had a lot of wind 18 mph with gusts to 26 mph. There was virtually no snow to shovel in the driveway but big drifts in the back yard. And we got another two inches today. Jim

We used AC exterior for plywood. It was not the treated wood because the kids were hands on as much as possible. Each boat chose their own paint, they were primed and some sprung for yacht paint and others porch and deck paint. It really didn’t matter in the end. I’m surprised that Wisconsin is...

As a professional boat builder for more than thirty years my advise is to not use fir plywood, exterior or otherwise. I’ve taught several classes with kids and parents to build the Six Hour Canoe and to keep costs down we used exterior grade plywood. Despite the best efforts of prep almost all...

Glenn that stuff all around the car is called snert. We only got about 5”, but enough the cover the snert. Jim

Don’t have a guess on the car, but it’s snowing again in Maine just about an inch/hour by the looks of it. Two inches down and 6 more inches expected. Jim

I’m not disagreeing with you yknpdlr but it’s a way to learn. Jim

One can also buy plastic sextants for not too much money and with the addition of an artificial horizon you don’t need to be on the ocean. The plastic box in with my sextant is an artificial horizon. I credit Calvin Rutsrtum writing about sextants in Paradise Below Zero with getting me...

I was at a pot luck a couple of weeks ago and a friend of mine started talking about Scottish Flapjacks. I was curious wondering how they might be different from our pancakes/flapjacks so I went to the internet when I got home. It turns out they are an oat bar, oatmeal, fruit, nuts, seeds etc...

Sometimes I think I should reproduce this sign for my barn door. Jim

This is what a set of ships curves looks like if anyone is curious. Jim

I am way behind on getting in this thread. It seems I am not alone. In my mind obsolete just means I can afford it, they are still useful. Back in the seventies I was doing land surveying and natural resource work and use a planimeter often. When I moved away from that field I got into boats...

When I read the title I couldn’t help but remember this build where he puts two jet engines on his canoe, now those are thrusters. Jim