Boatbuilding fever WTF is wrong with me? - Page 5

squirell nutkin · 08-01-2010, 08:54 AM

One of the lumberyards I used to buy hardwood from regularly had Mahagony that was 2-3 inches thick, 36" x 22 feet. But that was in the Bronx! When I was sailing in SE AK I'd see huge, 4 and 5 foot wide planks stacked ten feet high. The Northwest is like the Texas of the Northwest. (Everything is bigger)

Tulip · 08-01-2010, 12:11 PM

I guess I'm a bit late to this thread. I'm glad to see you're picking up something you love. Everyone should be able to do something he/she loves no matter how frivolous it may seem to some. Some women like shop therapy, and some men like building stuffs.

squirell nutkin · 08-01-2010, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tulip

I guess I'm a bit late to this thread. I'm glad to see you're picking up something you love. Everyone should be able to do something he/she loves no matter how frivolous it may seem to some. Some women like shop therapy, and some men like building stuffs.

It's workshop therapy!

squirell nutkin · 08-26-2010, 11:18 AM

Dead Sexy:

Griff · 08-26-2010, 11:34 AM

Are you sure you should be looking at boat pron? You could have a relapse.

glatt · 08-26-2010, 12:12 PM

Not long after this thread started, my son and I went down into the basement and built a small boat model out of scraps. About a foot long. It's just a rowboat and is not made according any any plan. Slapped together by eye. I should post some pictures. It came out pretty well. The ten year old epoxy actually still works.

It both satisfied an urge this thread is giving me and also whet my appetite for more.

squirell nutkin · 08-26-2010, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Are you sure you should be looking at boat pron? You could have a relapse.

Bad news. I've been seeing other forums... I actually have been posting in them too.
www.WCHA.org (wooden canoe heritage association)
and http://forum.woodenboat.com/

I don't know what to say. They're really nice forums, I think you'd actually like them.

glatt · 08-26-2010, 03:27 PM

I know about those forums and their one-track minds.

BigV · 08-26-2010, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

Bad news. I've been seeing other forums... I actually have been posting in them too.
www.WCHA.org (wooden canoe heritage association)
and http://forum.woodenboat.com/

I don't know what to say. They're really nice forums, I think you'd actually like them.

Go West young man!

I did.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-26-2010, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

Bad news. I've been seeing other forums... I actually have been posting in them too.
www.WCHA.org (wooden canoe heritage association)
and http://forum.woodenboat.com/

I don't know what to say. They're really nice forums, I think you'd actually like them.

Yeah, well that's how Tiger started. Seemed harmless, but cost him $500 million in the end.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-26-2010, 05:44 PM

Griff · 08-30-2010, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

I don't know what to say. They're really nice forums, I think you'd actually like them.

You bastard, you know I've got issues.

Cloud · 08-30-2010, 05:22 PM

You have Gibbs' Syndrome.

(NCIS reference)

Clodfobble · 07-15-2013, 12:28 PM

So, did you ever actually use it?

orthodoc · 07-15-2013, 05:11 PM

A narrow walkway is a good idea in most attics - you can check for squirrel nests etc. and also store things like your kayak. I was thinking that I'd probably either suspend it or at least store it (padded) upside-down on a couple of sawhorses, with the cockpit covered so critters don't nest, but left open enough that air can get at it. It was beautiful when you made it - be nice to refinish it.

08-01-2010, 08:54 AM	#1
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08-26-2010, 11:18 AM	#4
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08-26-2010, 11:34 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Are you sure you should be looking at boat pron? You could have a relapse. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-26-2010, 05:44 PM	#11
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08-30-2010, 05:22 PM	#13
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	You have Gibbs' Syndrome. (NCIS reference) __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-01-2010, 12:11 PM	#2
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I guess I'm a bit late to this thread. I'm glad to see you're picking up something you love. Everyone should be able to do something he/she loves no matter how frivolous it may seem to some. Some women like shop therapy, and some men like building stuffs.

08-26-2010, 12:12 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Not long after this thread started, my son and I went down into the basement and built a small boat model out of scraps. About a foot long. It's just a rowboat and is not made according any any plan. Slapped together by eye. I should post some pictures. It came out pretty well. The ten year old epoxy actually still works. It both satisfied an urge this thread is giving me and also whet my appetite for more.

08-26-2010, 03:27 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I know about those forums and their one-track minds.

07-15-2013, 12:28 PM	#14
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	So, did you ever actually use it? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-15-2013, 05:11 PM	#15
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	A narrow walkway is a good idea in most attics - you can check for squirrel nests etc. and also store things like your kayak. I was thinking that I'd probably either suspend it or at least store it (padded) upside-down on a couple of sawhorses, with the cockpit covered so critters don't nest, but left open enough that air can get at it. It was beautiful when you made it - be nice to refinish it. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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