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2nd July 2011, 12:46 PM
Thread: Design Contest
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Design Contest
I have a friend who has a 100' Breaux Bay Craft, all aluminum. He wants to turn it into a pleasure yacht. With a nod to turn of the century styling and wood work.Our conversations have led us to...
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8th May 2011, 08:31 AM
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Thanks for your response
Your response is encouraging! I was actually hoping that might be a viable option given that I don't have any money for sticky stuff.
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8th May 2011, 01:35 AM
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Restoring Egret type Sharpie... cross planked bottom
The bottom planking on my sharpie is solid. No rot. Good quality pitch pine planks approx. 1 3/8" thick by 3" wide. It has been out of the water since Christmas 2010 and the planks have shrunk,...
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2nd December 2010, 01:59 AM
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Payson Pirogue DONE!
I choose a paint scheme more daring than most of my previous boats. I masked everything to paint the black on the gunwales and thwarts. My son came in the next morning and said, "I like the colors."...
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17th October 2010, 11:13 PM
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http://lancasterboatbuilder.weebly.com/uploads/5/1...
http://lancasterboatbuilder.weebly.com/uploads/5/1/4/5/5145676/4027797_orig.jpghttp://lancasterboatbuilder.weebly.com/uploads/5/1/4/5/5145676/6297759_orig.jpgPicture update on the Payson Pirogue...
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13th October 2010, 11:01 AM
Thread: Drop-in Sail for Quick Canoe
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sorry for the confusion... The PDR is not in the...
sorry for the confusion... The PDR is not in the pictures from the web site I sent you. I just thought you might remember it from seeing it sitting in front of the tent where they were making a...
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12th October 2010, 10:34 PM
Thread: Drop-in Sail for Quick Canoe
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Yes, the white PDR with pink and green dots.
Yes, the white PDR with pink and green dots.
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12th October 2010, 02:14 PM
Thread: Drop-in Sail for Quick Canoe
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I was at St. Michael's too! I had a great time. I...
I was at St. Michael's too! I had a great time. I took my Marisol skiff and a Storer PDRacer (Watermelon) it drew lots of talk and my daughter received a 1st place ribbon from best under 18 builder....
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27th September 2010, 11:30 AM
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Payson Pirogue pictures
I have just started building the Payson Pirogue, designed by Philip Bolger. I am using scrap plywood from my stash. It includes part of a packing crate (4mm luan) used for the bildge panels, door...
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19th September 2010, 05:00 AM
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Payson Pirogue (Bolger)
I have just started on another small boat to and to the Pennsylvania collection. It is a Payson Pirogue, designed by Philp Bolger. I am building it from the miniature plans published in Payson's...
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11th September 2010, 11:06 PM
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Sailing the Susquehanna River
We do have nice water above the Safe Harbor hydro-electric dam. The sailing is great with either a northerly or southerly wind. If the wind is out of the east or west the high hills block most of it....
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9th September 2010, 10:52 PM
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career, not yet
For now this is not really a career change but more like simply a step in that direction. I would love to build more boats and can't afford to keep on making more boats for myself. Nor do I have room...
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9th September 2010, 01:32 PM
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PDRacers and other boats in Pennsylvania
I have never posted on this forum but occasionally read a few posts in the past. I coached my three kids ages 10, 12, and 14 (back in 2007) as they built three boats. We followed Michael's plans to...
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2nd April 2008, 02:56 AM
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Wolof of Senegal
Yes, the link accurately introduces the Wolof people. It will take a few months... I will get back to you on a proposal.
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2nd April 2008, 12:22 AM
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PDRacers in Dakar
Our whole family just read Michael's great post, story and pictures of the birth of the Dakar fleet. Thanks for a great story and for your encouraging words. We have had great fun with this project. ...