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    Dave, the boat that I rowed over in was just an...

    Dave, the boat that I rowed over in was just an ordinary wooden rowboat borrowed from Star Island, not a GIS, so I don't think it counted for much of a meeting. Also, I'm glad my pictures on Flickr...
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    He rowed well out past the rocks before he raised...

    He rowed well out past the rocks before he raised the sail...
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    Seacoast Goat Sighting

    I was out on Star Island (part of the Isles of Shoals, which is about 10 miles off the coast of New Hampshire, for those who don't live in the area) and I happened to be outside to see a beautiful...
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    The sailing on Lake Umbagog is great—there is...

    The sailing on Lake Umbagog is great—there is enough open space for pretty good wind out towards the middle, but where we were on the western shore (R27) the wind was very unpredictable and shifted a...
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    Most of it was from Goosebay Lumber in...

    Most of it was from Goosebay Lumber in Chichester, NH, but we got a few things (mast timbers if I remember correctly) from Selectwood in Portsmouth.
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    It's actually Lake Umbagog, near Errol, NH.

    It's actually Lake Umbagog, near Errol, NH.
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    So our first weekend of sailing the Goat Island...

    So our first weekend of sailing the Goat Island Skiff was a complete success! We had a bit of trouble with trailering it (we rigged up a temporary setup using a borrowed trailer), but sure enough she...
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    I can't find the receipt or any email...

    I can't find the receipt or any email confirmation, but I'm pretty sure we got the rudder gudgeons (Ronstan RF239 for rudder box and RF254 for transom) from Torresen Marine, and we got the stainless...
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    After many hours of work, we are almost finished...

    After many hours of work, we are almost finished with our Goat Island Skiff. We faired, primed, and painted the hull, and varnished the interior, spars, tiller, and foils. We ordered our hardware...
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    Christophe mailed me the PDF of the page we...

    Christophe mailed me the PDF of the page we needed so we're all set.
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    Does anynone have a PDF copy of the GIS plans? We...

    Does anynone have a PDF copy of the GIS plans? We lost the rudder box and tiller diagram page, and have looked everywhere and it hasn't turned up. We were hoping to build the tiller soon so if anyone...
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    We're hoping to have it finished up and in the...

    We're hoping to have it finished up and in the water by Labor Day so a 2-Goat sail sometime this fall would be great.
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    So after quite a long hiatus for the winter and...

    So after quite a long hiatus for the winter and spring, we finally got back to work on our GIS a few weeks ago. We finished planing the 4-sided tapers on the spars, then 8- and 16-sided them and...
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    Portsmouth GIS Update

    Sorry I haven't posted an updates in a while! I didn't realize how long it had been...
    Since I last posted we have:


    epoxied the seats, mast step, and mast partner in place
    installed the...
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    Thanks to everyone for the enthusiasm and...

    Thanks to everyone for the enthusiasm and encouragement.

    The other day, we planed down the excess plywood on the bottom—it is looking more like a boat every day:
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    GIS in Portsmouth, NH

    Hi,

    My name is Will Clarkson, and I am 16 years old. My dad, Frank, and I are building a Goat Island Skiff in Portsmouth, NH. The other day we finished epoxying the bulkheads and joining the...
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    Mik, We're glad to hear you're heading this...

    Mik,

    We're glad to hear you're heading this way! We're in Portsmouth, NH, on the tiny New Hampshire coast right on the Maine border. And the GIS we started recently ought to be sailing by then!...
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