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    Yep, that was definitely the most difficult bit....

    Yep, that was definitely the most difficult bit. And because I was having trouble with it, I took my Dad's advice, too. Bad move. If I'd persisted I probably would have worked it out okay. But I...
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    Ah well, we can disagree on the use of a dowel as...

    Ah well, we can disagree on the use of a dowel as a surface-finisher over a fastener -- it's not something I'd do, for the reasons given. But I certainly agree about using timber from the same piece...
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    Clearly I'm a bit late getting to this but, even...

    Clearly I'm a bit late getting to this but, even on internal joinery I wouldn't advocate using dowels. Not only will the end grain not match th surface grain of the piece you're finishing, it will be...
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    I don't know anything about the Storer outrigger...

    I don't know anything about the Storer outrigger plans, but Percy Blandford provided drawings for sailplan, rudder, and leeboards for some of his deigns. I made them for his 13' PBK27. PM me for...
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    Thanks, Hallam. A marine precinct is what it...

    Thanks, Hallam. A marine precinct is what it certainly has always been, and so it should remain. (The legality should depend solely on what planning zone the council has designated the land to be,...
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    Sad news. I used to drive over from Western Port...

    Sad news. I used to drive over from Western Port every once in a while to talk to Jack, but the last time was a decade or so ago. They were doing all right then -- just as I'd always remembered them....
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    Victorian south coast. See first entry at link.
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    RIP Percy Blandford

    I'm sorry to tell fans of Percy Blandford that this designer of so many of our kayaks and other boats passed away on 11 January, aged 101.

    I built a wood-and-canvas PBK27, Kareela,to his design...
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    Thanks, Bootle. The grand old chap has certainly...

    Thanks, Bootle. The grand old chap has certainly given thousands of hours of pleasure to thousands of people over the years.

    And today's his 100th Birthday! Congratulations and very many thanks,...
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    Couldn't agree more! But I think that Clark Craft...

    Couldn't agree more! But I think that Clark Craft not only dropped the "P" from the start of the model number (so that Blandford's 'PBK27' would have become Clark Craft's 'BK27') but they then also...
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    Bill, Percy was a great Scouter. That's how my...

    Bill, Percy was a great Scouter. That's how my plans came to be available from the local Scout Shop here. So it could be worthwhile trying BSA HQ in the UK to see if they're still stocking them.
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    Yep, Melbourne Scout Shop. :) It was at 384...

    Yep, Melbourne Scout Shop. :) It was at 384 Elizabeth Street, and I used to visit it regularly.

    Good times indeed.
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    Going back to this quote from Sunworshipper last...

    Going back to this quote from Sunworshipper last year, am I to understand that PB himself is still with us? I regret that I had no idea, but had assumed that he had gone on before.... :C

    I'd be...
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    Guy, that's an extremely useful site you've put...

    Guy, that's an extremely useful site you've put up there. Given that you were essentially designing your own boats along Blandford lines I can see why you needed the mathematics. But I should say,...
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    Bio-diesel, eh? Glad it worked out okay,...

    Bio-diesel, eh?

    Glad it worked out okay, Peter. Cheers.
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    Peter, I see you've had no reply to this. I'm not...

    Peter, I see you've had no reply to this. I'm not sure I'm really qualified to help, but I'll try anyway -- maybe it will give some impetus to someone else with ideas.

    First, without knowing...
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    Exactly. And even though at least one member...

    Exactly.

    And even though at least one member here will take issue with me (I won't go into the argument again,) you can get these fittings through a Briggs agent at a lower price than you can buy...
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    I'd say just the same of your picture, Guy --...

    I'd say just the same of your picture, Guy -- she's absolutely identifiable.

    I bought the plans for Kareela for 18/6d at the Melbourne Scout Shop, and built her over about three months after...
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    I built a canvas-on-wood PBK27 (13'-0" single...

    I built a canvas-on-wood PBK27 (13'-0" single cruising kayak) in 1960 (yes, that's 1960,) and she's still going strong. All the accessories as well., including full sailing gear with pedal-operated...
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    No doubt you'll get a few different responses...

    No doubt you'll get a few different responses here, but speaking for myself I wouldn't use stain and I wouldn't use varnish. What I would use is Marine Teak Oil -- Norglass' Weatherfast, to be...
  21. You too, huh? My next case starts in two weeks....

    You too, huh? My next case starts in two weeks. You have my utmost sympathy, old son.
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    Well....

    Well, this seems to be getting a bit out of hand. No sooner do Peter and I settle our diferences, at least up to a point, than Michael chimes in again. It's a bit difficult keeping up....

    Michael,...
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    Tooradin Boat Expo

    I've now put a few photos of last year's show (which was at Tooradin) on this page.

    Mike
  24. Ye, all good points. I don't know if the pumps...

    Ye, all good points. I don't know if the pumps are particularly accurate, but at 2:1 they don't really need to be. (At 5:1, they would.) Yes, the stuff certainly slows down when it's cold, and a...
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    Reply to Boatmik

    G'day Michael,

    Thnaks for your comments. I agree that having a (written) contract might be irrelevant. Indeed, a handshake usually works fine with me. I have about seven agency agreements (both...
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    Comments on bitingmidge's post

    No Midge, I'm not "slagging off at the opposition," as you said or implied at least three times in the course of your little sermon. We are not in competition with that company (whose name I...
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    Bloggsy -- I'm sorry to hear about that. But...

    Bloggsy -- I'm sorry to hear about that. But surely Rob hasn't got Iain stitched up too, has he? At that sort of price differential, it might be worthwhile getting back to Iain and explaining the...
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    Western Port

    Some photos of Western Port (including a couple of Warneet North, although not Warneet proper) appear here. Also included are a few of 's Tooradin, where the festival was held for the first...
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    A couple of points about our two Aussie designers...

    A couple of points about our two Aussie designers and their plans --

    Whether you buy Paketi's or any other plans from David or from an agent, the price can be the same. (In David's case, this...
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    I think Graeme's got the rights of it. If you...

    I think Graeme's got the rights of it.

    If you can do without the counter (and with a c/b instead of the keel,) you might find John Welsford's Navigator or Pathfinder almost as attractive.
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  31. I note a lot of material and good opinions here,...

    I note a lot of material and good opinions here, but one reason (not the only one) that I myself far prefer Bote-Cote over WEST (or others) is because its mix-ratio is more forgiving.

    I make no...
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