: Hi folks,

: I'm getting restless, I haven't done any building for a while. I'm
: fantasizing about building a sailboat... does anyone have any experience
: in this area, able to point me in the right direction. I'm not a sailor.
: But I wasn't a kayaker either before my Ches. 17. Are their sailboat
: bulletin boards available. I saw one at Glen-L but it doesn't seem to have
: the same feel as this place. It seems more take than give...

: Looking forward to your help,

: Paul

Hi Paul,

Back in the 60's I built a nice 15' sloop, two sales, from the plans of U-BULT.
I had the sails made in Hong Kong of dacron for only about $230. It was easy to build and made a nice family boat. I sold it after 10 years but it was a part of me. I have their cat. on my lap as I type and the boat is still listed. (Knockabout #380) but when I bring up boats on their web site "http://www.u-build.com" none of their 6 boat plans come up. Their phone is 1-800-828-2453. I built a detachable cabin for this boat and also used it for fishing in Canada. I fiberglassed the out side and tried a two part epoxy paint from Sears on the inside that never set up. What a mess. I had to scrape it all out and resand it and then paint.

Good luck,
John