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I'll second Russ on this one
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 2/3/2001, 5:53 pm
In Response To: While I do agree.... (Kelly)

If a book that gives instructions and adequate, if minimum, plans for THREE boats isn't a good deal at $19.95, then I don't know what is. At $6.67 for Cape Charles plans maybe you should expect to scratch your head a little and figure out a few things yourself. I've said this before and I'll say it again here--Boatbuilding is about solving problems. That's part of the challenge and part of the enjoyment. If the $6.67 plans are not complete enough, go for the full set at $50-$75. If you need more than that buy the kit; you're still going to ask youself questions every day you work on the boat. It's the answers to all those questions that makes you appreciate the finished boat as much as you do.

Only a slight tangent--
The whole process of lofting a hull from a table of offsets is designed to catch the designers errors, because there are always SOME. It's the boatbuilders art to spot the unfair line and correct it.

As you might guess I feel strongly about this topic. It always irks me when someone blasts one of the kit manufacturers because they bought a kit and a panel was cut backwards or the deck beam was for a different boat. In 99% of the cases they wound up getting the right part shipped to them as soon as they called about the error. We've got a lot of first-class people in this, both as businessmen and hobbiests.

Messages In This Thread

Looking for plans!!!
Colin Chaloux -- 2/2/2001, 12:14 pm
Re: "Free" Plans and Free Lunch
Geo. Cushing -- 2/8/2001, 10:49 am
Re: Looking for plans!!!
Mark Widrick -- 2/5/2001, 3:23 pm
Re: Looking for plans!!!
Rod Estvan -- 2/6/2001, 9:00 pm
Looking for plans???
Sam McFadden -- 2/2/2001, 7:56 pm
While I do agree....
Kelly -- 2/3/2001, 11:51 am
to confuse the issue even more . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/5/2001, 11:56 pm
Re: to confuse -Careful what U wish for...
John B. -- 2/6/2001, 7:47 pm
Re: Chill . . .
Spidey -- 2/5/2001, 1:43 am
I'll second Russ on this one
Mike Scarborough -- 2/3/2001, 5:53 pm
Re: I'll second Russ on this one
Kelly -- 2/4/2001, 9:50 am
Am I missing something?
Pete Rudie -- 2/4/2001, 12:11 pm
Re: I'll second Russ on this one
John Monfoe -- 2/4/2001, 4:35 am
chair in your shop
Angela Watson -- 2/3/2001, 6:25 pm
Re: chair in your shop
Mike Scarborough -- 2/3/2001, 7:57 pm
Re: chair in your shop
George Cushing -- 2/3/2001, 11:02 pm
Barking up the wrong tree
Russ -- 2/3/2001, 3:08 pm
Re: Norsky Barking Badly
Russ -- 2/5/2001, 8:47 am
I wonder if Colin...
Marcelo -- 2/5/2001, 1:42 pm
another consideration
Julie Kanarr -- 2/5/2001, 12:03 pm
Re: another consideration
Arlen -- 2/5/2001, 3:22 pm
Re: Barking up the wrong tree
Kelly -- 2/4/2001, 9:49 am
Re: Looking for plans???
Ross Sieber -- 2/3/2001, 6:05 am
Third world alternative
Marcelo -- 2/2/2001, 3:50 pm
I guess Chris' book have them for free...
Marcelo -- 2/2/2001, 1:25 pm
Re: I guess Chris' book have them for free...
Erez -- 2/2/2001, 3:43 pm
Re: I guess Chris' book have them for free...
Bruce Schultz -- 2/5/2001, 9:26 am
Plans in "The Kayak Shop"
Mike Scarborough -- 2/2/2001, 7:47 pm
Re: I guess Chris' book have them for free...
Jerry Petersen -- 2/2/2001, 3:41 pm