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Re: Great Bulletin Board
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 5/2/2001, 4:50 pm
In Response To: Great Bulletin Board (Chuck Birch)

I believe that thinking about the project is generally harder than actually doing it. One of the problems with this BBS is everyone posts pictures of their drop-dead-gorgeous kayak and begginers are intimidated. They think that there is no way that they can do as good a job. They can, but there is no reason that they need to. If the goal is to build a nice boat, it is a very easy goal to reach. Building a boat as nice as Ross's is much harder but probably shouldn't be a goal if it is your first boat.

Get your plans out, by the material and start. You will see that the next step is easy. It is only when you look at the whole project that it is hard. Take it one step at a time and soon enough you will be done.

: I'm sitting here trying to get up the courage to build a kayak. I have had
: Nick's websight bookmarked for about four years!! I really appreciate the
: resource this list provides...June is my target month (!) to start. You
: folks are great encouragers!

: Thanks,
: Chuck

Messages In This Thread

Great Bulletin Board
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 8:58 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Andy Miller -- 5/7/2001, 11:27 pm
I ain't no stripper...
Mark -- 5/3/2001, 6:15 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Rehd -- 5/2/2001, 11:22 pm
It's a trap
Dave Seales -- 5/2/2001, 11:04 pm
Re: It's a trap
RM Dalton -- 5/2/2001, 11:10 pm
Re: I'm not addicted :O
Roger Nuffer -- 5/3/2001, 9:04 pm
Re: I'm not addicted :O
John Monfoe -- 5/10/2001, 7:24 am
Only regret is not starting sooner
Bruce -- 5/2/2001, 7:07 pm
Re: Only regret is not starting sooner
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 7:36 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
David -- 5/2/2001, 6:02 pm
Re: The trick is...
Don Beale -- 5/2/2001, 5:28 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/2/2001, 4:50 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
daniel -- 5/9/2001, 11:34 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
dick kirschbaum -- 5/3/2001, 3:57 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Lee Gardner -- 5/3/2001, 5:09 pm
Re: Temptation
Shawn Baker -- 5/2/2001, 4:58 pm
Or as nice as Shawn's *NM*
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2001, 9:32 pm
Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/2/2001, 3:20 pm
Re: Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 4:00 pm
Building it cheaper.
John Monfoe -- 5/3/2001, 7:11 am
Re: Counsellor nearby
Ross Leidy -- 5/3/2001, 12:42 am
Re: Counsellor nearby...Oh no :)
Ben Staley -- 5/3/2001, 12:51 am
Re: Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2001, 9:29 pm
Re: Encouragement
Shawn Baker -- 5/2/2001, 5:20 pm
Re: Encouragement
Mike Hanks -- 5/2/2001, 5:55 pm
Re: Money Money Money
Roger Nuffer -- 5/2/2001, 10:11 pm
What tools?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/3/2001, 2:40 am
They would, except...
Julie Kanarr -- 5/3/2001, 11:06 am
Tools?!! You have Tools?
James Neely -- 5/3/2001, 12:05 pm
Blasphemy!!
Byron -- 5/3/2001, 10:20 am
Re: Blasphemy!!
Rick M -- 5/3/2001, 8:46 pm
Why wait! :D
Steve -- 5/2/2001, 9:07 am
Re: Why wait! Steve is right.
Tony -- 5/2/2001, 12:03 pm