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Re: take me to your designer

Posted By: Tim Smith
Date: Friday, 3 March 2000, at 10:21 a.m.

In Response To: take me to your designer (markB)

Hi Mark,

I'm no engineer but I've been playing around with some shareware design software I downloaded. Tried to e-mail you some info and it was sent back. Send me an e-mail if you would like further info.

> Hi; I have three sheets of exterior glue 1/4 " (6+mm) mahogany just
> itching for the skillsaw. I know this stuff is too fat for a complete
> shell kayak so I'm thinking maybe a sailing canoe or small sailboat.
> Preferably something that doesn't look like a 1950's Hartley design. Oh
> yeah, I'm really cheap so a free design is good, but as an engineer I
> don't mind paying for design work.

> I know what you're asking yourself, why don't I engineer it myself, I
> tried that when I was 14 and ended up with a 9 foot-60 lbs-fiberglass
> dreadnought. Did I mention tippy?? But to this day (21 yrs later) I still
> think of my current tupperware boat as "a store bought" one.
> Even though I got it used.

> I wanted something that I could practice the S&G/epoxy saturation method
> on w/o blowing thru $50/sheet plywood. So.. send the designs my way and
> I'll let you know how it turns out.

> BTW, my then-friend now brother-in-law still has the wood and nagahyde
> (sp) boat that motivated me to "make a better one" so long ago.
> Of course it's been in "dry dock" for... well it's been there
> awhile. He never throws anything away, he's cheap too. markB

Messages In This Thread

take me to your designer
markB -- Thursday, 2 March 2000, at 2:42 a.m.

Re: take me to your designer
Tim Smith -- Friday, 3 March 2000, at 10:21 a.m.

Re: take me to your designer
garland reese -- Thursday, 9 March 2000, at 2:40 p.m.

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