P.C. Ford ) writes:

Exterior plywood? I recall you were building with 1/8 inch doorskins.

Sorry to burst your baloon but I've never built a hull out of interior
grade plywood, including doorskin, strictly exterior grade virola and
lauan underlayment.

And bragging about building a boat for $17.35. (Canadian)

and still bragging in its third season. was out sailing that boat (Loonie)
on the river today. wanted to go for a cooling swim afterward but forgot
to bring a towel so used the cotton canvas sprit sail instead - drying off
after the swim, wrapping the sail around me for the walk back to the car,
folding the sail on the carseat to absorb the water from the wet bathing
suit. try that with dacron. the canvas for the sail cost $1 at a rummage
sale and I've only used 1/3. damn, there I go bragging again.

.. And that was
after rigging up a boat from polyethylene barrels. Stuff like this
makes dogs howl and young children cry.

the dog liked that boat, but not enough to howl. I dismantled the boat
because it was too slow and heavy. Dogs usually only howl along with music
made with wind instruments. my dog howled along with a wooden recorder,
in perfect pitch.


We see some progress, I gather. Glad to see that you are considering
using other criteria than cheapness for your boats.

since when?

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