On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:18:22 GMT, in message

Jim Conlin wrote:

Two recommendations:
Duct tape! Use no more than one roll to bandage the wounds.
Use the boat only in water which is shallow enough that you can walk to shore.

From what I recall of sailing one of these things many years ago,
that's good advice for getting it go up wind as well.

wrote:
Sorry about all the questions. I've done glasswork before, but
I'm far from being a pro. Unfortunately I don't know the make either. Thank
you very much for your responses.

If you have some skills and are ready to work, you can probably get
more sailing by volunteering to help somebody on their restoration of
a boat more worthy of the time, effort, and money. Good skippers value
good crew, especially those who are ready to work on the boat.

Ryk

My word! This has been a most entertaining thread. I had no idea there
was so much quick & dirty, cheap ****, ruthless and practical expertise
in this high toned crowd. G

Even saved some links.

Cheers, Rufus

Yessir! Shallow water is the secret weapon for safety in shaky boats.

Rufus Laggren wrote:

My word! This has been a most entertaining thread. I had no idea there
was so much quick & dirty, cheap ****, ruthless and practical expertise
in this high toned crowd. G

Even saved some links.

Cheers, Rufus

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 03:59:51 GMT, Rufus Laggren
wrote:

My word! This has been a most entertaining thread. I had no idea there
was so much quick & dirty, cheap ****, ruthless and practical expertise
in this high toned crowd. G

hey, even Huck Finn had his raft...G

R.

rhys ) writes:
On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 03:59:51 GMT, Rufus Laggren
wrote:

My word! This has been a most entertaining thread. I had no idea there
was so much quick & dirty, cheap ****, ruthless and practical expertise
in this high toned crowd. G

hey, even Huck Finn had his raft...G

I belive that was a "found" raft. Huck didn't actually build it himself.
It was most likely built by a professional raft builder, the
great-great-grandfather of the Gudgeon brothers using an early form of
epoxy, and very expensive. The Chris Craft of river rafts.



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