It looks like the 4-sided sprit is the rig that comes with the plans - Sailrite has a kit, for a surprisingly affordable ~$130. I guess I'd follow their recommendations for how exactly to rig the

My advice for a first time builder is to follow the plans. If you reinvent the wheel you may find issues you didn’t know about as it’s your first time. If you do it and do your own sails

At the Port Townsend show, I was all primed and ready to pick up a Portage Pram kit for my first boat build but... they sold out! So, I'm thinking I might go instead for the Skylark 6' [0]. It's 10"

Here’s a photo of the one I had built in SS for the Dovekie. Outfit down in CA well known for rigid vangs and blocks but whose name, like so many things, eludes me. I did the wood parts and

I”d suggest you might find it cheaper to have one built locally’ish. When I had a Dovekie, I had a removable motor mount for the 2 hp Honda motor to my cobbled together design and it worked

It's a fixed non-lifting mount, light capacity, and has a quick release plate. The GP14 has the transom plate, so and I am looking for the rest. Alternatively I'll remove the transom plate and use

I only got photos of the Idaho (I never got the name, or don't remember it...) in motion when it was coming into the beach, not at speed. Then a bunch of pictures _from it_ <g> of boats anchored out

Hooray, power just back on late yesterday afternoon. Not only no power, but I refrained from using the genset, just in case. I hooked the rear batteries from Surprise, with a converter, to make

Good Luck !!, it looks like I'll need that. and more. Power has been out for a couple days effectively, so I have installed the RF blocking tape while I was idle. Most everything on the transducer

Hey John, did you get any photos...sounds like you are having a fine time at WBF <g> smoke and ash here on Whidbey...sigh take good care Claire

Attendance at the Coot lunch today was sparse, but one fellow was a Bolgerian from way back -- Wayne. One of the boats he'd owned was the original Idaho, built by Bernie Wolfard. Think Cal's surprise

Hi Myles, I'm glad to hear this. I'm not sure I would want to attempt a solo trip, but would rather have experienced companions for the first time. That would be fine with me. Being retired means

Hi - Cal, John's assessment is that it is most likely a conducted noise problem, not a radiated noise problem. This seems very likely. If that is the case, the tape only complicates the issue,

They issued a get out of Dodge right now order to Oakridge and Westfir!

I'm no electrical expert like Bob and John, but I'm pretty sure you'll have to ground the shielding tape for it to have a chance of working. Is th old depth sounder a Humminbird like I"ve got in Lazy

Mark, I’m not sure I don’t watch a lot of TV, and when I do it’s streaming with no ads. It was a product that was on Kickstarter a few years back and I almost purchased it then but wanted to see

Hi Case, Is this the same one that they were advertising on TV earlier in the summer? Sure sounds/looks like it. Mark

When I was out with Mark on his boat during the wooden boat show we talked a bit about the lack of air movement on his cabin. I’m my camp trailer I have a small 3” diameter 12v fan that works

I went outside for lunch today and there is a strong dry east wind blowing with just a hint of smoke. Per the NWCC fire map, https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/information/firemap.aspx, there are no files