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sf bay pelican
Since the SF Pelican looks like a Sampan.. One might think it would work with a Yuloh - or scull over the stern. Anyone tried such? I have a friend who had one (beautiful boat) and he successfully did
Since the SF Pelican looks like a Sampan.. One might think it would work with a Yuloh - or scull over the stern. Anyone tried such? I have a friend who had one (beautiful boat) and he successfully did
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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A discussion from Thursday to look up
Masks are more effective for not spreading what you have to others. In my case - guy with beard - it is doubly true. do not get much of a seal.
Masks are more effective for not spreading what you have to others. In my case - guy with beard - it is doubly true. do not get much of a seal.
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Raster Nautical Charts -- Bye Bye Soon
OK I went to the website and downloaded the whole big file if ALL Chart Downloader for NOAA RNC® The Raster Navigational Charts are available in BSB format. I am unaware of that BSB format is or how t
OK I went to the website and downloaded the whole big file if ALL Chart Downloader for NOAA RNC® The Raster Navigational Charts are available in BSB format. I am unaware of that BSB format is or how t
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Coot Clubhouse?
I promised not to look at boats that I could not afford to paint. Sometimes I look anyway. - Gerard M.
I promised not to look at boats that I could not afford to paint. Sometimes I look anyway. - Gerard M.
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Check out these stabilizers
Interesting - built-on roll damper perhaps. Also could help keep her upright if dried out on a flat beach, but does not seem to be robust enough to handle that sort of load. - just a guess - Gerard M.
Interesting - built-on roll damper perhaps. Also could help keep her upright if dried out on a flat beach, but does not seem to be robust enough to handle that sort of load. - just a guess - Gerard M.
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Yaquina River KAP files
If you poke around a bit on the NOAA website you can download charts as PDF files. - though printing them out to size might be a serious chore https://charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml#map
If you poke around a bit on the NOAA website you can download charts as PDF files. - though printing them out to size might be a serious chore https://charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml#map
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Lateen - and - Crab Claw
Just my opinion, I think the difference between the lateen as it is designed and set in the Mediterranean, and the "Arab" dhow, Indian Ocean is somewhat variable. Many of the lateens in the Med. and I
Just my opinion, I think the difference between the lateen as it is designed and set in the Mediterranean, and the "Arab" dhow, Indian Ocean is somewhat variable. Many of the lateens in the Med. and I
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Lateeners
The lateen boats shown are most likely from Egypt. There is a large lake near the mouth of the Nile River where these lateen boats are made and used for fishing. It is VERY shallow there. Somewhere I
The lateen boats shown are most likely from Egypt. There is a large lake near the mouth of the Nile River where these lateen boats are made and used for fishing. It is VERY shallow there. Somewhere I
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Wooden Sailboat for Coos Bay?
The photo I see is of a V bottom boat ashore, probably at low tide. The illustration (plan) from Chapelle seems to be a sharpie, with a really flat bottom. I find both attractive, but doubt they are t
The photo I see is of a V bottom boat ashore, probably at low tide. The illustration (plan) from Chapelle seems to be a sharpie, with a really flat bottom. I find both attractive, but doubt they are t
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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New requirements coming for ECOS use on boats less than 26’
I am waiting for a "kill switch" requirement for my sail! Texas already has a "kill switch" law. I have not used my old 4 hp British Seagull in years. - Wonder how one would rig a kill switch to it. H
I am waiting for a "kill switch" requirement for my sail! Texas already has a "kill switch" law. I have not used my old 4 hp British Seagull in years. - Wonder how one would rig a kill switch to it. H
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Book
It appears the whole un-abridged text is available in Great voyages in small boats: Solo transatlantic Hardcover – published January 1, 1982 by Ann Davison (Author), David Lewis (Author), Hannes Linde
It appears the whole un-abridged text is available in Great voyages in small boats: Solo transatlantic Hardcover – published January 1, 1982 by Ann Davison (Author), David Lewis (Author), Hannes Linde
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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How dry does cedar need to be?
Just wondering - is Cedar strong enough to make a satisfactory oar ? Presuming loom dimension is as thin as many oars I know of. - Gerard Mittelstaedt --- living in a place where Cedar fence boards I
Just wondering - is Cedar strong enough to make a satisfactory oar ? Presuming loom dimension is as thin as many oars I know of. - Gerard Mittelstaedt --- living in a place where Cedar fence boards I
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Sam McKinney and Reach of Tide
Thanks for sharing this video . I bought & read Sam McKinney's books and now can "virtually" and after his demise see him and hear his voice. - Gerard Mittelstaedt McAllen, TX
Thanks for sharing this video . I bought & read Sam McKinney's books and now can "virtually" and after his demise see him and hear his voice. - Gerard Mittelstaedt McAllen, TX
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Learn something new, every day.
for - resawing - cutting boards thinner - bandsaws are the tool of choice. Then, one needs a fairly decent sized bandsaw - and - technique is important. I saw a youtube recently that speaks to the iss
for - resawing - cutting boards thinner - bandsaws are the tool of choice. Then, one needs a fairly decent sized bandsaw - and - technique is important. I saw a youtube recently that speaks to the iss
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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kayak sail rig
Had a good look at the Bat wing, Rushton sail The upper "yard" sits close to the mast making the sail rig something like a Gunter rig. This is good in that it keeps the spars including the mast low. -
Had a good look at the Bat wing, Rushton sail The upper "yard" sits close to the mast making the sail rig something like a Gunter rig. This is good in that it keeps the spars including the mast low. -
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Depth finder info. needed
My sister had a large ferro cement hulled staysail schooner (well, large to my eyes) It had a sonar which was mounted in a tube. The sonar head could be lowered down through the tube to look forward a
My sister had a large ferro cement hulled staysail schooner (well, large to my eyes) It had a sonar which was mounted in a tube. The sonar head could be lowered down through the tube to look forward a
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Big Catboat 4 Sale in Astoria
someone got a good deal. - GM.
someone got a good deal. - GM.
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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More Steamboats -- Closer to Home
Last steamboat in my part of the world - the sternwheeler Bessie which operated on the Rio Grande from Bownsville, Texas to Roma, Texas last trip in 1902 or 1906 depending on what authority you read.
Last steamboat in my part of the world - the sternwheeler Bessie which operated on the Rio Grande from Bownsville, Texas to Roma, Texas last trip in 1902 or 1906 depending on what authority you read.
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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The Kohnen Scarfing Jig
Some years ago I made a "scarfing jig" by welding a few pieces of angle iron, making a frame, and bolting a router on to a heavy plywood carrier to move back & forth across the 4 ft width of a piece o
Some years ago I made a "scarfing jig" by welding a few pieces of angle iron, making a frame, and bolting a router on to a heavy plywood carrier to move back & forth across the 4 ft width of a piece o
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Gerard Mittelstaedt
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Lead - vs steel
Steel is heavy - but use enough of it and you may have to deal with magnetic compass deviation. Deviation tables anyone ? Then perhaps you out west could get the Hanford site to give you some depleted
Steel is heavy - but use enough of it and you may have to deal with magnetic compass deviation. Deviation tables anyone ? Then perhaps you out west could get the Hanford site to give you some depleted
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