Ms.OverKeel

Here she is My First Wooden Boat Build....small no doub't but quite a learning experience!!!!  What do you think?

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Chris Craft kit boat

Dear Members, I may have mentioned previously that I am restoring a 1956 Chris Craft kit boat, the Barracuda model with a walk through seating arrangement. We are getting ready to revarnish and repaint her and would appreciate your photos yet unposted of other member's kit boats and/or locations of current postigs, if any. Since the finish of these kits was left to the original builder (assembler) I do not believe any standard colors or finishes existed. Please share with me any our your collective knowledge as I would like to finishe this project soon and begin to show her. This project means alot to me since I actually assembled an identiocal model in 1956 and used her for a couple of years (until I discovered girls). 

I had the pleasure of visiting the Antique and Classic Boat Society show in St. Michaels this past weekend at the wonderful Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and saw over 100 examples of beautiful old boats. As you may have seen previously, Jim Shotwell was showing his new kit boats, under the name of James Craft Kit Boats, built on the plans of the actual mid-fiftys CC kit boats. What a great way to perpetuate this unique segment of recreational boat history and at the same time providing meaningful projects for families and individuals, and at a reasonable price. Thanks Jim!!

Thanks in advance for yor assistance.

Dick Burkhard,

dickburkhard@verizon.net

Slip needed asap

My days are numbered at Consolidated Yacht in Miami. The yard has been sold  and all advised to vacate by end of July to make way for condos. I'm about 90 days away from sea worthiness. Anybody know of a slip in Miami?

 

Thanks,

 

Geo

Added new pics

If anyone is interested, I've added some new pics to my daysailer photo album (page 1) - I finally dredged them up from under a stack of catalogs and mags.

 

Things are on hold however right now has I make plans to move my floral business (and consequently my boat).  Hope to get back to "it" by August (yes, of this year).

 

Hope everyone is having a good spring!

 

Andy

How do I rig ??

Hi guys, could you show me a drawing of how to rig my aft main sheet to my [one man] dinghy,It had only one fairlead at the starboard side when I got her I fitted one to the other side but the tiller protruds above the transom,So any sheet going across the transom would try to trap the tiller.

I am learning to sail on a wayfarer,which has a bar over the tiller level with the top of the transom so the main sheet pivots from directly above the tiller.

Any pictures,photos web pages would be appreciated,

Thanks bogdolics 

HEY HRAY

Welcome to the group. Glad we could be of some help.

Have you started you project yet? Feel free to post some

pictures as you progress.

 

CB

1962 Chris Craft Constellation

My way over my head project boat.

Cover of the Rolling Stone

Wow Kruez, you got me on the cover of the Wooden Boat Builder.

 

"Gonna buy five copies...on the cover of the Wooden Boat Builder"

 

 

Awesome, you're moving up the list for the cruise...

 

 

Geo

GREETINGS ARTIST

Here's one to you Artist, Welcome to the group.

Maybe you could share some pictures for all

to see.

 

CB

New boat started

I just started building a new Prameke. It's a PK-78 from http://bateau.com/ . I don't think I'm going to get it done any too quickly, but I'll try to keep the group informed about the progress.

Matthew

 

You can take a look at some beginning pictures at http://forums.bateau2.com/gallery/index.php?cat=11868

New pics of grawl

Hi Kruez  I have some new pics of my wooden canoe GRAWL but I could not upload them , it just some of me paddeling on Loch Lomond could you add them to my members project for me ,http://uk.msnusers.com/SAILIINGDINGHY/grawlmydug.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=109      and 111

thanks, bogsdolics.