Recent content by shawnkfl

i like to fill ping pong balls with that expanding foam. just a quick squirt does the trick. the BB's and pellets mostly stay inside then and i don't have to worry about strays. although, it doesn't take many hits to render one useless :lol: it's fun to float them on a string too. gives you a...

let the government keep with the lying and deceiving ways. there is not one single trusted government entity. it's all BS. won't be long until a revolution of epic proportions rears up. the sad thing is, it will be a racial and political conflict. all at the same time.

skip the tiller steering. do it right and add an old (looking) steering wheel. the old wood ones would be sweet. something around an 8" diameter off to one side with just enough room to get by it to sit down. or make it quick release and just step over it. think outside the box and make it...

most deffinately will create some drag. they're not used for speed boats though. most commonly seen on sailboats. taper the bottom and the drag could be cut down some. i've seen some with just the motor shaft through the hull, but you have to remove the prop to get it in or out. you could make a...

i've always liked the clean look of a motor well. cut out a square(ish) hole through the hull, build walls up past the waterline (or however high the motor mount is) and drop the motor right through! i would taper the rear edge to keep the water flowing smoothly though. one drawback is, it takes...

i'm going to post my build of the new trapper 15. i made a wish on matts site....and it came true!! link is here http://www.jemwatercraft.com/forum/view ... f=8&t=2604 i have done a few smaller stitch and glue boats in the past, but really welcome constructive criticism. especially from the...

!@$%%#% matt! i have the trapper canoe plans coming, the sabolo plans coming, then you post up free laker 13 plans!?!...now i've got to build THREE boats!

you don't want to be seen in that thing! tell you what, send her over to me and i'll tell everyone i built it. i can take the abuse folks will sure spill :mrgreen:

looks like somebody had a sail on it at one point. is there a block with a hole in it below that seat? you think it may be squirrely paddling, i'll bet she's a real handful with a sail! either that, or it was for a pole that a lantern hung on.

this trapper canoe is one i've been waiting for. i added it the wish list thread, and in less than two weeks...here it is! matt sure didn't waste any time with it. i told matt, if he made the plans available, i'd buy them that day. and i did. now i can't wait to get started on it. this will be...

failed, miserably. the only string i could find was nylon. al that did was melt. i give it another shot if i can find some cotton string lying around.

i've got a few empty beer cans from today and some olive oil somewhere. i'm going to try this one tonight! thanks for the cool little lamp! i'll report back how it goes.

thank you guys. i just enjoy tinkering around with stuff. i really the nostalgia and making things that someone would throw away, new again. plus, you just can't beat these old coleman camping appliances. i have a few old lanterns that i use as well.

i love tearing them apart and fixing them up. here's a $10.00 bargain i found at a yard sale. looked pretty rough and nobody wanted it. i saw the gem behing the grime... before: and after:

keep your eyes peeled guys. i'm starting the build on this one next weekend. i will post up my progress as i go along. it may be a slow progress though, but i'm hoping to be on the water in a months time, so not too slow...