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Oh yeah, I have studies the plans for this boat and I think it will not only be a dog to paddle it will also be a SOB to mark out inspite of what the designer claims. i take the liberty of quoting his speel here. To me it seems pretty self explanatory, even though it makes no sense at all...

G'day Hopey, Are you a pom - (err English) by any chance? The X and the Y you are referring to are base points that measurements are taken from. "X will probably signify the distance measured from the END of the sheet of ply and "Y" will mean the distance measured from the SIDE of the sheet of...

Some fine looking catfish there mate. What seasoning do you use on them? They are considered a trash fish here but I quite like them. :D

Hopey, first up welcome to this fine site. Second, Matt is an allround bloody good bloke and he will help you out where he can. that being said, Boat design is his business. ie. that is where he makes his living. Both Chuck and I and many of the other builders here, consider ourselves to be...

Re: Next Future Build I agree with Dave re the Southwind 15-30 is probably a better option and will certainly be a superior boat to the Mill Creek. http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail ... hWind15-30 likewise, Matt's brilliant Cape fear...

G'day Ticky, Thanks mate. appreciate it and the back ground you give on these boats is is way more informative and specific that anything I have been able to uncover on the web. Even though we have very little in the way of extensive marshes here, i can the the benefiets of such a design. I am...

Ticky, As usual, you have raised the bar for all of we mere mortals in our attempts to build nice boats. Please talk to me about your marsh pirogues. How do they differ in dimensions to the normal ones? What are the advantages of the raised bow with the very low, downswept mid section in the...

Re: Next Future Build Dave Wallace has built one of these boats and i have paddled beside him in my boat. They appear to be a fine concept and I too thought about building one BEFORE I saw Dave's boat in action. He uses his with a trolling motor AND a leeboard just to make it go where he...

OK, i went down to the shed the other day and turned the boat over to eyeball everything before glassing the bottom. Something didn't look quite right so I shot some levels and took measurements etc and found the bottom to be 5 milimetres out of square. mutter mutter fart snort. this probably...

G'day Chuck, Good report and review mate. Sorry things hadn't turned out with the camp for you. Sometimes a plann "B' is a good option. John, yeah mate same design but Chuck's is a lot prettier than mine. I just checked my build and found the begger to be 5milimetres out of plumb on the...

Chuck, John (Cadeppa) has told me just how magnificent your boat builds are and that the images don't do them justice. That being said, your images of this boat are extraordinary. Your attention to detail during the build and the finish are second to none that I have seen. I am employed to, in...

I learnt to paddle aussie surf, racing skis and the shorter wave skis. These are by their very nature, tippy by any standard. feathered, offset, assymetrical bladed paddles were the norm and are used by ski racers and surfers alike. The reason for this is that they are a superior paddle in all...

Re: Skinny perow coming Ron, I couldn't agree with you more! I think you may have come very close to the perfect boat with this one. Bloody well done mate. :D respectfully, Mick

Vale Malcolm Douglas http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/malco ... 15nt7.html

Thanks guys, Might as well continue on in this thread. I had been to Cania gorge before but it was Evie's first time. She had little to no idea what to expect. :D We set up camp under a shady tree and settled in to meet some of the locals that night This little bloke was the first to...

Geez John, You are torturing me - again mate. :D Bloody great post, thank you for sharing. respectfully, Mick

After brekky, Evie and I set off down stream, to the end of this hole,, where I walked the boat through a shallow section to the next hole We repeated this process for several more holes and then had to re-trace our steps back to the camp. while we were away, some cows came in...

Thanks Jack. appreciate it mate. Evie is the kindest, most gentle and most thoroughly decent person I have met in my life. We are very happy. :D Dave, The place is just a little west of Ban Ban Springs on the other side of the Burnett Highway. it is a piece of farmland beside the creek that...

G'day Chuck, I would have used the camper with john if I had it at the time mate, no problem. :D G'day Dave, Thanks mate. re the Bow, nah, not yet, i just sort of take it out of the bag and stare at it for now. the workmanship in it is truly a thing of beauty. I can well understand the...

G'day Bob, thanks for replying mate. the tree is some sort of native fig, probably closely related to our Moreton Bay Fig. I'm not real sure about its usefulness for timber but the wood is superb for turning. Most of the big trees that are left are in protected areas now and not allowed to be...