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She looks fast just sitting on the trailer! Great job, Ron.

Yep,we are thinking alike on that, Chuck. The skiff, at 100 pounds or less, could easily be rolled from your vehicle to the water by one person with nothing more than a canoe dolly or something similar - no ramp needed. The four stroke engines are clean and quiet, but since I already have a 4...

I don't want to presume to speak for Uncle John, but from looking at the photos of the prototype build it certainly looks like he intends it to be a displacement hull, not planing, to be used like Light Keeper's Kid described. A narrow bottom aft and some rocker in that area, which it looks...

Ron, that's a FINE looking boat! Joe

oldsparkey wrote: "Just some streams to cross when building it and about what or how to do it. Only thing I am sure of is it will be a lot easier to go up river loaded with camping and fishing gear. Park the Jeep , hop in the boat and go places I have not been in a long time. Then either paddle...

Al, the water in the Ocklawaha is very reliable and does not fluctuate much with seasonal rainfall unless there has been enough to increase the flow out of Lake Griffin which will increase the current some and raise the level a little. Joe

Long presents the stability issue quite clearly, even if with a bit of an arrogant tone by suggesting that the designers of some very successful boats and ships don't really know what they are doing and don't understand the concepts. Joe

Chuck, Thanks for the report. It looks like when you were there the level at the Palmdale gage was from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 feet higher than than 2' +/- gage level that Brad said is pretty nice. In fact, it looks like it peaked while you were on the creek. I guess it is one of those places where...

I love a good political discussion as much as anyone, provided the participants remain civil and respect the concept that anyone with an opposing view is not necessarily an idiot, unpatriotic or stupid. What bothers meet about so many political conversations, such as those surrounding the...

I have been observing all the ranting and raving about health care in the media, at town hall meetings and here on the forum for a while and have a few suggestions to quiet it down, at least for a while. (1) Get the hated government out of the issue, totally, as in NO REGULATION. (2) Ditch the...

Smith's Penetrating Epoxy is a great material to use as a first coat on wood that you don't want to glass. It is low viscosity and penetrates well into the wood. You can then follow up with regular epoxy, paint or varnish.

Thanks, Jimmy. We geezers need to stick together and help each other out, especially with computer related issues. Thanks all :D :D :D Joe

Oops, sorry :oops: I won't mention the "W" word again. Joe

Thanks, guys, I appreciate all the help. IT WORKS!!!! :D :D :D :D Joe

This is with IE. Maybe we can figure this out next year. HAPPY NEW YEAR :D :D :D

Thanks, Jimmy. I'll try that.

It's a puzzle!!!

I click on "quote in the corner, added this sentence and will click "preview" then "submit". I use Mozilla, not IE.

I' clicked on "quote" in the upper right hand corner then deleted all the text between the the first and last set of brackets except what I wanted to include. The text came out right, but with the brackets still at each end and no highlighted box.

Are there settings buried someplace that I might have screwed up?