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Jack, I haven't flown for several years, except with friends, but when I was flying a fair amount my greatest concern was a mid-air collision. The corridor along the southeast Florida coast is like a super highway with traffic. In addition, there are numerous airfields, large and small, with...

Jack, try to avoid what just happened to another friend. After not flying for at least a couple of decades, he decided to get back into it and for some reason chose to get a tail dragger, having had no previous experience in one. He found a beautiful PA-18 SuperCub about three months ago...

You anti-sardine guys are missing the point. Sardines are actually health food :lol:

I mailed you a shot of Scotch, did you get it? piper Jack, I didn't have as much confidence in the Post Office or UPS to safely deliver good scotch to you, so decided to toast you from here. It was some good fifteen year old single malt, I hope you enjoyed it :D I haven't been on the...

Happy Birthday, Chuck. Wouldn't have known about the big occasion if not for the snide congratulatory remarks :lol: The weather even got pleasant down here today. Maybe we will get some decent camping weather soon.

That's it in a nutshell. Determining reduction ratio, prop diameter, blade area, pitch and cup on the blade trailing edge is a critical science in getting the maximum performance out of a boat. On larger boats it is not unusual to try two or three sets of props before settling on the final...

In all this discussion about thrust, horsepower, torque, valve timing, etc., there has been no mention of the prop. Thrust is not a characteristic of an engine. In a marine application, such as is being discussed here, thrust is the force generated by the total system which includes the...

The reason for thinking of that size range is to have a cabin. Since sharpies are usually narrower for their length than most boats, trailering shouldn't be a problem. I remember seeing a 28' trailerable sharpie many years ago, but that's big for the kind of cruising we're talking about.

Great report, John. It sounds like the rest of the trip, after we pulled out at Everglades City, had nearly perfect weather. But I guess we could have predicted that :wink: I keep toying with the idea of building a cruising sharpie in the 20-24 foot range for use in the area you cruised this...

Jack, From one of your posts weeks ago, it sounded suspiciously like you had abused your bird. Dare I ask what you did? Joe

Ron, I have a DeWalt DW735 13 inch thickness planer I have had for over ten years and love it. I haven't built with the stitch and glue system, but using bead and cove with regular strip construction the planer definitely saves a lot of sanding. What type of cedar are you using? Joe

Ron, The only issue paddling this boat solo is its desire to go straight, and even then only if you're turning into a wind or a current. As you can see from the picture, mine is set up with a seat just forward of the transom because I knew I would be using it with a small outboard much of the...

Jack, when there are two paddlers we use sound powered phones to coordinate :lol: Ron, the beam to length ratio on my 20 foot stripper is only a little lower (0.166) than on a 16'5" Mad River Malecite (0.175). The max beam on the 20 footer is 40" and on the Mad River it is 34.5". Max beam on...

I still have a Legitimus & Collins #127 machete from the 1940's. They were used a lot in WWII and, believe it or not, were actually made in the USA. It has been a great machete and has withstood a lot of not so TLC over the years. Someplace, among my junk, I also have a slightly longer one...

Well, I'm not getting my hopes up. From what I've seen over the last ten years, the new "ins" don't have any more brains, spine or integrity than the "outs". Listening to McConnell today dashed any hope I had that they might take seriously the major problems we face and try to work on them...

Chuck, The double bottom on the old jungle hammock was simply to keep the bugs away since they were primarily for use in the South Pacific, not in cold climates. Being able to slide an insulating pad in there would be a real plus, but as you said, it could be a challenge on a Hennessy. Joe

That double bottom Joey incorporated into his hammock is something Tom Hennessy overlooked in designing his hammocks. Back in about 1958 I purchased a WWII surplus jungle hammock that I used for decades, mostly in Florida swamps, and never had a single insect bite through the bottom. It had a...

Thanks for the great report, John. I have only paddled in the BWCA once, in September 1966, and have wanted to get back ever since. It looks as beautiful as ever, but with a lot more restrictions now. That Peregrine canoe is the same one you had when we paddled the Withlacoochee, isn't it? I...

If the sides are made from straight pieces (like 1x12s) the rocker is determined by the flair of the sides. The greater the flair the greater the rocker. In an extreme example, if the sides had no flair (were vertical) the bottom would be straight (no rocker). Unless you put a twist into the...

Congrats on 45 years, Chuck. I hope you enjoy many more. Joe