... my ... Jason, Thanks for the nice pictures. I couldn't help but to notice that for both your bow transom and transom,you have cut out,right through the...
... No ... Jason, Dry fit the shear clamps,and simply have a tight butt joint where they change their sweep. For the rub rails;I hope that you traced out its'...
For some good shots of Herb's Fishcat see Jeff Blunck's superb page on last years Kingston Messabout. http://4dw.net/cosailor/messabout.htm Bruce Hector...
Peter! You just stopped my heart. I thought i done screwed up good. I just scambled for my plans the notches are through the frames entirely.......i...
Dry fit the shear clamps,and simply have a tight butt joint ... Thats what i figured would have to do ... Yeah that will be a challange. The port side has...
Jason & Peter, Yah, through the frames is what I understood, so that's what I did. My much greater concern - after reading this conversation - is that I REALLY...
I just measured my basement and stuck a scale to the navigator plans. The pilothouse won't clear the center beam in my basement even without the keel...
Hi Bruce - Just something I try to warn everyone about on the Yamaha O.B.'s --- the fresh water tube that brings water up to cool the motor for some reason is...
... that I ... obligated ... Hey jim where are you in the process? Glad i'm not the only one doing this. I feel like a jack ass asking all these questions and...
Jeff, no, I don't need the numer as I'm not in the mkt. I suspected that you were refering to that particular engine. It loks like an air-cooled but has a...
Jeff, I must add thay like you find on Chesapeake clamming boats sometimes I would be tempted to use hydraulics to drive the prop (just like the John Deer 725...
... The fin keel is about 15" high. If you put it on before you finish out the insides of the cabin, be prepared for about 1,000 trips, up and down a step ...
Hey Jason I put off starting my Micro till this fall rather than starting the project late and not being able to finish it this summer. The wait is well...
... [Could you, or someone, please post the URL link to your Micro photo album?] Two pieces of 3/4" square wood will bend tighter curves than one piece 3/4" x...
Bruce You might want to take a look at the 9.8 Tohatsu 4 stroke--it weighs 81 pounds for the minimum version. Personally I think the Tohatsu is the best...
Actually I'm installing a "Kitchen Rudder" which should provide full variable speeds from full ahead to full reverse with a single lever. The engine throttle...
My thanks to Peter and Sam for their input. Sam pretty much confirmed my thoughts that one needs to pay attention to what they are getting into with any boat....
Love your pictures of the cabin Fishcat Bruce. It has the look of a Junkers 87. Are the 'windows' solid or 'roll-up' flexible? Is that a yuloh on the deck? ...
There is a lot more time than you would think in the cabin top Jason, which is better spent under cover. I wonder if it is possible to somehow prefabricate the...
I had a Tohatsu outboard on my keelboat 6-7 years ago, it was a 1987 model longshaft. It was really fine piece, ran flawlessly. Well constructed, easy to work...
Bruce- I think you're on to something, maybe i'll finish at least most of the inside before moving on to the keel. Tell me more about the sagging cabin top. I...
Also, I forgot to add that you can get parts for US made motors in nearly every town in the country, my Japanese motors (Tohatsu, Suzuki, Honda) have been much...
... myself. The pallets are of lower-quality outer cuts, 12' rough cut, 3" to 16" wide, 5/8 to 5/4 thickness. There's also a bunch of 2x4 and 4x4 about 2'...
i recieved a phone call today, from bloke in Brisbane (the other side of Australia) . who has built a folding schooner in 100 days. Quite a few interesting...
... Is there such a thing as a US motor? From what I understand, there are perhaps two companies making low-power outboards in Japan (Honda & Tomatsu) which...
Hey Jason, The hull's mostly complete. A picture's worth a thousand words, so I'll get a couple in the photos section of my profile...soon I hope. I'm just a...
BOLGER 10? I know about Bolger 2, 3, 4, 4photos, 4sale, and coffee_lounge, but just how many Bolger groups are out there? Just curious, Jim ... jib. ... Must ...
Jim - I'm glad i'm not the only one currently struggling through this micro thing. I'm on the same line of thought with you on the keel......not too worried...
