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Fred, First of all, I give you my condolences on your loss. I lost my father on 8-13-04 to cancer and I abandoned a traditional Greenland Kayak build at the time. After that I built the 16 foot canoe NC-16 90% complete and lost my mother in law to a head-on collision with an 80 yr old man who fell a...

This is the online community that I most closely identify with, so I thought it might be cathardic to tell you all of my misfortune today. My wife's mother was traveling to San Antonio, Tx today via TX 27 in Center Point when she was hit head-on by a vehicle that was going the wrong way on the highw...

Charlie, can't you tell that I'm just coming on plane in that picture :wink: Seriously, that picture was taken about 30 seconds after my initial launch, and I have learned alot since then. I had made no adjustments at that point, and there is about 180 lbs. difference between me and my son. Lazlo, t...

Hey Gordon, It's allways been nice to live here, but the working conditions...well... Most employers here think that they should still pay what they did when you lived here :x ! However, I must give kudos to my current employer, and I must say that I wish it were "my business." We're curre...

As a matter of fact, they are still building Mooneys in Kerrville. My father-in-law is a former Mooney employee, and so are two of my current co-workers. Quite attractive and fast single engine private airplanes. It's too bad that I can't afford to buy one 8O ! I noticed that you are in the aerospac...

Wow! Two new phantoms in one day! Congrats and good luck on your build! Does anyone know how many phantoms are built to date? This has to be one of the most popular home-built hulls out there. Amongst power boats, that is. Anyway, please keep us posted.

Let me be the first to say congratulations, and good luck on your build! Please keep us posted. This is the most supportive forum on the net, and I'm sure you already know that someone will be happy to answer any questions.

Looks like we could find a use for all three of the videos. First, we have the rake handle woodflour. Next, marble dust based fairing compound. Finally, the cochicken could be used for chum. It also has a good resemblance to flotation foam. Seriously folks, watch the videos. If nothing else, it's wo...

Good points all. My thinking was to make it very minimalist just like what Charlie describes. I was searching for the right word when skeg got stuck in my head. I should have said keel or runner. I like the idea of the graphite, and I have about half of a gallon of epoxy left. The "wears like i...

Okay guys, I splashed my nc-16 back in May with a quick and dirty porch paint finish. My winter project is to strip the porch paint, and fair/paint with some good stuff. Anyway, I'm thinking of adding a skeg for some directional stability. So, my question is to all nc-16 and cc-14 builders who have ...