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From Micheal Storer's facebook page, a Goat Island Skiff

 Picture of the Week Log


My Projects
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Trilars Completed May 2009

Trilars Home Page

Updated Sailing Log 05/31/2011

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SCALE MODELS

1/8 scale prototype for new Trilars Amas.
More to come...
Modified Trilars Amas

Toon2 1/8 Scale Model

toon2 model


My new boat refurb project -

1981 Com-Pac 16
Launched 4/20/2012


Picture of the Week

Click to see project page


toon2

Sean Moffitt took the Toon2 I had started click here to see his progress photos

See first half of the project build here


For yeas I have liked the Bolger Catfish Beach Cruiser, finally I've come across one! Check out Adam's boat

Picture of the Week


Additional Projects

Dean' Lutra Laker

Dean's Mike's Boat Launched 2/20/11

Dean's Catbox

Dean Herring's Goat Island Skiff build see pictures here

LAUNCHED!!!

Mark Gumprecht's Drifter 17



Paul Boyer : Stevenson Pocket Cruiser

Mike Sandell's Fatcat building log

Mizzen  4/20/2011 - Scott Gosnell's Toon2 

John Richardson : Janus catamaran

 Puddle Duck Racers  great for home building

  Aaron Schindler : Trilars

Larry Cheek : Winter Wren

Terry Burton's Trimarans
See my Com-Pac 16 article in
Small Craft Advisor #80
March/April 2013
SCA #80



Plan Review
Nancy's China from
 Sam Devlin Designs



clc Okumefest


PocketShip Plan review from John Harris at Chesapeake Light Craft
Pocket

Hear John's interview on Furledsails.com

See CLC's Stich and Glue Video on YouTube

See CLC on facebook


New Podcast and website for those interested in wooden boats.

HookedonWoodenBoats.com



Wooden Widget

New from Wooden Widget, the Fliptail  folding dinghy


Designer Projects Adventures in home built boats

Some Favorite Links

dex to Jim Michalak's Newsletters
(Updated 6-May-11)


Mark Gumprecht has a line of trimarans for home building

Click her for details

Drifter 17 line drawing


Slider is a 16 foot minimalist cruising catamaran with comfortable adjustable seating inside the hulls.  www.slidercat.com

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Team Scarab plans for Tri's and catamarans

Scarab 16


Paolo Lodigiani, yacht designer and owner of the company B.C.A. Demco Kit in Italy set me a link to his site with kayak, dinghy, multihull and other designs.
Puck550 

Here is a site by Steve Easley who built a Welsford Navigator and has sailed the NC coast and cheasapeake : 


Spartina


In issue #64 of Small Craft Advisor you can find articles of my Trilars and  David McGuire's AF3 Killyrover.  David's site

AF3


Garth Battista has built a couple of Jim Michalaks boats including the Cormorant he and his family are sailing in the Bahamas

Garth's Blog
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Tony Bigras desgined, built and took some extended cruisers in this very intersting 16' catamaran.
His site is here

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Great magazine, Small Craft Advisor, Small Boats Big AdventuresI've written an article about the Trilars that ran in issue #64.

Discussion group for Jim Michalak plans

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michalak/


SmalllTrimarans.com

small trimarans


 

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www.furledsails.com

This is a very cool site with podcast interviews that relate to sailing.   They have some with notables from home boat building

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www.duckworksmagazine.com

Online boaters, builder magazine, plans and boat building materials store with very good prices and quality.

 



 My Projects

Project Boat

Link to Project Page

Link to Designer

Picture of the Week
1981 Com-Pac 16 Project Page Com-Pac Yachts
Toon 2 Toon2 Building Log

Toon2 version 1 has gone to a new home, I wasn't able to bring along to PA in a move from NC summer of 2011.  Hope to get updates from Sean who plans to finish her.
Jim Michalak Design



TOON2 home page

Trilars Lauched 5/21/2009

  Trilars Home Page

This is my current building project a double paddle canoe with sail rig

Jim Michalak Design

Trilars Home Page

Toto 13 Double Paddle Canoe

Jim Michalak Design

Skipjack -  Sailboat

Stevenson Projects

Lark 8 Kayak

Ken Brown's design
Plans form Clark Craft

  Chrysler Mutineer

Restoration of a Chrysler Mutineer

 

MFG 19

Restoration of an MFG 19

 

Com-Pac 16

 


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,2007,2008,2009


 

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