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Picture of the week From Micheal Storer's facebook page, a Goat Island Skiff My
Projects Trilars
Completed May 2009
Updated Sailing Log 05/31/2011 SCALE MODELS
1/8 scale prototype for new
Trilars Amas.
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My new boat refurb project - 1981 Com-Pac 16 Sean
Moffitt took the Toon2 I had started click here to see his progress
photos For yeas I have liked the Bolger Catfish Beach Cruiser, finally I've come across one! Check out Adam's boat 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 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 Terry Burton's Trimarans |
See my Com-Pac 16 article in
Small Craft Advisor #80 March/April 2013 ![]() Plan Review Nancy's China from Sam Devlin Designs ![]() PocketShip Plan review from John Harris at Chesapeake Light Craft ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() New from Wooden Widget, the Fliptail folding dinghy |
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dex to Jim
Michalak's Newsletters Mark Gumprecht has a line of trimarans for home building Slider
is a 16 foot minimalist cruising
catamaran with comfortable adjustable seating inside the
hulls. www.slidercat.com Team Scarab
plans
for Tri's and
catamarans ![]() 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. |
Here is a site by Steve Easley who built a Welsford Navigator and has sailed the NC coast and cheasapeake : In issue #64 of Small Craft Advisor you can find articles of my Trilars and David McGuire's AF3 Killyrover. David's site Garth Battista has built a couple of Jim Michalaks boats including the Cormorant he and his family are sailing in the Bahamas Tony
Bigras desgined, built and took some extended cruisers in this very
intersting 16' catamaran. |
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/
This
is a very cool site with podcast
interviews that relate to sailing. They have some with
notables
from home boat building Online boaters, builder magazine, plans and boat building materials store with very good prices and quality.
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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 |
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Trilars
Lauched 5/21/2009 This is my current building project a double paddle canoe with sail rig |
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Ken
Brown's design |
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Restoration of a Chrysler Mutineer |
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Restoration of an MFG 19 |
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