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Re: Great Bulletin Board
By:dick kirschbaum
Date: 5/3/2001, 3:57 pm
In Response To: Re: Great Bulletin Board (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

: I believe that thinking about the project is generally harder than actually
: doing it. One of the problems with this BBS is everyone posts pictures of
: their drop-dead-gorgeous kayak and begginers are intimidated. They think
: that there is no way that they can do as good a job. They can, but there
: is no reason that they need to. If the goal is to build a nice boat, it is
: a very easy goal to reach. Building a boat as nice as Ross's is much
: harder but probably shouldn't be a goal if it is your first boat.

: Get your plans out, by the material and start. You will see that the next
: step is easy. It is only when you look at the whole project that it is
: hard. Take it one step at a time and soon enough you will be done.

What percentage of wood boats - either strip or stich, do you think are started and never finished? While working on my boat, it was just a thought that popped into my head...

Messages In This Thread

Great Bulletin Board
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 8:58 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Andy Miller -- 5/7/2001, 11:27 pm
I ain't no stripper...
Mark -- 5/3/2001, 6:15 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Rehd -- 5/2/2001, 11:22 pm
It's a trap
Dave Seales -- 5/2/2001, 11:04 pm
Re: It's a trap
RM Dalton -- 5/2/2001, 11:10 pm
Re: I'm not addicted :O
Roger Nuffer -- 5/3/2001, 9:04 pm
Re: I'm not addicted :O
John Monfoe -- 5/10/2001, 7:24 am
Only regret is not starting sooner
Bruce -- 5/2/2001, 7:07 pm
Re: Only regret is not starting sooner
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 7:36 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
David -- 5/2/2001, 6:02 pm
Re: The trick is...
Don Beale -- 5/2/2001, 5:28 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/2/2001, 4:50 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
daniel -- 5/9/2001, 11:34 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
dick kirschbaum -- 5/3/2001, 3:57 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Lee Gardner -- 5/3/2001, 5:09 pm
Re: Temptation
Shawn Baker -- 5/2/2001, 4:58 pm
Or as nice as Shawn's *NM*
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2001, 9:32 pm
Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/2/2001, 3:20 pm
Re: Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 4:00 pm
Building it cheaper.
John Monfoe -- 5/3/2001, 7:11 am
Re: Counsellor nearby
Ross Leidy -- 5/3/2001, 12:42 am
Re: Counsellor nearby...Oh no :)
Ben Staley -- 5/3/2001, 12:51 am
Re: Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2001, 9:29 pm
Re: Encouragement
Shawn Baker -- 5/2/2001, 5:20 pm
Re: Encouragement
Mike Hanks -- 5/2/2001, 5:55 pm
Re: Money Money Money
Roger Nuffer -- 5/2/2001, 10:11 pm
What tools?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/3/2001, 2:40 am
They would, except...
Julie Kanarr -- 5/3/2001, 11:06 am
Tools?!! You have Tools?
James Neely -- 5/3/2001, 12:05 pm
Blasphemy!!
Byron -- 5/3/2001, 10:20 am
Re: Blasphemy!!
Rick M -- 5/3/2001, 8:46 pm
Why wait! :D
Steve -- 5/2/2001, 9:07 am
Re: Why wait! Steve is right.
Tony -- 5/2/2001, 12:03 pm