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Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
By:Scott Fitzgerrell
Date: 6/26/2009, 2:30 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic* (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Hello Scott,

: Here is a pic of the deck of my kayak which was designed to mimmick the
: caulked decks of the old wooden boats like my grandfather used to build. I
: posted another response to one of your pics that looks just like Grandad's
: boat. Probably coincidence, but please send me any information you might
: have about that boat.

The boat is Apache II, a 29-foot, 1922 Hacker gentleman's racer with a 400-hp Liberty V12 engine, derived from WWI aircraft engines. Quite a beast. The big daddy at the show is always the Thunderbird, which has two Allisons from a P-38 in it: 2200 hp total. Dispatch, the 33-foot Gar Wood on the postage stamp has a Rolls-Royce Merlin (Spitfire and early Mustang), with 650 hp. Coolest thing this side of a warbirds airshow when they fire these things up.

I shot the pictures. Sorry I couldn't fit the whole of Apache II in: I was trying out a new 70-200 zoom and couldn't back off enough.

Thanks for posting the shot of your beautiful kayak: it's now in my swipe file. What woods did you use?

--Scott

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speedboats *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:34 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/26/2009, 9:40 am
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/26/2009, 2:30 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/1/2009, 3:38 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2009, 12:51 am
Re: Strip: Variations on the theme *LINK* *Pic*
Joe Greenley -- 6/25/2009, 1:48 pm
Re: Strip: Variations on the theme *LINK*
Greg Bridges -- 7/1/2009, 12:27 am
Re: Strip: Variations on the theme
Matthew -- 6/25/2009, 4:06 pm
Re: Strip: Variations on the theme *LINK* *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/25/2009, 2:24 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Brian Scarborough -- 6/25/2009, 12:13 am
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/25/2009, 2:11 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/26/2009, 9:30 am
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2009, 11:50 am
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2009, 11:43 am
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Bill Hamm -- 6/25/2009, 5:41 am
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Dave in Minneapolis------WebKitFormBoundary+i8bKN0 -- 6/24/2009, 9:57 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *LINK*
Dave in Minneapolis------WebKitFormBoundary+i8bKN0 -- 6/24/2009, 9:58 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/25/2009, 12:47 am
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *NM* *Pic*
Dave in Minneapolis------WebKitFormBoundary+i8bKN0 -- 6/24/2009, 9:58 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
John F Monroe -- 6/24/2009, 5:23 am
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/24/2009, 12:54 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
John F Monroe -- 6/25/2009, 4:31 am
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:49 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Bill Hamm -- 6/23/2009, 8:35 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/24/2009, 12:59 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2009, 4:02 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:46 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:45 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:43 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:41 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:51 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:40 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:37 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed
Kudzu -- 6/24/2009, 6:42 pm
Re: Strip: Deck patterns from classic wooden speed *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2009, 5:36 pm