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Strip Built Runner Plank, part ll

Posted on July 10, 2014 by billbuchholz

There’s less guess work in setting up the second half. I used the first part (the bottom) along with the old plank flipped over to establish the shape. A shim or a shingle here and there brought the two halves … Continue reading →

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Building the Strip-Plank Hollow Runner Plank

Posted on July 4, 2014 by billbuchholz

A very interesting boat showed up here at Iceboat Central last month in desperate need of a new plank. She came down from Nova Scotia, and in classic Novi style the plank was made with maple and birch. Not that … Continue reading →

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Yellow Bird is for sale, $2500

Posted on July 2, 2014 by billbuchholz

Yellow Bird is a small skeeter, 16 feet long (including the spring board) and uses a DN rig and sail. Built as a 7/8 scale North Easter, she is light, responsive, well balanced and easy to sail. A spruce mast … Continue reading →

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Wooden Boat Show Ticket Discount

Posted on June 19, 2014 by billbuchholz

Here’s some late breaking news from Commodore T at the NEIYA: For those of you who have an interest in classic yachts of all types be sure to check out the WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport from June 27-29. There … Continue reading →

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racing

Posted on June 16, 2014 by billbuchholz

The last racing I can remember on Lake Chickawaukee was a couple of years ago when Andre Beby and a gaggle of Canadian buddies came to visit. We offered the usual cones for marks, but they suggested we use theirs … Continue reading →

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