Re: Pointy Skiff #1 Launched
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, jhkohnen@b... wrote:
> But yours is one of a kind, Sonic! ;o)LOL! They say boats emulate their builders ... :)
>
But yours is one of a kind, Sonic! ;o)
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 06:02:25 -0000, Sonic Wonder wrote:
> --- Inbolger@egroups.com, "jim chambrelin" <jchamberlin@r...> wrote:
> > Dear Group, (this is kind of long)
> >
> > It floats....and rows quite nicely ...
>
> Congrats!! Welcome to the ranks of happy PS owners :). Get pics up
> soon - can't wait to see some other PS's ...
--
John <jkohnen@...>
http://www.boat-links.com/
People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading. <Logan Pearsall Smith>
Way to go, Jim. Hurry up with the pictures.
Jamie Orr
Jamie Orr
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, "jim chambrelin" <jchamberlin@r...> wrote:
soon - can't wait to see some other PS's ...
> Dear Group, (this is kind of long)Congrats!! Welcome to the ranks of happy PS owners :). Get pics up
>
> It floats....and rows quite nicely ...
soon - can't wait to see some other PS's ...
Dear Group, (this is kind of long)
It floats....and rows quite nicely, even with the last minute quick and
dirty homemade oars. Pictures are being developed and will be loaded within
the next few days. But I just had to get the news out.
Yesterday was a beautiful crisp Fall day in Sacramento. A perfect day for
joining the ranks of "amateur boat builder." My son and I, with minimal
fanfare a a couple of quick pictures loaded PS#1 into the back of ol' WT, my
Weekend Truck, drove to his house and picked up his son, Christopher (its
his boat, but he did not know it yet) We drove to Nimbus lake in Folsom. At
my favorite launch site, a somewhat secluded county property with a
shallow-angle gravel ramp, two outhouses and a small parking lot we dragged
out the boat and plopped it into about 6" of water. Empty, it bobbed in the
calm water with both stern and bow slightly off the lake surface....IT
FLOATS. Securely captured inside his life jacket, Chistopher jumped into
the boat. He had earlier decided that Papa's boat should be named "Sea Lion
if it floats, and Fish if it doesn't." He has an unusual sense of humor.
At this point I told him that this was really his boat and he could name it
anything he wanted to. After the look of disbelief disappeared from his
face, he jumped up throwing his hands in the air while grinning as only a
6-year old can. SEA LION and its new owner were launched. I shoved it off
with my son, David and Captain Christopher as its only passengers. I wanted
more pictures, so Dave rowed it around in a large circle about 20 yards off
shore. Christopher was already giving orders from the stern seat. With no
fishing poles along, Capt. Christopher decided that exploring and duck
watching were the things to do. At this point, watching the two of them in
this little red boat with its butt-ugly oars, I knew I had helped creat a
childhood memory that will outlast both his dad and me. Not a bad use for a
little wooden boat.
My turn to row. With Dave in the stern and Captain Christopher in the bow
taking pictures with his grandmother's disposable camera, we shoved off
again and headed for "open water." Good thing this isn't a sail boat; dead
calm. I was somewhat disapointed that we didn't have a bit of wind and
waves. Maybe next time. With slightly less than 500 lbs. of people on
board, Sea Lion's bow and stern settled into the water with more than
sufficient freeboard. It rowed straight and turned on a dime giving about 5
cents' change. If this boat will handle a 2-foot swell and over-powered
motor boat wakes, we will have a serious fishing craft. (There's this
Salmon river in Oregon that Dave and Christopher fish.....) Dave stood up
and did a pretend cast....SEA LION hardly rocked. I like this boat. Size
limits its people/gear capacity. Two adults, or one 6 year old Captain and
his dad or Papa, is max for comfort....especially since the male adults in
this family are all over 6' and 200#. SOMEONE PLEASE TELL PHIL BOLGER THAT
HE DESIGNED A REALLY WICKED GOOD BOAT.
Damage control.....the rowing seat separated from its frame on the forward
end, starboard side. No big deal, but I will use glue and screws to repair
it. The hull paint is awful. We will sand and use a proper praint.
Interlux epoxy or something similiar.
Well....thanks for reading this. It was a great launch. There will be
pictures. Oh, the oars? I'm ordering them this week.
Jim C
It floats....and rows quite nicely, even with the last minute quick and
dirty homemade oars. Pictures are being developed and will be loaded within
the next few days. But I just had to get the news out.
Yesterday was a beautiful crisp Fall day in Sacramento. A perfect day for
joining the ranks of "amateur boat builder." My son and I, with minimal
fanfare a a couple of quick pictures loaded PS#1 into the back of ol' WT, my
Weekend Truck, drove to his house and picked up his son, Christopher (its
his boat, but he did not know it yet) We drove to Nimbus lake in Folsom. At
my favorite launch site, a somewhat secluded county property with a
shallow-angle gravel ramp, two outhouses and a small parking lot we dragged
out the boat and plopped it into about 6" of water. Empty, it bobbed in the
calm water with both stern and bow slightly off the lake surface....IT
FLOATS. Securely captured inside his life jacket, Chistopher jumped into
the boat. He had earlier decided that Papa's boat should be named "Sea Lion
if it floats, and Fish if it doesn't." He has an unusual sense of humor.
At this point I told him that this was really his boat and he could name it
anything he wanted to. After the look of disbelief disappeared from his
face, he jumped up throwing his hands in the air while grinning as only a
6-year old can. SEA LION and its new owner were launched. I shoved it off
with my son, David and Captain Christopher as its only passengers. I wanted
more pictures, so Dave rowed it around in a large circle about 20 yards off
shore. Christopher was already giving orders from the stern seat. With no
fishing poles along, Capt. Christopher decided that exploring and duck
watching were the things to do. At this point, watching the two of them in
this little red boat with its butt-ugly oars, I knew I had helped creat a
childhood memory that will outlast both his dad and me. Not a bad use for a
little wooden boat.
My turn to row. With Dave in the stern and Captain Christopher in the bow
taking pictures with his grandmother's disposable camera, we shoved off
again and headed for "open water." Good thing this isn't a sail boat; dead
calm. I was somewhat disapointed that we didn't have a bit of wind and
waves. Maybe next time. With slightly less than 500 lbs. of people on
board, Sea Lion's bow and stern settled into the water with more than
sufficient freeboard. It rowed straight and turned on a dime giving about 5
cents' change. If this boat will handle a 2-foot swell and over-powered
motor boat wakes, we will have a serious fishing craft. (There's this
Salmon river in Oregon that Dave and Christopher fish.....) Dave stood up
and did a pretend cast....SEA LION hardly rocked. I like this boat. Size
limits its people/gear capacity. Two adults, or one 6 year old Captain and
his dad or Papa, is max for comfort....especially since the male adults in
this family are all over 6' and 200#. SOMEONE PLEASE TELL PHIL BOLGER THAT
HE DESIGNED A REALLY WICKED GOOD BOAT.
Damage control.....the rowing seat separated from its frame on the forward
end, starboard side. No big deal, but I will use glue and screws to repair
it. The hull paint is awful. We will sand and use a proper praint.
Interlux epoxy or something similiar.
Well....thanks for reading this. It was a great launch. There will be
pictures. Oh, the oars? I'm ordering them this week.
Jim C