"Wow! Great shots man! Took me right back to the G.C.......can't wait to get back. Thanks for sharing, as I sit here in my office and ponder what trips we may be able to salvage, as I watch what little snowpack we have, soak into the ground."
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A different kind of wooden boat
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Not quite the whitewater boat the most of the posts on here are about- but thought that some people might be interested in a restoration that I just finished. It's a 1978 Pocock cedar single rowing…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ben A. Hayes May 15.
dory design software?
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Hoping that someone on here has found a solution for my quandary...I've been working on combining lines from a Mckenzie double-ender and a Briggs style grand canyon dory, and have gotten really sick…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jason Knight Feb 16.
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Ben A. Hayes replied to Ben A. Hayes's discussion A different kind of wooden boat
"Yes, sanding was stressful. Luckily a beer or two can cut the anxiety :) The bottom actually has a layer of .4oz fiberglass applied with thinned varnish (called ghost cloth), so in all I think it has 7 coats, three of which were cut 30% with…"
Lawrence E. Long replied to Ben A. Hayes's discussion A different kind of wooden boat
"Ben: Beautiful job of restoration. Sanding 3/32" WRC must be like brain surgery-a little too much pressure and your done. How many coats of varnish did it take to get that finish?
Good luck"
Kurt Selisch replied to Ben A. Hayes's discussion A different kind of wooden boat
"Wow, great job Ben. That is one sleek looking machine. I couldn't quite twist my head far enough on the second pic, and would probably hurt myself to stand on my head to see it, but can certainly tell the Pocock is ready to fly…"
Paul Wackowski commented on Ben A. Hayes's blog post Dories in Grand Canyon
"I need to fine a professional photographer to take down on my next Grand Canyon trip! All my photos pale in comparison to yours. Very impressive variety as well."
Ben A. Hayes commented on Greg Hatten's photo
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"Upset? There is a great picture of the Kolb Brothers running into the hole (shortly before they became upset) in a neat, old, flat riverboat."
Ben A. Hayes replied to Jon Darrohn's discussion What is this trailer worth?
"I believe the trailer has a torflex axle, making it more desirable for driftboats etc than a leaf-spring trailer. Smoother ride, especially on dirt roads and washboard, but also more expensive."
Ben A. Hayes commented on Robb Grubb's photo
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"Rob, great picture. Taken by Erika and Justin- were they on the trip? Saw the EJ Litzer in the bottom corner and got curious."
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"Robb, is this the boat in the header? It's a beautiful design, where did you get the plans? Nice work."
Jason Knight replied to Ben A. Hayes's discussion dory design software?
"I am going to have to seriously consider that! Thanks for the heads up"
Jason Knight replied to Ben A. Hayes's discussion dory design software?
"Randy,
I am not familiar with this "windows" that the program runs in... Haha j/k
Just wishing there was an Osx version of that software."
Frank R replied to Ben A. Hayes's discussion dory design software?
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There is Freeship available here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeship/
There is a Yahoo group to get help. Some tutorials there too. I have found some additional online help. Contact me and I can send some stuff your way.
An older…"
Rick Newman replied to Ben A. Hayes's discussion dory design software?
"Ben,
Take a look at what Guy Fredrickson did. He used Excel to generate coordinate numbers and then an undetermined drawing program. Will it do what you want? I don't know, ask Guy. Jason Knight and others have been using Google Sketchup. I…"
Ben A. Hayes replied to Mike Collier's discussion Double Ender White water Dory
"Any update on plans? I am also looking to build stitch and glue a decked double-ender, essentially a mini GC Dory. I have an 18' centerline double-ended Briggs aluminum boat, but want to build on that is 15'6" and more suited to…"
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Dories in Grand Canyon
Finally got pictures uploaded from a canyon trip last month. Perhaps it's cheating to put it here as there's only one wood boat on the trip, but she's a real beauty. A Derald Stewart (sp?) built dory from Grand Junction named the Canyon Wren. She recently got a full re-fit from Andy Hutchinson, and looks great. The other dory is my alumaweld, Chinook, although I hope to have a wood boat finished by my next trip down there!
Here's one picture- Canyon Wren in Upset, and there…
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