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Rick Newman commented on Ryan M Geider's blog post 'MAKING IT SHINNY!!!!'
Hey Ben how is your build coming? Rick Newman
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Rick Newman commented on Ryan M Geider's blog post 'MAKING IT SHINNY!!!!'
Ryan, here is a good primer on "shiny" painting. http://www.acbsphl.org/Tips_and_hints/Topside_Painting_Rolling_and_Tipping.htm I think it will help you out. The bottom line is just how shiny do you want your boat and how much time,…
Jan 28
Rick Newman replied to Tom Martin's discussion 'BIG WATER LITTLE BOATS'
Way to go Tom, another success! Rick Newman
Jan 25
Rick Newman replied to David Seidel's discussion 'Tateman Boats UMHW oar lock sleeves'
Are you looking for sleeves for your oars or for your oar locks? I ask because several folks have taken UHMW cutting boards and layered them between their gunwales with an appropriate hole bored for the oar locks. I presumed you were looking for…
Jan 23
Rick Newman replied to David Seidel's discussion 'Tateman Boats UMHW oar lock sleeves'
Randy is the owner of this site and monitors it often. Try a search for Tatman Boats on Google, it will point to gregboats.com and you can contact him directly. Good Luck, Rick Newman
Jan 22
Rick Newman replied to Guy Fredrickson's discussion 'Guy's Wooden Drift Boat Project'
Guy are you confused yet? breaking a new path can be a challenge, however using an already trodden path can make the trip a wee bit easier also perhaps less expensive in time and materials. Something to consider is many of the drift boat side…
Jan 19
Rick Newman replied to Guy Fredrickson's discussion 'Guy's Wooden Drift Boat Project'
I can see the relationship of the side panels to the curves and appreciate who they will work. Have you developed the shape of the bottom of your boat? I don't remember if you are including a transom. Past discussions by Randy Dersham have…
Jan 17
Rick Newman replied to Guy Fredrickson's discussion 'Guy's Wooden Drift Boat Project'
Guy, thanks for the information. I would love to get a copy of your spreadsheet. amsrick@comcast.net Thanks, Rick Newman
Jan 12
Rick Newman replied to Guy Fredrickson's discussion 'Guy's Wooden Drift Boat Project'
Guy, I am intrigued by your design spreadsheet idea. How will you develop items 4 and 5? How will you translate the coordinate systems? Overall I just want to learn more about your process. I am guessing that perhaps you have an engineering…
Jan 12
Stewart Cross left a comment for Rick Newman
Hi Rick  Thank You.  Everything except the seats got multiple coats of Silvertip sanded with 220, then 4 coats of Epifanes clear gloss varnish with 320 in between.
Jan 8
Rick Newman commented on Stewart Cross's photo
Very nice job! What did you use for finish(es)? Rick Newman
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Jan 8
Rick Newman commented on Ryan M Geider's blog post 'how to fix a hole !'
Ryan, you are in luck. This is one of the most popular or should i say most common repairs done to wooden drift boats. Use the search function and look for AJ, Dutch, Kevin C or Greg Hatten. AJ and his crew from Jackson have done numerous repairs…
Jan 7
Rick Newman replied to ray magnan's discussion 'winter project laminated sitka spruce DB oars'
ML Webb contributed a nice series of pictures and some details on building a very similar set of oars. Do a search for his posts and you'll see not only his oars but his beautiful boat and intriguing workmanship. Brad Dimock also contributed a…
Jan 7
Rick Newman replied to Roger Rippy's discussion 'Durback removal'
Rip, I recently read a series of posts on Wooden Boat Forum where a guy used an iron, (he got to buy his wife a new one) to remove varnish from his boat. He found that it didn't need to worry about what heat setting he used, he just placed it…
Jan 6
Rick Newman commented on Brad Dimock's blog post 'Betty Boop on home stretch'
Sorry to hear that you won't be there. We will just have to find another use for the clamping fluid! I understand the cash flow issue. This week it is the dishwasher, car, car and school stuff for my daughter and it is only Tuesday! Maybe a few…
Jan 4
Rick Newman commented on Brad Dimock's blog post 'Betty Boop on home stretch'
Magnificent work! Looks like the best boat in 2012! She sure would look nice parked back in the lawn right where she was a couple of years ago. I would even make couple of enlargements of the pictures I took for you. And I would bet that we could…
Jan 3

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Ellensburg, WA
About Me:
One Tatman kit almost assembled. I spent years of guiding and running 2000 lb rafts on Lower Main Salmon, also white water kayaking, solo whitewater canoes, 18.5' Wenonah Odyssey canoe for lakes, certified canoe instructor, then kids, then to Watershed Boats fiberglass boats for fishing, my fishing partner had to sell boat so now it's time for me to start. I really appreciate the craftsmanship displayed by the wooden boats on this site. Thanks for putting this together!
Boats I own:
Wenonah 18.5 Odessey Kevlar canoe, Bronco XL Pontoon Boat, Framed style 14' unknown manufacter wood boat, 16' 6" Tatman kit.

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Thanks for taking us along!

Tom, thanks for the photos! I continue to enjoy your photos and the sharing of the story of GEM 1. Your boat looks great and the photo of when you were smiling after an hour on the water said it all! Keep up the good work.

Rick Newman

Posted on February 1, 2010 at 6:31am

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At 11:30am on January 8, 2012, Stewart CrossStewart Cross said…

Hi Rick  Thank You.  Everything except the seats got multiple coats of Silvertip sanded with 220, then 4 coats of Epifanes clear gloss varnish with 320 in between.

At 9:30am on November 8, 2011, Roger BuchananRoger Buchanan said…

 HI Rick

Thanks for the inguire I caught the salmon on the pere Marquette Rive in Michigan this fall

I am just starting a Spira International Mackinaw Drift boat project and i have a long way to go,Im afraid the plains I purchased leave a lot for the imagination But i hope to win out in the end, if not i will have a $2000 bon fire to smoke some fish with

At 1:54pm on September 9, 2011, jim walkerjim walker said…
Thanks for the reply but classifieds still not working...tried three more times....Jim Walker
At 1:02pm on September 3, 2011, jim walkerjim walker said…
Rick...thanks for the reply on my posting problems. I wasn't sure that note I sent had gotten through either. Now I know. I had written it off as being a nontechie and not advanced enough to make things work....anyway thanks!  Jim Walker
At 8:38pm on June 29, 2011, Bob SimoneauBob Simoneau said…

Thanks, Rick, for the welcome and the tips.

 

I don't shoot, although T have had some experience with a bow, and I had carried a pistol as a Navy Corpsman, (both the.45  Colt 1911A1 and the Beretta 9 mm.) but couldn't hit the side of a barn. The Profile pic was taken at the New england Pirate Faire in Gloucester a year or two ago. (That's my alter ego, "Capt. Reginald "Rex" Drago.") 

At 10:42am on April 17, 2011, hal arnesonhal arneson said…

Hi Rick- Yes, My wife and I plan to come down and take a look at the boats this Saturday. It will be great to meet you. Since this is our first time at the festival, I think we'll just spectate, rather than bringing a boat.

I'm really hoping to get some tips on repair, as my older boat has some wood rot from water sitting between the UHMW and the original bottom, and I want to remove the UHMW and replace a section without replacing the whole bottom.

I'll be looking for others with similar experience.  Can't wait to see everyone!

Thanks,

Hal Arneson

At 3:31pm on April 6, 2011, Jess AlexanderJess Alexander said…

Hi Rick,

 

Thanks for the welcome.  I posted some pics on my wall and noticed them being shown on the website's main page.  They arent pics necessarily associated with a woodenboat website.  Is there a way to turn them off? Or would you like me to take them down?

 

Thanks,

Jess

At 5:55pm on March 28, 2011, thomas m donnellythomas m donnelly said…
Hey Rick,
Larry took care of me "electrically" many times.
We have a farm in Cardwell down McKewn lane - just wild habitat for the pheasants, ducks and turkeys. We also have a home in the mountains 70 miles north of LA. half the year in each.
My best fishing buddy lives in Liberty Lake - we fish the CW and Snake alot.
Look forward to having you join us drifting the Jeff.
Tom
At 12:43pm on March 28, 2011, thomas m donnellythomas m donnelly said…

Hey Rick,

Yes I know dale and Larry well. By the Cardwell Inn do you mean LaHood. Steve Wendell's place?

Where are you located?

Tom

At 6:50pm on January 23, 2011, Charles BrammerCharles Brammer said…

Hi Rick,

 

I'm looking into building a Glenn-L scrambler and was looking for some good forms to be apart of to learn as much as I can about small boat building. 

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