To assure you are measuring the runners edge rather than side like shown on the video what type of groove is best? Paul Goodwin wrote on another forum about...
Hi John, I don't claim to be an expert but I've tried every method I've found on the internet to line up runners. Lasers, rifle scopes on magnets, marks on...
- Thanks for the info. Those chocks are cool . I made some grooved jigs 20'' long and re aligned the runners. I found the runners to be out about a 1/2'' in...
Hi John, I have used the epoxy chocks 11 sailing days on rough and rattly ice. So far so good. When I first read about the dial indicator method I used it to...
Your web site is cool too. It looks like you guys are having alot of fun. After I get done building my current boat we will start to build several wd 40's. The...
Yes John, we have a barrel of monkeys every winter. It looks like it is going to be the Superbowl of iceboating in the coming weeks. The weather pattern has...
Is the merranti a type of mahogany? I can get 5x5 baltic birch plywood for $16.00 a sheet . Its pretty good stuff. I was also very disapointed in the last...
Yes John the Meranti (probably spelling it wrong) is a type of Mahogany. It looks very similar to Okume. One side does have a few blems but overall I was quite...
The 3mm okume I got looks more like luan too . The original older okume was stamped too. The new stuff has a thicker inner skin. The outside skins are thin so...
John: A square cut about half the runner thickness and deeper than it is wide would work fine. You can make in minutes of wood. The folks using a plate like...
Ken , I cut two 3/8''x2''x20'' aluminum bars and put a 3/32'' wide x 3/16 deep groove down the middle of them. Then I screwed them to a 3/4''x4''x20'' pieces...
Hi John, Everything I know about this boat is listed along with pictures on this page. http://home.maine.rr.com/iceboatmaine/index.html/Square%20Nut.html I am...
Thanks John, As I recall the fellow I got the boat from said it was an L Skeeter but he might have been making the same assumption as I did. Kevin ... from....
I posted another video using a grooved jig to help align runners more accurately than the first technique. I found a 1/2'' difference in 20' with alignment on...
Hi gang, I know this isn't a wing boat, but most of you are FAR more knowledgeable than I on these things, so I wanted to post this and see if anyone out there...
Made in China? Its hard to say with out seeing it up close. It's inexpensive enough. The video they have on the web site looks painful! Watch out for lead...
John, I don't think I told you when I was there that I got the plywood for my boat at Windsor Plywood in Great Falls. I could only get 4mm. They called it...
I normally get mine through Lumber Products. They get it from a place called Edensaw out of Oregon. I'm going to see if I can buy it direct. I have been using...
Gentlemen: There has been some discussion of making multiple copies of a simple wingboat. If someone will provide me with suitable sketches, I will do detailed...
Harpit That's very generous of you. We are still in the planning/dreaming stages right now. I still have to finish the boat I'm working on right now before I...
I just placed an order for some cabinet material . While I was at it I ordered 15 sheets of 1/8'' baltic birch plywood. They wanted $11.00 per sheet. John ... ...
John: When you get ready, I can keep up with your work and we can make changes as we go. Thats tbe big advantage of using something like AutoCad. Changes are...
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