Another year and another project....

Post by **Tom Keels** » July 18th, 2006, 11:48 pm

I even thought of a name.....

Post by **tin can** » July 19th, 2006, 6:38 am

Tom, he told me I won't need a place to sit. He says I'll be on the back, poling him around.

We'll see.

Post by **Chalk** » July 19th, 2006, 7:29 am

Think I will get a tshirt with that on it

Can't you for see a visit to see "Precious"

Nathan it's all based off a gheenoe classic, length & beam are the same..It's been awhile since I have been in a classic, but it sure seems wider....Note the black line coming off the rail to the bow, I plan on cutting the sheer on that line, mainly for a trolling motor.

fishful_thinkin · Post by **fishful_thinkin** » July 19th, 2006, 8:54 am

Good job

Ty one on · Post by **Ty one on** » October 17th, 2006, 12:22 pm

Chalk,

Have you wet this vessel yet.

I have had the fever to do the same thing for a while. Now that I'm back home and not on the road anymore. I hope to get the chance.

Post by **Chalk** » October 17th, 2006, 12:29 pm

Not yet Ty...to busy buying jack plates, four blade props and other stuff that seems to draw my attention away from it....It's waiting on me as usual...just need a litttle fiberglass and epoxy and it will be ready for painting and rigging (that sure was easy to say

)

Post by **tin can** » October 17th, 2006, 3:10 pm

Chalk wrote:Not yet Ty...to busy buying jack plates, four blade props and other stuff that seems to draw my attention away from it....It's waiting on me as usual...just need a litttle fiberglass and epoxy and it will be ready for painting and rigging (that sure was easy to say )

Ty, to put it into perspective, the boat needs some glass, an interior (seats, boxes, etc....), a motor and trailer, some electromics, and electrical stuff (running lights, etc....), a couple of batteries and a trolling motor. I figure another couple of years and between $5000 and $8000, and he'll be done.

BTW, he assured me we would be creek hopping in that boat this winter.

Post by **Sir reel** » October 17th, 2006, 4:08 pm

Tin can wrote:

BTW, he assured me we would be creek hopping in that boat this winter.

He didn't bother tell'n ya which end you'd be carry'n did he

Post by **Chalk** » October 17th, 2006, 5:27 pm

tin can wrote:BTW, he assured me we would be creek hopping in that boat this winter.

Just remember SA, it's all your fault for everything: boat, trolling motor, GPS, rods, reels, jack plate, four blade prop, catching fish

, well maybe not everything

Post by **Nathan** » October 17th, 2006, 5:52 pm

Still like the looks of this boat. Don't know that I would cut the bow down quite as much as you have marked in the picture. I know my classic is a little wet in a chop, and having a little more bow would probably cut it down quite a bit. If you want to see what it's like fishing from a similar boat I plan to start gettin my Gheenoe over to Panacea area to do some fishing.

Nathan

Post by **tin can** » October 17th, 2006, 9:14 pm

Chalk wrote:
tin can wrote:BTW, he assured me we would be creek hopping in that boat this winter.
Just remember SA, it's all your fault for everything: boat, trolling motor, GPS, rods, reels, jack plate, four blade prop, catching fish , well maybe not everything

I never pointed a gun at your head and said you had to have any of that stuff.

When are you going to hydraulic steering.

Hit-n-Miss · Post by **Hit-n-Miss** » October 27th, 2006, 7:56 am

Would have been fishing a long time ago if you had just bought a new Gheenoe.

Post by **Chalk** » October 27th, 2006, 4:59 pm

Hit-n-Miss wrote: Would have been fishing a long time ago if you had just bought a new Gheenoe.

I'm fishing now

...If you would sponsor me, I would of been fishing in it along time ago.

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » October 28th, 2006, 9:13 pm

tin can wrote:
Chalk wrote: BTW, he assured me we would be creek hopping in that boat this winter.

But he failed to tell you that the winter of 2010 was the year.

Post by **Chalk** » November 13th, 2006, 11:58 am

I ordered 3 gallons of epoxy Friday from uscomposites.com. I did it in a hurry and mistakingly selected the thick epoxy, which is good for making paste but not good for laminating. I got a call from Mark at uscomposites.com this morning, he had noticed I had ordered before and noticed I always ordered the thin epoxy. He called to make sure I really wanted the thick epoxy, which I didn't. Excellent customer service, you don't see that too much these days.

Ty here is some links describing the process we were talking about Saturday - Building links from jemwatercraft.com

http://www.jemwatercraft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=203