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Tried ebay and found a copy for $19.00 including shipping. thanks for he help guys. sure beats amazons prices....

Happy new year everyone... I missed the ebay book, but obviously there are some less expensive than 100$ copies out there. I will keep my eye out for a better deal. Sherm. no biggie I did not take it to heart. I wish my boat building stopped with a canoe. The big project is a 37' sailboat I need abo...

I'm still in the research phase of my canoe building project. i've sourced out some decent cedar. I've lofted my plans. I've read canoe craft and feather weight boat building I am now trying to get my hands on gilpatricks book to see a different approach. I'm sure there is useful info in it. My prob...

Hello Everyone, Originally my intent was to enlarge the prospector, without going to a photo copy place. Yes. I knew i could follow that route since day one, but Mr. Steve Killing the naval architect who revamped canoe crafts table of offsets suggested I make the changes mathematically first and the...

yes pat's dad.

5/8 + 1/116= 11/16 = .6875

I photocopied the ruler increasing it by 10%. The photocopy was then laminated in plastic and then the straight edge was cut using a paper cutter. This made a pretty usable ruler. If i put the photocopied ruler next to the real ruler the 5" lines up with th 5-1/2" mark. Exactly 10% I lofte...

making the grid bigger?... Interesting...javascript:emoticon(':thinking') so if i was making a 50' canoe I a would need a REALLY big grid.??.. LOL That was my thought when I initially read your suggestion, and then i thought that the measuring would get really complicated... But wait!! for something...

i used different color markers so it would come out well in the picture. little black dots is the original lofting unchanged by any percentage. Big orange dots are points that look good. The red ones are all screwy... I made notes with arrows to them. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2590/4158304701_8...

i used different color markers so it would come out well in the picture. little black dots is the original lofting unchanged by any percentage. Big orange dots are points that look good. The red ones are all screwy... I made notes with arrows to them. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2590/4158304701_8...

well the Sheer point ends up bellow WL 12" and out of the smooth radius of the curve when i try to loft it. I would expect my sheer to be above my smallest waterline?? I only lofted one station and then stopped because it looked so weird, The points just don't seem to fit maybe I'm lofting wron...

I have no idea why it doesnt work either. In principle it seems ok. I would love to get the real answer. I know it's lurking in here somewhere

Hello Everyone, I have decided on building an enlarged version of the "Ranger". The reasons in case your wondering... 1. When increased proportionately in all directions to the same length as a "Prospector" It has way more capacity, a higher free board and much higher stems. (I a...

Willo, If i stretch out the prospector to 17.6' and leave everything else the same... here's what i get. weight to immerse 120lbs lbs/in X1.10= 132lbs/in displacement 420lbs x 1.10 = 462 lbs. in other words 462lbs takes me up to 4" waterline on the new design 3.25 inches are available to sink t...

Rick, That is a very good guess!!! Yesterday I also sent an email to Steve Killing before I posted on the forum.. I did not think I would get a reply, but was very surprised that this morning his answers were in my in-box. These where Mr. Killings answers(they where all in caps so they would stand o...

Hi everyone, I am struggling trying to decide between 2 of the designs in the Canoe Craft book. For me this is a serious investment of time and money and I really want the boat I choose to fit my needs in the end. The two boats in question are the “Ranger” and the “Prospector”. Neither of these boat...