by Steve Frederick » Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:08 pm
Dave, That's not me! I am in the Great Sacandaga Lake area, about an hour and a half south of Blue Mountain Lake.
As for cedar boats, I have done two kayaks, and would love to make one or two a year. I can't use all those boats, so I was toying with the idea of the sale of my surplus, or, maybe a commission? Hunny wouldn't complain if they weren't piling up!
The boats are generally about half to 75% the weight of a comparable plastic,or aluminim boat. I've always wanted to do a guide boat. I fell in love with them when I first saw one at the museum at Blue Mountain Lake back when I was a kid.
About the Tear, I took the day off today, I spent the earlier part of the week in Champlain N.Y. , 40 minutes south of Montreal, on a business trip. Put lot's of hours in, de-bugging a building automation program. So, with the day today, I sealed up the last of the open wood with thin epoxy in preparation for varnish. The varnishing starts tommorrow in the galley! The plan is to finish up by the Forth of July. I plan to take it to the gathering in Mystic Ct. on July 17-18. I have reservations that I don't want to cancel, and folks I want to meet, so, I gotta get it done!
Take care, Steve