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Bunch of really nice boats. Wish I had been there.

You're doing a fine job. 6mm okoume plywood is fine. I've just started a new "old Blue" and I'm using 6mm for it. I've noticed your strongback before. It works fine for S&G, but it's actually the type of strongback you'd use for a strip built boat. So--now you're all ready to do a fine...

Thanks Wild Ed. I'll do the same with yours on the Wandering Old Man page. I go to your's every once in awhile to catch up. Lots of interesting little tidbits there. Your site is one of those that gave me the idea of doing a blog type thing.

Thanks...and congratulations on your great finish. That's my favorite race/paddling experience. Tip a caffeine free diet Dr. Pepper for me...

Hirsch: I hope so. I'm going to get really serious about providing a lot of good information. Still going to be doing a Texas Boat Builder Roundup in May. Maybe some other stuff as well. LKK: It wasn't fast enough for me. I was really bummed out about closing the sites. I kind of thought the world w...

A lot can happen in a few weeks. Due to circumstances I had lost my server space for my websites. That meant that Brazos Boat Works and Texaspaddler.com (and others) were going to close. I still hold the domain names, but no space. I took cues from several people and managed to start a new blog type...

Tim Taylor and I usually battle it out in the lead for the senior class, but I think he would have beat me by 30 minutes this year if I had made it there. Back is still tender. CR100 36 mile training run is in 3 days. I'm still planning to make it. Slowly--maybe.

Yes...I was all ready for this race when my back went out on the wednesday before the race. Right now I'm hoping it will get better so I can do the CR100 training run this weekend. It sucks getting old. The Neches Race is one of my favorite. Great scenery...great place to paddle.

You build the deck but don't glue it in place until you have the hatches and all other work done. I have never been more than a click away for information or advice at any time. That remains the same. I now have a new website though you can still go to the old one. In about 2 weeks the address will ...

Great looking boats. Great report. Glad to see you guys out on the river.




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This method obviously will work since it has. None of the methods are set in stone. Do what works. I like for builders to use alternate methods when they can. This is good.


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That is one beautiful boat. You did a great job. I'm hoping other new builders will see just how nice these River Ranger boats can be. Hope you'll eventually give us a full paddle report. Can I borrow some of your pictures to put on my design/plan page? http://www.texaspaddler.com" onclick=&quo...

The River Ranger boats are symmetrical which means that CB (center of buoyancy) is right in the center. The general rule of placing a seat is to have the seat back--the portion your back touches--at 14" behind the CB. I generally end up doing it at 16", but I'm kind of weird. http://www.te...

Well...I believe they had the Texas 200 the weekend of the Safari. I hope to make the 200 one of these days, but if it is at the same time as the Safari it will be hard.

I generally use 4mm okoume on most boats. For larger boats such as dedicated fishing boats in the 16' and longer and 32" and wider range I probably would go on up to 6mm (1/4"). 1/4" is a standard material for small boats just as is 6 oz. e-glass.

Use epoxy.

Glad to see you back and doing better. Take good care of yourself. You'll soon be out and active again.

Leave it in the shade...and yes...at least a week in these temperatures. Longer if cooler.

Looking good. Now you know why I have 50 straps and some heavy brass weights.

Watching you do it isn't bothering me at all....

Well shucks...talk about a teaser....

That's beautiful. I hope you've got the arrow pointing in the right direction...

Finally finished the full article on the ROUNDUP RECAP.

Thanks Gerald...there is also a private campground about 10 miles downstream in Castell(River sounds,I think the lady that runs it puts on the Castell race) that I have not been to yet but will be going there sometime this summer. Ron and I did the Castell Race a couple of years ago, so I guess we ...

Great pictures. I need to check that area out!