Re: Introducing myself..
Bernd, what idea are you talking about? The article, I have submitted it already.Philip
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Philip Malan
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#7424
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Re: Introducing myself..
Hi Antonio Welcome on board. Building a model is fun, but takes almost as much time as the real boat by the way Philip have you given the idea I was given you some thoughts? Cheers Bernd
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Bernd Kohler
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#7423
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Re: Introducing myself..
Hi Antonie,Welcome, I am in Vanderbijlpark if you want to talk or discuss mods. I have a cataproa and sail on Vaaldam.CheersPhilip Malan0169323554
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Philip Malan
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#7422
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Introducing myself..
Hi, My name is Antonie and I call Johannesburg, SA my home. I have been keen to build a boat from a very early age - long before the internet came to SA. I recall looking at boat designs in the
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antoniek@...
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#7420
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Re: Sailing Eco 5.5
I just bought the ebook version of the book Hamish is talking about for $3.50 US. It¡¯s by David Wright and available on Amazon for the kindle reader and virtually all phones, computers etc. Comes
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Ken Cory <kencory@...>
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#7421
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Re: Sailing Eco 5.5
cheers Bernd, hope things are drying out and life is returning to normal after the rain and storm, sounds horrific, we are so blessed where we live. The odd earthquake,? storms come and go and the
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carr.hamish@...
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#7419
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Re: Sailing Eco 5.5
Hi Hamis and all who sail my designs Because of our opposite weather from you folks down under. Here the weather was mixed. Where I life I need at least 20 minutes to buy for instance a loaf of bread.
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Bernd Kohler
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#7418
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Re: Sailing Eco 5.5
Hi Rein, tacking is as with any catamaran an art. I certainly loose time around the buoys compared to by mono hulled competitors. We get about 3 knots of tide so in the lighter winds I have stalled
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carr.hamish@...
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#7417
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Re: Sailing Eco 5.5
Hi Robert, all the best with the completion of your yacht. I hope there are little things you can go on with over the winter so as to get a spring launch! From my observations sailing mine the hulls
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carr.hamish@...
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#7416
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Re: Sailing Eco 5.5
Hi Bryan, good to hear from you. Yes if through our way I will take you sailing. We are doing the family holiday thing from mid Dec to the first week of Jan, otherwise will be around. All the best
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carr.hamish@...
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#7415
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Re: Sailing Eco 5.5
Hi Hamish pleased that the Eco is giving you such a great ride. It's not surprising really given the pedigree of the design plus the work you put in, not to mention your own refinements. For example I
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bryanandmarycox
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#7414
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Re: Sailing Eco 5.5
Hi Hamish, Good to hear that! I didn't succeed in getting my ECO 5.5 ready by this past (on the Northern hemisphere) summer, but now I am even more motivated to get it ready by the next! Very
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Robert Twiss
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#7413
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Re: Sailing Eco 5.5
Hello Hamish, Nice to hear from you about your good experiences with the Eco 5.5. It gives me encouragement that my Eco 6 is going to be a great boat to sail. Speed, pointing ability, lack of hobby
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rien.hofman@...
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#7412
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Sailing Eco 5.5
Hi all, We are experiencing a wonderful spring in New Zealand, the weather folk tell us the temperatures are 4 to 5 degrees higher than normal for this time of year. We had a long weekend last week
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carr.hamish@...
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#7411
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Re: DUO 800 rebuilt
Boat put together in order to place fittings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp67c8NLbGU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp67c8NLbGU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFnRkmsXr5o
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Aleksander
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#7410
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Re: Eco 6 plans
Hi Okumee is a light mahogany. So any waterproof ply is O K Bernd
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Bernd Kohler
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#7409
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Re: Eco 6 plans
Speaking of witch, in ECO 6 study plans, in the bill of materials - what a is "Ocumee" (the very first line)? Is it "Okoume" wood? Can it be substituted with a marine quality plywood? dixi
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Alexey Smirnov
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#7408
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Re: Pelican
Hello Ekinoski Thank you for the link to Multihull world where the Pelican no 2 is for sale. This is the same boat which was built in Holland coming out of the sheet roof hanging on one hull.
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Bernd Kohler
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#7407
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Pelican
https://www.multihullworld.com/boatdetails.asp?id=14151 https://www.multihullworld.com/boatdetails.asp?id=14151 I can't believe it's built in 1992. Probably professionally built. Beautiful...
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ekinokski@...
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#7406
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Re: Eco 65 houseboat "Galadriel"
Hi Holger It is a pity that the boat has to be out the shed already. In any case, what you build looks very good. Tillthen Bernd
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Bernd Kohler
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#7405
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