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Thanks, Guys! :D We have enough professional boat builders on this Forum as it is. I am just a beginner. Besides, I'd have to charge about a million bucks each. :shock: Anywho, I got the video done. It is here: http://youtu.be/3d-hT1Ef3l4 This is my first attempt at a YouTube video. I'll...

This turned out to be a good day. :D I appreciate all of the comments, suggestions and input from everyone. It is done now, check it out in the "Boat Bragging" section! And the promised video will be posted there, within the hour. Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

My Glades Skiff build is at long last OVER! Here is how it came out: And from the side: Bow on: Starboard Quarter: Loaded on the truck and ready to go: Now then, I do have some pics taken from the boat while in the water at Crews Lake Park. But they really don't show the boat...

I'll keep the pizza order in the back of my mind, but I did another little test today and have found what I think the optimum size flame spreader I'll need on this stove. Just looking at the heat pattern showing up in the pan as I heated a little water in it, it's a marked improvement over the...

Oh, I'm back on what passes for my regular sleep cycle, I only interrupted one day, Monday. In fact, I slept better Monday night that I usually do! Even slept in a little bit, this AM. :) But messing up that one day really worked out well! I got the 4th coat of varnish on the bottom and a...

Uh. . . But Jack . . . My stove IS a tin can! :roll: You know, for a minute there, you had me thinking that just maybe I need to see about using some sort of flame spreader or heat diffuser plate instead of the easy solution of going to a different cooking pan with better heat conducting...

Did a little test run and I've decided the frying pan part of this kit just won't cut it! I mean, I suppose it is usable in a limited way, but it's just too limited for my cooking. I'll be replacing it with another skillet that has a better heat transfer to it. Just won't do to cook around a...

Appreciate the sentiment there, Jack. U B Right, as usual on such matters. . . I did something today that I normally avoid like the plague. I got home this morning about 7:30 AM. This, after working the third of my three, 12hr. night shifts. I've learned from experience that for me, Mondays...

Think I was right about the boat's weight being heavier than the scales indicated. While at work, I got to thinking that the weight I got on myself was just a little too light, so I used the very accurate scales in the ER and found my weight was actually just what I thought it was. The scales at...

Never saw that one coming! :lol: That surely would explain it. Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Not another post on my "trials and tribulations," just a side note. I took the bathroom scales into the garage and managed to get a weight on the skiff. Must say I was quite surprised! With the seat in place and the poling platform, minus a couple more coats of varnish, it only weighs 70 lbs...

Thanks, guys! Not quite finished with this just yet. I mentioned a while ago that I wanted to make something to put this or any of my other small camps stoves on, to insulate it from the ground, and to contain any fuel spills, thinking that if need be, I could actually cook in a boat. And it...

Chuck, I'm sure this kit will work fine with any of the twig burners I've built, including the Mountain Ranger wood gas stove that I posted about. But still, I think I'll be using the alcohol stove more than anything else. And I did come up with one that had both a long burn time and a pretty...

As far as I'm concerned, the Glades Skiff, is built. :D Nothing left but the finish, and that's how I spent my day. Sanding and varnishing. Just got the first coat on today, and as usual, the rest will have to wait until my next set of days off. When I get this part done, I'll post a pic of...

Seems like I'm always trying to "get my kit together." But this time, its a mess kit. Looking forward to doing some camping. I suspect most of my camping will be from a boat. But sometimes, I just might want to backpack it. I much prefer DIY over store-bought, so that's the way I'm going with...

As near as I can tell, today was the last day of actual building on this one. Seemed at times that I would never get this far. Just so you know, the last parts to be made and placed were the pair of braces at the top of the transom. Probably not even needed, but they are there, now. I won't even...

beekeeper, Good question, wish I could give you a good answer. In his book, Glen Simmons gave only a simple drawing and an all too brief description of how to build the skiff. The only other resource I have are the photos of him building several skiffs, and pics of those skiffs being poled...

Have to say, the cold beer part sounds interesting. Just might have to take up drinking it again, one of these days. :lol: Had a pretty good day, today. I used the templates I made from the fan-fold foam to cut out the last two pieces for the coaming: Not wanting to find some copper nails...

I really enjoy these flying "tales" Jack. You keep writing them, I'll keep reading them! Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Yes, sir, I think that would have been a better way to go. Tell you something else I learned, doing it as an actual pour will ensure the epoxy gets into the tiniest of spaces, but using a really fast hardener is a bad idea! We are talking about smoking, bubbling kind of bad idea, here. :shock...