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    Another Hammock question for Sparky

    Mr. Chuck, I know you are a big fan of the Hennessy products. Do you have any experience with or opinion of the Clark hammocks? These are the two I was interested in before I ever found this forum. I am especially interested in Clark's new XL version of the N. American. I am "only" about 6'1"...
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    Hunting Island SC

    I love HI. My ex-g'friends family was in Beaufort. When visiting I'd drive out there. I enjoyed climbing the lighthouse; I don't think you can do that anymore. Awesome views.
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    Rib Rub for Hairy Mick

    Gee, ain't that friendly? :roll:
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    Rib Rub for Hairy Mick

    continued... :roll: I left off a sentence! That smell in fresh cut wood comes from oils in the wood. When that oil burns, you get the aforementioned tar. Those oils are what makes pine, cedar, etc such good kindling and hot -burning outdoor wood, just not for cooking. Not in your fireplace...
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    Rib Rub for Hairy Mick

    'Piper!!! Smoke, my friend, definitely ain't smoke! The woody plant (tree) world is basically divided into two broad catagories: decidous (broad leaf) and coniferous (haveing cones, and usually needles of some sort). MOST , NOT ALL, decidous trees are OK for smoking, some much better than...
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    Woo Hoo! They're Back!!!!

    KJ: sushi? Bearridge: cedar board? That sounds like some yuppy BS to me. :x Bleed and ice immediately, if not sooner. Steak those tuna about 1 - 1.5" thick, season like beef, cook very close to the very hot coals of a hardwood or charcoal fire, till well-carmelized on the outside and...
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    Graphite question

    KJ: Well, the bottom treatment will wrap around and up the hull a little bit, and I do want it lookong PURTY out of the H2O if possible. That will likely be the only 'colored' area of the hull, the rest being bright and 'woody', the way we like it! I guess I just kinda hoped I could throw...
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    Joint alternatives?

    Sorry, Lee, I wrote Cappy but meant you. :? :idea: Now that I think about it, I wonder if the 'male' side, the 'tongue, of the T&G would be likely to crack when bent, since it would probably only be about 1/10" thick, on 1/4 ply. But then, the seam is going on the part of the hull with...
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    Joint alternatives?

    Cappy: No, I haven't looked at butt joints on JEM forum. Perhaps a butt joint is not what I think it is. I will check that out. :? Jimmy: T & G might be a challenge on 1/4" due to availibility of a router bit to work on that thin stock. I've seen T&G bitsets for 3/8". If the proper bits...
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    Graphite question

    Thanks, Chuck Now you're talking. I really didn't mean paint, just typing faster than I was thinking - neither are impressively quick. :lol: So, will it work? Pigment and graphite? Or is the black too much to overcome? I know 0 about pigments. What about the white alternative to Graphite I...
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    Joint alternatives?

    Are there viable alternatives to scarf joints (sounds like a pain and imprecise in my unskilled paws) and butt joints (doesn't seem very elegant)? Tongue & groove? Finger joints? Biscuits? If there are good and obvious reasons why these won't work, feel free to pile on. I have a fairly thick...
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    Graphite question

    I'm sold on the idea of a graphite bottom coat for shallow water/swamp boats. In all the pics I've seen, the graphite gives a black or dark grey tint. My ? is, can the graphite be mixed into a marine paint to obtain a darker color? For instance, I am hopeing graphite in a light, bright green...
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    Planning new powered pirogue

    TW - I am a brand new b'builder wannabe, so I can't offer the benefit of my vast experience. However, a plan that may fit your needs can be found at gatorboats.com The 'Cajun Skiff' version of their pirogue. Looks great to me. Check out their gallery of customer's projects. CJ
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    first boat build

    Crappie?!? The rest of the countryt must have it wrong. Here in central FLA we call them by their proper, God-given, Christian name - SPECS! (Never to be confused with the SPECS we catch in the salty water! Except places the sweet water and the salty water mingle) Who'd want to eat something...