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  • patrick corry
    patrick corry replied to the thread Re-planking.
    Oh man... the "keep the old planking" folks have spoken. When are the "rip it all off and start over" folks going to chime in?:oops...
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    SteveSkelton replied to the thread History of Willits 689.
    I owe you some pictures. Here is the 1960 receipt for 945. Michael was right, it is on the receipt. The pictures are of Paul Hosmer...
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  • Benson Gray
    Benson Gray reacted to Nick Dennis's post in the thread The Architects Birchbark Canoe with Like Like.
    The UK has been having a bout of heatwaves with our area of Norfolk being one of the hottest hitting a record 37.3C (99F in old money!)...
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    SteveSkelton replied to the thread History of Willits 689.
    What Michael says makes sense. Paul Hosmer Jr. Actually gave his dad the money for both and kept the second for himself later. I could...
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  • Bob Sherlock
    Bob Sherlock reacted to Rob Stevens's post in the thread History of Willits 689 with Like Like.
    For those following this thread, Steve has posted a series of photos of the Hazel and Paul Hosmer paddling their Willet's canoe in...
  • Rob Stevens
    Rob Stevens replied to the thread History of Willits 689.
    For those following this thread, Steve has posted a series of photos of the Hazel and Paul Hosmer paddling their Willet's canoe in...
  • Rob Stevens
    Rob Stevens reacted to Nick Dennis's post in the thread The Architects Birchbark Canoe with Like Like.
    The UK has been having a bout of heatwaves with our area of Norfolk being one of the hottest hitting a record 37.3C (99F in old money!)...
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    David E replied to the thread sail rigging.
    Fantastic.....the lat-bat is phenom. Does is reef tangentially along one of the batten lines? Gorgeous canoe as well. Remembering now...
  • pklonowski
    pklonowski reacted to Nick Dennis's post in the thread The Architects Birchbark Canoe with Like Like.
    The UK has been having a bout of heatwaves with our area of Norfolk being one of the hottest hitting a record 37.3C (99F in old money!)...
  • samb
    samb reacted to Nick Dennis's post in the thread The Architects Birchbark Canoe with Like Like.
    The UK has been having a bout of heatwaves with our area of Norfolk being one of the hottest hitting a record 37.3C (99F in old money!)...
  • Nick Dennis
    Nick Dennis replied to the thread The Architects Birchbark Canoe.
    The UK has been having a bout of heatwaves with our area of Norfolk being one of the hottest hitting a record 37.3C (99F in old money!)...
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  • Michael Grace
    Michael Grace replied to the thread History of Willits 689.
    Always trust the Willits Bros. records before trusting AI. The brothers were extremely careful and detailed in everything they did...
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  • Todd Bradshaw
    Todd Bradshaw replied to the thread sail rigging.
    I did one lateen for a local guy who would occasionally move the tack corner back to the mast, raising the yard up behind the mast and...
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    Worth Gretter reacted to floydvoid's post in the thread sail rigging with Like Like.
    I posted this before and Todd talks about it in his book- Sunfish sailing has a ton of information on YouTube and the web, the rig is...
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    SteveSkelton replied to the thread History of Willits 689.
    I have seen this record. An AI program claims there is a 1958 record showing it was not delivered until after 1958. I have a letter...
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