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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Took some kids I went to school with fishing (tongue in cheek)

« on: August 16, 2018, 08:44:21 AM »

Here in the NW, we are known for rough water. Calm days are far and few  between. On the few good days, I can get up to thirty knots, on the bad days I can get up to 12 or 13. The only pounding I have experienced is when I hit that occational big swell and get airborne, pounding my nuts into my throat. Cuts right through wind chop up to three or four foot without a problem.
Went out yesterday in less than fun conditions, heavy fog and four foot wind chop on top of five foot 8 second swells. We averaged right at 17 knots, but coming in, with the wind at our backs I was running 24 knots. I had three aboard plus myself so just the passengers were around a thousand pounds, not counting ice and gear. She is a dream to handle in rough water.
One of the guys fishing has had numerous bouts with cancer, the latest are three spots on his lungs. He lost half his foot five years ago and that poop keeps coming back to haunt him. He told me that this trip was on his bucket list and that it was the most fun he had had on any fishing trip!
I have known him since the second grade, and it is hard to watch him fight the battle! One of the others I have known since before school, growing up on the high desert of Oregon.

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Took some of the kids (tongue in cheek) fishing Tuesday

« on: August 16, 2018, 08:38:12 AM »

Here in the NW, we are known for rough water. Calm days are far and few  between. On the few good days, I can get up to thirty knots, on the bad days I can get up to 12 or 13. The only pounding I have experienced is when I hit that occational big swell and get airborne, pounding my nutty into my throat. Cuts right through wind chop up to three or four foot without a problem.
Went out yesterday in less than fun conditions, heavy fog and four foot wind chop on top of five foot 8 second five foot swells. We averaged right at 17 knots, but coming in, with the wind at our backs I was running 24 knots. I had three aboard plus myself so just the passengers were around a thousand pounds, not counting ice and gear. She is a dream to handle in rough water.
One of the guys fishing has had numerous bouts with cancer, the latest are three spots on his lungs. He lost half his foot five years ago and that poop keeps coming back to haunt him. He told me that this trip was on his bucket list and that it was the most fun he had had on any fishing trip!
I have known him since the second grade, and it is hard to watch him fight the battle! One of the others I have known since before school, growing up on the high desert of Oregon.

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Glacier Boats logo

« on: September 16, 2017, 08:16:53 PM »

Glacier Boat Logo
Today, while at the loading dock, I had several different people ask me what kind of boat it was.  It would seem to me that it would be a good marketing strategy to have the boat type "Great Alaskan," next line, "Newport," next line, web address.
There is a boat in the next slip with that setup in inch and a half print.  Looks professional and points interested folks to your web site.
While in the construction business, my biggest lead source was job signs. They were also the most solid leads because people can see what you are all about

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Speak up now, before they force us to use Ethanol in our boat gas!

« on: August 23, 2017, 09:25:50 AM »

Please let your voices be heard! Takes all of three minutes to complete. There is a prepared statement which you can modify prior to sending. Or you can ignore and then whine when you get stuck with crappy gas that blows up your engine...

BoatUS: Take 5 Minutes Today to Have Your Say on Ethanol How much ethanol do you want in your gas in 2018? ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 22, 2017 - The battle to protect your boat’s engine is not over. Right now, the Environmental Protection Agency is asking for public comments on the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supply for 2018, and Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is urging recreational boaters to speak up and be heard by providing comments at…
http://cqrcengage.com/boatus/app/act-on-a-regulation?0&engagementId=389053

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Bow Rail Height?

« on: August 18, 2017, 05:29:29 PM »

I want to add a bow rail to my boat. The forward deck is flush so getting up there can get a bit dodgy, and I ain't as young as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was...

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Slideshow of my GA build the Paula J

« on: August 09, 2017, 08:49:13 AM »

I have been laid up with a bone/blood infection for the last two months. I am not allowed to do much more than load the dishwasher; so in order to pass the time I have taken on several "light duty" projects, one of which is this video/slide show. I have never done one of these before so be kind.
The video runs about thirty minutes and covers my build from beginning to end. I think first time builders wil find it helpful to either get off the fence or for someone who has already started to possibly get some ideas 💡
https://youtu.be/Ok5FTV7dhrI

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Tape the bow stem???

« on: September 20, 2015, 11:13:51 AM »

I finished taping the stringers, sides to chines and around the inside of the transom. What about the bow stem? Maybe I missed it, maybe not, but what about taping the inside of the bow stem? If it needs taping, I would like to do it prior to building the crash chamber and anchor well!

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Blood on the Deck! (And Other Grand Adventures!) / Depoe Bay Oregon

« on: July 24, 2015, 11:11:24 AM »

Took a few days off from my GA build, rented a house over in Lincoln City and hauled the boat over. It is a yearly get together, bunch of people that I went to school with in Redmond OR. I took out two people, and ended up spending my "fishing" time being mate and captain. It was a little rough, for greenhorns to be moving around the boat, so I did all of that to keep from loosing someone over the side. Fishing was spotty, but we dropped a couple of pots about a mile out filled with venison liver and squid.
Wind started picking up, so I called the fishing and headed in to pick up the pots. First pot was loaded with crab, probably eighteen or so, all of them large. After throwing back the females we ended up with eleven nice sized dungeness. We headed over to the other pot, knowing we were in a real honey hole and crab was the feature meal of the day.  Pulled the pot only to find it completely empty, still loaded with bait. Someone had pulled my pot for me and helped themselves just before we got there. Man I was pissed! Two pots fifty yards apart, one loaded and one empty...
We still had plenty of crab to go around though, especially when we also threw some venison wrapped in bacon on the Barbie  The cooker could have only held a couple more crab, so all is well that ended well. I hope that the other folks enjoyed my crab, and afterwards poop a fell back in it...

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Cannon's Salem Oregon Build

« on: May 19, 2015, 12:15:30 PM »

I have been lofting out all of the assorted parts and pieces in preparation for the assembly of my GA. I have everything scarfed and glued with the exception of the sides. I will be doing them up in the next couple of days, as well as assembling my building jig. To be quite honest, assembling with epoxy is kind of new to me in the sense that you can only go so far before you have to wait for glue to dry. That part is kind of maddening for me, I am a get in and kick ass kind of guy. No worries though, I am going to make it!
I moved the shelves and the strakes out of the shop so I could glue up the bottom panels on the floor. My wife came home and wanted to know what those long curved parts were... When I told her, she then asked how I was going to park my boat in the shop... Told her that once it comes out, it is going to live outside
On a side note, now I need to sell my other boat. Not looking forward to parting with her, she is set up just right, just a little small for those 50 mile off shore trips...

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / I put an article on my blog about my Great Alaskan Build

« on: April 21, 2015, 11:06:44 AM »

I put a blog post up on my blog, in regards to my GA build with links back to this forum and links to The Tolman site as well as to both the Salt Water Workshop and that of West Coast Boat Works for any of those who may be interested in building their own boat. You can check it out at: http://wp.me/p224L7-sN
I hope that it generates some business for you guys!

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Off Topic / Go SeaHawks!

« on: February 01, 2015, 03:45:41 PM »

Go Seahawks!

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Introductions - Are you new here? Say hello! / Setting up my schedule to build my GA

« on: February 01, 2013, 10:53:19 AM »

Hey all, just a brief note and and a few questions:
I am starting my 26' GA build mid month. I have been working to clean out my shop and take care of some of the honey do's around the house so there is not too much animosity when I take up residence in the shop for three months... I have also been installing a wood stove so I can control the temp a little better.

I have read almost every post, both here and the Tolman site as well as reading both of Rhenn's books and numerous other related books in preparation for this event. I have a 24 x 36 foot shop with 14' eves and a 10' OHD, and I was a little worried about being able to get the boat out of the shop once I built her so I did a little CAD work to make shure I could make the corner and then clear the corner of my house. The good news is no worries! I wont have to add another door in the end of the shop to get the boat out once she is done.

I have been a building contractor/carpenter for almost forty years so I have all of the tools required and the general carpentry knowledge to make it happen.

I have been shopping around for materials and have come down to two sources for my Epoxy. Raka and Aeromarine. It looks like Raka has free shipping and I can also get the sticky stuff pump/dispenser from them as well (Free shipping). Have any of you done business with Raka? Also having never done any fiberglass work, what should i purchase as far as: slow, medium or fast?

I am also planning on powering the boat with a single Honda 150. I have run Honda for some time now after using some of the others and I am extremely happy with the performance.

Anyway, looking forward to the project.