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                        January 
                            - February - March 
                            - April - May 
                          If you know of something that would be of interest 
                            to our readers, please send me a link - chuck.leinweber@gmail.com 
                            
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                                 I have created 
                                  a customers gallery 
                                  with a few Origamis. Also the editor of Classic 
                                  Boat mag is taking his Origam ito Beale Park 
                                  boat show, one of the biggest shows in the UK 
                                  in June.  
                                Benjy  | 
                             
                           
                          
                          
                             
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                                For 
                                  those who are, or may be interested in my boat 
                                  progress this summer. I'm trying something a 
                                  little different from the gallery 
                                  I used for the Navigators. 
                                  If you like following my insanity, feel free 
                                  to bookmark this 
                                  page and follow along. - Barrett Faneuf  | 
                             
                           
                           
                          
                             
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                                Chuck 
                                  , these 
                                  aqua bikes or waterpedes are neat transports 
                                  to cross the pond or river ,lazy ones no rapids, 
                                  white waters. you may have this site but otherwise 
                                  here it is. Dan 
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                                PS 
                                  - see my Friendship Sloop "Sea 
                                  Dog" which is for sale. 
                                - Greg Grundtisch  | 
                             
                           
                          
                          
                             
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                                I 
                                  finally found carbon fiber sleeves at a good 
                                  price. Of all places this is a link 
                                  off a model rocket page! You may want to add 
                                  them to your suppliers list or use them as a 
                                  pass through and you the reseller. 
                                Craig Gleason 
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                                Here's my New 
                                  Boat - A "22' Northern Skipjack" as 
                                  showing in Harry Sucher's "Simplified Boat 
                                  Building". I'm going to rig it as a schooner. 
                                  Here's the link 
                                  to the original builder's Blog.  
                                Pat Patteson 
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                                Was traveling 
                                  the other day and we stopped at the Oklahoma 
                                  Aquarium in Tulsa, OK. One of their displays 
                                  included, of all things, the "First 
                                  Commercial Outboard Motor"... and it 
                                  was electric. 
                                Bruce Dillahunty 
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                                 The info I 
                                  have always gone by regarding the development 
                                  of the first outboards can be read at this link... 
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                                ...And for some 
                                  serious understanding of the French guy, Gustave 
                                  Trouve, who did a real electric outboard back 
                                  in 1880 read this 
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                                ...This guy, 
                                  Trouve, 
                                  knocks me out. He sits in the same league as 
                                  many of the great inventors of the early industrial 
                                  revolution. 
                                Chris Ostlind  | 
                             
                           
                          
                          
                          
                          
                             
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                                 I've posted 
                                  a video mashup of the three primary Greenland 
                                  paddle strokes: the sliding (storm) stroke, 
                                  race stroke, cruising stroke. Part 
                                  1 - Part 
                                  2  
                                Adam Bolonsky 
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                                 I wanted to 
                                  let you know about a Blog 
                                  on AOL called mnm-modellers. This AOL Blog shares 
                                  personal thoughts and photos with you and others 
                                  online, and even allows you to add your own 
                                  comments. 
                                 Mark Steele 
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                                This is the 
                                  website 
                                  of my friend Gerald Kennedy. He is a kayak builder 
                                  and paddler. There is lots of good information 
                                  here. Check out the photo galleries. 
                                Chuck 
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                                 The folks over 
                                  at Glen-L are organizing a giant 
                                  messabout for October 27 & 28, 2007 
                                  in Guntersville, Alabama. 
                                Chuck 
                                 
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                                This blog 
                                  by Reid Stowe and Soanya Ahmad documents their 
                                  attempt to remain at sea for 1000 days.  
                                submitted by Tyson McLeod 
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                                 A group of 
                                  adventurers is working on a design for a 10 
                                  foot boat which they will race solo around the 
                                  world. This is a Yahoo 
                                  group which requires membership. 
                                Submitted by Nels Arvidson 
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                                Our friends 
                                  at boatbuildercentral.com (Jacques Mertens' 
                                  outfit) have posted three epoxy how-to videos 
                                  to YouTube. This is good, basic stuff. 
                                Chuck 
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                                Check this clip. 
                                  This fellow is developing kite power for big 
                                  sailboats.  
                                Chris Ostlind 
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                                Thought you'd 
                                  like this. 
                                  It's a one person, filming, cycling, sailing, 
                                  rowing, sleeping gipsy device. 
                                Erin Scott  | 
                             
                           
                          
                          
                             
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                                 My friends 
                                  Noel and Christi Davis over at Furledsails.com 
                                  do a great sailing podcast. The latest 
                                  is an interview with Graham Byrnes, the designer 
                                  and captain of the winner of this year's Everglades 
                                  Challenge. 
                                 
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                                 A new kinda 
                                  critter... like a bifurcated kayak ot a mini-cat... 
                                  take a look at wavewalk.com 
                                 Tyson in Galveston 
                                 
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                                 THIS 
                                  is the archive of the Human Power Journal, 
                                  IHPVA.  
                                Rob Rohde-Szudy 
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                                Here is a CNN 
                                  news 
                                  story on the top 10 floating inns. This 
                                  gives you something to do with that income tax 
                                  refund.  
                                Chuck 
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                                 Not sure who 
                                  sent me this link, but if any of you Flat-Landers 
                                  and Ridge Runners out in the middle of the continent 
                                  would like to see what a really big ship looks 
                                  like, there are some great photos at this website. 
                                Tyson in Galveston 
                                 
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                                Figured you'd 
                                  appreciate this. 
                                   
                                  Erin Scott 
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                                 Thought this 
                                  was neat: Duckworks readers might enjoy. 
                                 Tom Burton 
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                                 Bill Paxton 
                                  puts on a great messabout up at Lake Pepin on 
                                  the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. 
                                  Check out the website. 
                                 Chuck 
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