Subject: faq location/making canoe hardware

From: Dan Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: 25 Jan 1996 15:45:33 GMT

Hi-

I saw the faqs go through here, emailed myself the location where they
are stored, and promptly lost it to the great bitbucket in the sky.  If
someone could give me the address, I would appreciate it.

As someone with no experience working metals, I am exploring the 
possibilities of making my own sailing canoe hardware.  By sailing
canoe, I mean the decked canoes of the ACA ca. 1880-1895, of which
perhaps Rushton's Vesper is best known.  Fittings were generally made of
brass or bronze, adn some nickel-plate over ?, and would include such things
as deck plates, mast tubes, rudders, tiller components, centerboards, blocks,
etc.  The only commercial source I know of is Bob Lavertue's Sprinfield
Fan Centerboard Co. in Springfield MA.  I have not seen his work, but
understand it is quite nice, but boy is it expensive....  If anyone
has pointers to sources of info on making this type of stuff, I would
like to know.

Thanks much!
Dan
-- 
Daniel Miller
[email-masked]
Amateur Boatbuilder and Small Craft History Afficiando
So many boats, so little time....

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From: [email-masked] (James Kirkpatrick)
Date: 26 Jan 96 08:43:07 MST

In article <[email-masked]>, Dan Miller <[email-masked]> writes:
|>Hi-
|>
|>I saw the faqs go through here, emailed myself the location where they
|>are stored, and promptly lost it to the great bitbucket in the sky.  If
|>someone could give me the address, I would appreciate it.

Anonymous ftp to plains.uwyo.edu in the metal directory, or
http://plains.uwyo.edu/~metal

Jim