tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post1977968671701726212..comments2024-03-28T13:06:53.688-07:00Comments on DoryMan: Uncle Gabe’s Flattie Skiffdorymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-70352085236366592762021-01-31T16:52:19.113-08:002021-01-31T16:52:19.113-08:00Get a caulking iron and some caulking cotton. Cau...Get a caulking iron and some caulking cotton. Caulk it. Paint over the caulking seams.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600504144684839459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-60631552906157662302021-01-31T16:02:29.992-08:002021-01-31T16:02:29.992-08:00I built a 12 foot from solid pine last summer and ...I built a 12 foot from solid pine last summer and it would be a great boat if it didn’t leak due to the planks drying out. She is stable, easy to row , and deadly as a fish stalker. I’m working on another, 14 ft, from plywood right now, which will have sailing capability. Cisne Borrachanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-75462814464949196572020-09-18T14:03:08.825-07:002020-09-18T14:03:08.825-07:00Mine went everywhere, marsh, lake, pond, sea chann...Mine went everywhere, marsh, lake, pond, sea channels. The kids would put their camping gear in it, and off we'd go for a week at Lake Rabun. They even, once, helped me repaint it. Sold it in late '90s; it was still seaworthy.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600504144684839459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-44291454892472632022020-09-18T11:37:28.456-07:002020-09-18T11:37:28.456-07:00Thanks for bringing me back to this old blog post,...Thanks for bringing me back to this old blog post, Jim. I had to smile when you said your boat was 240 pounds. <br />Of the many boats I've built, the Uncle Gabe is still one of my favorites. Still in use, too, every summer. The kids (and some adults) at the community boat house love it dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-27094821876640951342020-09-18T04:03:27.526-07:002020-09-18T04:03:27.526-07:00Around 1976 I bought Sam's book and built one ...Around 1976 I bought Sam's book and built one 14+ feet long of 3/4" pine planks, oakum and caulking cotton, using basic hand tools, the block plane being the most used. I estimated it weighed in, with a coat of marine paint, at 240 pounds. I car topped it twice before buying a put-it-together yourself boat trailer. This boat was so wonderful that it beyond description. It rows easily, turns on a dime, and is stable.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600504144684839459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-65888678198293545392012-10-08T10:51:19.269-07:002012-10-08T10:51:19.269-07:00The Uncle Gabe is indeed a fine all-around boat.
W...The Uncle Gabe is indeed a fine all-around boat.<br />We've used this one for three years now, in our community outreach program, and it's provided a lot of people with a pleasant first-time-at-the-oars.<br />The hull is so simple, one wonders why make any design more difficult? It can be trimmed out to any level you like. Sam Rabl got this one right.<br /><br />I suspect the story about the builder was a literary affectation, but it's a good story anyway.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-11912233632853317642012-10-08T08:30:16.671-07:002012-10-08T08:30:16.671-07:00I've built several of these skiffs for friends...I've built several of these skiffs for friends over the years. A delight to row and great static stability. I'm starting a new one this evening, the first in 27 years for me!! One slight note, though, the skiff was built, according to Rabl, by a Negro boatbuilder who lived in the Botkin's Creek area of Chesapeake Bay, or so Rabl says in his BBIYOB. Nice work on the boat...thanks for sharing.<br />jlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com