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sof walrus
By:brett (the hitman hart)onnink
Date: 3/29/2001, 3:33 pm

hello everyone!
well...it happened. i'm not finished w/ my current project and i'm already looking into building a s.o.f. walrus. i've read about others here on the bbs that have fallen into the same catch 22 situation as i ( by catch 22 i mean i want to build it; and, if i do, mrs hitman will be upset). anyway, i've started by reading thru g. putz book on s.o.f.. can i get everything i need from the offsets there in the book? or must i send away to some sof company? i noticed that the lenght was discussed numerous times, but i didn't see reference to any beam measurement. i thought i go to the bbs because it seems that everyone here as built such a craft at one time or another.

i remember that mike hanks built a nice one(s), as well as roger nuffer. rehd, didn't you build one as well? i also remember mike saying that he did modifications to the original plans. what they were i can't remember right off hand.

the past few walrus's that i've seen here all used canvas duck, with exception to mike's plywood rig for his borther. has anyone used dacron? it would seem that this would be the cat's meow. although, admittedly, i've no idea what the stuff costs.

i know i've rambled a bit here, but i would appreciate it if someone could maybe answer some of these poorly constructed questions.
build on,
brett the hitman hart

Messages In This Thread

sof walrus
brett (the hitman hart)onnink -- 3/29/2001, 3:33 pm
Re: sof walrus
Mike Hanks -- 4/2/2001, 1:39 am
Re: sof walrus
Rehd -- 3/29/2001, 10:53 pm
Wall rus
Bill Price -- 3/30/2001, 2:39 am
Re: Wall rus
Rehd -- 3/30/2001, 9:28 am
Re: sof walrus *Pic*
Rehd -- 3/30/2001, 12:32 am
Re: sof walrus
Geo. Cushing -- 3/29/2001, 9:15 pm
call me crazy?
brett (the hitman hart)onnink -- 3/29/2001, 10:04 pm
thoughts on tube construction of a Walrus
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/2/2001, 12:08 am
Re: call me crazy?
Geo. Cushing -- 3/30/2001, 5:06 pm
Re: call me crazy? *Pic*
Roger Nuffer -- 3/29/2001, 11:37 pm
Re: sof walrus
Roger Nuffer -- 3/29/2001, 8:44 pm
Re: Poly skinning
Geo. Cushing -- 3/29/2001, 9:22 pm
Re: Poly skinning
Roger Nuffer -- 3/29/2001, 11:20 pm
Re: sof walrus
Jim -- 3/29/2001, 4:51 pm
Re: sof walrus
Bill Price -- 3/29/2001, 3:50 pm