Posts made by Thomas Krische

• Cartopping my Rowcruiser

  Not a question, just a request. Get some pics of onlookers reactions when they witness your greatness! 

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  Thomas Krische
  5/28/25, 9:37 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  The box isn't glued in yet. The hole for the mirage drive is cut, but I'll need to reshape it so it can do double duty as daggerboard slot. For that I'm at least need a template for the foil, if no...

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  Thomas Krische
  5/3/25, 7:03 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  Starting to shape up. The head scratching really slowed me down. But once things got going the log jam broke.

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  Thomas Krische
  5/3/25, 6:58 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  Cutting a hole with a 10.75" hole saw using a cordless drill was "exciting"

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  Thomas Krische
  4/29/25, 9:40 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  I went from something that could theoretically be called a boat, to a Chinese submarine! 

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  Thomas Krische
  4/28/25, 9:27 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

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  Thomas Krische
  4/28/25, 9:26 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

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  Thomas Krische
  4/28/25, 9:25 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  I don't know how I convinced myself that this part would be exciting. It wasn't, it was awful lol! 

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  Thomas Krische
  4/28/25, 9:24 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  Milestone reached! I actually got in the boat for the first time. I've been concerned with the strength of the structure without the support given by water. Now that the seat stringers are epoxied ...

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  Thomas Krische
  4/13/25, 5:19 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

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  Thomas Krische
  4/13/25, 5:14 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  @Kellan Hatch it was my plan to do the standard sliding hatch with turtle as well, until reading Colin saying it wouldn't work. Still not sure WHY though. I really like what you did with yours. Whe...

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  Thomas Krische
  4/13/25, 5:09 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  Here is the ama liberated from the block of foam. Sorry the pic is so bad, but I had to wait until the storage facility was getting ready to close before bringing it from my house. Threw it on the ...

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  Thomas Krische
  3/29/25, 12:10 AM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  Also I've been working with Grok, iterating on the changes I'm planning. For anyone that hasn't tried AI yet, you are in for a surprise! I drug my feet feeling like the last thing I wanted was to i...

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  Thomas Krische
  3/29/25, 12:07 AM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  The weather is starting to warm up nicely here so I'm back to work. I decided that the finish level I had left the sleeping compartment at, wasn't as fine as I had decided earlier. Even though I th...

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  Thomas Krische
  3/29/25, 12:02 AM
• Question about same sized main and mizzen (Manawa et al)

  Before choosing the sails I did, I tried to find a source to buy the hobie rigs. I'm guessing I didn't look hard enough, but I could only easily find the sails for sale. Not the complete rigs

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  Thomas Krische
  1/30/25, 11:26 AM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  I haven't pulled the trigger yet, but just learned about coldcure from system 3. It will cure at temperatures down to 35 degrees apparently. Does anyone have experience using this product? 

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  Thomas Krische
  1/4/25, 10:50 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  @Kellan Hatch I'm in an unheated storage shed, while only slightly warmer. I'm not really sure how I'm going to get much progress done on items too big to bring home with me

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  Thomas Krische
  12/8/24, 1:02 AM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  @Kellan Hatch Somehow I missed your question. I've never even seen a mirage drive in person, so this will be a learning experience for me

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  Thomas Krische
  12/7/24, 10:47 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  @Kellan Hatch I also have hatches to give access to the flotation chambers. I'm definitely going to be "tactically acquiring" your idea to improve the access holes

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  Thomas Krische
  12/7/24, 10:44 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  Well, after literal hours of searching, I found a mirage 180 kick up  w/turbo fins for $200 off. Success! 

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  Thomas Krische
  11/29/24, 5:39 PM