Thanks for posting this up. I am planning on one of these and your site is a great reference. I'll be checking back regularly. Chris, Falmouth UK
Gary Neville I am considering building my first boat, your story and tips are very helpfull, no doubt Ill be in touch over the coming months. Regards, Gary
Hello Rick, I have been following your building with interest. I am happy for you that you are at a major mile stone, "almost finished" or "almost started" some where in the middle. I wanted to know if you can let me know when you make your next installment on the web page. boat building rules! michaeljsargent@optusnet.com.au
Hello from Auntie Kristin, Your boat looks very nice-lots of work involved... I never knew you were so smart! I don't think I could do any of those steps... When will it be complete? I may have to tell Margot about her missing pot :) Tata for now.
Thanks for the updates you are posting in spite of your needed diving trips to survive. It is helpful to see this one going together. Up to this point have you logged your total hours spent to build? I know John's estimate it about 250 hours for an experienced person like you. I have a lot of construction and various projects under my belt but no boats yet. I'm trying to decied if a Pathfinder is biting off too much for the first boat. (I am alternately leaning toward a Welsford "Rogue") Can you share your thoughts about size, time, utility of the boat? I have communicated with you by email about a year agoe and you invited me up to see your project but I've been to busy to get up to the lower mainland and probably on't be able to this year, so I've done all my visiting on your very good web-site. Dan Everett Pullman, Washington deverett@turbonet.com
Hello Rick, Great work and Fantastic pix - helped me no end planning my build. How is the project progressing and when do we see more pix ? kind rgds Nishan England nishan@btinternet.com
Good site guy, I built the first one using sheer passion, making up as I went along. Great boats youll have a good time. consider the yawl if its windy where you are,
G'day, I enjoyed following your build through so far. Thanks for putting up the pics with a good narrative - it's very helpful for those of us trying to get a feel of what we might be able to do . . . for now it's still dreaming for me, but if you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true? *S* I wish you good progress . . . and I will check back at your site. Thanks for sharing your boat building experience.
Hi Rick, Thanks for the excellent photo accounts of your boat building! I am considering a build and was very interested to read of your progress. Thanks and best regards, Brian H Uxbridge Ontario
enjoyed the progress of your boat,I am a carpenter and have been dreaming of building a boat since I was a small kid. I live in Israel, south of Bethlehem and the nearest place to sail is the Kinneret 3 hours away(Sea of Gallilee).Good luck and best wishes,Yitzchak
Rick, I have been following your build and I will have the advantage of your pics to help me, Just got plans and I am trying to see each piece with the help of your site. Keep Building and take lots of pictures. Thanks again Jay in Oregon
Hi Rick: This is Dan in Pullman, WA again. Your fairing and rudder look very nice. I'm looking forward to weeing your paint job.
ENJOYING WATCHING YOUR PROGRESS. I sold my Flicka a few months ago as I wanted to down size to a smaller boat. I am seriously considering the Pathfinder. Thanks, Tim Kring Cumming, GA tkring@bellsouth.net
| Comments Great photos and
description of both the Silva Bay build and your Welsford Pathfinder. I am
just at the planning/dreaming stage - although I worked as a boat builder in
a previous lifetime; (in my thirties, now retired in my sixties). |