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TBWolf

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Hello, I am a 14 year old male with aspergers. I like video games and constructing things. I would like it if I could maybe make some friends!
 
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Welcome to the forums. We have all kinds of forum peeps here. Musicians, digital artists, antique restore types, writers, gamers, photographers, this list goes on and on. Just look at older posts to see all you can be.

I love taking pictures, learning foreign languages, cooking, running, etc.

Feel free to post pics of your projects.
 
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I'm not much of an artist or hands-on person (I'm more into reading on history and these days, philosophy and living) but as Aspychata noted, we have people with all sorts of interests and skills here. :-)
 
I'm not much of an artist or hands-on person (I'm more into reading on history and these days, philosophy and living) but as Aspychata noted, we have people with all sorts of interests and skills here. :)
To add to VictorR: There is a forum section on computer and technology stuff with threads about video games, if you want to join in @TBWolf ?
 
When my bro-in-law wanted to hire a flight instructor, the questions included quite a few about model aircraft activity. When Burt Rutan's mom bought him a model aircraft kit, he just laughed and threw it in the parts bin. My models at age 14 were not very impressive, but I kept at it until my full-size stuff made news.
 
Hi, @TBWolf , I think you will find this to be a friendly space.

What do I like to do? I enjoy building boats and since my spouse cannot find one less than 30 lbs that does not cost a fortune, I am building a solo cedar-strip canoe for her. At 12.5 ft. I bet I could bring it in at about 28 lbs.
 
Hi, @TBWolf , I think you will find this to be a friendly space.

What do I like to do? I enjoy building boats and since my spouse cannot find one less than 30 lbs that does not cost a fortune, I am building a solo cedar-strip canoe for her. At 12.5 ft. I bet I could bring it in at about 28 lbs.
Platt Monfort has (or had?) plans for skin-on-frame boats down to 12 lbs, and I think I could simplify them further. I used to make stitch 'n' glue plywood kayaks, and if I did it again, I'd use fabric except on the bottom, for beaching. There are also some very clever folding Coroplast boats.
 
Platt Monfort has (or had?) plans for skin-on-frame boats down to 12 lbs, and I think I could simplify them further. I used to make stitch 'n' glue plywood kayaks, and if I did it again, I'd use fabric except on the bottom, for beaching. There are also some very clever folding Coroplast boats.
I am partial to monocoque construction where the cedar is only a spacer between the two fiberglass sheets. Very stiff with one sheet in compression and the other in tension. My first boat was a stitch and glue 22 foot Patuxent, design by Chesapeake Light Craft. I like the hard chines. But, with friends paddling solo sea kayaks, we rarely get it out as it is too fast. Checked out Coroplast. Those hulls seem amateurish. Here is the Patuxent on a calm day on Grand Traverse Bay.

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I am partial to monocoque construction where the cedar is only a spacer between the two fiberglass sheets. Very stiff with one sheet in compression and the other in tension. My first boat was a stitch and glue 22 foot Patuxent, design by Chesapeake Light Craft. I like the hard chines. But, with friends paddling solo sea kayaks, we rarely get it out as it is too fast. Checked out Coroplast. Those hulls seem amateurish. Here is the Patuxent on a calm day on Grand Traverse Bay.

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Frameless construction is monocoque, but you are describing a "sandwich panel," which, like an I-beam, concentrates the strong material where it does the most good, and minimizes the weight of the shear member between them.
Cedar strip is gorgeous, but not the ultimate in lightness for a decked boat.
The folding boats are compromised in speed and grace, but are getting pretty well developed.
My boats were pedal-propeller driven, and about 40% faster than paddled boats. If I wanted company, I just gave them a tow.
 

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