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FOR SALE: DN Planks - new

Strip built, Laminated Ash / Spruce / Ash

My DN planks are made from Michigan White Ash skins, native to our area, over a white wood core (Spruce
or Pine). I use a strip construction because it creates repeatability of process and reduces the chance of
plank twist as the wood ages. This adds time and materials to the building process, but I feel it’s well worth
it versus the single-piece skins and core method. And I’ve never had a report of one of my planks twisting or failing yet.

FOR SALE: DN Boom - new

Items:
Condition: New
Year: 2014
Price: $125
Contact info: George
Phone: 517-980-4609
Email: sieglege (a-t) spamarrest do-t com

DN Boom

• Ash
• West System Epoxy
• Hollow in middle
• Finished with Helmsman UV
Drilled for eyestraps, you supply hardware.

Photos available, e-mail me

Iceboat swap meet Nov. 1st at Sailcrafters 7450 Oxford Street, St. Louis Park, MN. 55426.
10am-2pm. everyone welcome. More info contact Tim 952-693-6089

Starting to look like it might actually make it to the ice by December. Today's lesson learned is apparently never try to assemble on a downhill slope. Never really thought about it because ice is usually level, but almost dropped the mast today before getting the boat level. Measurements for stays and sail are complete. Time for paint.

The 29th annual Skeeter Ice Boat Club Swap Meet is scheduled for Nov 2, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to noon, at Lucke's Cantina, Williams Bay, WI.

Put this on your calendar! This is the "Grand Daddy" of swap meets. Anything and everything related to iceboats will be for sale. This is the perfect opportunity to upgrade your DN program or to purchase that must have piece of equipment that will move you up to the Gold fleet.

For more info email: sailing19@charter.net
Additional details at the 4 Lakes IYC web site: http://www.iceboat.org

Two North DN sails from the Detroit loft-

The first is a North ABSS sail, built 2012, always stored dry and cool, battens never tensioned unless racing. Windows in great shape. Cloth still crispy! Great all-around sail. Medium amount of depth. Includes battens with custom adjusters, can adjust batten tension without removing mittens!
$650

Carbon fiber is soooooooooo pretty! It makes me wonder why we put paint on these things. Considering leaving the bottom natural carbon fiber look. But hopefully nobody ever sees that side of the boat. Next up - Canopy!!

Congrats to Mark "Doctor" Christensen (US 4824) for racking up another soft water victory. The Doctor continued his winning ways in the MC fleet by taking top honors at the 2014 MC Invitational.

The bottom deck is 3mm Okoume ply from Midwest Boat Appeal in St. Bonifacius. If you have never been there, it is definitely a great boating resource. They stock about 10 different marine plywoods, Sitka Spruce, and Mahogany. I asked why they have Sitka, and it is basically for the hydroplane and homebuilt aircraft guys. Now on to mounting hull hardware and steering.

Two DN's , gougeon design, 2001,carbon reinforced rocket or aircraft Sitka,Carbon,glass strip mast,polish t runners, f01 Doyle sail, $3000.00 also 1999 Goodwin design, winder glass mast, 3/16 stainless inserts, Doyle F01 sail. Optional Sarns plates($400),stainless angles($200), Doyle speed sail (300), call Tim Dixon, 217-529-7414,tjdixon888@comcast.net

The sides are on. They are 5/8" thick basswood, and full length, not spliced. Pretty tough trying to keep such wide boards flat, but it worked out.

All the frames are mounted to the form and all the chines are glued on. It's starting to look like an iceboat. Man this thing is small. I will have to loose a few pounds before winter.

Maybe the season really is over.
Duluth MN and Superior WI news outlets report that icebreaking on Great Lakes has finally ended. May 15 was the final day. All totaled, there was 160 days of ice breaking this past winter and the cutters assisted with nearly 950 commercial vessel passages.

This winter is believed to have produced the thickest and most expansive ice cover on the Great Lakes in the past 35 years.

It’s official! Mike Miller, DN 5369, is the new Western Region Commodore!!!

Thank you, Commodore Miller, for your willingness to serve the DN fleet.

And to echo Deb Whitehorse: “Many thanks to outgoing WR Commodore Julie Jankowski for her unwavering dedication to the DN class during her three years as Commodore.”