Its October, and with it have come the low grey clouds, rain, and cooler temperatures to usher it in. It was a beautiful day.I got a little more painting...
Jumat, 30 Desember 2016
Selasa, 27 Desember 2016
The Herons are Back
yes, the herons are back. There they are out back of the shop on the other side of the fence that divides the federal land from that under the control...
Paddle Design Stability
In this post I want to focus on ways to design a paddle so it orients itself in the proper direction for paddling without a lot of effort on the part...
Senin, 26 Desember 2016
Swedish Americas Cup Boat
I thought Id post some more pictures of the Swedish Americas cup boat. Far as I know, its the same as all the other contenders boats except for...
Sabtu, 24 Desember 2016
Seat blocking epoxys love affair with tape
It has been a busy week with band rehearsals & back-to-school shopping, but last night I did manage to get the blocking for the rear seat attached.I...
slot gasket
September 13, 2014 -I got tired of sanding, so moved on to putting a mylar gasket over the centerboard slot. The slot is about 5 feet long and an...
Kamis, 22 Desember 2016
Fiberglass and other crimes
Sometime ago I got the notion that when you build something yourself you get to control how much violence you do to your environment and to yourself. ...
Two Coats of Sea Foam Green
I let the first coat of Aquagard 190 primer cure overnight, then rolled on a second coat. After a little more than the 4-hour recommended drying time,...
Rabu, 21 Desember 2016
winter update
No progress due to work and weather. Good news is the winter tarp on the clam skiff survived Snowmagedon. 21" of snow in 18 hours, 45 mph...
Minggu, 18 Desember 2016
centerboard shaping
The Centerboard has been roughed out to its approximate final shape and I have become a tad obsessive compulsive regarding the final shape. The...
Planking progress stalled by need to encapsulate stem
As January keeps winding on, it seems as though I’ve had a million things to juggle or deal with that keep interfering with my boatbuilding progress.I...
Sabtu, 17 Desember 2016
Kamis, 15 Desember 2016
The Camping Yurt
I built a ten foot diameter yurt suitable for camping. The ten foot diameter seemed suitably large for comfort but not so large as to provide a...
Next stop Transom
The side planking is all on now. So, the next step is to cover the transom with Meranti so that it will match the deck.First, I made a posterboard template...
