Archive – All Entries
July 2010
May 2010
February 2010
January 2010
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
- Bottom planking started
- Side planking screwed and glued
- Glueing & Screwing Sides & Chine Blocking
- Chine blocking
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
- Drilled into finger today
- More fairing required
- Dry fitting side planking
- Wood arrived damaged
- More Fairing
- At last, project back on track
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
- I am a complete idiot…nearly wrecked transom
- 2nd sheer lamination on other side
- Tools used so far (2)
- 2nd sheer lamination on one side (3)
- Chines done, sheers half done
July 2008
June 2008
- Chine glued to stem
- Help from “Go” in Iceland
- Chine (mostly) and Battens notched
- Scarf joints to make wood long enough for chines and sheers (1)
- New job v boat build
- More wood arrived
May 2008
- Keelson and transom glued and screwed in place
- Progress!! Stem and Keelson Glued to Frame 5 1/2 (12)
April 2008
- Laying out the frames
- Transom Frame & Frame 5 1/2 Glued
- Epoxy Test (2)
- Boatbuilding with Plywood Book
- West Epoxy User Manual
- More Glueing - Stem & Frame 5 1/2
- Glueing Frames at last
March 2008
- Transom recovery update
- Transom frame recovery plan
- First big mistake! Transom frames cut too small
- Transom frames coming along
- 3 in 1 Sharpening Sled (2)
February 2008
- More Frames Ready for Glueing (2)
- Frame parts from new wood (3)
- Wood delivery (2)
- Another glue test (2)
- Frames and stem coming along (1)
- More Tools and Equipment (21)
- Decision time…more wood ordered (1)
- Glue worries (5)
- Progress on Stem, Breasthook and Knee (4)