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Still in the Workshop
Foot stretcher (without the footplate attached) will be glued in under the thwart. We’re getting close. Once the William S Shipp has been...
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Jun 5, 20161 min read
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In the Workshop
The interior of the William S Shipp has been painted and she is now ready to receive a fresh coat of white paint on the exterior....
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May 31, 20161 min read
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Dolly Dimensions
We’ve had a few requests for the dimensions of the dollies we have built for our skiffs. #StAylesLaunchingDolly
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May 22, 20161 min read
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Hello Dolly
With the addition of a third skiff we needed a third launching dolly. Having built two already the third one came together quickly using...
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May 19, 20161 min read
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Jun 30, 20150 min read
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Canada 2 – Set to Launch
After a three month pause in construction waiting for warmer weather, work got started again in mid-April. Over the last few weeks the...
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May 3, 20151 min read
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Sea Spirit
Just like the colour scheme for our new boat, the name was also put to a vote. Three rounds of voting were required to come up with the...
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Dec 14, 20141 min read
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Quality Control Inspector
“Shadow” the Quality Control Inspector Each day we work on the boat, “Shadow” the Quality Control Inspector, pays us a visit. He has a...
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Dec 12, 20141 min read
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Right Side Up
Ready to start work on the interior
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Dec 11, 20141 min read
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The Reversal
Our future boat in the foreground The colour scheme for our new boat was put to a vote, keep it the same as Sea Shadow or reverse the...
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Dec 5, 20141 min read
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All Planked
The last set of planks were hung last week. Nice to have that part over with and move on to fitting the outer keel and stems. If the...
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Nov 3, 20141 min read
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Well Underway
Stems, frames and hog in place To make it easier to glue up the planks we built a 22′ x 2′ planking table out of a couple of sheets of...
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Oct 20, 20141 min read
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Two Guys, Two Dories
Don and Chris, two members of the group that built Sea Shadow have teamed up to build a pair of 16′ Amberjack dories. Things got...
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Apr 2, 20141 min read
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Oars Continued
The blades were constructed of 3/8″ marine plywood and then edge-banded with white ash to protect and seal the edges. To add strength,...
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Mar 9, 20141 min read
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Winter Oars
Sandy and Bob gluing up the first oar We are in the depths of our Canadian winter, a good time to hunker down in our workshops and wait...
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Jan 17, 20141 min read
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What did it cost to build Sea Shadow?
How she looked at the beginning of April THE KIT The St Ayles Skiff Kit including shipping, handling and HST sales tax $3,550 LUMBER...
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Aug 28, 20132 min read
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Week Nineteen – Tuesday
All done! It’s been an incredible five months. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the building experience and the camaraderie of this project....
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May 21, 20131 min read
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Week Nineteen – Monday
From the beginning of our project we had planned on building the oars. Unfortunately this proved more difficult than we had expected....
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May 20, 20133 min read
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