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Week Eighteen – Wednesday
Second coat of primer White inside and out, but not for long. We’ll be painting the interior a light beige semigloss which should look...
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May 15, 20131 min read
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Week Eighteen – Monday
Additional thwart supports glued to planking After installing the thwarts we found there was quite a bit of flex in the plywood, probably...
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May 13, 20131 min read
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Week Seventeen – Wednesday
We’ll be out there soon The boat is about two weeks away from getting her bottom wet. Looking out over Picton Bay it isn’t soon enough....
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May 8, 20131 min read
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Week Seventeen – Monday
This week we are finishing off the last of the construction details before the paint and varnish brushes make an appearance. There were...
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May 6, 20131 min read
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Week Sixteen – Wednesday
The flooring guys The floorboards are almost finished. We used 4″ x 5/8″ western red cedar screwed to white oak battens. Each of the...
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May 1, 20131 min read
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Week Sixteen – Tuesday
The stems were shaped to reflect the boat’s Nordic roots To meet our expected launch date we are putting in some extra shop time. At this...
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Apr 30, 20131 min read
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Week Sixteen – Monday
Gunnel rubbing strake being fastened A very busy day in the shop. The sheerstrake rub strips were attached with screws and a coat of...
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Apr 29, 20131 min read
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Week Fifteen – Thursday
Starboard gunnels clamped Things are so much easier the second time around and that was definitely the case with the gunnels on the...
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Apr 25, 20131 min read
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Week Fifteen – Wednesday
Applying epoxy to the inner gunnels This week is all about gunnels. Not unlike laminating up the stems, with fewer but much longer...
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Apr 25, 20131 min read
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Week Fourteen – Wednesday
Starboard gunnel spacer blocks clamped in place Spacer blocks were glued and clamped to the inside of the sheerstrake before the gunnels...
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Apr 17, 20131 min read
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Week Fourteen – Monday
One of the most enjoyable aspects of this project is meeting people who share our enthusiasm for the St. Ayles skiff. Today was no...
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Apr 15, 20131 min read
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Week Thirteen – Wednesday
The shop returned to its former glory today. Prior to us adding a layer of sawdust to everything in sight, this space was originally used...
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Apr 11, 20131 min read
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Week Thirteen – Monday
For anyone in Scotland who follows this blog, you may have noticed a familiar face in last week’s post. The gentleman in question is our...
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Apr 8, 20132 min read
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Week Twelve – The Turn Over
Our boat is now sitting on her keel. With all the moulds removed and the thwart supports clamped in place to brace the hull laterally, we...
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Apr 3, 20131 min read
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Week Twelve – Monday
Before applying the last coat of paint, the hull received a light sanding followed by a rub down with Scotch-Brite pads. The sheerstrake...
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Apr 1, 20131 min read
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Week Eleven – Special Edition
I realize this is a little off topic but yesterday six of us had the privilege of visiting two unbelievable private collections of cars,...
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Mar 29, 20131 min read
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Week Eleven – Wednesday
Applying the first of two finish coats After a light sanding the first top coat was applied. Special attention was paid to the stem areas...
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Mar 27, 20131 min read
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Week Eleven – Monday
Ice breaker on Picton Bay Spring arrived five days ago but looking out over Picton Bay it still looks like we are in the depths of...
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Mar 25, 20131 min read
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Week Ten – Wednesday
Sanding in preparation for painting next week The hull is now complete, it’s time to put down the carpentry tools and and start the prep...
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Mar 21, 20131 min read
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Week Ten – Monday
Outer stems and keel attached After fastening the outer stems and keel we turned our attention to getting the hull ready for painting...
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Mar 18, 20131 min read
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