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Boat Projects / New Boat / New Construction / Pelican / Sail & Row Boat Projects / Tools / Woodworking November 6, 2015
I think Bob Seger had something else in mind when he penned Night Moves. In my case, I just had to work a bit late and found myself in the dark with the time change and all. Makes for a nice shop picture anyway. I just started fabricating the centerboard trunk for the Pelican […]
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Boat Projects / Restoration / Sail & Row Boat Projects / Tools / Uncategorized / Woodworking October 30, 2015
I’ve been working on the restoration of this nice little Penguin class sailboat when I can. Since she’s made of stable plywood, I’m adding a layer of fiberglass and epoxy to make a nice hard candy shell on the boat. This will essentially waterproof it, give it some abrasion resistance, and maybe strengthen it up […]
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Boat Projects / Power Boat Projects / Restoration / Sail & Row Boat Projects September 11, 2015
Plywood doesn’t get much respect in the wooden boat world, but I think that is a shame. Frankly, if it weren’t for plywood, most of us wouldn’t be able to consider a wooden boat. Here are a couple boats that recently came into the shop. The first one is a Penguin class sailboat that […]
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Boat Projects / Restoration / Sail & Row Boat Projects / Woodworking August 21, 2015
If you’ve ever built a plywood kayak from a kit and then think that you could actually be a paid boatbuilder, then you should try to fit a plank on a traditional plank-on-frame boat. I’m not boasting mind you, I forgot how difficult this type of work is myself. I […]
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New Construction / Pelican / Restoration / Sail & Row Boat Projects August 14, 2015
Saying goodbye to Minots Light, a 41′ Nielsen yawl that I’ve worked on for many years now. I’ve had great difficulty finding a good crew of shipwrights in the last few years, so I’ve sent her to a shop that can better serve the boat and the customer. She came […]