November 20, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,766 It is not a good idea to use the word “finished” on any boat project ( even when you need an alliteration) but at least the rough carpentry from the forecabin forward is done. The second layer of plywood on the roof went on with no drama
Month: November 2015
Raising the Roof
November 23, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,737 Spent the whole week prepping for the big event today, gluing on the first layer of the forecabin roof: — Sanded, faired and edge-detailed all the beams. — Couldn’t see a beam on the plans at station 11 to pick up the roof edge, but I
Prunus Serotina Beams Consummatum Est
November 15, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,692 A short week due to a trip to Miami University of Ohio to see the movie The Martian (and visit John). The movie was great and so was John. He took a Field Botany course to knock off a life sciences requirement, got an A and now
Beam Needed: Jim Beam
November 9, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,670 I was lulled into complacency by the relatively easy installation of the foredeck beams. I thought the forecabin deck beams would be much easier, since the sides of the boat are vertical in this location and the boat doesn’t curve radically toward the bow. Wrong. This will
Foredeck Is In
November 1, 2015 Hours spent building to date: 1,623 A light week highlighted by a visit from our friends Bjorn and Louise from Sweden. Lots of time touring around in the best weather and most brilliant foliage I can remember after 30 years in Connecticut. Bjorn helped me with the foredeck a couple times, saving
The Tardis Project 