And a Name
Put her name on her yesterday! (graphic is based on my handwriting, vinyl decals produced in my office, and finally, applied by yours truly [crooked, unintentionally, but it would not…
Flipped!
One of the scariest days of the build so far, flipping the hull!
Keel progress
Frank started the keel construction. The stern looks awesome - all those jig saw pieces to create a solid wood section of the forward keel.
Box Keel takes shape
This is a short post. The bottom in done and we're starting to loft the box keel. Frank (builder) coated the hull with pigmented epoxy to protect the wood.…
and now… a bottom!
The bottom, (not to be confused with the keel,) is made up of two layers of overlapping marine ply which are deliberately cut and layed at opposing angles of the…
Side panels finished
Here we are with the sides glued on, rough-sanded, and ready for the next step!
Screwed!
After a lot of hours spent at Frank and Jimmies Propeller and hunting down a bunch of (unsuccessful) leads on synthetic teak, Uncle Tim was still game for one last…
First “research and provisioning” trip to Ft. Lauderdale
About five months into the build, questions of "drive train" started to come up. Yeah, I found a motor and Uncle Tim has done an awesome job getting it ship-shape, BUT...…
Getting the motor running…
During my visit to Ft. Lauderdale in January to source drive train parts, I also spent time at my Aunt Pim's warehouse where Uncle Tim and I ran the motor…