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Crab claw sails: the mast to tack connection

May 4, 2016 scott construction, crab claw, maintenance, Wakataitea

A key question in the design of a crab claw sail and rig for your sailboat is whether to fix[…]

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Sharpening the Harpoon 4.6

May 25, 2014 scott Annie, Catherine, Cora, Enzo, Francesca, Harpoon 4.6 (Boston Whaler), Liam, Lola, maintenance, Mike D., Scott V.

As a 2014 Mother’s Day gift, we simultaneously cleared space for Cathrine to garden in her side yard & refurbished[…]

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Babson 14 hull repairs

March 25, 2014 scott Babson 14, builders, Dave, maintenance, Matt J., Scott V.

Matt J & I helped Dave L repair the holes punched in his Babson 14 when it was blown off[…]

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Basketball, beams, & bamboo

January 22, 2014 scott Bentley, builders, maintenance, Scott V., Ty

After I was mesmerized by the first episode of PBS’s re-enactment of the Shackleton’s amazing passage through the Southern Ocean[…]

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Autohelms, CWB 1988, & beam patching

January 15, 2014 scott builders, Eric Hvalsoe, maintenance, Scott V., Thomas, Tsunamichaser

Eric Hvalsoe and Thomas came over tonight & reminisced a bit about their overlap at the Center for Wooden Boats[…]

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Kiko’s Pahi 26 hulls embark

November 22, 2013 scott builders, Kiko, maintenance, Pahi 26, Scott V., Thomas, Tim, Ty

This last week Kiko made a lot of progress on the 2nd hull.  On Monday we glued on the keel[…]

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Pahi 26 port hull progress

November 19, 2013 scott builders, Kiko, Liam, maintenance, Pahi 26, Scott V., Thomas, Ty

Kiko has been cranking on the port hull and stripping bark from the fir spars he got from Port Townsend.[…]

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Pahi 26 hull on trailer

November 7, 2013 scott builders, Kiko, maintenance, Pahi 26, Scott V., Thomas, Tim, Uncategorized

Kiko heads into the storm to stow the starboard hull in south Seattle. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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2nd coat of yellow for P26

November 7, 2013 scott builders, Kiko, maintenance, Pahi 26

Kiko got a 2nd coat on the starboard hull today just before a long rainy period rolled in…

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Joining the Rustoleum bottom paint experiment

May 29, 2013 scott maintenance, Matt J., Scott V., Thomas

Tonight Thomas, Matt J., & I sanded, taped, & painted the port hull w/Rustoleum pro glossy black. Prep involved a[…]

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