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
As a 2014 Mother’s Day gift, we simultaneously cleared space for Cathrine to garden in her side yard & refurbished[…]
Read moreBabson 14 hull repairs
Matt J & I helped Dave L repair the holes punched in his Babson 14 when it was blown off[…]
Read moreBasketball, beams, & bamboo
After I was mesmerized by the first episode of PBS’s re-enactment of the Shackleton’s amazing passage through the Southern Ocean[…]
Read moreAutohelms, CWB 1988, & beam patching
Eric Hvalsoe and Thomas came over tonight & reminisced a bit about their overlap at the Center for Wooden Boats[…]
Read moreKiko’s Pahi 26 hulls embark
This last week Kiko made a lot of progress on the 2nd hull. On Monday we glued on the keel[…]
Read morePahi 26 port hull progress
Kiko has been cranking on the port hull and stripping bark from the fir spars he got from Port Townsend.[…]
Read morePahi 26 hull on trailer
Kiko heads into the storm to stow the starboard hull in south Seattle. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Read more2nd coat of yellow for P26
Kiko got a 2nd coat on the starboard hull today just before a long rainy period rolled in…
Read moreJoining the Rustoleum bottom paint experiment
Tonight Thomas, Matt J., & I sanded, taped, & painted the port hull w/Rustoleum pro glossy black. Prep involved a[…]
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