boatbuilding
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I think I got a little sun over the last few #shantyboat work days.
I think I got a little sun over the last few #shantyboat work days. via Instagram
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Lifting the shantyboat with a house jack to move the cribbing. What could go wrong?
Lifting the #shantyboat with a house jack to move the cribbing. What could go wrong? #SketchyIdeas #DesperationIsTheMotherOfInvention #911onSpeedDial via Instagram
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Heavy felted fiberglass. Bad ideas on the shantyboat
Heavy felted fiberglass. Bad ideas on the #shantyboat via Instagram
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“That silly boat in the harbor”
I guess the customer service training at West Marine doesn’t include a caution against referring to customers’ boats as “that silly boat in the harbor.” #shantyboat #WestMarine via Instagram
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Messed up #shantyboat corner now fixed. #WeWillAlwaysHaveSavanna #ILeftMyRubRailInIllinois
Messed up #shantyboat corner now fixed. #WeWillAlwaysHaveSavanna #ILeftMyRubRailInIllinois via Instagram
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Bad idea makes good. Fiberglassed #shantyboat motor well
Bad idea makes good. Fiberglassed #shantyboat motor well. #NowhereToGoButForward via Instagram
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Tired of the shantyboat corner being dinged up on docks and piers so now we have rubber baby buggy bumpers.
Tired of the #shantyboat corner being dinged up on docks and piers so now we have rubber baby buggy bumpers. via Instagram
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Newly fiberglassed, epoxied, painted, varnished and sealed shantyboat motor well
Newly fiberglassed, epoxied, painted, varnished and sealed #shantyboat motor well. Will it keep water out NOW? #ThingsThatShouldntHoldWater via Instagram
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Last minute #Shantyboat todo list. We leave in one week.
Last minute #Shantyboat todo list. We leave in one week. #NoRush #WeGotThis #BusyAsBees via Instagram
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Freddie Mercury goes back on the #shantyboat.
Freddie Mercury goes back on the #shantyboat. via Instagram
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Shantyboat looking good and almost ready to depart.
#Shantyboat looking good and almost ready to depart. via Instagram
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ShantyBoat with fresh coat of paint headed for the Tennessee River in one week.
#ShantyBoat with fresh coat of paint headed for the Tennessee River in one week. via Instagram
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Excitement! First time the ShantyBoat was afloat and the motor well didn’t take on water!
Excitement! First time the #ShantyBoat was afloat and the motor well didn’t take on water! via Instagram
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Preparing the Shantyboat
We’ve been working like mad to get the boat ready for the Tennessee River. We pulled the boat into drydock at the Santa Cruz Harbor Boatyard. Out list of things to do would take two pages if we weren’t willfully ignoring the minor things.
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We put new drain plugs in the ShantyBoat motor well
We put new drain plugs in the #ShantyBoat motor well. Was this why it didn’t leak for the first time? via Instagram
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What happens when the Shantyboat key breaks off in the ignition
What happens when the #ShantyBoat key breaks off in the ignition when it is still in the boatyard’s lift sling? via Instagram
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#ShantyBoat last minute work above and below.
#ShantyBoat last minute work above and below. via Instagram
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New refurbished #shantyboat life ring. Thanks Benzy!
New refurbished #shantyboat life ring. Thanks Benzy! via Instagram
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Secret History stencil on the front of the #shantyboat. #stencil #art
Secret History stencil on the front of the #shantyboat. #stencil #art via Instagram
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People ask all the time about how the shantyboat was built
Now, all of the shantyboat build process is available on the Secret History website. From hull framing, sheeting, fiberglass, to cabin framing to finish
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The Sound of Splintering Hope
The crunch you’re hearing? That’s the sound of optimism splintering. Turns out the motor was attached mostly by friendship and damp wishes. We’ve got 29 days to fix this before the expedition launches. Tools are flying. Spirits are… wobbly.