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Middle of the night truckstop shantyboat repair [VIDEO]
Middle of the night truckstop epoxy work to repair the…
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New Boat Vocabulary Word: Coaming
One of the smarter things I’ve done on the shantyboat,…
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Obsessive woodworking, top side
With both decks on, I could be an obsessive woodworker…
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Installing the aft deck
I put the aft deck on. Thought you should know.…
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Motor Well, A Mini-Project Unto Itself
Oh, the motor well. Seems simple enough. Build a box…
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A Front Deck and Photos of an Adorable Puppy
First off, now that the boat is upright, I made…
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Fiberglass Bond Coat
Okay, so let’s review. Fiberglass (of more accurately glass-fiber reinforced…
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Fiberglass Seal Coat
We fretted over fiberglassing the hull so much, we put…
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Hockey Puck Manufacture (or Epoxy is Stressful II)
Did I mention that epoxy is stressful? To recap: You…
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Hull Finish Work (or Correcting Mistakes III)
I like to joke that I bring Old World Craftsmanship…
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Hull Ends
Oh god, at the end of every work day when…
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Sheeting the Hull
It looks easy, right? What could go wrong? Four rectangular…
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Correcting Mistakes I
Today, the chickens come home to roost. Remember that pesky…
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Side Stringers
The side stringers are the sides of the boat. So…
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Keel and Skeg Stringers
It most conventionally built wooden boats, the frames refer to…
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Epoxy is Stressful
You know the scene at the end of any action…
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