Tag Archive for Plans

Cabin Wall Framing. Finally.
Whew, finally. We get to constructing the cabin walls. This…
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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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Fiberglass Seal Coat
We fretted over fiberglassing the hull so much, we put…
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Opinions are like assholes…
Everyone’s got one. Every now and then I’ll ask a…
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Cross beams
This was an exciting day because for the first time,…
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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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Angles and Precision
I have experience in the housebuilding, construction world. I used…
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Making Sawdust
The whole process of building a boat involves cutting a…
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Organization: How To Make Boatbuilding Not Suck
Boats are made of lots and lots of funny precision…
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Questions for the Old Man
I didn’t expect myself to be talking to the old…
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Boat Plans: Choices Made and Not Made
So it looks like we’re building a boat. Not merely…
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Math is Hard – Calculating a Waterline
Who would have thought boatbuilding would involve so much math?…
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Karaoke Doodles
So far, I’ve ignored the inside cabin layout, thinking that…
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Beyond Napkin Plans
I’m trying to turn my shantyboat speculations into something that…
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Folding Gable Ends
We were aware that this beast with its generously gabled…
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