Another few weekends have passed and we had thought planking the hull was completed. Neither of us is happy with the sheer planks, stupidly glued up in...
Minggu, 21 Desember 2008
Minggu, 16 November 2008
More Planks
And more planks! (8 down and 6 to go).A full day�s work sees 2 planks scarfed and joined together into 16 foot lengths (ready for the next day). Also...
Minggu, 09 November 2008
Second strakes
Second strakes Having fitted the second garboard plank, the second strakes are also now shaped and fitted. When it finally came to gluing and we had managed...
Minggu, 02 November 2008
Take a break
Time for a short break from the canoe build. Friday gave me the first opportunity of some winter sailing this year. Cold, cold or very cold? Ice on the...
Kamis, 30 Oktober 2008
Garboards
Fairing and GarboardsThe first garboard plank gets glued onto the hog - planking is underway!Yesterday we got the laminated stems and hog faired to the...
Minggu, 26 Oktober 2008
Hog & Stems
Hog & StemsIndestructible epoxy - epoxy stronger than the wood! Not so! When I cut through the laminated stems to form the scarf to join the hog to,...
Sabtu, 25 Oktober 2008
Moulds
Moulds marked and cut out Setting out mouds on strongback Fitting the hog (the timber which will eventually take the keel). It must be straight! As for...
Sabtu, 18 Oktober 2008
Laminating Stems
Laminated Stems The 4mm iroko thick strips are epoxy glued to the pre-shaped moulds. These will form the curved stems at both end of the canoe and join...
Sabtu, 11 Oktober 2008
Design Plans
This morning to Bristol to collect sheets of top notch 4mm marine ply. At �95 per sheet will I ever dare make the first cut?The Plans have arrivedThe...
Kamis, 09 Oktober 2008
Strongback
Two new ventures:1] A home build MacGregor Sailing Canoe2] A wife encouraged/enforced blogHere goes!The project in hand (canoe not wife or blog)The credit...
