Sails Up! An almost invisible repair complete, so back in business for some winter sailing on a very flooded welsh lake. Passes inspection from wife -...
Minggu, 06 Desember 2009
Sabtu, 17 Oktober 2009
Launch Day
Launch day finally arrives Weather and launch went perfectly, the sails for the Gunter rig set the Iain Oughtred designed MacGegor canoe off perfectly....
Minggu, 13 September 2009
A boat trailer for Swift
Checking the masts still fit Introducing the 'lightweight' trailer. Two thirds of the way through the build I finally accepted the canoe was not going...
Minggu, 06 September 2009
Paint & Varnish
Work continues to shape the cockpit coaming (laminated in Ash) The first coat of varnish on the deck (the hull is protected from splashes by a curtain...
Minggu, 16 Agustus 2009
Deck & Lee Board
The hull is primed Time to cook up some lead to cast into the lee boardMasts, spars and paddle are hung from the ceiling for their first coat of varnishGlueing...
Sabtu, 18 Juli 2009
Setting out the sails
The paddle blanks glued and starting to shape up in sitka spruce with decorative mahogany 'stripes'.Fitting the folding rudder The floorboards are now...
Minggu, 31 Mei 2009
Seats & Brass Stem
Shaping and positioning the seats. These have a number of alternative positions forward and aft and also need to fit in with the position of the steering...
Minggu, 10 Mei 2009
Deck Beams, Carlins & Spars
Deck Beams and Carlins complete, watertight (or will be) box surrounding mast step.And now for some spar making, in best quality Sitka Spruce (and most...
