I have a secret…
Yep… I have a secret. I actually enjoy sandblasting. I know, “sandblasting” and “enjoy” do not belong in the same sentence, so let me explain. With the right equipment, sandblasting…
A month of progress with our young hard working guest
Youen is the sons of lifelong friends, neighbors from my childhood. Friendship that travels through generations is something special. Our grandmothers were friends, I am friends with his parents and…
The windlass has arrived!!
When we started planning this boat, a classic and rugged looking manual windlass was clearly part of the big picture. We quickly found out that it wasn’t going to be…
Whats more fun then sandblasting and painting?
Pretty much anything!!! It was one very long day (it always is and that’s what is so dreadful about sandblasting/painting a steel boat)…. Up at 5am, work started at 7am…
Mark teased me as I was filming hours of clamping, saying this would be the most boring video…. enjoy 😛
A little detail on whats going on The 54 feet mast is being laminated on planks no longer then 16 ft. To make up the length, the end of the…
Check it out! A rudder!
It’s always exciting to see a new piece attached to the boat. There is still work to be done on the rudder but seeing it pinned to the stern is an…
More ballast, again more ballast…and bronze treasures
Building a sailboat is a constant quest for ballast. The bigger the boat, the bigger the quest. Unfortunately, lead seems to become harder and harder to get. I used to…
Working on the rudder
It’s the Equinox today, 12 hours of light and 12 hours of night. We can finally start to feel the end of winter and progress on the boat should pick…
