Today we enjoyed the visit of three wise men
We had great visitors today, three men of long nautical experience: Andy the sail maker, Francis the naval architect and Maurice the marine museum curator.There is so much to learn…
A sail plan!
Exciting! A detailed rig and sail plan is coming together. We will be meeting our favorite sail-maker in the next few days and hopefully start getting the ball rolling for…
A big stick and other Gems
Not the most relaxed drive, 150 km with a big stick!The answer to the question is: it’s the bowsprit bowsprit of an old Thames barge, a rather well traveled stick….
Stop asking me “When”
Please stop asking me “when”. I don’t know when I will be done building this boat. I don’t know when we will be launching. I don’t know when I will…
Tough summer for a welder
The tin can is shaping up, starting to see an engine room shape up. I need to get her done…. just ignore the heat… When the temprature approaches 40 C…
Management meeting
These are my favorite moments of the boat building life, when we sit down and day dream together. Day dreaming in the “comfort” of the boat also means tossing thoughts,…
What are we up to now?
The latest big deal was the purchase of our engine: a Perkins Sabre M92B. We had been looking at Beta Marine also but this engine came up as the right engine,…
An Engine!
Shipped from the East coast, our engine arrived to Montreal where I had to go pick it up. I did not look forward to this trip through the city… but…