We are reaching the end of the warmer season and getting the boat ready for an other winter. Aesthetic changes this summer were mostly details but improved the boats appearance from plain hull to looking closer to a completed vessel.
The work on the boat stopped during a long 3 month for me as I spent the entire summer caring for my grand-mother back in France. It is something we have to accept with a long term project, sometimes life interferes with other priorities. My absence was no reason for…
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 awesome boost to my working spirit.
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 up again. The current project is the rudder. The challenge with the rudder is to line up the bearings. Precise…
I don’t like planning. The reason being that, what ever plans I make, I can guaranty it is the one thing that will not happen. Life is full of surprises, good and bad. Tuesday night I got a phone call from my sister: my mom had an accident. A horse…
An other week gone by and yes some more changes on the boat, but also new ducklings, storm damage and spring gardening. This weeks main project: framing the floor in the main and front compartment. I have finally celebrated walking on some flat platform in my boat, this is a…
The main project for the past week has been the bow roller. I doubt my boat’s roller can be an example for any of your projects and it might even look strange to most of you but remember that I am building a steel replica of a wooden traditional sailing…