Mimi Jane is her name!
Finding a name This summer, Mark and I started the itch to get our boat officially named and registered. Naming a boat, more so a boat we built over many years…
The story of a windlass handle
A few month back we received our dream windlass from http://www.deepblueengineering.co.uk/ ( Is there such thing as “dream windlass” ? – sure is for us! ) Playing around with our new…
Wood!
We are officially one foot into the next phase of the boatbuilding project: the wood work.Wood will be used for the interior and for some trim work and rigging attachment…
Help from friends, the mast comes home
Today turned out to be an amazing day! A huge thanks to all that came to help us. We got the mast home and you definitely made this move easy….
A welcome rainy day
After this nice stretch of sunny weather, a couple days of rain are welcome for my body to take a break. That doesn’t mean the work on the boat stops….
Early (very early) morning panic
I was dreaming, it was a good dream but I can’t remember what about. I know I was enjoying my peaceful sleep when the loud voice pulled me out of…
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…
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,…
