Above photo converted with Poladroid to simulate an SX-70 photo. I think it captures the day perfectly.
Entries from October 2008
October 17, 2008
Launch Day!
We finally got a good weather day when Patty had no Dr. appointments and the kids didn’t have any activities we couldn’t skip. Patty and I sent the boys off to school and didn’t tell them of our plans. When they came home for lunch I had the boat hooked up to the van and [...]
October 16, 2008
Re-Entry Idea
It is suggested by many people that one should have something at the stern to aid in re-entry from the water after a capsize…a slot cut in the rudder, a loop of rope attached to the rudder, a rope ladder, etc. I had been planning on attaching a u-bolt in the rear slop well to [...]
October 14, 2008
Flickr Photoset of Building Process
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Plywood to boat!
October 10, 2008
Rigging Test
Today I tried rigging the sail. Eventually got everything working properly. Had to change things a little bit but not too much. Will likely have to remove the cleat from the mast and reinstall it about a foot or so lower.
October 7, 2008
2/441 Done!
I am done. Today I mounted the last pieces of hardware, tied the sail to the spars (in the dark in the rain on the front lawn with lightning flashing), figured out how to rig the halyard, put on a final coat of varnish (for this year) and put the licence plate on the trailer.
The [...]
October 7, 2008
4/439 Just when you think….
you’re finished, something else pops up.
Today I picked up a few bolts to finish things off and came home and was well underway when the fellow building my trailer called and came over with the trailer. We mounted the bunks I made on the trailer and then I finished everything except one thing.
Later in [...]
October 5, 2008
7/435 Almost done!
Today I mounted the pintles, gudgeons and other assorted hardware. I also put the seats back into the boat.
Here is a shot of something I did that I thought was pretty trick…I drilled out the bracket for the cheek pulley used for the rudder uphaul on the tiller so that the bolt that passes through [...]
