Ken Hankinsons excellent book, "How to Fiberglass Boats," suggests radiusing the hard edges of the hull in order to properly apply fiberglass cloth, without...
The Utility Fiberglassing continues
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I left off at the last post discussing "feathering" the edge of the fiberglass-covered area. This is simply sanding the edge down in order to have a smooth...
motor well
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This is a modification from the plans. With the stern deck on, I added a small well for the motor on the port quarter. I had one on a Herreshoff...
G9 minus five Perseverance is a work in progress
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Five days until the G9 Boatbuilders Gathering.I think I mentioned in an earlier post that, I never intended for this boat to have more than a "workboat"...
G9 minus six
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Six days until G9. No major updates today, but I did want to keep the whole "countdown" theme going...Today, my Perko oarlocks arrived from Jamestown...
The Utility part 4 The Chines
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Read enough boatbuilding blogs or forum threads, and youll find a commonly recurring theme: broken chine logs. Id read this so many times, that before...
Building form in place
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Thanks to Phil Gartlands generosity, I am the proud owner of a 12x4 x2 steel building form for the CS17. It is now waiting for the load of plywood. ...
Keel
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August 28, 2014Being tired of sanding, I switched gears to the keel. The idea is to start with a lot of wood and wind up with a little less. The...
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