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My boat - The Abbygirle: March 18, 2007
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My boat - The Abbygirle. The restoration of a 17' plywood powerboat. Visit My Workshop. Hi, this is me. Central, Illinois, United States. View my complete profile. To see more (lots more) pictures of my boat and the different stages of its restoration check out the link below. The pic's are not necessarily in any order yet, sorry for the inconvienence. http:/ vicslittleworkshop.shutterfly.com/action/. Cheap Snow For Sale. Glue Goo and Gunk. Grinding off the Cabins Roof. Hats off to Dave. The hinged door ...
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Hartley TS14 Construction: September 2011
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Building a small wooden sailboat in my garage. Sunday, September 18, 2011. I lost a bolt that attaches the boom vang, so I couldn't test that out. I will next weekend though. The neighbor snapped a pic of us driveway sailing on launch day. Just arrived at the boat ramp. The locals have a different philosophy regarding the size of a towing rig. I felt the need to decorate the tow rig so it would appear more legit. After the mast is stepped in the parking lot, the tow rig pulls around to the boat ramp.
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Hartley TS14 Construction: Oar Making - Part 3, Finishing
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Building a small wooden sailboat in my garage. Sunday, May 8, 2011. Oar Making - Part 3, Finishing. The 8 foot oars are now finished. A 6" section of the oar is reinforced with 1/8" diameter rope which is wrapped around then epoxied in place. The size of the rope is selected so that the finished diameter fits nicely in the oarlock. And the position of the reinforced area is carefully selected to match the beam of the boat. Also shown in the first photo is the 9 foot boom, which is also pretty much done.
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Hartley TS14 Construction: January 2011
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Building a small wooden sailboat in my garage. Tuesday, January 4, 2011. The cabin frames are now finished. The companionway opening to the small cabin is now starting to take shape. Like I discussed in a previous post, this opening has been modified from the original plans to make the boat more safe in my opinion. The windscreen plywood has been installed and trimmed to shape. Sailboats were kinda funny looking to me at first, not having a see-through windshield. The cabin deck is fastened at the center...
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Hartley TS14 Construction: February 2011
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Building a small wooden sailboat in my garage. Monday, February 14, 2011. Spar Making - Part 1. I've started making the mast and boom. They are going to be made of Douglas Fir wood. I debated between wood and the (infinitely more popular) purchased hollow aluminum extrusion. I decided on a wooden mast because it's slightly cheaper, has more character, and, most importantly, fits with the whole spirit of this do-it-yourself project. The mast step in the plans doesn't seem quite strong enough to me, so I'v...
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Hartley TS14 Construction: May 2011
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Building a small wooden sailboat in my garage. Sunday, May 8, 2011. Spar Making - Part 2. That's a lot of bronze nails that will hold the mast together. Here is the mast after gluing, but before shaping and sanding. The slot running down the length of the mast is for the bolt rope of the sail to slide along. The aft side of the mast with the bolt rope groove, (before shaping and sanding). The base of the mast, before shaping and sanding. Me and my mast. Oar Making - Part 3, Finishing. Spar Making - Part 2.
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Cruisette: Builders' Diary
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Ron and Devy Porter. We were going to take the option to lengthen the boat from 15 feet to 16.5 feet, but some confusion led to cold feet. Still, we have a few other things planned. We'll post photos as we actually do this stuff. Swim platform: Well, not really much of one, but I like the idea of having a hinged platform that folds down from the transom to simplify getting in and out of the boat in the water. I've never used a boarding ladder that I liked, so I'm hoping that this will work better. Storag...
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My boat - The Abbygirle: New Tools
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My boat - The Abbygirle. The restoration of a 17' plywood powerboat. Visit My Workshop. Hi, this is me. Central, Illinois, United States. View my complete profile. To see more (lots more) pictures of my boat and the different stages of its restoration check out the link below. The pic's are not necessarily in any order yet, sorry for the inconvienence. http:/ vicslittleworkshop.shutterfly.com/action/. Cheap Snow For Sale. Glue Goo and Gunk. Grinding off the Cabins Roof. Hats off to Dave. My wife is soooo...
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My boat - The Abbygirle: February 4, 2007
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My boat - The Abbygirle. The restoration of a 17' plywood powerboat. Visit My Workshop. Hi, this is me. Central, Illinois, United States. View my complete profile. To see more (lots more) pictures of my boat and the different stages of its restoration check out the link below. The pic's are not necessarily in any order yet, sorry for the inconvienence. http:/ vicslittleworkshop.shutterfly.com/action/. Work is at a stand still. Cheap Snow For Sale. Glue Goo and Gunk. Grinding off the Cabins Roof. And then...
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My boat - The Abbygirle: June 17, 2007
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My boat - The Abbygirle. The restoration of a 17' plywood powerboat. Visit My Workshop. Hi, this is me. Central, Illinois, United States. View my complete profile. To see more (lots more) pictures of my boat and the different stages of its restoration check out the link below. The pic's are not necessarily in any order yet, sorry for the inconvienence. http:/ vicslittleworkshop.shutterfly.com/action/. Well, its Saturday night now (June 23, 07) and I . Cheap Snow For Sale. Glue Goo and Gunk. I had replace...