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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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Hartley TS14 Construction: August 2011

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Building a small wooden sailboat in my garage. Saturday, August 13, 2011. Below are some pics of some of the hardware installed. Later, when the boat is nearing completion, I'll describe how everything works in more detail. (Well, maybe after the sailing season is over). Until then, you'll have to figure it out based on my vague descriptions and close-up photos. Homemade masthead fitting for wood mast. Homemade jibhead fitting for wood mast. Here is a pic of the end of the diamond stay. The stainless...

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Hartley TS14 Construction: Spar Making - Part 2

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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. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Hartley TS14 Construction: July 2010

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Building a small wooden sailboat in my garage. Tuesday, July 6, 2010. I made some good progress over the holiday weekend. The cockpit framing is almost done. There is nothing particularly difficult with this process . just cut to length and make notches in the frames where necessary, then glue and screw. I also made some cutouts in the bulkhead to access the area under the side decks from inside the cabin . and for better airflow inside the boat, which helps prevent wood rot. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Hartley TS14 Construction: June 2010

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Building a small wooden sailboat in my garage. Friday, June 11, 2010. Bulkhead and nail strip. The bulkhead has been installed. A pattern was made of scrap pieces using a hot glue gun. The pattern was then removed from the boat and traced onto plywood. A 3/4" thick nail strip (Doug Fir) is glued and screwed along the sheer of the boat. Keeping glue from running down the side of the boat was difficult, but a piece of masking tape really helped keep it clean. The strip of wood broke the first time,...By th...