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Tales of Illusion: Illusion's First Sail
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Tuesday, 14 September 2010. I attended the HBBR Cotwolds rally on September 11th/12th and I'm very grateful to Phill OxBorrow who lent me the lug sail from his canoe Tonawanda. And helped me jury rig Illusion. I used a windsurf mast cut down to just over 3m (10ft) planning that it could fit inside the hull in the future - it is 37% back from the bow just like the Paradox. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A design similar to Illusion. Making a sail for Illusion. View my complete profile.
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Tales of Illusion: Hull Decking
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Monday, 30 May 2011. Its been a while since I updated the blog - I tend to use the HBBR forum more (see http:/ uk-hbbr-forum.967333.n3.nabble.com/Tales-of-Illusion-td2740952.html. So here is a video of the decking which improves her dramatically. The only issue now is to keep the rain out! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Tales of Illusion: August 2011
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Monday, 22 August 2011. Illusion Hull for sale. Due to lack of space imposed by SWMBO my Illusion. Hull drew the short straw and has to go unfortunately. So if anyone is interested in the bare hull let me know - either by a comment or a direct email. She is not finished, so you have plenty of options for the seating, stowage and a mini-cabin. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Illusion Hull for sale. View my complete profile. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Gardens of Fenwick: Warts, Blemishes and Other Flaws...
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Warts, Blemishes and Other Flaws. I've made progress with Gardens. And will push on through the summer and as late into the fall as possible (hard to believe I'm contemplating the coming winter in July.). But reviewing Gardens'. Hull today with a realistically critical eye I saw the warts, blemishes and other flaws I've created. July 27, 2015 at 5:45 PM. I identify with your feelings. Similar stuff happen...
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Gardens of Fenwick: Heading Home
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. Thursday, July 23, 2015. We are on the road and heading home, having spent the last 11 days in the Colorado Rockies riding bicycles, enjoying the scenery and visiting with family and friends. Bicycle riding in the Rockies was everything I expected and more. Beautiful scenery… High mountain passes… Difficult climbs… Thrilling descents… and Thin air…. Would I do it again? Yes, but maybe not for a year or two. Thursday Thoughts - Tools.
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Tales of Illusion: Desert Island Discs
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Wednesday, 6 October 2010. Since time began BBC Radio 4 have a weekly show where celebrities chose just 10 tracks they could have if washed up (Lost? On a deserted island. People often choose tracks that bring back memories and its a lot harder than you think to pick just 10 tracks. For a musical diversion from boating I'm building my list of 10 tracks here. I vividly remember hearing the song and liked it instantly. Here is a modern live version:. Around about 1973 I was at school friend's house. We...
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Gardens of Fenwick: August 2015
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. Sunday, August 30, 2015. I tapered the main mast staves the other day using a variation of Joel's plywood-edge-and-router jig. A 12' 1x8 with one edge squared up on the table saw is the base, secured on two saw horses. A 12' 1x4 was screwed onto the base to form the taper (35mm from the edge at one end, 27mm from the edge at the other). The boat hook I made for my sister and her husband floats! Friday, August 28, 2015. Staves for t...
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Gardens of Fenwick: The Pathfinder Design
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. November 18, 2011. Photo demonstrating the stability of the Pathfinder hull:. While I do not expect to have three grown men standing on Gardens of Fenwick's. Gunwale, it is nice to know the hull is this stable. John Welsford's Pathfinder design is, to my eye, elegant, beautiful and purpose-designed for boat-camp-cruising. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Evolution of an Idea… or…. Hold onto your hats. Older pics of Seagull.
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Gardens of Fenwick: Loss of Power
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Something happened to the electrical service in the boat bay (where Gardens. Fortunately, I do have plenty of projects - boat and non-boat - to work on that won't require electricity in the boat bay. Sanding Gardens. Will have to wait until the power is restored. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Evolution of an Idea… or…. Pretzel Rods and Corkscrews. Hold onto your hats. Older pics of Seagull.
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