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Building wooden masts and other spars.
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All of the spars we are building in this run will be of eight-stave birds mouth construction. We begin by cutting the staves to their widest dimension on the table saw then joining them with a slash scarf joint to make up the required length for each spar. The joints are roughed on a band saw then finished in a router jig and glued together on a bench. Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. For a Quicktime movie of the spar lathe. 2-Building Spyder,a New A Class Catboat. 1- A Sail Plan.
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Building a new pilothouse for the cruiser Olympia.
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Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. 2-Building Spyder,a New A Class Catboat. 1- A Sail Plan. 3- Some Rigging Details. 4- Assembling Elf's Rig. 2-Whaleboats for the C W Morgan. 4-Blog of the Catboat Silent Maid. 1- Steam, Guns and Furniture. 2- Building a Pilot House.
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Building the A Class Catboat "Spyder"
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Building Spyder, a New A Cat. Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. 2-Building Spyder,a New A Class Catboat. 1- A Sail Plan. 3- Some Rigging Details. 4- Assembling Elf's Rig. 2-Whaleboats for the C W Morgan. 4-Blog of the Catboat Silent Maid. 1- Steam, Guns and Furniture. 2- Building a Pilot House. Building Spyder, The Movie.
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Building the A Class Catboat Torch
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Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. 2-Building Spyder,a New A Class Catboat. 1- A Sail Plan. 3- Some Rigging Details. 4- Assembling Elf's Rig. 2-Whaleboats for the C W Morgan. 4-Blog of the Catboat Silent Maid. 1- Steam, Guns and Furniture. 2- Building a Pilot House. Building an A Class Cat Boat. 1 Placing the assembled backbone in the mold, note the clips for attaching the floors. . 2 Bending frames and fastening them to floor timbers. 4 Fairing the hull with hand planes. Off to the...
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Topsail Sloop, Elf : Rigging Detais
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A Few Rig Details. Leatherwork on the gaff jaws and spinnaker pole jaws. Wire splices with parcelling, service and leather by J Harold LLC. Blocks from Arthur Dauphinee and Sons. Cleats and hoops from the Workshop on the Water. Bronze casting from the Port Townsend Foundry. Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. 2-Building Spyder,a New A Class Catboat. 1- A Sail Plan. 3- Some Rigging Details. 4- Assembling Elf's Rig. 2-Whaleboats for the C W Morgan. 4-Blog of the Catboat Silent Maid.
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Assembling a 19th century sloop's rigging.
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Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. 2-Building Spyder,a New A Class Catboat. 1- A Sail Plan. 3- Some Rigging Details. 4- Assembling Elf's Rig. 2-Whaleboats for the C W Morgan. 4-Blog of the Catboat Silent Maid. 1- Steam, Guns and Furniture. 2- Building a Pilot House. Using the Moshulu's bowsprit as a crane. Out doors at last.
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Links
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Links to the Neighborhood. Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. 2-Building Spyder,a New A Class Catboat. 1- A Sail Plan. 3- Some Rigging Details. 4- Assembling Elf's Rig. 2-Whaleboats for the C W Morgan. 4-Blog of the Catboat Silent Maid. 1- Steam, Guns and Furniture. 2- Building a Pilot House. Workshop on the Water. Classic Yacht Restoration Guild. Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild. Schooner, A J Meerwald. Traditional Small Craft Association. Barnegat Bay A Cat Pictures.
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Designing a sail plan for the 1888 sloop, "Elf"
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When her racing career ended Elf sailed with a much smaller sail plan, she came to be rigged as a gaff yawl. In the course of her rebuild by the Classic Yacht Restoration Guild. Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. 2-Building Spyder,a New A Class Catboat. 1- A Sail Plan. 3- Some Rigging Details. 4- Assembling Elf's Rig. 2-Whaleboats for the C W Morgan. 4-Blog of the Catboat Silent Maid. 1- Steam, Guns and Furniture. 2- Building a Pilot House. NEXT BUILDING ELF'S SPARS.
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Restoring a 15' Sneakbox
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Restoring a 15' Sneakbox. Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. 2-Building Spyder,a New A Class Catboat. 1- A Sail Plan. 3- Some Rigging Details. 4- Assembling Elf's Rig. 2-Whaleboats for the C W Morgan. 4-Blog of the Catboat Silent Maid. 1- Steam, Guns and Furniture. 2- Building a Pilot House. The sneakbox started as a New Jersey duck hunting boat in the first half of the 19. For sneakbox plans contact the Independence Seaport Museum Library.
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A History of New Jersey Catboats
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Send comments and questions to info@woodboatbuilder.com. Between 20 and 30 years depending on maintenance. There was no point in providing joinery that would last longer than the nails and in these utilitarian vessels frills were kept to a minimum though staving would be beaded and doors occasionally utilized raised panels. It was an age that assumed a certain level of decoration even in simple objects. But what is with those cabins? Photographs from; Independence Seaport Museum, Ocean County Historical ...