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Lingering Lunacy : February 2015
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Sunday, February 22, 2015. UNA's winter "To Do List" is actually shrinking. Most of the tasks have been subtle refinements like loops for the reefing crinkles along with rings and snap hooks for easier use of that gear. The previously used cunningham hooks dropped out repeatedly when reef lines weren't tensioned. Flailing hooks while raising or lowering the sail are never good. Scratch that off the List. First try: angled sockets.
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Lingering Lunacy : A Moment With "Time"
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. A Moment With "Time". In my opinion, Thomas Gillmer designed perhaps one of the top 10 all-time classic sailboats in his 23' Blue Moon. While noted for other beauties like his topsail clipper schooner, "Pride of Baltimore I and II", this little 1943 gaffed yawl is a real looker. One owner, John, has a blog. From a previous listing. Labels: Thomas Gilmers Blue Moon. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Lingering Lunacy : December 2014
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Thursday, December 25, 2014. Here's to a year of many blessings . Wednesday, December 3, 2014. UNA Shines In Small Boats Monthly. Small Boats Monthly is an imprint of WoodenBoat magazine. I met its editor Chris Cunningham at MASCF this past Fall. When he said he'd like to highlight UNA in his digital publication, I was flattered. Is December's issue and my boat is at the bottom of the page. Very cool. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Lingering Lunacy : Woodas Creek
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Prior to first attempt. The pondering pause. Seagull ready. Nice stem! Fetch up Woods Creek. Perfect evening. There was still enough fetch to the NE to allow for knocking down bugs. We swam, scrubbed the bottom (the Hydrocoat is performing well), had cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, "dined" on black beans and rice, played cards, and watched the sun set. First mate and mate 1.1. A good find in Maine from Texas.
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Lingering Lunacy : April 2015
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Friday, April 17, 2015. Of Gannets And Scoters. Emily's hull had been scrubbed the week before and she slid right along at a consistent 6 kts through the water. Sadly, we had done little to clean her topsides before this first sail, but she didn't seem to protest. The crew simply piled on, shipped stores, filled water tanks, and hanked on sails. 8 hours later, the anchor was down in Crisfield Harbor right as the sun set. The hot sho...
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Lingering Lunacy : Patient Lady
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Saturday, August 15, 2015. One evening in Maine at the Small Reach Regatta, I got the opportunity to introduce my girl to some of the "riff-raff". Only after walking away from some introductions did I hear my buddy Mike say, "There goes a patient lady". I laughed, and then, I didn't. What was he implying? I think I know. I'm blessed. My cowgirl and Luna. Office view toward Mobjack Bay. August 15, 2015 at 6:14 PM. Had to add it.
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Lingering Lunacy : August 2015
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Saturday, August 29, 2015. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware . Ducker. As the summer winds down, the days have been quite pleasant here in Virginia of late. So why go to Maryland? Because there in St. Michaels you can find a Delaware Ducker. A fairly rare bird, there are actually several at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Starting Out After Rail. My edition of Howard Chapelle's American Small Sailing Craft. Describes this 16' boat as...
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Lingering Lunacy : March 2015
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Saturday, March 28, 2015. On the Road": An Improved Rolling Rig for UNA. An afternoon last fall. A final winter project will allow for more to come along. With plans for hauling UNA to places distant, I built a second tier onto her trailer. This "box kite" will allow more boats to roll with us. I can easily carry 3 kayaks high and a small dinghy (Gigi? Slung under the upper cross beams. Looks distorted, but it is square! The weather...
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Lingering Lunacy : One Ocean Kayak's "Cirrus SLT"
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Sunday, March 22, 2015. One Ocean Kayak's "Cirrus SLT". The weather has finally turned for the warmer. We'll get to sail UNA again in the next week or so in the company of a few buddies. Life is looking up. Winter did droned on here, but some boat projects did allow dreaming of new adventures. Too cold for much of anything, the dinghy " Gigi. Stern with hull and moulds. We're now ready to glue the seams and order some glass.
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Lingering Lunacy : Maine's Magic
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A record of, and ruminations on, the building and enjoyment of my boats. Thursday, July 30, 2015. I learned of the Small Reach Regatta from folks I met last Fall at the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival. L Francis Herreshoff's Araminta. This classic work boat out-shown the inflatable and twin engined plastic boats with ease. The town is home of WoodenBoat and its surrounds feature famous boat builders and celebrity boats alike. Beatle Cats in the morning fog. Brooklin Boatyard's floating dinghy dock.
