In the mad final push to get the boat ready to move I forgot to take any more photos, but here it is finally popped off. A little rough and ready at the moment but looks like it will clean up nicely...
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Just came across a couple of links to some more pooduck diaries - putting me to shame in both speed and quality of build.
Just looked at the date of the last post - two years ago!!!
Project has been on hold since then as I've had a house to renovate and a daughter to attend to. Having just got the house into a reasonable state, we are leaving the country so I've been forced …
It has taken the best part of two days to get them shaped but they are fitting nicely now. A little more careful adjusting and they two can be epoxied. Am glad that the entire boat only requires 6 planks - am sure they could be cut quicker but I'm too …
...and epoxied - no moving them now! Still,
now I've planed back the
edges flush with the bottom they are looking pretty good. A few mill
here and there may need to be fudged before the next planks go on but
generally I'm happy. I light of the showers have splashed …
After a long and wet winter its time to get started again. Actually its required I get started again as we are probably moving house soon and I need to get at least the hull finished so I can move it. Luckily, being the jet-setter I'm not, I've got holiday …
A collection of links to vaguely interesting sites...
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Friendly timber yard I use for plywood and sapale | |
Pricey but top quality timber - use it whan I can afford to... | |
Fast, friendly and very reasonably priced Melbourne sailmaker | |
Resources | |
Odd to name a boat before it is finished but the name jumped out at me...
- It's a Pooduck skiff.
- It's quite little. (Contrived but I had to extend the pun...)
- I dont expect it to go very fast - to be honest I'll be happy if it floats …
Last day of my work-holiday and its raining. Still, managed to get the bevels of the bottom pretty much done and ready to accept the garboards. Have a couple of free weekends coming up so can hopefully get those on in the next few weeks.
The 18mm bottom expansion and transom are now epoxied in place - hopefully permanently! Have started beveling the edges ready to receive the garboards but it is taking a while to get them right. Am discovering that it is the preparation in this project that takes the time - if all the …