Dawn rose...well 10:00am and rushed out to Bren's farm to check how the keel had fared overnight We loaded it onto a trailor - took...
Keel Pour
The forecast this morning was for clear skies and no rain - seemed like the ideal opportunity to pour our keel. My friend Brendan is a farmer with...
Slow but sure progress
Still continuing with planking operations. Progress has been slow, not least because my two helpers insist I play ball with them in the garden rather...
Interesting hull shapes
Fitted planks no. 5 today and it's interesting to see the hull shape forming, especially close to the bow. The no 2 station has a tighter profile...
Lead Smelting
Have to say, I was really looking forward to this... must be the pyromaniac in me!I gathered scrap lead from a local roofer plus a bucket of...
At last - fool proof method for spiling planks
Having suffered too many instances of "edge setting" (I'm still not sure what that is, but I'm blaming it anyway, as most observers...
Spiling challenges
Although I managed to get a reasonable result with spiling the garboards, the broad strake and next plank proved more difficult. I suspected a faulty...
More Planks
Today, I continued on with planking, having completed my keel mold and awaiting delivery of some melting equipment - more of which later.My dilemma...
Keel Mold
Having run to a standstill when a supplier of fasteners told me one month after ordering the screws that his supplier's factory was...
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