Been busy lately on the internal fit out and getting to the stage where my boat is beginning to take shape. Some days I seem to make great progress, others...
Front deck and side lockers
Making some progress on the decks and side lockers. Using John Brooks advice in specifications, I used a sheet of fabric to measure out the deck....
Internal Fit Out - continued...
My next step was to build the aft bulkhead and install the aft deck beams. The plans call for 3/8" ply (I'm using Robins Elite Sapele) which can be fitted...
Internal Fit Out
Having completed the mast, I have resumed work on fitting out the hull. I deciphered the plans for the mast step and installed these components...
Birdsmouth Past Mast - Day 6
Birdsmouth Mast - weighed a hefty 45lbs this morning - 7 hours later plus lots of elbow grease, it's now 34lbs! That's 11lbs worth of shavings which...
Birdsmouth Mast - Day 5
This morning I unwrapped the mast from its overnight coat and was pleased to see that the epoxy was well set. So I enthusiastically set about planing...
Birdsmouth Mast Day 4
This morning, I cleaned off the epoxy from the inner plugs using my trusty farriers file....easy!The plug for the bottom of the mast seemed a little oversized...
Birdsmouth - Day3
I read where someone created their birdsmouth mast in 5 or so hours...well this is Day 3 and still not finished, but steady progress nonetheless.Rather...
Birdsmouth Mast - Day 2
Today I managed to clean down the scarf joints armed with my Farriers File - Thanks Andrew for the hint! The scarf joints turned out well and the...
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