Tuesday 3 March 2009


the sequence of the pictures did not work out: no relation with the real world, I think. Building a boat is easier than building an blog. But a blog is faster.









the hull, upside down, waiting for the bottom
















first attempt of a dry run for the hull. from a staple of sheets to this. almost a boat?






centre board case, glued







working on the centreboard case








the hull, bottom attached, sides planed level with the sides.






the bottom. partially glued, working on the rest








th hull, bulkheads fitted, bevelling the chines






front seat. the hole for the mast still hast to be made.







mid seat, dry run for glueing the supports










rear seat, fitted to the hull, a dry run











a view of the hull, work in progress










rear of the hull, glueing the side stringers and rear stringer












mast support and mast partner














hull with centreboard














a view of the hull, gunwales attached for a dry run














The hull, just turned










Made some progress: hull is almost ready, loose parts are almost ready (mast, yard, boom: some glassing to do) here are some pics: