Daggerboard and Mast

As you probably noticed I quit keeping track of how many days I was working on the boat. I kind of got out of sync and lost count and gave up...

...but maybe that's a good thing because I've been making good progress! This Spring weather has been awesome (except for a week or so ago when it got down into the 20's and killed all our baby peaches and other flowering plants).

Since my last post I:
~ Filled cracks and holes with latex caulking and wood filler.
~ Sanded down rough edges with my Drimmel tool.
~ Built the daggerboard and daggerboard handle.
~ Shaped the mast pieces (by using a hand planer to make the the mast narrower at the top and adding pieces of wood, canvas and epoxy to make it thicker at the base).

I am guessing I have about 2 more weeks worth of work before the boat is ready for it's maiden voyage! :)

Day "whatever"

I've been very bad at documenting my progress on the boat and have done quite a bit of work since my last post... I don't know where to begin.

The cold weather of winter kept me in-doors for several months and when it finally started getting warm again I started working as fast and efficiently as I could, and in the excitement I forgot to post pictures! Oh well, I think there are only 2 or 3 people who are actually following this blog. =)

(pssst! Post a comment so I'll know who's appreciating my hard work.)

Ok, here are some recent photos of the boat.

Above: Rear seat and storage compartment.


Above: I wasn't following the plans and had to build the bow twice... (before and after)


Above: Me demonstrating how big (or small) the boat is.


Above: The skeeg and rub rails. Polyurethane foam to seal all the cracks around the seats, etc.