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The big day has come. Well, a slightly bigger day than some! Its been a bit warmer of late, about 17 deg C here this afernoon and with primer paint on and sanded it seemed like a good idea to paint the outside of SEI’s hull. Resene make really good...John's Blog
Beefing up the mast. Chuck Leinweber at Duckworksmagazine.com has been using a woven fiberglass sleeve to reinforce the wooden masts he’s made for the various boats he’s built. As far as I know he’s been using fairly cheap lumber for the birdsmouth system spars, and...John's Blog
Or at least hands to the sanding block, I’m unexpectedly home so have a chance to get some work done on SEI. Its cold here, but the daytime temps are ok for WEST epoxy with fast hardener, and the sun comes in through the big windows keeping the shop warm...
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RIP Frances Diana Kyle. 1932/2015 Things have been very quiet on the posting front, Apologies for that, but its been a rough week. While enjoying summer, SCAMP Camp and SCAMP skills, the company of good friends and all that’s enjoyable about the ports...John's Blog
Much too busy! I have been flat out working at SCAMP Camp ( with a side expedition to the dentist to get a broken tooth fixed) pretty much ever since I got here to the Port Townsend area so have been very lax in my postings here on the blog. We do though have a pretty...John's Blog
I was busy building a garage, I’ve mentioned it before. A kitset 6m x 3.5 m one from Trade Tested here in NZ, it came in several cardboard boxes, not very big ones, and did those boxes not seem like nearly enough to carry all the bits needed...
