#boatbuilding

Glue blocks for the deck beams require compound bevels for a good fit. Wow!  That title is a mouthful isn’t it?  It occurred to me when I was making glue blocks for some of the deck beams that this is a perfect opportunity to talk about how the proper use of a few tools makes cutting and fitting bevels easier than it looks.  I used to think that the way pros got such tight fitting joints (when…

Speaking of “well, now we know,” ever been poking around looking at boats and spy a very distinctive keel and hull combination? Like, one one that arguably represents the peak of 12 Meter design?

It’s Stars and Stripes, the 1987 America’s Cup champion, looking decidedly worse for wear.

Anyone in need of a dyke who knows how to use her hands? 😏⚒️🤭💋

after a whole entire year, i'm finally done (but not before going out with a massive bang- they let me and my classmate destroy the restoration demo boat) off to do...possibly shipwright things? maybe crossing an ocean again?? idfk man it's anyone's guess at this point.

video is a 30 second timelapse of us chopping up the boat

The light is my Luxor light. It shines up vertically to illuminate the snowfall.

1948 32.5ft Wooden Yacht - Bonnie

My girlfriend and I will be taking on the project of re-building her from Spring 2023 onward 💪

~ PS

I've had Bonnie for a couple years, beginning work to restore her in 2020 with my pal Connor, we begun to set about getting her stripped back to a workable state and then we were delayed by the crazy years we all know about!

I'll be posting lots of the details here for my own memories so feel free to follow to keep up!

Since June 2022 I've lived in Argyll

(Scottish Highlands) with Evie - So we will be taking the project forward with Connor dropping by now & again!