Sails Up! An almost invisible repair complete, so back in business for some winter sailing on a very flooded welsh lake. Passes inspection from wife -...
Launch Day
Sabtu, 17 Oktober 2009
Launch day finally arrives Weather and launch went perfectly, the sails for the Gunter rig set the Iain Oughtred designed MacGegor canoe off perfectly....
A boat trailer for Swift
Minggu, 13 September 2009
Checking the masts still fit Introducing the 'lightweight' trailer. Two thirds of the way through the build I finally accepted the canoe was not going...
Paint & Varnish
Minggu, 06 September 2009
Work continues to shape the cockpit coaming (laminated in Ash) The first coat of varnish on the deck (the hull is protected from splashes by a curtain...
Deck & Lee Board
Minggu, 16 Agustus 2009
The hull is primed Time to cook up some lead to cast into the lee boardMasts, spars and paddle are hung from the ceiling for their first coat of varnishGlueing...
Setting out the sails
Sabtu, 18 Juli 2009
The paddle blanks glued and starting to shape up in sitka spruce with decorative mahogany 'stripes'.Fitting the folding rudder The floorboards are now...
Seats & Brass Stem
Minggu, 31 Mei 2009
Shaping and positioning the seats. These have a number of alternative positions forward and aft and also need to fit in with the position of the steering...
Deck Beams, Carlins & Spars
Minggu, 10 Mei 2009
Deck Beams and Carlins complete, watertight (or will be) box surrounding mast step.And now for some spar making, in best quality Sitka Spruce (and most...
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