The basement exercise room became the room of choice for building the boat....never got any use as an exercise room anyway. I didnt want to tear out the...
Shiny Stuff
I have been working with the pram cover maker to make the stainless steel tube frame to take the cover. Normally he contracts this to a SS specialist. ...
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boat making,
ceiling,
more,
shiny,
stuff
Bulkheads

Monday 12th Nov 2007Bulkheads front and back of the engine room.As the hull is still floppy, it had to be jacked into the correct shape to fit the bulkheads.Very...
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boat making,
bulkheads
The broken technology icon
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Here it is, a little icon, a crossed wrench and screwdriver that means something, I dont know what exactly. I think it might mean that by clicking...
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boat making,
broken,
icon,
technology,
the
Building the RSJ Frame

In August we built the Frame to build the boat on,Steel supplied locally and built on our own steel deck staging as we havent level ground anywhe...
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boat making,
building,
frame,
rsj,
the
By The Way We Make Model Boats
Saturday, May 28, 2016

Weve made over 300 models. Here are just a couple. We design and make every single piece of every model that we do. Its very time and labor intensive....
Mark 25 Remote Shift Linkage
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
I was reviewing my blog yesterday and noticed that I had a comment posted back in April from a reader wanting more detail on my Mark 25 shift linkage...
Aligning Frames and Laying the Keel
Sunday, May 22, 2016
After the confirmation that this boat will make it out of the basement, I secured my frame pieces to the leveled form rails. After checking a hundred...
Amateur Boatbuilding Coming Alive Again
Friday, May 20, 2016

All things boating have taken a hammering over the past decade, with most people suffering to a greater or lesser extent through the financial woes that...
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again,
alive,
amateur,
boat making,
boatbuilding,
coming
Cracks Filled Filler Filed

After three coats of epoxy to get the boat surfaces sealed and relatively smooth, it was time for filling the grooves.Following in the footsteps of others,...
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boat making,
cracks,
filed,
filled,
filler
Alls Well That Ends Well
Thursday, May 19, 2016

For the stainless steel rub rail, I decided to use the 1/2" wide, half oval type since at the back of the boat, the edge is not wide enough for a wider...
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alls,
boat making,
ends,
that,
well
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