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Hardware
A hardware update. A few things have found there way onto the boat and it is always a satisfying feeling bolting on hardware. Things start looking instantly more finished once you bolt on some shiny...
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Salon
The first thing to catch up on with the salon was the hull ceiling. A boring job but satisfying when done. I could not install the chain plates until that was in place. This was the process:1. Fit...
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Forward Cabin and Sail Locker
Finally catching up in the forward cabin. The first order of business was the hull ceiling on the port side and then to trim out the sitz tub and put in the lid for the storage bin. This is all bare...
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Aft Port Quarter Storage Area
While I was waiting for the forward cabin locker hull ceiling to get varnished I thought I would finally get into the aft port quarter storage area and finish the last section of hull ceiling in the...
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Forward Cabin
Been working on the starboard lockers of the forward cabin which is the last big section of interior work to be completed. Right now I just have the three doors to make and the fwd cabin sole to put...
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Some Over View Photos
The boat got cleaned up last week. It was supposed to be for visitors but perhaps it was more for me as it was a nice moral booster to see the boat all cleaned up and looking quite finished. I thought...
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July Update
Since the last update I have been working on finishing up a lot of various jobs on the boat. One of the jobs staring me in the face all this while was the cabin roof painting so finally got around to...
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Lyle Hess 34ft Falmouth Cutter ASTRID For Sale
This is a quiet announcement that Falmouth Cutter ASTRID will be for Sale. She is nearing completion in the workshop and is absolutely pristine. A rare opportunity to own a new and very special custom...
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Rudder Part I
The rudder work has been spread out as I have to multitask a lot to keep things moving in other areas of the build. First I glued up the rudder blank and made the casting patterns and put it aside as I...
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PropaneSystem
The two 17lbs propane bottles are stored in the lazarette locker with direct drain overboard through the transom. The system has a single stage regulator so you know when one bottle is empty and thus...
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More hardware, Systems and Various work
Busy with may jobs now. It is not just woodworking anymore but jumping from mechanical to electrical to plumbing to hardware and even more woodworking. Many hours spent at the workbench researching...
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Salon Table
The Pardey style table was build using lumber core veneer technique in order to have boards that would stay flat and stable. I also wanted the clean look of edge grain so I used the veneering technique...
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October Photos
 The galley stove finally found it's way onto the boat. The reader would know that originally I had planned for a Paul Luke Stove but it was discontinued shortly before I was going to order it. Thus I...
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A few Interior Photos
A few interior photos. Essentially finished the interior with only mechanical jobs involving the engine left and a few things here and there.
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Rudder Part II
The rudder work has been spread out in between other jobs on the boat. There has been a long list to work through and it has been admittedly a tiring few months with very long days in the shop.The...
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Dodger Frame
I planned on a pram style dodger over the companionway from the beginning and wanted the framework in bronze to match the rest of the hardware. I had to machine the fork ends I had cast to fit the...
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Moving the Boat
The day finally came to open the front of the shop and get the first views of the boat from a distance. Pleased but admittedly tired. The trailer comes tomorrow.
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Tiller
The last woodworking job I had to get done last week was the tiller. I shaped it out of a single piece of Black Locust, harvested up island some years ago. Shaping the tiller with spoke shavesThe hole...
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Interior Photos
We did a interior photo shoot with a good camera and lenses last week. Here is a (large) selection. All photo credits to my good friend Alex Mattews.
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Boat Move
Time for the boat to come out of the shed. The boat was scheduled to move Monday so was busy the last week working full nights doing bottom paint, tiller and a whole host of details on the boat. Sunday...
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