2008 in Water, Cowichan Bay
Start of Inner Planking 5/16" Cedar
Applying Epoxy
Rough Transom Base
1st Layer Complete
Plug for Lead Keel Mold
Mold box for Lead
Concrete Poured
Lead Keel Poured
Mold Box Off
Keel Bolts Will go Tthrough Copper Pipes
Second Layer Complete, Third Layer Started
2nd and 3rd Layers 1/8" Cedar
Boring Shaft Hole
Wood Keel Rough Fitted to Lead, Bolts Bored
Wood Keel On Hull
Shaft Strut Started
Skeg, Shaft Tube Installed, Bottom Painted
Rolling the Hull
Mahogany Finish Layer on Transom
Mobile Cradle
Marking the Sheer
Sheer Rough Trimmed
Sheer Clamps In
Engine Mounts
Mast Step
Deck Beams
Fitting Up Steering
Pre-Painted Deckheads
Hanging Knee
Cabin Floor - Plywood With Teak and White Epoxy
Engine Box
Dripless Shaft Gland
Teak on Decks - Black Epoxy in Seams
Rudder Assembled, Shaped, Glassed
Rudder In, House Sides, Toe Rails
Cockpit Locker Drains
Toe Rail Chock
Rough in Cockpit, Pre-Painted Cabin Top in Background
Sanding Primer
Red Boot Stripe
Primer
Finish Paint - Endura
Counterbores in Keel Bottom
Of Course It Will Fit Out The Door!
Lead Keel Onto Trailer
Epoxy Onto The Lead
Lowering
Bolts Are In ... Done
Engine Back In
Ready to Start Finishing
Mast and Boom Take Shape
Bowsprit On, Pinrail on Foredeck
Rigging the Mast
Pinrail
Hawse Holes - Locust
Off to Launch
The Admiral Swings
Tough Bottle
Good Weight Transfer, Delayed Release
"Friendship" is Christened
Keel Wet
She Motors
2008 New Trailboards
2008 New Carved Name Board
and New Wheel Steering
