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Unlikely Boat Builder: 20 Days to Build a Dingy
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Day 20: Plan BAs Captain Cook knew, there's always a Plan B. Thus, when the wooden boat that Helena and I had been looking for for years, turned up on eBay, we suddenly needed a Plan B.Plan A had…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Almberg Apr 7, 2010.
Unlikely Boat Builder: The Cruelest Lesson
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In the olden days (like 3 weeks ago), I thought the one task that separated the dreamers from the builders was lofting. But this week I decided there is another indicator of serious intent, at least…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Almberg Dec 21, 2009.
Unlikely Boat Builder: The Quest for Wood
Sometimes you have to choose between your boat and your mother.Working on Cabin Boy has become something of an obsessionfor me, but when my mom developed some health issues that required…Continue
Tags: projects, building, boat, boats, wooden
Started Dec 6, 2009
What you get when you build a boat...
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Whilst on my poor knees the other day, drilling away on the subject of a future blog post, it occurred to me that -- despite the sore knees and aching back -- building this boat was the most fun I'd…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Almberg Nov 22, 2009.
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Cabin Boy's Launch
At this moment, I am blogging from the middle of the river that flows through Steinhatchee, FL. Helena and I have spent the last few days preparing the Blue Moon for its 2000 mile voyage from the West Coast of Florida,…
John Almberg replied to John Almberg's discussion 'Unlikely Boat Builder: 20 Days to Build a Dingy'
Cutting out and fastening Cabin Boy's bottom was easier than I expected. Using plywood, rather than the spiled cross planks that I'd planned on, saved a few days work, at least.
Since it's almost time to pull the boat off the forms…
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Mountain Climbing
There are a lot of good boat building books (BBBs) out there, and I own many of them. But when I started to build Cabin Boy, I decided to pick one guru to follow. That guru, for me, is Greg Rössel and specifically his book…
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A Garboard Tragedy (Act 2)
All the BBBs (boat building books) tell you that when you spile, you must lock down your dividers and use exactly the same radii for all your arcs. Being an overly-clever chap, I saw straight through this lie.
This…
John Almberg replied to John Almberg's discussion 'Unlikely Boat Builder: 20 Days to Build a Dingy'
The first step in getting out any plank is to spile it. Determined, this time, to follow the advice of the Boat Building Books as closely as possible, I read and re-read the pertinent sections of Greg Rossel's "Building Small Boats"…
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Lining Off The Hull
Resuming our Tale of Two Boats...
The Blue Moon's hull being painted, I relaunched her, splashing half a bottle of Blue Moon beer on her bow (no need to waste the whole bottle!)
Then Bob and I motored her down to her…
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Day 10: Seeing DNA
When you look at the plans of a Master, like John Atkin, everything you need to know is right in front of your face. It's in the plans... in the boat's DNA.
The trick is seeing it...
Read complete blog post: Seeing…
John Almberg replied to John Almberg's discussion 'Unlikely Boat Builder: 20 Days to Build a Dingy'
Once or twice a week, I get gentle (and sometimes not so gentle) comments or emails from readers, asking me, in one way or another "Why do you do everything the hard way?!?!"
An easy answer would be, because my goal is not just to build a…
John Almberg replied to John Almberg's discussion 'Unlikely Boat Builder: 20 Days to Build a Dingy'
Bulwarks a la Buehler
One of the nice features of the Tom Glimer Blue Moon is the raised deck amidships. It gives the boat great strength, lovely wide side decks, and lots of room below decks (for a 23' boat.)
I don't know what Tom…
John Almberg replied to John Almberg's discussion 'Unlikely Boat Builder: 20 Days to Build a Dingy'
There's a woodworking adage that goes something like this: "Every one makes mistakes. The difference between a beginner and the Master Craftsman is the Master Craftsman knows how to fix his mistakes."
No doubt this is true, but on…
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Day 13: Chine Logs - Part 1
I knew it might come down to this: Build or Blog? Build or Blog?
So, for the last two day's I've been building, with no time to blog. The cause for all this concentration is the hardest thing I've run…
John Almberg replied to John Almberg's discussion 'Unlikely Boat Builder: 20 Days to Build a Dingy'
I had a nightmare last night. Not about 60 foot breaking waves in the Gulf of Mexico. Not about being dashed on rocks, or falling overboard. No, I was worried about my lofting.
I woke up in a cold sweat, realizing that the chance were zero that a…
John Almberg replied to John Almberg's discussion 'Unlikely Boat Builder: 20 Days to Build a Dingy'
Well, on this Day 17, my mission was to mount Cabin Boy's transom, using the micron invention described yesterday, and to tie the whole backbone together, as much as possible.
I started by bolting the keelson to the stem. To do that, I had to…
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Day 18: Year of the Blue Moon
On this Day 18, my goal was to work on Cabin Boy's transom. I had bought a large plank of Mahogany from Condon's. It was a beautiful piece, but since I'd brought it home to my basement workshop, it had…
John Almberg replied to John Almberg's discussion 'Unlikely Boat Builder: 'Plan B''
Day 19: Stem Invention
What a difference a deadline makes. I've been puzzling over a build problem for several weeks now, without success. None of my boat building books has a solution. Even Clem Kuhlig's "Building the Skiff Cabin…
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