This last Sunday a friend, Peter, who has years of sailing experience arrived. I rigged Abi Gale with a gaff rigg, spirit boom set up. We had a very light on shore wind and launched her from our little beach on the Columbia River. It took Peter a minute or two to get situated, and…
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Abi Gale – Cathlamet Wooden Boat, Show Best in Class
It’s been awhile since my last post. I finished “Abi gale” and entered her in the Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show. She won best in her class! I picked up her sail last week and still need to rig it. Hopefully, I’ll get to it this coming weekend, so I can post a few photos of…
Abigail E – Happy 4th!
Last week I got to finish the boat by building the oars and the two boom sticks. It was a great week. The weather was perfect, and the fish were biting! I went out one morning and caught 2 nice, summer run salmon. I’ve been talking about the salmon fishing in the last few post,…
Abigail E – Dagger Board, Oar Locks
This last week I got to spend two days on the 3 plank lap strake rowing/sailing dinghy. The first day I constructed the dagger board trunk along with the dagger board itself. That same day, I also completed her construction by building the two sets of oarlock mounts. I disassembled and epoxied all into place….
Abigail E – Coming Close
This last week, I worked on the boat for only a day and a half. The summer run of Chinook is in along with a strong run of summer steelhead. So I had good luck fishing with my friend John onboard “Rachel.” One of the days we hooked 8 salmon and steelhead and lost all…
Abigail E – Transformed to Cedar Pram
Here is another post on Abigail E. This last week I had a chance to work on the “Abigail E” as well as catch 2 nice summer run chinook salmon. It was a good week! I have decided NOT to make the “Abigail E” a Wheelbarrow boat; no wheel for this little vessel. Henry is…
Abigail E – Wheelbarrow Boat, More Freeboard
This last weekend was a busy one, I took “Rachel” out with a friend and we caught two spring salmon – 1) 30 pounder and 1) 8 pounder and 1) 10 pound Steelhead. The best part, it was sunny and beautiful out on the Lower Columbia river. There’s lots of run off this year, the…
Wheelbarrow Boat – Finished!
April 29, I added the 4th coat of varnish on both boat and oars. She is now complete!!
Wheelbarrow Boat – Sanding and Varnishing
April 28, today I built the set of oars. After building them, I completely sanded the interior of the boat and varnished her. I also varnished the oars.
Wheelbarrow Boat – Clear Vertical Grain Fir Oars
April 27, yesterday I disassembled and reassembled the entire inside of the vessel with epoxy. Today, I started the process of building a set of clear vertical grain fir oars. I first ripped them and then ran them through the table saw turning the shaft into an octagon, then put them on the lathe and…