May 14, 2012. Last week a friend that is a photographer zoomed out in his jet sled and snapped a few shot of Vanessa under sail. The sun was out and the breeze was light but boy did we have fun!
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5×10 Devlin Skiff: Seating and Oar Lock Bases
May 11, 2012 worked from 8am-noon. Today I built the seating and oarlock bases. I then disassembled all and re-fit them with epoxy. Then I steamed the gunwales and fit them with clamps and screws. They will dry to shape overnight.
5×10 Devlin Skiff: Sanded Inside Fare
May 10, 2012 worked from 8am-1pm. Today I sanded the inside fare ready for paint. Then built and fit the un-wales, breast hook, knees, and oar lock mount supports.
5×10 Devlin Skiff: Taking Off the High Spots
May 9 2012, worked from 11am-1pm. I took off the high spots with 60 grit and hit the complete interior with 410 faring compound.
5×10 Devlin Skiff: Stitches Removed
May 8th 2012, worked from 4:30pm-8pm. Today I removed the wire stitches and fare and filled the inside seams. Then glassed all those same seams.
5×10 Devlin Skiff: Stitching
May 4 2012, today I worked from 8am-noon. I stitched the skiff together and tabbed the seams.
5×10 Devlin Skiff for Fundraiser
May 3, 2012. Today I started a 10′ skiff to be donated to Wahkiakum County as a fund raiser. It is a Devlin model 5×10 skiff. I worked from 1pm-5pm doing the layout and cutting all the panels including the transom. Here are a few photos.
Eider: Building Tips
May 2, 2012. I want to sum up some issues that I think would be helpful for folks that are building Eider from paper plans. I would like to say that this is what I found. Other builders could be of a totally different opinion. 1. I would not cut the top of the transom…
Eider: Vanessa Launched
April 29, 2012. This last week my friend Kirk Gresham made another trip down from Port Townsend to give me a sailing lesson. The big problem was there was no wind….again! Here are a few photos of “Vanessa” (Eider) in the water.
Eider: Registration
April 23, 2012. This morning Vanessa (Devlin Eider) is sitting in the parking lot waiting on the Washington County Sheriff to issue the Temporary Registration and Hull ID#. Here are a few photos of yours truly and Sheriff Joseph Yazzolino. Yesterday Kirk Gresham and I finished rigging her but could not launch because there was…