Category: Boat Designers

April 14, 2012. Today I built a few pulley blocks. The cost of these blocks are near or well over $100 each. I pulled a piece off the net on Rope Stropped Blocks. I changed it a little and made Cable Swedged Stropped Blocks. The sheaves are made with a hole saw and UHMW and…

April 4, 2012. Today I completed fitting “Vanessa” to her trailer. I then mounted the bow sprit, tabernacle and boom. Now I just have to rig her.

April 3, 2012; 3:30 pm. Today I got to the shop around 3:30 pm and got right to fitting “Vanessa” to her trailer. It’s starting to rain again so I will continue this tomorrow morning. Here are a few photos.

March 23, 2012; 7:00 am – noon; day #74. Today I finished the build. The mast, boom and gaff are done. The canvas guy came and fit the dodger. He measured for the drop curtain and will return next week. What is left is a few more coats of varnish and paint. Then I will…

March 16, 2012; 10:00 am – 2:30 pm; day #73. Today I drilled the mast timber to fit the tabernacle. Then I shaped the fir mast timber to the plan specs and put the first coat of varnish on.

March 15, 2013; day #72. I worked for just one and a half hours. I shaped and varnished the bow sprit. I normally would get right after the mast and boom but I’m far from 100% well.

March 10, 2012. It’s Saturday, and I have not worked on “Vanessa” for days. I’ve come down with something very nasty. Lord willing I’ll be over this in the next few days! Anyway I have 10 new photos. At this point I have logged 376.5 single man hours. The dodger guy came and installed the…

March 7, 2012; 10:30 am – 3:00 pm; day # 71. Today I built the tiller, then installed and rigged the rudder blade. I then installed the port and starboard bronze port lights. Tomorrow I hope to finish with the actual construction of “Eider”. What will be left is rigging her. I will name this…

March 2, 2012; 9:00 am – 1:30 pm; day #70. Today, I mounted the two chain plates for the port and starboard mast stays. Mounted the bow roller and the pintels on the retractable rudder. I then ripped the mast timber and glued and clamped it. I also glued and clamped up the bow sprit.

March 1, 2012; 7:30 am – 2:00 pm; day #69. Today I built the rudder blade and coated it with epoxy. I also worked in the cabin doing some touch up varnishing and installed two cabin 12v reading lights. I also mounted several more pieces of hardware.