Today we said farewell to “Rachel”. In the last 3 years I hardly used her. When that happens it’s time to sell. She is now owned by a very nice couple up in Oak Harbor, WA. She is truly a beauty, just like my daughter she is named after!!
Category: Pelicano 18 – Devlin Design
Pelicano Ready for Chinook and Steelhead
Today the “Rachel” 19′ Devlin design Pelicano is prep’ed for the 2016 Chinook and Steelhead fishing. I’ll launch tomorrow and she’ll remain in the water till the end of September.
Rachel and the Dory
The “Rachel” and the Dory have both been moved. Rachel’s outboard motor needs to be serviced then she’s ready to be launched and moored. Now that the shop is free I can begin cutting the straight grain fir for the Dories 9′ 6″ oars. Once the oars are complete this vessel will be ready for the Cathlamet Wooden Boat…
Cathlamet Steamboat Show
This weekend was the Cathlamet steamboat show! Lots of very cool steamboats. It’s all about great running steam engines. It’s fun watching these guy tinkering to get their engines running right. They offer rides to anyone that wants one! Lots of fun!! Also, I spent four days sanding “Rachel” and giving her a complete brightwork and paint job! She’s…
Rachel – Yearly Maintenance
Sorry for not posting for a while. The last couple of weeks I have been taking my time doing the yearly maintenance on “Rachel”, my fish boat. It is a Devlin “Pelicano”. Yearly maintenance for me means sanding all topside paint and brightwork and applying fresh paint and varnish (cetol). This year I also built…
Eider: Elochoman Slough Marina, Wooden Boat Festival 2012
July 22, 2012 Elochoman Slough Marina, Wooden Boat Festival This weekend was Bald Eagle Days for Cathlamet, Washington. On Sunday from 9 am – 2 pm was the wooden boat festival part of the weekend. There were many great wooden vessels from the Portland/Vancouver and outlying areas. It was a great day for me and…
Port Ludlow With Rachel
On September 6th, Jody and I arrived at the Port Townsend Boat Haven boat ramp at 9:30 in the morning. It took us 4 hours to tow Rachel from Puget Island, Cathlamet, Wa. After some shopping, we launched her at 11 am and made way south to Port Ludlow. We plan to cruise the Sound…
Pelicano 18 – Old Glory
l have fabricated a stern flag mount along with a 30″ staff for “Old Glory”. Both are made of clear vertical grain D. Fir. The other two photos show the Purple Heart line protectors I fabricated out of the wood left over from the stem and keel. I should be receiving the two swivel seat…
Pelicano 18 – More Details, More Photos
Rachel continues to get refinements and finishing touches. It’s a challenge not to go in and tinker. Happy New Year!!
Pelicano 18 – Interior Details
This last weekend I completed the interior of the Cuddy Cabin, I plan to install a small fireplace in the future…hopfully before this coming Spring but time will tell. The following four photos show the varnished deck beams, painted sidewall and deck superstructure. The galley complete with fresh water hand pump, butane single burner stove…