After being off for 4 weeks, mostly for Christmas and The New Year, we are back at it. I sanded the interior and added the 2nd coat of off-white to her interior. One more coat to go before I complete the build.
Category: Salt Bay Skiff
TSCA Salt Bay Skiff – Pettit Off-White
Today we knocked off the high spots and applied the first of three coats of Pettit Off-White.
Winner of The Salt Bay Skiff
This last Saturday, at the lighting of the Cathlamet downtown lights and Christmas Tree, the winning ticket for last year’s TSCA Salt Bay Skiff was chosen. The winner was a family from Skamakowa!! Skamakowa is the town just 6 miles west of Cathlamet. When the skiff was delivered the family was beyond excited. They live…
TSCA Salt Bay Skiff
Today, I took 80grit and knocked off the high spots of the fiberglass 6oz cloth. Then, I mixed West 410 fairing compound and filled all glassed areas.
TSCA Salt Bay Skiff
Today the inter chines, transom and stem were glassed in with6oz cloth. Also all screw holes were filled.
TSCA Salt Bay Skiff
Today the clamps and screws were removed. I did a rough sanding to prep for fiberglassing the inter chines, transom and stem.
Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show 2019
This last weekend was the Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show. There were about 30 boats registered for the show. Many boats showed in the water and others on the parking lot resting on their trailers. There were also kayaks and canoes of all sizes and styles. On Saturday I built a Salt Bay Skiff with the help…
Portland Wooden Boat Show 2019
The last weekend of June, Jody and I made way 45 miles up the Columbia River and then entered the Multnomah Channel at St. Helens, Or. We cruised 18 miles up and after 11 hours tied up to spend the night at Hadley’s Landing. Early the following morning we entered the Willamette River, and 15…
Salt Bay Skiff – Julius’s Boat Museum
Today we moved the 12’ Salt Bay Skiff out of my shop and into Julius’s Boat Museum!:0) Here she’ll be safe and sound till spring.
Salt Bay Skiff – Finishing Touches
This morning I put the finishing touches on the 21’ Salt Bay Skiff. Tomorrow we move her out of the shop. My hope is, for the Local Traditional Small Craft Association – The Lower Columbia River Raptors, to sell lots of raffle tickets this upcoming season.