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.
Current Projects
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…
Eider: Pulley Blocks
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…
Eider: Ready to Rig
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.
Eider: Fitting Her to the Trailer
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.
Eider: The Build is Finished
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…
Eider: Mast Timber
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.
Eider: Bow Sprit
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.