March 17, 2011. Today we started Harry Bryan’s famous Ladybug Wheelbarrow Boat! I already built the mold or jig when I built Harry’s boat for my 2 granddaughters. I will post a photo of the girls’ boat so you can see what the finished product will look like. So today I set up the old…
Current Projects
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…
Pelicano 18 – Meeting the Sheriff
The boat is out of the shop and ready to tow to meet the Marine Sheriff for it’s hull I.D. number. The next photos will be of the cuddy cabins interior as it moves towards finish.
Pelicano 18 – Finishing Touches
When Jody and I returned from the Boat Festival in Port Townsend, Washington, I put the boat back in the shop to add a few things and move towards really completing her. The first thing I did was build and install a forward hatch along with two clear D. Fir hand rails on her forward…
Pelicano 18 – Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
On Wednesday, September 8th my wife Jody and I launched “Rachel” (Pelicano 19) on a public boat launch in Olympia, Washington. We had a 115 mile journey ahead of us to get to the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. It was overcast, and the water was flat and smooth. Over the last 25 years, Jody…
Pelicano 18 – Rachel Launch Day!
On August 28th, we launched “Rachel” on a perfect day on Puget Island. Based on Sam Devlin’s Pelicano 18, she measures 19 feet and sits smartly in the water (www.devlinboat.com). A special thanks to Johnny G who has helped in innumerable ways and to my family who came out and celebrated the launch with me….
Pelicano 18 – Motor Installation
It’s a beautiful day on Puget Island, and she’s on the trailer headed to get the motor installed.
Pelicano 18 – All Done
The boat is built! At this point, I have logged 229.5 single man hours. Tomorrow, I glaze the windshield, do the electrical system and install the hardware. Monday, I will take it to the motor guy. He will install the motor, throttle linkage and steering. Anna and Rolf, our new friends from Switzerland, join us…