BuckeyeDennis wrote:It's definitely an eye-of-the-beholder thing. The engineer in me likes it a lot, functionally. I also think it I will like it aesthetically, especially if the tubing ends have nice clean/polished ends.
And besides, there is good precedent for installing round fittings on beautiful wooden boats.
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Is that your runabout? Absolutely breathtaking!
I wish!!! No, I have personally have to suffer with just a 2001 Toyota Epic S22.
shipwright wrote:Thanks Al but I really want to see an action shot of the slow boat!
Don't we all!
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reible wrote:Now that this one is almost done it time to start thinking about your next one. Here is one I shot a picture of just for you.
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You might need a larger work space.......
If I recall they said it was 35 feet long??
Ed
LOL, Ed! My next boat is likely either a one seater canoe or kayak. But it will be a while. Wife is pretty sick of the construction site that I turned the sunroom into. A sailboat is also in the list but that's probably going to wait until I retire/move.
Gale's Law: The bigger the woodworking project, the less the mistakes show in any photo taken far enough away to show the entire project!
Incredibly, the construction phase is OVER. I am not making the seat spacers yet; will wait until I've had a chance to paddle it and see what the correct seat height is before making them.
Now it is varnish time! I removed the seats and yoke to give the gunwales and deck their first coat of varnish.
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I also re-sanded the interior to get rid of some varnish drips. Will re-varnish that after the gunwales and deck are done.
Also a photo of the controversial bow line hole. Looks like a fish eye to me, but I kinda like it.
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Gale's Law: The bigger the woodworking project, the less the mistakes show in any photo taken far enough away to show the entire project!
algale wrote:Incredibly, the construction phase is OVER. I am not making the seat spacers yet; will wait until I've had a chance to paddle it and see what the correct seat height is before making them.
Now it is varnish time! I removed the seats and yoke to give the gunwales and deck their first coat of varnish.
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I also re-sanded the interior to get rid of some varnish drips. Will re-varnish that after the gunwales and deck are done.
Also a photo of the controversial bow line hole. Looks like a fish eye to me, but I kinda like it.
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Or a fish vent .... (if you don't know look it up LOL)
I hope someday to see this work of art in person. What an Odyssey!
Dick 1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
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