Tag Archives: frames

Zen boatbuilding

Posted on June 23, 2012 by timsboats

I got in the shop this morning. I knocked out the six final frames in no time and got them epoxied in. It’s funny, for me anyhow, how some days I get nothing done or can’t quite figure out what … Continue reading →

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Trunk installed

Posted on June 2, 2012 by timsboats

After a couple of weekends off from serious boat building I got back to some final assembly today. The centerboard trunk is now in for good. I glassed and epoxy/graphite powder coated the insides of the trunk and coated the … Continue reading →

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Just one more thing…

Posted on April 29, 2012 by timsboats

Well, I got the front split /thwart done today. And as I suspected the centerboard trunk is now soild as a rock. I think I’d have to whack it with a sledgehammer to get it to move any – and … Continue reading →

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Frames, Thwarts, & Sternsheets

Posted on April 22, 2012 by timsboats

Made some more progress this week inside the boat, once I finally figured out what I wanted to do.  I put two frames on each end of the center thwart. The thwart was notched to fit between them, and another … Continue reading →

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