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Motorin’

Posted on May 15, 2013 by timsboats

The rowing was a success on the first two outings. So I mounted up my 30 pound thrust trolling motor to give it a try.  I’ve had two outings with the motor. It works pretty good. She glides along nice and … Continue reading →

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Flotation

Posted on March 22, 2013 by timsboats

Got it through my head that flotation was not so much trouble to add. And it really wasn’t. Just one of those things I guess I found a distasteful job and wasn’t too excited about doing. But in the end it was … Continue reading →

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Floorboard latches

Posted on November 4, 2012 by timsboats

Here’s what I came up with for securing my floorboards – just some simple turn latches – the ones one the bottom secure both front and rear halves of the boards at the same time. They are centered under the … Continue reading →

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Final stages hull fabrication

Posted on September 22, 2012 by timsboats

I do beleive that I’ve hit something of a milestone on my sharpie build today! I got the last pieces of wood that needed to be made for the hull installed today! The mast steps, transom knee(s), and oarlock pad … 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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