First colour
It’s getting colourful!I’ve started painting the fuselage. Just a few yellow sections to start with, to see how it goes.Can you …
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It’s getting colourful!I’ve started painting the fuselage. Just a few yellow sections to start with, to see how it goes.Can you …
August 1, 2026Wow, my last post was January 1. I had my second knee replacement at the end of January, so the boat building …
After filling and sanding, the whole deck had to be coated with epoxy. There are two reasons for this: firstly, to make the filler harder …
Trochę czasu minęło od poprzedniego wpisu. Ale to nie znaczy że niewiele zrobiłem przy jachcie. Oczywiście mogłem więcej, ale czasu dla jachtu niestety nie miałem …
Mein langer Weg zu den Spanten | My long way to the Frames.
With the hull framework essentially complete, the next task was to build the stem knee—the solid timber that ties together the stem, the bottom …
In my previous post, I mentioned that all the stringers were finally dry-fitted in place. That was almost true. There was still one important task …
Es schleift, doch die Stimmung ist trotzig gut und zuversichtlich in der coolsten Bootswerft in Worb! Immerhin, die Frames scheinen nun – epoxisch final imprägniert – soweit …
With all the notches finally completed, the next task was to dry-fit all the stringers into their final positions. After months of bending, adjusting and …
I have spent a lot of time trying to get everything aligned, but it’s not as easy as it seems. The saying “measure twice …