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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
John cutting gunwale board on bandsaw
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
John cutting gunwale board on bandsaw
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
John cutting mortise for cabin roof backbone
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Testing the backbone for fit
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
John and Peter preparing to rip a panel
to shape
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
John and Peter ripping panel
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Trying a cabin side
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Both cabin side installed
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
It looks a bit odd now but will look great
when complete
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Jacking down a panel to match the
foredeck curve
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Jacking another corner
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Screwing foredeck panel to frames
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
We will let these panels sit for a while
and hope they remember the curve
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
John and Peter putting up side wall
with window cutouts
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Starting to look like a boat
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
The long view
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Kerfing a foredeck panel for bending
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Two of three foredeck panels
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Setting up a precision circle for cabin
window corner
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Drawing the precision circle
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Inside of cabin side panels epoxied
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Screwing second of three foredeck panels
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Screwing second of three foredeck panels
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Two foredeck panels glued and screwed
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Epoxying foredeck support we forgot.
Note kerfs in foredeck panel.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Epoxying foredeck support we forgot
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Peter attempting to use the hand plane
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Using the electric plane with edge guide
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Third of three fordeck panels glued
and screwed
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Gunwales glued an screwed.
Martha filling recessed screws with epoxy.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Martha meticulously documents every
day's work
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Foredeck in place. More fairing to be done,
then fiberglass.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Glassing starboard cabin side
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Martha pouring another batch of epoxy
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Patching flaws in marine plywood - this
board should have been rejected
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Epoxying cabin supports
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Installing starboard cabin wall
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Martha cleaning up glue squeeze out
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Cabin walls glued, clamped and screwed -
at long last
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Prototype windshield panel.
The opening does not represent the window.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Attaching starboard windshield panel (temporarily).
Left side sraight, edge cut 3 °.
Right side vertical, edge cut 8 °.
Bottom curved to fit foredeck camber, edge cut 6 °.
Top curved to fit roof camber, edge cut 10 °.
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
It is boatbuilding but is it art?
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Edna Bay, BC - 2015
Port windshield panel prototype