Unlikely Boat Builder: 20 Days to Build a Dingy
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Day 20: Plan BAs Captain Cook knew, there's always a Plan B. Thus, when the wooden boat that Helena and I had been looking for for years, turned up on eBay, we suddenly needed a Plan B.Plan A had…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by John Almberg Apr 6, 2010.

Unlikely Boat Builder: The Cruelest Lesson
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In the olden days (like 3 weeks ago), I thought the one task that separated the dreamers from the builders was lofting. But this week I decided there is another indicator of serious intent, at least…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by John Almberg Dec 20, 2009.

Unlikely Boat Builder: The Quest for Wood

Sometimes you have to choose between your boat and your mother.Working on Cabin Boy has become something of an obsessionfor me, but when my mom developed some health issues that required…Continue

Tags: projects, building, boat, boats, wooden

Started Dec 6, 2009

What you get when you build a boat...
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Whilst on my poor knees the other day, drilling away on the subject of a future blog post, it occurred to me that -- despite the sore knees and aching back -- building this boat was the most fun I'd…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by John Almberg Nov 21, 2009.