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Wood working on my boat - ®smpr_fi_mac® - 04-28-2021
No, it's not fine woodworking, but it's wood, and I built them! Forward mast support, stern mast crutch, weather hatch, and forward deck hatch. They withstand the 15' test. Not bad for things I threw together in a rush.
If I later decide that I want to make this boat pretty, I'll do it justice with proper woodworking.
RE: Wood working on my boat - Woodenfish - 04-29-2021
Nice work on a nice sailboat. I was at a hardwood lumber dealer yesterday and ran across their selection of teak which reminded me of all the work I did on my brothers boat years ago. Teak was expensive back then but yowza! $300 for a 8’ 1 x 8 today.
RE: Wood working on my boat - fredhargis - 04-29-2021
Nicely done! (17)
RE: Wood working on my boat - TDKPE - 04-29-2021
Nice crutch. I made something similar for an Aquarius 7.0 (an A23 with different rudder and no motor notch in the transom) out of some 5/4 scrap oak I had laying around. Mounted to the rudder gudgeons, like yours.
RE: Wood working on my boat - ®smpr_fi_mac® - 04-30-2021
I've since learned that hanging it on the gudgeons isn't best practice so I'll soon build a new one that straddles the stern.