Wood working on my boat
#6
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.


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Semper fi,
Brad

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#7
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.
Any free advice given is worth double price paid.
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#8
Nicely done! (17)
I started with absolutely nothing. Now, thanks to years of hard work, careful planning, and perseverance, I find I still have most of it left.
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#9
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.  
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Tom

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#10
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.
Semper fi,
Brad

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