2008 Plymouth Boat Show

Went down east this morning to get my fix of wooden boats. Some of the entries were there last year, but there were some new ones. I got a chance to see a Melonseed Skiff, a boat I was interested in. Here's some pics from the show.



This is the Melonseed.


In my opinion, the prettiest boat at the show.


"Coastie", a radio-controlled USCG road boat that was a hit with the kids.


The CSS Albemarle, a Confederate ironclad (actually, a replica). This boat is part of the Port of Plymouth museum.

There's also a branch (albeit in its infancy) of the NC Maritime Museum in Plymouth.

For additional pictures go to
my Picasa site.

Next year, I'm going to enter a boat.

Transoms

Had a little bit of time last night and tonight. Last night, I rough cut the transoms from 1/2" ply. Since both the bow and stern are flat, there won't be a stem to cut. Tonight, I planed both down to their proper dimensions; they'll have to be "refined" a bit when the pieces start to come together.

Here's a pic of how they look: bow on the left, stern on the right, with the drawings in between.



Also today, I made the front page of the Franklin Times. Don't know how long it'll stay out there, so look quick!!

New Project Started

Well, it's mid-October, and I'm starting on the new project: the Apple Pie Yacht Tender (see Future Projects for description and plans). I bought the plywood for this small rowing boat a few weeks ago and decided to start cutting the necessary panels today.

Here you can see the bottom and two sides. These were cut from 1/4" ply. It took longer to draw and fair the curves than it took to cut and plane the panels themselves. I cut one side, then used it as a template to cut the other.

I'm going to be right busy working over the next couple of weeks. The Plymouth, NC boatshow is next Saturday, and I'm planning on attending that. Next week, I'll be in Northern VA and Laurel MD for the whole week. I doubt much will be done on the project before I get back. If I do get fortunate enough to work on it, I'll post the progress here.

Hello Again!!

Been a while since I've posted. Both my sons came down to visit this weekend with their familes. I took advantage of it to get them into the kayak. Here's the results!!

This is Jeremy. There was a video earlier on of Stu-III.