I’m waiting for the epoxy to cure on my planking stock, so I thought now might be a good time to post an update about my progress. As I mentioned, the boat is now entirely framed, with only a few minor details to take care of before I can plank her. However, first things first. The boat is in need of a name, and I have only a few ideas … most of which are sort of dorky. So I’m soliciting you, the users of the Internet, to help divine a name:
(Please note that the poll results only update every hour … also, I voted for “Magpie” twice before I figured that out …)
If you select “Other”, please give your suggestion in the comments. Continue on for a whole mess of recent photos, along with some brief explanations: Continue Reading »
Apparently the above number is copyrighted (?), and now that I might’ve broken the law, it is time for an apology: I’m sorry I haven’t been more diligent in keeping this website up-to-date. My excuse isn’t a very good one, but life stepped in the way. It seems with all the busyness that Spring brings, I’ve hardly had time to work on the boat, let alone write about my progress. Furthermore, I’ve been in a stage where the work I have done isn’t very visually interesting, so the pictures all look the same. I will post more soon, but here’s a photo of the boat, framed up … which happened around Easter (sans epoxy, due to the cold weather):
Also, if you’re looking for something interesting to read, I highly (like bold AND italics highly) recommend checking out my good friend Steve’s website.
