Courtney & Tara are building a Willow Bay "Shilling" - a 17 foot (length-on-deck) wooden day-sailer. This blog will document construction details and progress, from ordering study plans to launch day and beyond.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Love this construction stuff!
Here's the latest: fit the other seat side panel, and cut hatch holes in both seat sides. Not being all that familiar with routers, I think I'll wait for Dad to get back before I tackle trimming the hatch holes.
Welcome back on line. I got phil to make the side stowage holes big enough to take a flat shaped 12 litre gas tank and then made a small hole in the back of the seat base to bring the hose out of to take it to the engine (see my blog) works a treat and is very neat. Also, we out the hatch for the aft buoyancy chamber in the vertical bulkhead, not the deck - which works well too and keeps the deck cleaner
Courtney is a senior administrator for a non-profit agency serving adults with intellectual disabilities.
Tara is renovating her cottage.
Aside from boats, they like making and listening to music, cooking and eating good food, travel (especially to gigs!), and reading.
Some of you might have heard what we plan to name this boat, but we've decided not to make that information public until she has a proper dedication and launching ceremony. In the meantime, we welcome name suggestions. You might not change our minds, but it should be entertaining, so feel free to leave a comment with your suggestion!
3 comments:
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hope the routing goeth well.
Welcome back on line. I got phil to make the side stowage holes big enough to take a flat shaped 12 litre gas tank and then made a small hole in the back of the seat base to bring the hose out of to take it to the engine (see my blog) works a treat and is very neat. Also, we out the hatch for the aft buoyancy chamber in the vertical bulkhead, not the deck - which works well too and keeps the deck cleaner
I like both ideas and will definitely give them a look before I proceed. Thanks!
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