A Trip Up The Cam Time Lapse

We took the boat out for a jaunt up the River Cam last weekend. EnjoyClick here for the video Is that that No Problem with us.  I think it is....

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Front Locker Seats

Another of those jobs thats been hanging around is the fitting, or more precisely the securing of the bow lockers.The lids have been loosely laid on top...

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Finished raised floor

Part of an update,Pics taken 11th March 09.Finished new floor heightCentre Girders back in placeNew Cut in 1st step to aft cabin, now there will be 4...

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Nose Cone Bow sprit

I showed this picture ages ago as it is the marked out sheet for the cone.Some Good people at Eurofab Technologies Ltd. are to bend it on a press brake.www.eurofab.ieThere...

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Blue Is The Colour

Sam, the canopy maker, is coming in a couple of days so this is what has spured on the final spraying of the stern area.  Theres quite a lot of fittings...

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Leaving Purgatory

Trailer update: I am pleased to announce that I have left corroded screw purgatory and am now in renovation heaven. The trailer, on the other hand, looks...

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Electrifying the Galley Woodstove

www.fatscostoves.comI found one of these little cuties on eBay for around 50 bucks several years ago-- long before I ever thought Id be in a position...

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Aft Seat

Aft Seat has the reverse design to the gas container.Using a 30mm plumbing pipe to create the radius on the top of the seat.Its tacked so once its welded...

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Flip It Flip it Good

The time for the flip finally arrived! To have some music to flip by, listen to Devo "Whip It" and think "Flip It". Here are the lyrics I put together...

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Laminating the Chine

I half expected the boat to be engulfed by those little sandcastles that termites make when I came back to the boat shop this week after a nearly five...

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Book Shelves

All available space has to be used on a boat.  When fitted the kitchen I had 2 end units that had voids behind them. One each side of the boat. Originally...

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Cutting Boatbuilding Costs

I recently had a situation that comes up on a fairly regular basis, often enough to be worthwhile writing about it. It varies but the core message...

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