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building a pair of 19th century gunning skiffs
Got out again today, this time with my dad. Slack water at low tide, steady sea breeze of around 7 knots. Was perfect, really.
Dad has followed the project since it was still a “learning project” – the first boat built years ago. He said he’d been looking forward to this day for three years, and I know he has. Me, too. It was a good day.
My brother Todd drove down from Atlanta to be here for the first open water launch. He was on the boat with me for that first sail, too, which was very cool. Mom and Dad were there, and took photos as we rigged up and sailed off.
postcard from the road
Aeon’s cream sail, looking fine against a stormy sky
Big day. T and I snuck out for a quick sail.
And.
It.
Was,
Awesome.
First Launch for Aeon
With the spar varnish good and dry, we got a couple of water tests done the last few days. All very brief – an hour rowing with Terri on Sunday, another hour alone on Monday – but enough to test and fine tune a few details before a big “official” launch. So this week has been spent applying what I learned and prepping the sail rigs. And the good news is . . . SUCCESS!
Still Frame
The Time Bending theme continues.
Finished up the Time Lapse video last night, and have it posted now. You’ll recall at the start of the project I put an old video camera on a tripod in the corner of the basement.
Rigging Test
Been varnishing (le Tonk-ing?) the sprits and masts all week. This was after testing the sail fit and marking off hardware locations, cut-off lengths for sprits, attachments spots, etc. Continue reading “Masts, Sprits, Sails and Such”