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Gardens of Fenwick: Warts, Blemishes and Other Flaws...
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Warts, Blemishes and Other Flaws. I've made progress with Gardens. And will push on through the summer and as late into the fall as possible (hard to believe I'm contemplating the coming winter in July.). But reviewing Gardens'. Hull today with a realistically critical eye I saw the warts, blemishes and other flaws I've created. July 27, 2015 at 5:45 PM. I identify with your feelings. Similar stuff happen...
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Gardens of Fenwick: Heading Home
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. Thursday, July 23, 2015. We are on the road and heading home, having spent the last 11 days in the Colorado Rockies riding bicycles, enjoying the scenery and visiting with family and friends. Bicycle riding in the Rockies was everything I expected and more. Beautiful scenery… High mountain passes… Difficult climbs… Thrilling descents… and Thin air…. Would I do it again? Yes, but maybe not for a year or two. Thursday Thoughts - Tools.
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Gardens of Fenwick: Materials
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. March 6, 2012. 2 2x6x16' Rails for the building platform. 4 1x3x8' Diagonal bracing for platform. 2 2x2x8' Cross braces for platform. 2 Sheets of 1/2" plywood (bottom). 2 Sheets of 3/8" plywood (CB case, seat fronts, miscellaneous). 6 yards of 4oz. FG cloth, 50" wide. 1# Silica (epoxy filler). January 17, 2011. 10 1" Bronze fasteners. January 9, 2012. 1 Gallon Epoxy resin. 1/2 gallon fast hardener. January 6, 2012. January 5, 2012.
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Gardens of Fenwick: August 2015
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. Sunday, August 30, 2015. I tapered the main mast staves the other day using a variation of Joel's plywood-edge-and-router jig. A 12' 1x8 with one edge squared up on the table saw is the base, secured on two saw horses. A 12' 1x4 was screwed onto the base to form the taper (35mm from the edge at one end, 27mm from the edge at the other). The boat hook I made for my sister and her husband floats! Friday, August 28, 2015. Staves for t...
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Gardens of Fenwick: The Pathfinder Design
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. November 18, 2011. Photo demonstrating the stability of the Pathfinder hull:. While I do not expect to have three grown men standing on Gardens of Fenwick's. Gunwale, it is nice to know the hull is this stable. John Welsford's Pathfinder design is, to my eye, elegant, beautiful and purpose-designed for boat-camp-cruising. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Evolution of an Idea… or…. Hold onto your hats. Older pics of Seagull.
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Gardens of Fenwick: Loss of Power
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Something happened to the electrical service in the boat bay (where Gardens. Fortunately, I do have plenty of projects - boat and non-boat - to work on that won't require electricity in the boat bay. Sanding Gardens. Will have to wait until the power is restored. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Evolution of an Idea… or…. Pretzel Rods and Corkscrews. Hold onto your hats. Older pics of Seagull.
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Gardens of Fenwick: The Shop
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. May 29, 2014. Many changes to the Shop since January 2012. Not the least of which is a completely new location! Last fall I moved about 20 miles from the cozy environs of Little House (located in Fenwick, MI) to the Farm (in Gowen, MI) as a direct and happy result of getting married! Half-inch chip-board sub-flooring was laid over the grid for a "dry fit." It looks good! January 10, 2012. Storage for small but cluttering items was ...
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Gardens of Fenwick: March 2015
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The building of a John Welsford Pathfinder. Sailing adventures to follow. Sunday, March 22, 2015. Observations on Birdsmouth Spars. Building birdsmouth spars using the modified birdsmouth technique (asymmetric V-notch) requires paying closer attention to details than I did this past week. Using a jig to cut the scarfs on the table saw was, once the jig was built, faster and easier than using a router with a jig to cut the scarfs. Sunday, March 15, 2015. 6' and 8' pieces for the birdsmouth staves have bee...
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The Log of Spartina: the North River
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Sunday, August 9, 2015. Just down the ICW from Coinjock, NC. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Scroll down for cruising logs. The Bonnie 228 daily logs. Day one - west wind to Green Creek. Day two - Adams Creek. Day three - batteries and Beaufort. Day four - warm water and white sandy beaches. Day five - the riddle of the sands. Day six - storms. Day seven - rain. Day eight - fog, sun, storms, rain. Day nine - back to the ramp. The Threatened 320 daily logs. Day one - light winds, dolphins. Easy in the...
