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Lovely looking boat, well done on your build :-)

Yes, hardly a rescue at $6000... but a lovely example

Stoffel, baie lekker werk, sy is 'n pragtige klein bootjie!

We'd love to see some pics of her on the water, so post up when you get a chance.

I know what you mean about the pride of being able...

Jim, I didn't take your comments badly at all. On the contrary, I've appreciated the interest and comments.

I'm not a woodworker. I've had a very basic grounding from my father in basic...

Thanks guys - appreciated. I agree more with the statement "I have built a boat with minimal tools" - the excellent part might come with later builds (or not...)

Floated her today at Port Hacking...

thanks Jeff - its been great having the interest / support - cheers :)

if the sun is out tomorrow, I'll post launch pics tomorrow night

She is done:

53: detail of aft deck with inspection ports complete. These were my ongoing nightmare after the initial butchery of cutting the holes, and are still the worst mistake I made on the...

Happy Christmas to you all!

It was a good Christmas for us, and no boatbuilding for me (to give Mrs TG a respite from sawdust and sanding noise).

But back into it:

50: Final coat of...

I rarther underestimated the sanding effort required. How can a little boat like this require 4 solid hours of sanding, plus another two of filling and epoxying!? And its not as if I'm getting a show...

This is an outdoor build, so no vacuum cleaners - but yes, overall and trainers should be mandatory

Today we finished the build:


42 - Max decided to help today, and he was very useful...

We are getting close now - another 6 hours of work over 2 days and she is taking shape well.


37 - the bottom and sides are completely sanded, faired (a much as they are going to be) and...

Jim, I was in the navy for a couple of years and discovered that sailor types absolutely love their jargon! But in their defence there is an incredible history in maritime language, and boat-building...

Todays main tak was to build a skeg and fit it.

28 - luckily the cutting out process left some very useful scrap shape - this one fit almost perfectly
29 - new technique of the day was "spiling"...

Oh, and no, I won't be glassing the whole bottom - really not necessary on such a small boat, and I want to keep her as light as possible for the kids. 3 coats of epoxy, and 3 of 2-pack paint should...

Thanks Boz.

Hey Jeff - yes, that's what I did today. Clinton had made a huge point of meticulous taping of the outside before doing the inside joints - and when I stripped off the tape, it had...

Jeff - thanks for the advice there, all good :2tsup:

I got stuck into the inside yesterday

18 - the paddle is together
19 - and about the right size for Max
20 - although jack will struggle a...

Welcome Jim - take a seat and enjoy (if you can handle the wood-butchery!)

Okay - making decent progress as I've got an unexpected break from work. Over the last two days, I've put in about 10...

Nice boat indeed. let us know when she goes up for sale.

Had a day off work today, so we got started. I'm working out of someone else's house, so am having to make do with what I can find - it will be an outside build mostly, so here's hoping the Sydney...

Hi all - just thought I'd introduce myself and start a thread for my new build project. I've spent an awful lot of time trawling this forum and picking up good advice while considering what to build...

Looks very nice - great paint scheme. :2tsup:

I looked at her on the weekend - too far gone.

I live in Balmain, just around the corner. They often have interesting salvaged or abandoned boats down there, also at the timber yard at the end of the bay.

She looks too far gone to consider.

Okay, sounds straightforward enough - I'll give it a try. Thanks.

I've just done a full list of everything required and costed it all up (in Sydney, Australia. Comes out at about $900 for everything, using good materials. I'm not going for a show boat (don't have...

Hi all - just moved back to Sydney, and am keen to get my family out on the water here - so will be building a QC over the Australia Day long weekend. Just bought the plans yesterday, and am pricing...