Bill Ginn’s Sharpie Diary
Bill Ginn has started on his Princess Sharpie 26 build and is chronicling his progress on his Sharpie Diary website. After his recent relocation to La Conner, WA from Kansas, Bill is eying the waters around the San Juan Islands with a sailor’s anticipation. Bill’s no stranger to living in a sailing paradise; he grew [...]
Building a Set of Oars
Building a Simple Pair of 7′ Oars By Bob Smalser, June 18, 2004 These are for the wedding-gift sailboat to the oldest son, so the family consensus is that store-bought oars or my cruder, painted workboat oars won´t do … I´ll have to bite the bullet and finish something in … ugh … brightwork. The [...]
Scarfing Rubrails
The Weekender is simple to build. In the basic plans, the only essential tools you need are a circular saw, jig saw, power screwdriver and a few miscellaneous hand tools. No difficult, exotic or fancy woodworking skills required. That’s a good thing! That being said, several builders have found it difficult to find stock long [...]
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