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Rounding the corner

Read Original Story at: Kudzu Craft

As the title implies, it feels like I have rounded the corner when I get to this point.
First order of business was to go back and relash a couple of stringers. This photo is probably a bit confusing but you are looking at the end of the sliding seat unit resting on the frame…

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Engine Exhaust Beginnings

Read Original Story at: From a Bare Hull: Building A Westsail 42, Hull #60

This is a test fit of some engine wet exhaust bits. Turns out the space planned for these, and the aft bilge pump anti-siphon loops (previously installed) was a bit too cramped. So, the pump anti-siphon loops had to be relocated…

Read more at: From a Bare Hull: Building A Westsail 42, Hull #60

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Back on her mooring and I’m back at the desk …

Read Original Story at: Wooden Boat Blog

Dennis worked on the bow today a rotten section of deck … a temporary fix wile the transom is repaired fully … more deck rot … once the rot has been dealt with then it is putting the rebuilt engine back in and starting on the inside …

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BMD Latest News ( Apr – 2012)

Read Original Story at: Bowdidge Marine Designs

WELCOME TO BMD’S LATEST WEEKLY NEWS 

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AIShub, how you too can put AIS targets online

Read Original Story at: Panbo: The Marine Electronics Weblog

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New Gas Main

Read Original Story at: Widebeam Boat Build Blog

After discovering I’d installed the gas main wrong by using soldered joints I had to re do it.  This involved a bit of cosmetic damage to get at the old one to remove it and replace with the new…

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Scenes from a fish market at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, photographed by Matt Atkin

Read Original Story at: intheboatshed.net

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Steering install moving slowly….

Read Original Story at: The Incredible Hull

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I haven’t seen this in almost 20 years

Read Original Story at: M/V She:Kon

Captain Ron

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Bowsprits revisited…

Read Original Story at: The Incredible Hull

Nothing is a salty as a 10ft bowsprit on a traditional sailing rig…..  except when you are trying to maneuver past someones $ 2m gin palace in a tight dock or paying $ 2.75 a foot dockage for a stick…

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