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We’ve been doing a lot of interior details this winter since we returned to a more typical rainy pattern with our weather here. I don’t have pictures from all of my recent projects but here’s a few things we’ve been up to. The interior is getting very …

We’ve been doing a lot of interior details this winter since we returned to a more typical rainy pattern with our weather here. I don’t have pictures from all of my recent projects but here’s a few things we’ve been up to. The interior is getting very …

We lost our longtime companion and crew member last night. She got sick about a month ago, and despite our best efforts she went downhill quick in the last week. LC (Little Cat) became part of our family in early 2002, Starting life as a stray, she…

We lost our longtime companion and crew member last night. She got sick about a month ago, and despite our best efforts she went downhill quick in the last week. LC (Little Cat) became part of our family in early 2002, Starting life as a stray, she qui…

Found this neat little fiberglass “lapstrake” Whitehall style rowing/sailing skiff a while back on Craigslist. The boat came with trailer, sail rig, oars, and a cover. The fore and aft interior “bulkheads” on the skiff line up perfectly with the davit …

Found this neat little fiberglass “lapstrake” Whitehall style rowing/sailing skiff a while back on Craigslist. The boat came with trailer, sail rig, oars, and a cover. The fore and aft interior “bulkheads” on the skiff line up perfectly with the davit …

Here’s some pics of fabrication of our transom davit. This design concept has been kicking around in my head since we welded on the hinge pad eyes on the transom during the construction of the hull many years ago. The geometry is such that, when in the…

Here’s some pics of fabrication of our transom davit. This design concept has been kicking around in my head since we welded on the hinge pad eyes on the transom during the construction of the hull many years ago. The geometry is such that, when in the…

Solar panels are installed and making electricity. The past few weeks has been a crash course in solar power technology. We ended up with six Kyocera panels for a total of 840 watts. We went with Blue Sky MPPT controllers for their compact size and exc…

Solar panels are installed and making electricity. The past few weeks has been a crash course in solar power technology. We ended up with six Kyocera panels for a total of 840 watts. We went with Blue Sky MPPT controllers for their compact size and exc…