On target for launching by mid July for some fishing and pottering.
This twelve foot labour of love is by no means perfect but has been a most satisfying project to undertake in my advancing years. One of those ideas that seems to seed from reading a small book big on content, that taps into skills fast disapearing in this age of plastic and glass.
And if I can build it - I can mend it !
The spoon blade paddles are of ordinary selected deal, but should, more correctly have been of Spruce.
There are a couple more coats required to the interior and thereafter just the hull to varnish and paint. Oh! and the rubbing strips to be fitted to keel and bilge runners.
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Seagull 40+ outboard
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Spoon bladed paddles
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2 comments:
What a wonderful job you have done. She is absolutely lovely and will bring many hours of pleasure. Wish that I still had my boats!!
Chris Gleave (Chuckers)
Thanks Chris,
I have taken her out several times now and am delighted with the way she rides in a choppy sea and travels through the water. I worked on the Seagull prop a little to get a bit more thrust. It works well. Caught some Bass too.
The build took a lot of labour. i had thought of buying a Firefly vintage dinghy and renovating - it would have taken much less time and probably half the cost. Enjoyed making it from scratch though.
Best wishes,
Graham
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