Looking back and reminiscing on the Bo-Jest build, time to note the top ten: #1 Most satisfying – The scope and complexity made it challenging which in turn made it fun. #2 Most expensive – Powerplant. Total cost around $4000 for two motors and gearboxes (have spare one). The spare was purchased for sentimental reasons […]
Editors Note: The following letter is printed with permission of the author See Matt’s MiniMaxed Photo Gallery here I started this project as a “Father-children” project but found my kids didn’t have as much interest as I had hoped they would. However, I persevered on and the more it took shape the more interested they […]
As mentioned in my previous post, the Antique & Classic Boat Society workshop that John & I went to last weekend was a wonderful event and we learned a whole lot. I’ve just listed some bullet points below of some things that may be interesting or helpful to you in your boat building project. In […]
It is arguable whether work is the curse of the drinking classes, as Oscar Wilde would have us believe, but it is certainly the curse of the amateur boat builder. The requirement to earn a living (in order to pay for the thing in the first place), and the associated need to travel frequently, turned the process […]
Neel Thompson has been at the Glen-L Boatbuilder Gathering in Tennessee the past couple of years and this time, brought his almost-finished Gentry. Neel’s boat is truly a work of craftsmanship even at this point in the construction. He added a couple of unique features. First, he changed the deck so that’s it’s all on […]