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I still have a few more videos to share with you from G5–last year’s Gathering of Boatbuilders. This one is of our Nomad design which is an 18′ Day Cruiser designed in 1958. This interview is of Luke Hargenrader whose father John actually built the Nomad that he named “Betty Boop”. Luke is also the […]
Gerald Hurst sent me the video below and I just had to share it with our readers. The video was made for him for his birthday to celebrate the completion and christening of his Tahoe 23. Some details on his build are below. This is really a beautiful and touching video–enjoy… Gerald’s build specs: […]
Plywood is wonderful stuff. It’s lightweight, stiff, strong and readily available in most areas. However, it is limited as to the shape it can be formed. Sheet plywood requires a developable surface or it won’t bend in place. The designer uses a method often referred to as “conendric” development. This uses a segment of a cone […]
Today I was answering questions from a potential boat builder about the V-Dory. I wanted to direct him to the video interview in this article when I discovered that I had never posted it. If I did post it somewhere, I don’t know where it went! Life seems like that sometimes, doesn’t it? It’s just […]
To read the previous posts in this series, click the links below: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 This week I’ve been working on the dash and cowl. I laminated some Okoume to the DF dash that came in the frame […]
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