February 7th and 14th Boat Building Sessions

Tammy is able to hammer nails into place (top) after Maurice has drilled preparation holes (bottom).

During the February sessions each group worked on getting the chine logs adhered to their canoes. From their original groups they were broken down into 3 task groups. One group had the task of getting the seats ready, while the other two groups each took one side of the canoe to work on. They had to begin by measuring off equidistant spots as to where the holes would be placed in preparation for the hammering of many nails. During this activity many participants were able to use a power drill for the first time. The kids really felt empowered given the use of this tool. The progress they are making will allow for their canoes to take an actual shape during the March sessions.
Looking forward, the public is always invited to our session at the McNasby Building. Our next building dates are Saturdays March 7th and 14th. Also, if you are downtown the first weekend of May for the Annapolis Maritime Heritage Festival, keep an eye out for the participants painting their canoes as part of the Annapolis Maritime Museum booth.

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new photos milestone reached

After a couple of days of glueing upside down inside the ladder frame.  I read the next step in the directions more carefully.  apparently I have been working upside down for quite a while.  No matter, the result is a very nice boat. 

I took it off the ladder and removed the forms tonight.  I have to say I am please with the results so far. 

Next will be to glass over the points the frames were at and fair and sand the exterior.  I have decided to glass the entire outside with 6 oz cloth.  the boat is incredibly light right now and can stand the couple of pounds this will add.  Most probably will glass the interior with 4 oz on the bottom panels.  and epoxy the sides prior to painting. 


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forms removed to access the seams.  The boat is easily lifted with one hand at this point in time.  will glass at least the bottom inside and out for durablility.  My life was once saved by a 6 oz layer of glass on wood so will not omit here. 

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Nice lines for rowing.  I cant wait!

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A bit of trimming to do on the bow.  But it came out nicely.

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Transom ready for tape and layer of cloth.

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Vanessa Hudgens Dresses

Vanessa Hudgens Dresses

Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her portrayal of the character Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical series. She also earned critical acclaim for her role in the 2009 film Bandslam.



Vanessa Hudgens Dresses



Vanessa Hudgens Dresses



Vanessa Hudgens Photo shoot



Vanessa Hudgens Dresses



Vanessa Hudgens Dresses



Vanessa Hudgens Photo shoot



Vanessa Hudgens Photo shoot



Vanessa Hudgens Dresses



Vanessa Hudgens Dresses



Vanessa Hudgens Dresses

Vanessa Hudgens Dresses

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death and taxes a sure thing

Well - progress slowed to a crawl when both my inlaws died 17 days apart this spring.  We are just now getting back to a normal routine around here.  The boat had to be moved from the garage to an outside location to make room for all the stuff from my inlaws apartment. 

Last week, I went had the Massachusetts Enviromental Police come and inspect the boat to ensure that it was indeed a boat, and that it was mine.  He assigned it a serial number that will eventually be part of a builders plate riveted to the hull.  The next step is to take that document with the serial number on it to the division of taxation along with all of my receipts from the build.  Interestingly enough, I had to still pay tax on the materials I purchased online out of state.  A whopping bill of $13.42.  Then, you walk across the hallway to the Division of Recreational vehicles to get your registration number (this is different from the serial number) that allows other people to see what state you are from and identify you from a distance.  The nice woman at the DRV selected MS 2009 DJ as my number.  I ask you, "How cool is that?" 

vanity hull numbers?

Paint is next.

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Boat Frame III

Boat Frame III
Originally uploaded by OzzyC

I havent forgotten about you or the boat. Its simply that were operating slowly this winter. Were close to flipping the boat, so theres not much to do other than build the cradle for the flip. As you can see from this picture, the cradle is nearly finished. Once the snow melts a bit and the weather warms a little, well flip er and get back to work.

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work skiff

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The Journey Continues

Flaws in the Epoxy
Originally uploaded by OzzyC.

You may remember from our last couple of entries that we ran out of epoxy. In order to overcome this potentially disasterous problem, we heated the cured epoxy with a heat gun, and applied epoxy to the rest of the boat.

This picture shows that, for the most part, our approach worked incredibly well. However, also shown in the picture, we had a few spots that were completely starved and didnt adhere to the hull at all.

How did we overcome this problem??? Read on and find out.

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