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Double block
Got one of the double blocks shaped up today too. The doubles are for the downhaul. That is 1/4″ line on there – so you get an idea of the size – they are pretty small. Soaking in teak oil overnight – … Continue reading
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Rope stropped blocks
Here is my first attempt at making my own blocks. The wood is a piece of purpleheart a friend at work gave to me, and then some oak for contrast. The delrin pulley I turned on my drill press. The … Continue reading
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Mizzen ready
I think I have my mizzen all sorted out now. I stepped way down on the mast diameter to just an 1-1/4′” closet pole. I had my doubts, but raised that 12 sq ft sail this morning in a good … Continue reading
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The Spar Catcher
Playing around with this new rig some more… I got all the spars made, but not yet varnished. They came out really good, nice and round, nice tapers. Very enjoyable but quite messy making them this time around. … So … Continue reading
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The rain made me do it
The rain made me do it… Yesterday was nice and I pulled the boat out and played around with the new lug rig some. Today has been nothing but rain all day so I couldn’t continue more of the same. … Continue reading
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Spar making
I finally got out in the shop today to actually do something instead of just talk about it or dream about it. Nice weather today – damn near 60 degrees in February in Cleveland? I’ll take it! Started making the yard … Continue reading
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Messin with the mizzen
It was a nice day today – for February 6th – in Cleveland – I raised the new main sail on some halfassed spars, and then tried out the mizzen in the same halfassed way. Nothing permanent – just seeing … Continue reading
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New Lug Sail
The need to be able to reef, and otherwise have an easy to handle sail became apparent this past summer sailing Lark. Being out on Lake Erie, by myself most of the time, and not having a handy sail, kind … Continue reading
Gunning Dory 