Tag Archives: sailrite
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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Tagged balanced lug sail, boat building, dory, gunning dory, mast traveler, row boat, rowboat, sail, sailing, sailrite, sails, spar catcher, spars, stitch & glue, stitch and glue, wooden boats, woodenboat
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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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Tagged balanced lug sail, boat building, dory, gunning dory, Lake Erie, mizzen, row boat, rowboat, sail, sailing, sailrite, sails, wooden boats, woodenboat
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New Year and a new sail
New sail for the gunning dory this year. I got my Sailrite sail kit all stitched up. I ordered the Shellback dinghy kit. It is just the right size to replace the lateen I used this past season. The sail … Continue reading
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Tagged fishing boat, gunning dory, Lake Erie, row boat, rowboat, sail, sailrite
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Gunning Dory 