Hartley TS14 Construction

I'm skipping ahead in the blog posts, since I've been too busy building.  I'll post more about the last bits of construction whe...

I've been working on the boat a lot recently.  I'm rushing to get the boat in the water within a month so I can have some sailing ti...

Sorry about the inconsistent blogging ... yes, I'm still making progress on the boat.  No, I haven't fallen off the (boat building) ...

 I already cut out all the pieces necessary to glue up the mast.  Next comes nailing and gluing all the pieces together.  I pre-drilled all ...

   The 8 foot oars are now finished.  A 6" section of the oar is reinforced with 1/8" diameter rope which is wrapped around then e...

Let’s see if I can shape an oar with my primitive wood working tools.  Reading the online directions for making oars is a little intimidatin...