Category Archives: Boating

Today’s Costume: Boatbuilder

Written by Judy on 06/06/2015 — Leave a Comment

…in which I get back to the business of building boats.   Just before I left last fall I put my unfinished boat to rest. I covered the windows to keep the winter sun off her and I made sure she wasn’t in under any of the spots which had previously leaked. I covered her up. […]

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Travel-Blog #17

Written by Judy on 02/17/2015 — 3 Comments

…..or up the creek with a paddle and a spare; a kayak review.  Skipper Judy here. I’m probably not the best person to give advice on a kayak. I have only tried several and none of them real expedition boats, but I can give you my impression of my new-to-me inflatable. Thirty years ago I […]

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Boatbuilding 2

Written by Judy on 10/29/2014 — Leave a Comment

The wherry now has hatch holes; one forward and one aft. It took me half a day to work up to cutting them. It meant more work with a power tool and an error here would be most visible. I don’t think I drew a breath until they were finished. The cut-outs become the hatch covers. The […]

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Back to Boatbuilding

Written by Judy on 10/23/2014 — Leave a Comment

…or how I’ve completely lost track of how long I have been building a boat. We returned from our trip to Virginia to find it was autumn on the river. The colours this year were at their best. I was keen to get back to boatbuilding. Before we left I epoxied the puzzle joints of […]

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To Build a Boat (kit) day 29

Written by Judy on 09/22/2014 — Leave a Comment

 ♬ Tis the last rose of summer, Left bloomin’ all alone ♪ I love these late summer days. On Friday I was ever so tempted to take the kayak and the Hennessy Hammock tent and make a run for Keji.  It is a good thing that I am totally smitten with my new boat project […]

To Build a Boat (kit) day 25

Written by Judy on 09/18/2014 — Leave a Comment

….or I Did the Math. But that was yesterday so I need to do the math again. Sigh.    How can you not love a fresh wood shaving. They are mysterious, fun, and most useful. They remind me of every version of Pinocchio I ever read. But mostly they remind me of my father. When I was a […]

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To Build a Boat (kit) day ?

Written by Judy on 09/16/2014 — 1 Comment

…or Jane of All Trades, Master of Some (or Mistress of Some as the case may be) I’ve lost track of how long I have been building my watercraft. Days, weeks. It’s coming along nicely and with the second coat of epoxy on the hull it would now float were I to launch prematurely. It […]

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To Build a Boat (kit) Day 14

Written by Judy on 09/06/2014 — Leave a Comment

… or Saint Peter to the Rescue. Last night I was wondering who is the patron saint of boatbuilders. It is, I discovered, Saint Peter. He must have been working over-time and I hope he gets a big fat paycheck or at least a little upgrade on the gilding on his harp, because he came […]

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To Build a Boat (kit) day 11

Written by Judy on 09/02/2014 — 2 Comments

…or 5 important questions. #1 – WHO? An afflicted human from the “Are you my Mummy” episode of Dr. Who? Your Grandma after just inhaling some questionably legal therapeutic vapours? The author after a week of left-over baked beans? Naw, just me at the end of a long day with the epoxy. #2 – WHAT? […]

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To Build a Boat (Kit) days 8 & 9

Written by Judy on 08/27/2014 — Leave a Comment

…or Factory Work Not much to show, not much to tell. The last two days have been busy with gluing, pulling the wires which held the planks together, and cleaning up in preparation for fibreglass. I had planned to start yesterday but it was 30 degrees in the shade by the time I was done […]

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