It’s Cracked!: Repairing Our Bowsprit
The bowsprit on our boat plays a crucial role in the standing rigging and overall performance of our sailboat. It’s also an important part of our anchoring system, providing support to the bow roller. Our boat is over 40 years old, but our bowsprit is less than 10 years old. However, it seems some mild […]
Bully pulpit
Since we installed the new bowsprit last summer, we haven’t had a pulpit platform on the boat. Or a windlass. Or chain. Or even an anchor.
Rhinoplasty
\ˈrī-nō-ˌplas-tē\ noun: Plastic surgery performed on the nose, usually for cosmetic purposes Ramble On got a nose job this week. The doctor say she’s stable and should make a full recovery. Though not entirely for cosmetic purposes, we still think she looks pretty good after the procedure.
Oh yeah, about that bowsprit…(bowsprit part 2)
Remember back in March when I was telling you about how we glued up a new bowsprit? I mentioned the sprit again in June when we received all our bronze rigging hardware. Unfortunately, I never really wrote about how it went from a 9 foot long 6X6 hunk of timber to an expertly crafted and beautifully […]
Got clamps? (bowsprit part 1)
One thing about woodworking; you can never have enough clamps. I thought I had enough clamps, but boy was I wrong.