the time i built a sailboat in high school
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I built a gaff-rigged sailboat from plans a number of years ago. These pictures show the process.TRANSCRIPT
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The time I built a sailboat in high school
twitter: tsdrown
email: [email protected]
web: http://tyler.drown.org
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Building a sailboat
• When I was 17, I decided I was going to build a sailboat
• From the end of February through June of that year, I built a 20-foot gaff-rigged sloop
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Building a sailboat
• I built and launched the boat within 137 days
• The plans are for a Stevenson Weekender, purchased online
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February 24th
keel lofted
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March 4th
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March 6th
March 12th
March 11th
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March 20th
bulkheads, hull, transom ready
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March 24th
hull bottom attached to keel
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April 1st
deck attached
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May 3rd
lazaret attached, benches cut
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May 7th
hull sides & cabin trunk attached
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May 7th
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May 13th
cabin rafters & stringers added
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May 13th
cockpit bench frame attached
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May 16th & 17th
cabin windows & deck hatch cut
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May 17th
deck hatches + cabin bookshelves
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May 26th
bench seats attached
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May 26th
bench backs & hatches cut
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May 30th
boat flipped for fiberglassing
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June 1st
hull fiberglassed
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June 8th & 10th
hull gel-coated
June 10th:
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June 11th
boat flipped & toe rail added
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late June
deck & cockpit fiberglassed
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late June
bowspirit & mast stump added
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July 1st
grab rail & companionway hatch
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July 1st
almost ready
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July 2nd
prepared for travel
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July 4st
Christening & launchChebacco Lake
Essex, Massachusetts
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July 6th
Pleasant BayOrleans, Massachusetts
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July 8th
Pleasant BayOrleans, Massachusetts