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| Steel rudder |
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| Skiff with shallow-draft keel |
Because I'm presently all wrapped up in building our house in Sauce I have had to put my large sailing catamaran project on hold temporarily. In the meantime I had the notion to have a 17 foot wooden skiff built by a local boat builder which I would then adapt for sail and rowing. So far I have added a shallow-draft keel with steel rudder to the bottom which I have also fiberglassed to prevent wood borers entering and then painted the exterior.
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| Home made oars |
Next step will be to turn the boat over, paint the inside and fit out with seats, a tiller, mast, boom, oars and oarlocks.
It won't be winning any prizes for speed but rowing it will be good excercise and it should remain pretty flat when sailing in a blow. Lots of weight below.....
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| Our new dock with renovated dugout canoe |
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