NB001 has now had it’s hull faired and sanded. The outside hull will start to be painted this week. The manufacture of seats and beams has now been completed which will allow sanding and varnishing to commence. NB002 has had it’s keel fitted and is currently lying in Bay B. The clean-up of the inside …
NB001 inside hull now painted. Ready for turnover for painting of outside of hull. The hull is now ready to placed back on the building frame to have it’s outside faired, sealed and painted. The manufacture of seats and beams are progressing well and should be ready for varnishing next week.. The keel for NB02 …
After looking through hundreds of suggestions from the pupils of Law Primary and whittling them down to a shortlist of six, North Berwick’s community boat builders and future representatives of the town in rowing races against their neighbours have chosen the name “St Baldred” to be given to their first “St Ayles skiff”, a four …
General: NB001 inside hull sealing and undercoating commenced. The temperature in the shed has still been cold this week and this has had an effect on the time taken for the sealer and paint to dry. The keel for NB002 is being worked on in the workshop. Details: NB001 inside hull is now sealed and the first undercoat …
General: Progress has been made on NB01 with the inside hull now sanded and ready for the painting process to commence. The keel for NB02 is being manufactured in the workshop Details: NB001 inside hull is now sanded and ready for the painting process to commence. The first batch of sealer and undercoat has arrived and a coat was …
NB001 top inner rail is now completed installed. Frame tops installed and templates being made to allow the manufacture of the beams and thwarts (seats). Note this work will not prevent the painting of the inside hulll when sanding is complete. NB002 planking has gone to schedule this week and is now 100% complete. [flickr photo=14302190271 …
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General: Things moving along at a nice pace again on both boats with oar manufacture now commenced. The air temperature is steadying rising which should allow the painting to commence once NB001 inner rail and frame tops have been installed. Details: NB001 top inner rail is progressing well as its 2/3 installed. NB002 is having …
Although no shifts have been runnning this week we have had the considerable assistance of two local craftsmen. Graham McNicol has been working on NB001, progressing the inside top rail. Stewart Auld has been assisting with shapping the Douglas Fir for the first set of oars.
NB001 has started to get its inside top rail cut and shaped. NB002 planking continuing. Now 1/3 complete