by seamore | Mar 15, 2019 | Building a Welsford Navigator
The compartments in the bow are sanded and painted and sealed, and a king-plank is fitted over the bow to support the weight of someone on deck. A samson post through this king-plank is a good place for anchors and tow rope to attach. The foremost compartment has a...
by seamore | Jan 20, 2018 | Building a Welsford Navigator
Each compartment in the Navigator has stringers that have epoxy drips and need rounded edges and fairing before painting. Which means working in awkward positions, sometimes dangling head down trying to sand a hard-to-reach area. Here are just the 3 compartments at...
by seamore | Jun 30, 2016 | Building a Welsford Navigator
So I find I actually love planking! On this particular design, which isn’t actually traditional, it’s easy. You need a piece of plywood long enough to reach from stem to stern, and wide enough to cover from the plank below (or the boat bottom) to the next...
by seamore | Aug 3, 2014 | All Things Boaty, Building a Welsford Navigator
My friend David came to visit and helped me laminate the final, top-most “sheer” string in place… we’re ready for planking! But we built a George Dyson baidarka years ago, and my son is twelve and wants to go on an overnight paddle with me to...
by seamore | Mar 22, 2014 | Building a Welsford Navigator
Stepdad Phil comes again to help, and we get transom attached, and most of the fore-and-aft stringers epoxied in. The boat is fairly stiff now, and has it’s final shape and is almost ready for planking. It’s good the boat is stiff now, because the car need...
by seamore | Sep 7, 2013 | Building a Welsford Navigator
More time flies by, and my stepfather Phil visits and helps out! We get the last of the frames attached, and a veneer on the transom: book-matched burled maple. It will look nice when the varnish is on! The seat fronts are a plywood face with a circular access port...
