The twins get paint...

They still need compounding, stripes, wax and backboards....but it's nice to see paint on them.

Echo making progress..

Echo is well underway...this hull has a lot of subtle curves and should prove to be a challenge. 

This lifts are cut and glued up. The hull shaping starts today between coats of paint on the twins. This is the ugliest part of the process. Now every hour spent at least makes it feel more rewarding.

Damn....crap

Both the twins are showing texture problems. Sand down, prime, and paint again.

Stupid mistake.

Sliver progress....

The Splinter twins are finally getting final wet sanding and paint...here is my sophisticated paint curing device.

The red boat had a rudder incident.

















And for my good friend Bob Perry...here are the bulbs with the first coat of paint on.

New project "Echo" a Hinckley 42...R&D day

I'm doing this hull for a friend on Lake Ontario...she is a Hinckley 42, his pride and joy.

I'll post step by step and you can watch me make mistakes, and correct them. Today R&D.

Steve was able to get he hull lines from the nice people at Hinckley. A great advantage if I'm to make a accurate representation, but it can be done from photos, drawings, and Bob Perry's advice when I come up blank. It's great to have one of the worlds top yacht designers on my staff.

Today I take the copy of the original faded drawings, hi-light the lines and make notes to myself...next it's off to Staples to have them reduce the size by a third so I can work in 1/2" scale (not the original 3/4") which has been chosen for this hull.

This process will take me most of the day because I have to shovel the driveway too.

My office staff are eagerly waiting the launch of this exciting project.

My small portfolio...to date

Cornish Crabber 22 "Cornemuse" ... GK hull #001

Mirage 33 "Gatekeeper" ... GK hull #002

Douglas 31 "Exodus" ...  GK hull #003

Walker Bay 8' RID ... GK hull #004

Orders pending...


62' Robert Perry designed "Sliver" (2 copies, one to the proud owner and one for Bob Perry's collection)  in progress
Mirage 33  "Breakaway" in progress 
Hinckley 43  "Echo" in progress
Beneteau 33  "Last Shot"
Pearson 30   "Old Shoes"

Quest 30

Santa Cruz 37

& hopefully...


Nonsuch 30
C&C33

Where it all happens...

This is my workshop...a roomy 10 x 12' garden shed with no heat. Did I mention I live in Northern Ontario? I do the cutting and sanding in the shop and the glueing and painting in my small utilty room in the house.

Once I get them tidied up I'll post some pics.

My first Blog Entry

In this blog I hope to show the progress of the half hull yachts I am building and those I have completed...as I figure out this new technology I'll hopefully be able to both teach (a bit) and learn (a lot) about this old craft.