Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 11
  1. 04-17-2009, 02:14 PM #1
    Robert1988
    Robert1988 is offline
    Let's keep it simple... Robert1988's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Zagreb, Croatia
    Posts
    204
    Thanked: 18

    Default Building a sailing boat

    Hello...

    Here's what I do with my father when I'm at home and have some spare time...

    I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...


    Name: IMG_1296.jpg Views: 369 Size: 41.9 KB

    That's the view from my front gate...


    Name: IMG_1295.jpg Views: 346 Size: 49.5 KB

    That's the look from the behind...


    Name: IMG_1297.jpg Views: 372 Size: 45.1 KB

    The cokpit (you can see my father there)...


    Name: IMG_1294.jpg Views: 405 Size: 56.8 KB

    That's the saloon with the kitchen (floor is still missing)...


    Name: IMG_1300.jpg Views: 502 Size: 43.7 KB

    That's the kitchen (stove is missing, along with the fridge door)...


    Name: IMG_1307.jpg Views: 424 Size: 51.5 KB

    That's my father (passage to the front cabin in the back)...


    Name: IMG_1308.jpg Views: 350 Size: 57.2 KB

    That's the closet in the passage...


    Name: IMG_1316.jpg Views: 652 Size: 51.4 KB

    That's the front cabin (bed is missing)...


    Name: IMG_1302.jpg Views: 622 Size: 50.5 KB

    That's the cupboard in the saloon (opposite to the kitchen)...


    Name: IMG_1304.jpg Views: 373 Size: 50.5 KB

    That's the freezer which will be under the bed/dinning place and tunnel that leads under the ****pit where engine will be installed... There's one on the kitchen side too...


    It is made of plywood, all according to licensed Van de Stadt blueprints which my father bought in the 80's...

    We hope that it will be "sail ready" for summer 2010...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 04-17-2009, 02:28 PM #2
    Bruno
    Bruno is offline
    Heat it and beat it Bruno's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    Belgium
    Posts
    15,142
    Thanked: 5236
    Blog Entries
    10

    Default

    Very nice. The pics made me think about Gibbs in NCIS
    Must be a very interesting project.
    Til shade is gone, til water is gone, Into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath.
    To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  3. The Following User Says Thank You to Bruno For This Useful Post:

    Robert1988 (04-19-2009)
  4. 04-17-2009, 02:51 PM #3
    jockeys
    jockeys is offline
    Shaves like a pirate jockeys's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    DFW, TX
    Posts
    2,423
    Thanked: 590

    Default

    absolutely gorgeous!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  5. The Following User Says Thank You to jockeys For This Useful Post:

    Robert1988 (04-19-2009)
  6. 04-17-2009, 04:05 PM #4
    ben.mid
    ben.mid is offline
    Large Member ben.mid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Oxfordshire, England
    Posts
    3,096
    Thanked: 763

    Default

    That's cool, & quality time with your father too. Now hold him down & get that razor over him!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  7. The Following User Says Thank You to ben.mid For This Useful Post:

    Robert1988 (04-19-2009)
  8. 04-17-2009, 04:17 PM #5
    Robert1988
    Robert1988 is offline
    Let's keep it simple... Robert1988's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Zagreb, Croatia
    Posts
    204
    Thanked: 18

    Default

    I tried, but the Force is strong in him...

    Seriously, last time he shaved was back in 1987., on his last day of army service...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 04-17-2009, 08:41 PM #6
    PuFFaH
    PuFFaH is offline
    Still hasn't shut up PuFFaH's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Poole, Dorset, UK
    Posts
    593
    Thanked: 44

    Default

    Nice job!!!

    PuFF
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  10. The Following User Says Thank You to PuFFaH For This Useful Post:

    Robert1988 (04-19-2009)
  11. 04-19-2009, 11:41 AM #7
    Otto
    Otto is offline
    . Otto's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    3,757
    Thanked: 3708

    Default

    Nice! How many ft. is it?

    "Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
    - Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  12. The Following User Says Thank You to Otto For This Useful Post:

    Robert1988 (04-19-2009)
  13. 04-19-2009, 02:06 PM #8
    Robert1988
    Robert1988 is offline
    Let's keep it simple... Robert1988's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Zagreb, Croatia
    Posts
    204
    Thanked: 18

    Default

    It should be 27 ft 2 inch long, but it's a little bit longer...

    Here's a picture of cupboard in captain's cabin...

    Name: IMG_1320.jpg Views: 352 Size: 40.4 KB

    My father is nuts about detail, so most of the doors on cupboards have seahorses or dolphins on them... Even the table has a large wind rose in the middle, along with some dolphins in the corners...

    You can see that the kitchen and saloon are all in mahogany, captain's cabin is in oak...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 04-19-2009, 07:00 PM #9
    dannyr
    dannyr is offline
    Senior Member dannyr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Greensboro, NC.
    Posts
    192
    Thanked: 40

    Default

    Man that is great! The woodwork is looking good. if I ever have an abundence of time and money I would build a sail boat. I admire the designs of Fenwick Williams, especialy "Annie".
    best of luck
    Dannyr
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  15. The Following User Says Thank You to dannyr For This Useful Post:

    Robert1988 (04-19-2009)
  16. 04-19-2009, 07:22 PM #10
    gregs656
    gregs656 is offline
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Sussex, UK
    Posts
    1,710
    Thanked: 234

    Default

    That's really cool, good luck,
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  17. The Following User Says Thank You to gregs656 For This Useful Post:

    Robert1988 (04-19-2009)
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules