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"Bold Flight"

1971 Newport 30 Sailboat

Month: December 2017

Posted on December 9, 2017December 11, 2017

New bulkheads in progress

Posted on December 9, 2017December 11, 2017

Fixing rudder wobble

Cleaned and polished stock with fine sandpaper
Waxing the rudder stock
Using heat gun to create even layer of wax
Melting wax
Posted on December 9, 2017December 11, 2017

More rotten core exposed

Posted on December 6, 2017December 8, 2017

New Prop Arrived!

The new shiny 12-10 prop by Michigan Wheel have just arrived!  Thank you, General Propeller Co for shipping it so fast.

Propeller
Posted on December 3, 2017December 8, 2017

Starting on bulkheads

Wish I had access to CNC. Making this with hand-held router was a royal pain
Applying waterproof wood glue
Clamping down
Posted on December 2, 2017December 8, 2017

Plywood for bulkheads

Picked up 2 sheets of 4×8 Hydro-tek plywood from McBeath today. It’s a bit pink for the bulkheads look I’m after but I’m planning to bleach it with Lite-n-Up.

Taking plywood to boat yard

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