Ballard WA – Schattauer Sails – making the sails for the sloop FRANCIS LEE

The famed Schattauer Sails sailmakers in Seattle are creating the sails for the FRANCIS LEE. This picture was taken in their loft. www.schattauersails.com/ FRANCIS LEE, regarded as SLIVER when beneath building at the Faculty, is a 62-foot composite sloop day drawn by the renowned designer Robert Perry for a shopper right here in the Pacific… Continue reading Ballard WA – Schattauer Sails – making the sails for the sloop FRANCIS LEE

The Nutshell Pram hull is faired using epoxy filler – – IMG_3431

The Nutshell Pram was intended by Joel White for composite construction in marine plywood and epoxy. Prams have a transom fore and aft. The just one forward is smaller sized than the a single aft. There are a lot of these styles by various designers more than the years. Joel White’s Nutshell Pram is a… Continue reading The Nutshell Pram hull is faired using epoxy filler – – IMG_3431

The Nutshell Pram hull is faired using epoxy filler – – IMG_3430

The Nutshell Pram was made by Joel White for composite construction in maritime plywood and epoxy. Prams have a transom fore and aft. The just one forward is smaller sized than the a single aft. There are numerous this sort of layouts by different designers around the years. Joel White’s Nutshell Pram is a single… Continue reading The Nutshell Pram hull is faired using epoxy filler – – IMG_3430

Building the deck mold for the Sliver

College students are building the mold for the Sliver’s deck, which will be built upside down on the vertical molds CAD-slice by Turnpoint Structure. The building jig for the hull is nearest the digital camera. Sliver is a 62-foot strip-planked working day sailor. It was intended by the renowned designer Robert Perry for a client… Continue reading Building the deck mold for the Sliver

The Bangor Packet – interior construction beginning – – IMG_3542

This is the Joel White-made Bangor Packet, a sliding seat rowing wherry, underneath development in Instructor Bruce Blatchley’s Up to date (wood composite) study course. We designed the boat of three levels of slim veneers more than a basket mould. The boat, with its sliding seat, weighs about 100 lbs. For extra on Joel White,… Continue reading The Bangor Packet – interior construction beginning – – IMG_3542