This weekends boatbuilding adventures

I really wish I had video of this weekend. I kinda sorta started carpentry very early in life. We had a large family, and Dad worked for Ma Bell,,,which meant you didn't work With someone, then become his Boss the next day. So a promotion meant a transfer,,,,a new house,,, and either an attic or a basement that had to be remodeled for two or three boys to live in.
Professionally, I started in 1977, with Louisiana State Parks,,,been at it ever since. with a few detours,,,The Mississippi river came calling in 1980, but 3 weeks on and two weeks off gave me plenty of time for woodworking,,,
A few years managing a Hardware Store in Baton Rouge was my time in a Toy Store, some of the greatest fun of my life.
But,,back to the video,,,the video of an overconfident, over anxious woodworker building a waterproof hatch system on a weekender. Anyone need numerous curved peices of mahogany? Some have beautifully executed miters, others have sweet half-laps,,none of which were cut the right direction, or perhaps, upside down, sideways, or maybe even inverted.
Perhaps it's time to invest in the time honored "Moaning Chair". Somehow,,,someway,,,Dulcinea and I will be at Sailstice!
The hull is delaminating, the stem is delaminating, the keel is delaminating, the stern block is delaminating, the bowsprit is delaminating, the mast is delaminating, the rudder box came in pieces, and most everything else is loose, or built with pieces of scrap lumber.
I've found Liquid Nails, dark red "Fire Caulk", "Great Stuff" spray foam insulation, and epoxy mixed so soft it could be cut with a decently sharp putty knife.
The good news is everything is "repairable",,I might have to come up with creative ways of hiding some of the original construction methods and materials though. I also need to decide what I can sail with this season, and what can wait,,,,,>sigh<

First Post

Hello all,


This blog will be about my adventures and misadventures rebuilding a Glen-L 12 sailboat, built in 1976 by a gentleman in New Jersey which I got from his son here in Raleigh, North Carolina, and also a "Weekender", a schooner bow, gaff rigged sailboat designed by the Stevenson Brothers, and built in 2006 by a gentleman in Charleston SC. Why two wooden boat projects you ask? I guess because I haven't found the third yet!!!

I'm a carpenter by trade, but this is my first experience building (or rebuilding) boats. Luckily I am a good swimmer, just in case~! Unfortunately, it's raining right now, so things are on hold this evening.