02 Jun 26:
Skipper insisted that we dry fit the gunwales...
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12 May 26:
My Uncle's tackle box is about 60 years old, and about 30 years ago I repurposed it to be a Rigger's box. Today we worked on the tiller for the Nutshell Pram.
30 May 26:
Our little bottle jack leaked all its fluid at one point, so we added some more. We couldn't find bottle jack fluid today, so substituted power steering fluid.
31 May 26:
We should have menitoned this earlier. Spring water temperatures lag behind air temp, for example in Maine right now the water temp ranges from the upper 40s to low 50s°F (4 to 11°C). It's a beautiful warm day so folks start putting their small boats in the water. At these temperatures, the risk of cold water shock and hypothermia is extremely high ...21 May 26:
Sunfish Sailboat Knots and Rigging