Building the Bouchie Dory Part 30 – Inwales and Outwales Let’s talk about traditions. British and North American. Maybe that’s not quite the right term. Instead of tradition let’s call it frequently applied practices because traditions...
In the latest issue of Professional Boatbuilder magazine, October/November 2021 – #193, contributor Dan Mielke describes the process he used for establishing a new waterline and boot-stripe on his sailing yacht. (I’ve included the article in the attachments) By...
Building the Bouchie Dory Part 23 – Fixing Mistakes We all make mistakes and I have made a ton of them. It sucks but all we can do is try to smarten up, which seems to be hopeless in my case. Failing that we just have to try to fix them well. This is one...
Building the Bouchie Dory Pt. 21 – Installing the cutwater The cutwater is technically just the leading portion of the stem out side of the planking. I use the term to refer to a separate component that can be replaced in the event of damage. In the...
Building the Bouchie Dory Part 18 – Lapstrake planking part 1 Spiling for lapstrake planking can be accomplished in many ways. The simplest involves simply wrapping a pre-thicknessed plank around the hull and tracing off the the edge of your lap and...
