Wooden boat

The story of a boat build.

We are building a 5.2m wooden boat, to fulfil our long standing desire of a return to sailing. The Adriatic is calling. Here is the story of the build.....

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Pigeons and an owl roost in the garage, hence the need for the protective tent!

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A picture to inspire the build

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The structural timber needs to be cut to size..

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Slide title

The sections for the boat will need to cut from the 14 sheets of marine ply

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The Ptarmigan 17

The project to build the boat grew out of a retirement wish to sail in the Adriatic. Why not build a boat? This page will be updated to show the progress of the build over the coming months.

Various lockdowns and restrictions during the pandemic have placed constraints on the building process, but here goes...