Finishing touches are happening. The rudder and rudder stock are all rigged up and ready to steer, pin included - holding the tiller in the rudder stock.
Below is my favorite piece of wood on the boat. Unfortunately not the best photo, but you can see the beautiful grain of the curly maple. Different in each piece of maple, this one looks 3-dimensional from certain angles under the varnish. A rippling water effect. Thanks to Jerry from Germfask, MI for all of the curly maple!
Lashing for the mast, and the belay pin for the downhaul.
Yesterday, Daddy took advantage of a day without rain to put the last coat of paint on the gunnels, then load the boat onto the trailer, where she'll sit until we take her sailing. Here's a close up the bow hole rather than using a big bolt like we were intending to for cranking up onto the trailer.
On the trailer ready to hit the water, almost!
I screwed on the second oar lock socket this afternoon. We are going to glue small strips of leather down on the top edge of the transom to protect the wood where the oars will lay when tied and not in use. We always hope to not have to use the oars, and I wish we could go sailing without them because they can really be a nuisance, but the places we go sailing here, we really need oars, especially for getting away from and to boat ramps, getting clear of weedy shore patches on Lake Hall, and for all the days when winds are iffy.
And I love this drill. It's been the best - I hope my dad lets me keep it when the project is completed; I've never owned a drill. It has been through a lot and is caked with epoxy, so it's super strong now.
Tomorrow we're going to attach the mainsheet to the boom, then we're ready to go sailing. I guess we're just waiting on Isaac to pass now...
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