Archive for category: Boats & Boatbuilding

New Bow Light

Categories:Boats & Boatbuilding

Not a lot of tripping or other progress to report lately… lots of work calls, it’s gray here, and one of the dogs hasn’t been feeling well. But I did find time to replace the original bow light, which had succumbed to corrosion in such a way that the inside was almost completely gone, and [...]

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New Sun Pad

Categories:Boats & Boatbuilding

A quick trip around Scott Point through Captain Passage was an opportunity to shoot some photos myself, for the first time from the boat, and to make a few additions and adjustments.Finally figured out a way to cover the back “deck” with a nice pad…. It is quite soft and comfortable, especially for the dogs, and wipes clean easily, while still allowing access to the stowage below.The main reason for the pad is to give the dogs a place to feel comfortable, and a short cruise around Long Harbour confirmed its suitability.Pulled up the beach, I had the opportunity to make a few adjustments.

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Launched!

Categories:Boats & Boatbuilding

She is in the water! The splash from the christening is actually visible in this photo, below the bow eye. The control cables are finally in, and adjusted… and even color coordinated. (Many thanks to the good folks at Harbour’s End Marine.) This is a spot in the Salt Spring Marina where she will stay [...]

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A Final Hurdle

Categories:Boats & Boatbuilding

So the boatyard trailer arrived, the boat was loaded without event, and hauled to the public ramp in Ganges. The motor started smoothly… and then wouldn’t respond to the throttle… because the control cables were never installed! Off to the yard to check stock for the needed parts: none available on the island. Time to [...]

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Christened!

Categories:Boats & Boatbuilding

What a difference from the corroded, holed, peeling hull that was plunked down in the dirt of the driveway a year and half ago.The christening was eventful…A tip: do not do as Chapman’s recommends and score your champagne bottle so it will break more easily…. The bottle had exploded, thankfully prevented from distributing glass shrapnel about the living room by the wrapping.The naming ceremony proceeded with a bit of salvaged champagne poured over the bow in the modern tradition, and bottle of Mike’s Hard Lemonade smashed on the bow stem in the old tradition, for good measure.As noted in a previous comment, the name Bardick is a blended word made from my maternal grandparents first names when they named their classic Lyman runabout.

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