tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85860915687084107572024-03-05T12:39:35.888-08:00Abernethy & Gaudin BoatbuildersBuilding and restoring wooden boats in Victoria BCAbernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-66359627817715736232012-06-24T00:15:00.001-07:002012-06-24T00:20:10.232-07:00Traditional caulking fundimentals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-85089478217495521912011-12-15T21:25:00.000-08:002011-12-15T21:35:26.361-08:00Sulhamar Classic Boat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUzhxWxXElrJXPSVKKmvWxO9ZHTE83XluYyM3bQE06QeXvYjUBqF9-D8hhdsDJL-DMaLWDkGwkt3zOKjs1qSTkPe-nZQZWxY743twpAv_SK1rXKINVajq5PVfhB4sE08rG5efJ5hpuJQ/s1600/DSC_7454.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUzhxWxXElrJXPSVKKmvWxO9ZHTE83XluYyM3bQE06QeXvYjUBqF9-D8hhdsDJL-DMaLWDkGwkt3zOKjs1qSTkPe-nZQZWxY743twpAv_SK1rXKINVajq5PVfhB4sE08rG5efJ5hpuJQ/s200/DSC_7454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686595577515434626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9f9W_JG2ujJcbxTNmQa_XIlnLKdjBHfHv0NPB0MK5fQ6a4wtgexPNobg6DFsbzI8FwDQ4IV5cZ9-UN1cJBFWSPLcr-HjjX7QMFI_6S5Fw16m4Gt_gCBWM2zy3ZTE4RuRl2ZEZdyLOxes/s1600/DSC_7445.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9f9W_JG2ujJcbxTNmQa_XIlnLKdjBHfHv0NPB0MK5fQ6a4wtgexPNobg6DFsbzI8FwDQ4IV5cZ9-UN1cJBFWSPLcr-HjjX7QMFI_6S5Fw16m4Gt_gCBWM2zy3ZTE4RuRl2ZEZdyLOxes/s200/DSC_7445.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686595277351571938" border="0" /></a><br />Sulhamar is the oldest boat that we have restored and maintain. Over the years we’ve replaced a fair amount of old and tired wood from her.<br />Built in Vancouver, 1924 she was always a pleasure yacht. At the time she was built she would have been out fitted with a Grey’s Marine engine. Today she looks much like she did in her original beauty. Her bottom however has always been in need of attention. To begin we had to remove the interior to access the rotten wood.<br />To make the restoration list short I can sat that we did not have to replace the keel. Other than that it's all new.<br />Sulhamar will get a new engine and systems. This fresh start will make simplify the mechanics and electrical. We will also return the interior to it's original configuration. With the exception of a bucket as the head....or maybe not?Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-84833533615853957582011-12-15T21:14:00.000-08:002011-12-15T21:25:21.117-08:00Tender for Merva<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZJiPgbEEBnxTvH-vJ365pXg1IYPhy3gyzM2vUOsCya2nVhxlb0zUxCdKBGWngqzpNMBGngxFrQzjwTpLWjZAlpVz9jKXeiBsBakpRcPwtSc6nr-qeP91UaEEdpeSuVLHFBWrVulknPU/s1600/DSC_7438.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZJiPgbEEBnxTvH-vJ365pXg1IYPhy3gyzM2vUOsCya2nVhxlb0zUxCdKBGWngqzpNMBGngxFrQzjwTpLWjZAlpVz9jKXeiBsBakpRcPwtSc6nr-qeP91UaEEdpeSuVLHFBWrVulknPU/s200/DSC_7438.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686592982368216898" border="0" /></a><br />Last week we began a new build. This is a new tender for Merva. A motor boat that we restored a few years ago. Her tender has always remained with the boat throughout her life. This little gem sat in her cradle attached to the davits on the aft house. We have a picture of the boats, some 60 years ago with the tender on Merva aft house.<br />The tender is too far gone to serve as a safe reliable ship tp shore vessle so we decided to build a new one using the old one as the template. We have done this before with much success. There are a few changes that we are going to make from the original. The planking will be plywood and there will be no frames. This is to keep the weight down and to make her tough enough to be pulled up on the shore. All of us who own cedar planked boats know precious they are. This tender will be ready for her owner this springAbernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-23672950413134782402011-12-15T20:49:00.000-08:002011-12-15T21:11:44.318-08:00Dreamboat. 40' Matherws<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GAGXmqw77GtQguRBS_l0mNp65RUkVDWTfXRHdW7wYngHT9chcT8_UgDgPSWvJ2iq0Xf84V5pUvtZXRM5uuhrZ9DP8ctoX-gJlYFA29Lxx6SrxmsifJPukfa5ut-UlohWYfn63d0_COY/s1600/DSC_7316.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GAGXmqw77GtQguRBS_l0mNp65RUkVDWTfXRHdW7wYngHT9chcT8_UgDgPSWvJ2iq0Xf84V5pUvtZXRM5uuhrZ9DP8ctoX-gJlYFA29Lxx6SrxmsifJPukfa5ut-UlohWYfn63d0_COY/s200/DSC_7316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686588905658139314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3vn_USTEMZMVa7oxNUvR_gUXowrbjnd1hH-3Sth0OoM5g0j9KQ1dcD79gz3jwcU96XoZUeDTBT99tfm1hMGtjhr3o89l75e_AdEiVcGi0f4Q-VyEkTivYZj45Tr7Jvnf4T_D8Co4VOQ/s1600/DSC_7245.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3vn_USTEMZMVa7oxNUvR_gUXowrbjnd1hH-3Sth0OoM5g0j9KQ1dcD79gz3jwcU96XoZUeDTBT99tfm1hMGtjhr3o89l75e_AdEiVcGi0f4Q-VyEkTivYZj45Tr7Jvnf4T_D8Co4VOQ/s200/DSC_7245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686588680192101346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Dreamboat". Not to be confused with the Lake Union boat. This is a motorboat built in Ohio By the Mathews motorboat company.<br />Our project this summer was the restoration of Dreamboat. A 40' Mathews built in 1939. I believe that this particular design of Mathews was the finest. It really has everything you could want as far as looks and the accommodations is well laid out.<br />Our restoration consisted of replacing 1/2 of the lower sections of the frames. New garboards and second planks full length, floor timbers. Keel work. side decks. house rebuild and a systems upgrade including new tanks.<br />The new owners of Dreamboat were a pleasure to work with on this project. Dreamboat can now stand up to her name again thanks to them.<br /><br />Here is a link to the Mathews Boat Owners Association. http://www.matthewsboatownersassoc.com/Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-19449356014714109292011-08-29T20:56:00.000-07:002011-08-29T21:12:48.302-07:002011 Classic Boat Festival<a style="width: 96px; height: 45px;" href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=classic+boat+festival+victoria&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Dlv&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1600&bih=719&tbm=isch&tbnid=D4T1_ONGXJJErM:&imgrefurl=http://www.kayakchartersbc.com/&docid=kQrWdfrfrkAS4M&w=150&h=71&ei=fF9cTon3F4yksQKXid0m&zoom=0&iact=hc&vpx=230&vpy=568&dur=139&hovh=45&hovw=96&tx=86&ty=34&page=2&tbnh=45&tbnw=96&start=29&ndsp=35&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:29" class="rg_hl" id="rg_hl"><span class="rg_ctlv"></span></a><a style="width: 240px; height: 210px;" href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=classic+boat+festival+victoria&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=fQG&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1600&bih=719&tbm=isch&tbnid=GgutNvjdKxVl9M:&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/fergie/4963326971/&docid=y53DXcIi4LErUM&w=500&h=436&ei=fF9cTon3F4yksQKXid0m&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1086&vpy=199&dur=1905&hovh=210&hovw=240&tx=173&ty=138&page=3&tbnh=127&tbnw=144&start=64&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:64" class="rg_hl" id="rg_hl"><img src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ1Ar2b4cbgqS4sIXOd2OxapO44XQFkQ0gTq6znLBY_peRiGz_Ztw" style="width: 240px; height: 210px;" height="210" width="240" class="rg_hi" id="rg_hi" height="210" width="240" /></a>
<br />The 2011 Classic Boat Festival is happening this September 2,3 and 4th, Labour day long weekend in the Victoria inner harbour. The events start at noon on Friday and go until Sunday night. There will be all the usual events such as award dinners and a sailing race. We will be participating this year along with our festival The Open Boat Festival. We will have 10x20 stand stet up on the wharf to display our newly built boats and to meet with boaters.
<br />We are looking forward to this event and we would like to give a very special thanks to the volunteers at the Classic Boat Festival and the people that put the show together.
<br /><a style="width: 96px; height: 45px;" href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=classic+boat+festival+victoria&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Dlv&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1600&bih=719&tbm=isch&tbnid=D4T1_ONGXJJErM:&imgrefurl=http://www.kayakchartersbc.com/&docid=kQrWdfrfrkAS4M&w=150&h=71&ei=fF9cTon3F4yksQKXid0m&zoom=0&iact=hc&vpx=230&vpy=568&dur=139&hovh=45&hovw=96&tx=86&ty=34&page=2&tbnh=45&tbnw=96&start=29&ndsp=35&ved=1t:429,r:18,s:29" class="rg_hl" id="rg_hl"><span class="rg_ctlv"></span></a>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-51215173049209948082011-08-29T20:34:00.000-07:002011-08-29T20:55:25.132-07:00Llanoria 6 meter takes third placeWe were very excited to hear that LLANORIA (US 83), the 1948<i> Sparkman</i> & <i>Stephens </i>design, came in third at the 2011 6 meter Worlds in Helsinki Finland.
<br />At the beginning of this year we were a part of the team that restored Llanoria in what I believe to be record time. Her restoration was completed in late spring and shipped overseas to race. Llanoria had previously won at the Olympics in the Summer of 1952.
<br />Thanks again to Jesperson Boatbuilders for the opportunity to work with them on this project and congratulations to the crew who sailed her. <img style="padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZK8yJzwRP92st-7rW1NL0MAwBpL_UX-s4piDDHrxg0AteAL2UK3NhhIBSehhZqSK8U7CEKZojaTKhv_czAsroDYW9QDA55vtr5SwoOr5Cc9Htmn9Ll_T7NDEvqv7PftCtOp-CdBNhp8/s640/P1010460.JPG" id="il_fi" height="480" width="640" /><span class="rg_ctlv"><a style="width: 194px; height: 259px;" href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=6+meter+worlds+helsinki+LLANORIA&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1600&bih=719&tbm=isch&prmd=ivns&tbnid=R0e6E9AbbrVC-M:&imgrefurl=http://6mrvancouver.blogspot.com/2011/06/llanoria-takes-gold-at-1952-summer.html&docid=4p1jGSOmD-KswM&w=588&h=785&ei=W1tcTo6oHaOosQKfwZkz&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=652&vpy=59&dur=905&hovh=259&hovw=194&tx=113&ty=197&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=99&start=0&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0" class="rg_hl" id="rg_hl"><img src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQtlA8slBtsy6fnF-5e_0kuSwkEMMVGzUV7GQf7CFAo_sIPy8Iy4Q" style="width: 194px; height: 259px;" height="259" width="194" class="rg_hi" id="rg_hi" height="259" width="194" /></a></span>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-46150891959523656432011-05-31T22:04:00.000-07:002011-05-31T22:09:40.180-07:00Boatbuilding in Brentwood Bay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7DStLHHnEXa_7cBzR3r45MLdP0Ll5k0us-e-nFGZaZNQ2FPJAPYOBjM_Nr4VdITASat6Rd1Ogn7lAT12CUXtUXO_SeZfnBZGmOMrY0SexHIG0Vx-IJrjUg_xb4wYELHDBpyvwS9PaQQ/s1600/shop.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7DStLHHnEXa_7cBzR3r45MLdP0Ll5k0us-e-nFGZaZNQ2FPJAPYOBjM_Nr4VdITASat6Rd1Ogn7lAT12CUXtUXO_SeZfnBZGmOMrY0SexHIG0Vx-IJrjUg_xb4wYELHDBpyvwS9PaQQ/s200/shop.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613113794993103122" border="0" /></a><br />After completing the boatbuilding school in the States, my wife and I were looking for a place to moor our 1939 sloop Sea Witch as we returned to Canada. Brentwood Bay was the closest protected bay close to Victoria on the chart and looked like the obvious choice. At that time I would have never known that my connection to this place would go so deep.<br /><br />Brentwood Bay must have once looked like a remote inlet, like those found north of Desolation Sound. 100 years ago only a handful of cottages with boat houses were lined along the eastern shore where the ferry dock is now. Getting to Brentwood would have been easier by boat than cart or car.<br /><br />I have a friend who lives in the cottage that his father built. Jack is in his early nineties and I enjoy every story he tells me about this place. He remembers when young men were going to war; when a basking shark just wallowed up to the beach and when his neighbour went out for a short row and never returned.<br /><br />In 1999 Jean Gaudin and I started Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd. in a barn in North Saanich. 3 years later, Gilbert’s was offered to us. We became the third tenants of the waterfront boat shop located in the bay. This shop offered an ideal place for us to do the work we love, and in a location that is at times breathtaking. What we didn’t know at the time was that Gilbert’s boat shop was rich with history and well known to everyone but me. I had heard of the name but didn’t know much about the man or place. What we have found out over the years make us proud to continue the tradition.<br /><br />Gilbert’s started out as Gilbert's Guide Boathouse in 1927. A sawmill was also built to process lumber for the construction of summer cabins. At that time the marina was built. One of the biggest draws, was the fish - not just fish, but 30lb salmon! Brentwood Bay boasted one of the best places to catch salmon in Canada. Over the years, Gilbert's saw their fair share of notable anglers, including 2 prime ministers Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker and Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Oscar Peterson, Gordie Howe, and even a young Shirley Temple.<br /><br />It was so reliable to land a good size salmon that there was a facility to can or freeze your salmon right there at the marina. Gilbert built guide boats for hire and business was thriving. The boat was a popular sight out on the calm water of the bay. My friend Jack told me that there would be a line up of people waiting to rent these little fish boats. I don’t think that there is anything like that today.<br /><br />In 1938 the marina was struck by fire and in the reconstruction, a set of ways were built. Likely the same ones that we use today to haul classic boats up to 30 tons. I can only imagine that there was some old engine out of a model T Ford connected to a used logging winch to haul out the boats. Today the winch is still there and a 4 speed transmission transfers the power from a 10 hp 3 Phase electric motor. From the 50‘s to the 70‘s Gilbert's was also home to a commercial smokehouse, freezer plant, the launch ramp. The ramp was condemned and eventually fell apart. That is now the location of our woodworking shop.<br /><br />Today we have built up the shop as a dedicated wooden boat repair facility. One of our first projects at the shop was to rebuild and upgrade the set of ways. The old set was very worn out by the time we took over. The ways would slip off the tracks often. If it was let down too fast without a boat on it, it would float right off the tracks. This was due to it’s solid wood construction. The new set of ways is built with steel H beam and we use mining cart wheels. The ways was upgraded to todays environmental standards. Gilbert is long gone but I’d like to think he would be proud that we’ve kept the shop up and continue to build and repair wooden boats.Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-86533108869652090992011-05-26T21:49:00.001-07:002011-05-26T21:50:05.872-07:00St Lawrence skiff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaMzCIeQCkNN1TxzOuaCbmBb4FRjJiLzAIdfuFe-rKEKnOl8Cq0OT4Cw7a2lqvXngXq7hU8ai-GEB0XxMOfFDhBMFK47m7-gupw_5fBk57fCEGkiipqK9xFjbyYHWNhl9cHRBwwdCWVk/s1600/IMG_0224.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaMzCIeQCkNN1TxzOuaCbmBb4FRjJiLzAIdfuFe-rKEKnOl8Cq0OT4Cw7a2lqvXngXq7hU8ai-GEB0XxMOfFDhBMFK47m7-gupw_5fBk57fCEGkiipqK9xFjbyYHWNhl9cHRBwwdCWVk/s200/IMG_0224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611253665456206306" border="0" /></a><br />We have finished the skiff!!Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-53998586509023438172011-05-26T21:35:00.000-07:002011-05-26T21:48:42.012-07:006 meter completed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHHrSOe_uzkKo7DbqiNMOa1JPgaGenKtbbnGRbCaloJg4LznKXe_sosw2aT3IisQFdI_egLr00ZchHDqxSfip9jBeZMLFndKlSZuWt6jR9_y5KiaUxTdmD4T6IfiDhjqXcOr8WOdoMI8/s1600/DSC_5531.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHHrSOe_uzkKo7DbqiNMOa1JPgaGenKtbbnGRbCaloJg4LznKXe_sosw2aT3IisQFdI_egLr00ZchHDqxSfip9jBeZMLFndKlSZuWt6jR9_y5KiaUxTdmD4T6IfiDhjqXcOr8WOdoMI8/s200/DSC_5531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611253264287760370" border="0" /></a><br />At the beginning of the year we worked with Jespersons Boatbuilders to rebuild Llanoria. A 2 time Olympic 6 Meter. The project was to rebuild her to race in the next 6 Meter worlds in Helsinki Finland. The deadlind for the project was June 1st 2011 and we met that target date. We started in January replacing 1/2 of the frames and the lower planking. Removed the ballast and repaired the keel and stem. A new transom and floors were built. The boat was wedge seamed, refastened, faired and painted. Deck beams and deck were replaced. Yachttech (www.yachttech.com) in Sidney rebuilt the rig and have done an amazing job.<br />It was a pleasure to work with Jespersons and there crew.Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-1291425202732005712010-12-14T13:01:00.000-08:002010-12-14T13:04:53.106-08:00St Lawrence skiff<a id="yui_3_2_0_1_1292360011571719" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56510350@N08/5259358083/in/photostream/"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1292360011571812" class="facade-of-protection"></span></a>Here is the new St Lawrence skiff that we are building. You can follow us on the Wooden Boat Forum. There you can see the posted progress shots and see the on going debate on what this boat actually is.<br /><br /><br /><a id="yui_3_2_0_1_12923600115711407" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56510350@N08/5239786509/in/photostream/"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_12923600115711994" class="facade-of-protection"></span><img id="yui_3_2_0_1_12923600115711426" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5239786509_e117154b62_b.jpg" style="opacity: 1; z-index: 1;" class="loaded" /></a><a id="yui_3_2_0_1_1292360011571719" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56510350@N08/5259358083/in/photostream/"><img id="yui_3_2_0_1_1292360011571726" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5259358083_d5ed6a4cc9_b.jpg" style="opacity: 1; z-index: 1;" class="loaded" /></a>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-12425027083300942692010-12-14T12:59:00.000-08:002010-12-14T13:01:34.707-08:00Gartside double ender<a id="yui_3_2_0_1_12923600115711882" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56510350@N08/5259971056/in/photostream/"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_12923600115711977" class="facade-of-protection"></span></a>Here is the Garside boat getting some furniture installed. We are defiantly going to have hear ready for the spring.<br />Still there are oars and sails to make.<br /><br /><br /><a id="yui_3_2_0_1_12923600115711882" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56510350@N08/5259971056/in/photostream/"><img id="yui_3_2_0_1_12923600115711935" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5249/5259971056_0be21e164e_b.jpg" style="opacity: 1; z-index: 1;" class="loaded" /></a>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-81101166133530386362010-11-27T23:07:00.000-08:002010-11-27T23:12:59.585-08:00St Lawrence skiff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-q0N2-Uywu4CIC80dIuOyEL3AqH8mMGEKQLkOan-BydlIhtKi6V4KQzMXvJN9CCGhC0jNaZ6WX4fS_38pURB-LsDOI8COI16RE7mQ7fOrzAf3cZ9kd5-UBX4wFgHPRWAwbx4K2qSSJ4/s1600/DSC_5289.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-q0N2-Uywu4CIC80dIuOyEL3AqH8mMGEKQLkOan-BydlIhtKi6V4KQzMXvJN9CCGhC0jNaZ6WX4fS_38pURB-LsDOI8COI16RE7mQ7fOrzAf3cZ9kd5-UBX4wFgHPRWAwbx4K2qSSJ4/s200/DSC_5289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544495007693960418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYEkcKKnHvblFJybrbdbnDIV4iYkYvq9LlgCZabBXLsexsDMK8mUx2w9bvdaayOtQeIeUQQzlLnuYqsvvuzqc2R_LtIUDUCQquYw6PEVzcDf4VqtDRLqt4VkVmnE5LDD7Y2QY9DEdqxk/s1600/IMG_0334.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYEkcKKnHvblFJybrbdbnDIV4iYkYvq9LlgCZabBXLsexsDMK8mUx2w9bvdaayOtQeIeUQQzlLnuYqsvvuzqc2R_LtIUDUCQquYw6PEVzcDf4VqtDRLqt4VkVmnE5LDD7Y2QY9DEdqxk/s200/IMG_0334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544494811231713378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJ72cR8nshLXa0Z3geljR7LiYF-2ATGefaiTJg1hg9lCpW72ELxrna2gXq1fDxqpFjDdvvj1g9wt1Ag5FA_gppdhr7kY7rgjZ6sJx1KP0QVXYUTNEOuhf7r8txSvakKWcR7CY5-Ksw1o/s1600/DSC_5288.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJ72cR8nshLXa0Z3geljR7LiYF-2ATGefaiTJg1hg9lCpW72ELxrna2gXq1fDxqpFjDdvvj1g9wt1Ag5FA_gppdhr7kY7rgjZ6sJx1KP0QVXYUTNEOuhf7r8txSvakKWcR7CY5-Ksw1o/s200/DSC_5288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544494623837365538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are the latest pictures of the boat.<br />Garry oak stem and stern. A yellow cedar keel and the nicest red cedar planking we have ever seen. I have used this batch of cedar for 10 years. It was a big batch. So far we have hung 4 sets of planks and working on the 5th.Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-42587970658633527452010-10-29T10:24:00.000-07:002010-10-29T10:27:31.167-07:0012 double ender<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-ffG6Z7f2_rGyq5-ywETVAJXpHKhAqkIomzc-erSRCM1oO4uE6qf7IR7-WzqkHHyrdotvo4vs2_q6YA6yUQ2MmIVHdRAMAWRCnSlk04wYOUYv6ITYEwoYA1tQqy6noerli1vA3lTPLQ/s1600/IMG_0386.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-ffG6Z7f2_rGyq5-ywETVAJXpHKhAqkIomzc-erSRCM1oO4uE6qf7IR7-WzqkHHyrdotvo4vs2_q6YA6yUQ2MmIVHdRAMAWRCnSlk04wYOUYv6ITYEwoYA1tQqy6noerli1vA3lTPLQ/s200/IMG_0386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533520910522581570" border="0" /></a><br />This boat is well on it's way to being finished.Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-61982972876461157862010-10-26T10:56:00.000-07:002010-10-26T10:59:45.865-07:00Fresh Varnish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytMBA9TC9KKMbp2f9_eG_oZGeLKET5WMmb_FGECd8z5_3vfH5D5sjai7By2nZNK_3xvSIpN9w9SCX1Oo6kZQhxHOMUrKY617Kr9fwJ5X0vgoKDe5O_82ehlb_wTQ1Z-qKzBy-klENwZw/s1600/IMG_0311.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytMBA9TC9KKMbp2f9_eG_oZGeLKET5WMmb_FGECd8z5_3vfH5D5sjai7By2nZNK_3xvSIpN9w9SCX1Oo6kZQhxHOMUrKY617Kr9fwJ5X0vgoKDe5O_82ehlb_wTQ1Z-qKzBy-klENwZw/s200/IMG_0311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532415991579785858" border="0" /></a><br />Early this fall we did a varnish job on this Aldin cutter that belongs to SALTS. The boat if for sale and after the varnish she looks very fresh. This is a good time to purchase a classic!!<br />Check out SALTS website for details on this boat and others foe sale.Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-39336248441764306722010-10-26T10:35:00.000-07:002010-10-26T10:55:54.030-07:00New construction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtJuKP57QUi963qIMh33F4JtX8Rtdxq19RJV53PL2qLSy6RwdgUolwyUcna94NGUu9GsrNtnHKgr1l-70Tx4jX-9EmO2sLnhVbezZBUIk6aYSK8NUcfepvA7dVlSnmJ-RyX6GbwmhqLI/s1600/IMG_0327.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtJuKP57QUi963qIMh33F4JtX8Rtdxq19RJV53PL2qLSy6RwdgUolwyUcna94NGUu9GsrNtnHKgr1l-70Tx4jX-9EmO2sLnhVbezZBUIk6aYSK8NUcfepvA7dVlSnmJ-RyX6GbwmhqLI/s200/IMG_0327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532411965598207506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSP7tKj8CIdlVJq8544cEhz8cRmbY9j1Z9YWRVm9yKsHcHVKro_hxilw2JHJQkEgbBWoOIysMkxL-vjzUQzJJGoPlwYwQtPQcKOBvFEz2ZKlcn2t0yKjqG_ZrzjHe0hateLeCELqbbGL0/s1600/IMG_0363.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSP7tKj8CIdlVJq8544cEhz8cRmbY9j1Z9YWRVm9yKsHcHVKro_hxilw2JHJQkEgbBWoOIysMkxL-vjzUQzJJGoPlwYwQtPQcKOBvFEz2ZKlcn2t0yKjqG_ZrzjHe0hateLeCELqbbGL0/s200/IMG_0363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532414073220416834" border="0" /></a><br />Recently at the last Open Boat Festival a friend dropped off a nice little double ender that Jean and I ended up falling in love with. I believe that it is a St Lawrence river skill and we are almost certain that this boat was a rental boat due to the vast number of repairs done to her. The planking and keel are pine or white cedar and the rails, stem and stern post are oak. The fastners are copper clench nails. Instead of going to the trouble of taking lines off the boat and lofting. We decided to make the molds right in the boat. We straitened up and fared the boat. Then by assembling patterns in the boat we created actual patters of the exact boat. To date we have the molds set up and we are beginning the construction of the new boat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0m2ahBXCI3n1d5VgGjFSGtPPFmKzqyalxp1fIGD2-Z4Gw7KnGIugFkKBC9UmXY7Iwq2kc4Z1EcZ3yyHkWMme_8JOSD98W-5gwIcb33CXaLZC9mKUQdmS6nYjoMVDSIUiDMmdkLeoInk/s1600/IMG_0374.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0m2ahBXCI3n1d5VgGjFSGtPPFmKzqyalxp1fIGD2-Z4Gw7KnGIugFkKBC9UmXY7Iwq2kc4Z1EcZ3yyHkWMme_8JOSD98W-5gwIcb33CXaLZC9mKUQdmS6nYjoMVDSIUiDMmdkLeoInk/s200/IMG_0374.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532414493150347330" border="0" /></a>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-54367917787117676862010-09-23T20:47:00.000-07:002010-09-23T21:25:19.107-07:00Rebuilding a ships wheel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPP3cIdEYEtylLpNnr9HuUldjBfsGPdyxLm85GtXZCaMPySkz4ONCb2FhPNs6FmqCwMY6GKh_urhEi5kUEoLklBSFAE7a0Vsm8MfTidkW3jsvbirJ3YrBErf2S7v_Ip1H3N_dOy6zNLA/s1600/IMG_1002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPP3cIdEYEtylLpNnr9HuUldjBfsGPdyxLm85GtXZCaMPySkz4ONCb2FhPNs6FmqCwMY6GKh_urhEi5kUEoLklBSFAE7a0Vsm8MfTidkW3jsvbirJ3YrBErf2S7v_Ip1H3N_dOy6zNLA/s320/IMG_1002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520323065731380690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Earlier this year we had the opportunity to rebuild the wheel from Duen. A Norwegian fishing boat built in 1939 as a working boat. Most likely Duen's original steering was a very large tiller. At some point this wheel was found and installed on Duen. Likely this wheel that we are working on was from some other ship. The age of the wheel would be between 80-100 years old determined by the the building method and glue that they used.<br /><br /><br />This is the wheel as it's being taken apart<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj575z8G0o2lzVYmdZnFBBsryPaOfVcCaCDOMJF1Qreg0m7cYvqJiaeSRhadbjo4e1HAakG6-PJfPUcBkehc9r0TS3Pt80Rg2tGEDRBoBs157exS8v831xKnsTkbCIDnULn80RIjceupLk/s1600/IMG_0886.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj575z8G0o2lzVYmdZnFBBsryPaOfVcCaCDOMJF1Qreg0m7cYvqJiaeSRhadbjo4e1HAakG6-PJfPUcBkehc9r0TS3Pt80Rg2tGEDRBoBs157exS8v831xKnsTkbCIDnULn80RIjceupLk/s200/IMG_0886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520324320795127522" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwL-xf2Lar58tDjrjwMlMgUrNn7Ew6ez0_hOu0Mfl3lAMLoWbuHw4UplGltyilUvcpNDF3qAV9x-JnvNGtunOsgIwJiN89KFzn9xR_p2kDXL7JMJn2hOrXncUupISut6i5xblZXQYPzrc/s1600/IMG_0872.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwL-xf2Lar58tDjrjwMlMgUrNn7Ew6ez0_hOu0Mfl3lAMLoWbuHw4UplGltyilUvcpNDF3qAV9x-JnvNGtunOsgIwJiN89KFzn9xR_p2kDXL7JMJn2hOrXncUupISut6i5xblZXQYPzrc/s200/IMG_0872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520323376834012882" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnjycGhcsvJaenJ5N-4qhzdVx8-kg6EkGz2cOOiLM9_-4JbMU0C6fQEQS9jAIWqebYLtWw0iviuwooNYPpS4lJTSu920zMKXRZPMEGMEZtVvWqDKKlWM4-su9m9Mf2_ECZDCmVCmRHTU/s1600/IMG_0891.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnjycGhcsvJaenJ5N-4qhzdVx8-kg6EkGz2cOOiLM9_-4JbMU0C6fQEQS9jAIWqebYLtWw0iviuwooNYPpS4lJTSu920zMKXRZPMEGMEZtVvWqDKKlWM4-su9m9Mf2_ECZDCmVCmRHTU/s200/IMG_0891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520324694304031922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Building a jig to build all the new pieces was the first job. The jig and router did most of the work. The jig built all the pieces for the wheel and it was essential in keeping all the parts perfect circles. It's interesting to note that the wheel was a very accurate circle to begin with and all the parts were almost identical. It makes me think that this wheel was originally built with a jig and that would indicate that this wheel was built by a ships wheel manufacturer.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI6mW1zHi9DSVdyzc6Ltqng1TsHjq0IPK3TSc38DfnR2BsvzqbfaBy4Bj0bWGz_7kXRgCdSOA0J5YbKOoFpHVb1OFPC4LCUXeZ5rBnGs-GNAQjUtHLbFuVvasx3q1MJ_NEWEzK4B344A/s1600/IMG_0873.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI6mW1zHi9DSVdyzc6Ltqng1TsHjq0IPK3TSc38DfnR2BsvzqbfaBy4Bj0bWGz_7kXRgCdSOA0J5YbKOoFpHVb1OFPC4LCUXeZ5rBnGs-GNAQjUtHLbFuVvasx3q1MJ_NEWEzK4B344A/s200/IMG_0873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520326772179443842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuf-ac2xSPjS2UXNM_8E1ptEzu_jsqbig3I0_0d54l52XTdAVZKqq1VocituWt5vpfcO-cxvMNIWQe_lkICVuY9UAr9CrKWAQCRcG10aSehVpmwoELe01HObRuk4bnhfF24tspHTYivM0/s1600/IMG_0875.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuf-ac2xSPjS2UXNM_8E1ptEzu_jsqbig3I0_0d54l52XTdAVZKqq1VocituWt5vpfcO-cxvMNIWQe_lkICVuY9UAr9CrKWAQCRcG10aSehVpmwoELe01HObRuk4bnhfF24tspHTYivM0/s200/IMG_0875.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520327007283745474" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNpvdFISuD38w68JaRTaHb7EdDvhkXdQJIt7NQJYd81TU43MaK-9srwimaf6lKupMqIOlR-15gVlpDjDrZR4_2KZ7ZPEIegSIE9_fGDryq6MHl41S6m9r6AEIIfWQpDpSpVbauO6IAco/s1600/IMG_0883.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNpvdFISuD38w68JaRTaHb7EdDvhkXdQJIt7NQJYd81TU43MaK-9srwimaf6lKupMqIOlR-15gVlpDjDrZR4_2KZ7ZPEIegSIE9_fGDryq6MHl41S6m9r6AEIIfWQpDpSpVbauO6IAco/s200/IMG_0883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520327153448919922" border="0" /></a><br />After building all the parts for the wheel we used the jig to build a mold for the two bronze rings that we had cast up. Taking in consideration that bronze shrinks we built the rings slightly oversize.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjwQQznd_C29y-bixrFfEbc3HMNIvP7ALhIBRxJCf9WvAhOH05W39PVXLjw1O-Fzh33Cvsqba0d0kgcGeaRuOiSzlVFEe2qVBEFrPXZYpgR75Lx3n_ElEgVy5jfYfF7jTnN8Sb4lxDJE/s1600/IMG_0889.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjwQQznd_C29y-bixrFfEbc3HMNIvP7ALhIBRxJCf9WvAhOH05W39PVXLjw1O-Fzh33Cvsqba0d0kgcGeaRuOiSzlVFEe2qVBEFrPXZYpgR75Lx3n_ElEgVy5jfYfF7jTnN8Sb4lxDJE/s200/IMG_0889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520327854963033154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The original plan for this project was to rebuild the steering pedestal and to upgrade the cable to tiller steering to a hydraulic system.<br />Below is the hydraulic pump built by a Vancouver company Kobelt. The pump and the steering controls are neatly hidden in the tradition pedestal.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmaZcHnYTEr4a5RxUhyBtddxefh_5v9fyERt5scT-i5TzERlnQfDNGZxbn3jzyMRsf4m_sYWzM8MwcDbeTObFlfKnQE835bD1-ba5ITZWB2IVXMMSHbDLbnirLmyMWV44ztTZElAlNJE/s1600/IMG_0970.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmaZcHnYTEr4a5RxUhyBtddxefh_5v9fyERt5scT-i5TzERlnQfDNGZxbn3jzyMRsf4m_sYWzM8MwcDbeTObFlfKnQE835bD1-ba5ITZWB2IVXMMSHbDLbnirLmyMWV44ztTZElAlNJE/s200/IMG_0970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520327459538448370" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmqUsPi4c3OMISOZZn2Q041kr9SxiBW34zBlbOYUYKUEZbmyyhMHiIhNC5GZh4UudukEBraD21tYuuR9BRF4ODNPz6_DKUimowHQdKUcwDospbceubHMf2gg-1J8s2B_VatNA70g1Ohg/s1600/IMG_0894.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmqUsPi4c3OMISOZZn2Q041kr9SxiBW34zBlbOYUYKUEZbmyyhMHiIhNC5GZh4UudukEBraD21tYuuR9BRF4ODNPz6_DKUimowHQdKUcwDospbceubHMf2gg-1J8s2B_VatNA70g1Ohg/s200/IMG_0894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520327334205552786" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Skl2t3_HDpvHCxlazAP6xYttZ3rOQ-Duh37QNWlH9ZvvoJtZo49r18pYQHnRlg4pMhpMmJv4G9PfQa3C3iaibhE0MlyqQxYXV78NBaQ1B6ofn_vSE0naeahPjGYHdfVaIoECZaYfmkA/s1600/IMG_0931.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Skl2t3_HDpvHCxlazAP6xYttZ3rOQ-Duh37QNWlH9ZvvoJtZo49r18pYQHnRlg4pMhpMmJv4G9PfQa3C3iaibhE0MlyqQxYXV78NBaQ1B6ofn_vSE0naeahPjGYHdfVaIoECZaYfmkA/s200/IMG_0931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520327648730407458" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///Users/abernethys/Desktop/IMG_0891.JPG" alt="" />Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-74089082102216043442010-09-15T23:10:00.000-07:002010-09-15T23:14:51.694-07:00Kotick's rebuilt engine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7A6YfW6D0yPZgWR82wI2Bi9HFEMJfdsivzNXUpe0fS0LeybbUORfADQN5G-H1H7_QEMDHOKih69fHF7uS0vVr1PSBB6sAtOnnnzh9CFX_XJiK5paGph0aoJX7OwV0M7L1yPPOyN3UjA/s1600/IMG_0238.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7A6YfW6D0yPZgWR82wI2Bi9HFEMJfdsivzNXUpe0fS0LeybbUORfADQN5G-H1H7_QEMDHOKih69fHF7uS0vVr1PSBB6sAtOnnnzh9CFX_XJiK5paGph0aoJX7OwV0M7L1yPPOyN3UjA/s320/IMG_0238.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517390804043334226" /></a><br />Kotick is a falmouth cutter that we have done a great deal of work to. She is looking very nice these days. Here is a picture of her 1 cylinder Yanmar that Gartside Marine engines rebuilt. Nice job! You would not think that engine was 20 years old.Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-47837730969914938122010-09-15T23:03:00.000-07:002010-09-15T23:10:25.152-07:0012' double ender<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1p9DtT98cozgzcjDkJvN22-n_dbwBUpDSiXf6NPVGgMAiPfht0Qgwtwavrbk55HFp7RokB_V6LiTuqqzH1Hnv0EOZ7bGrL0t4JiAUqw-mP8AkJFHpKFlja_QOP-Ue61wL9nQYGH5OyA/s1600/IMG_0243.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1p9DtT98cozgzcjDkJvN22-n_dbwBUpDSiXf6NPVGgMAiPfht0Qgwtwavrbk55HFp7RokB_V6LiTuqqzH1Hnv0EOZ7bGrL0t4JiAUqw-mP8AkJFHpKFlja_QOP-Ue61wL9nQYGH5OyA/s320/IMG_0243.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517389802356277890" /></a><br />This little boat is coming along. Its cedar on oak carvel planks. The floor are installed and the rubrail is on. It's now starting to stiffen up and look like a real boat. I'm pleased with the way it turning out. It sure is a lovely design and I'm sure she will be very comfortable. A friend of mine has built a version of this and an extended version 18'. The design belongs to Paul Gartside.Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-65389219164645547842010-09-15T22:43:00.000-07:002010-09-15T23:02:55.830-07:00August project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg589BGgIaQiIJk74nGQlXc2SkL3_iZoN1pY2Z6lyn92KtBU1KwyYduT4-htsIWBUXrhezIqifYnDzr_PchuAP8JYqcupUowW9l3MyO3ZFSaFwjosFq51kSsh-8EtY0zNUuOj16jqflciU/s1600/IMG_0107.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg589BGgIaQiIJk74nGQlXc2SkL3_iZoN1pY2Z6lyn92KtBU1KwyYduT4-htsIWBUXrhezIqifYnDzr_PchuAP8JYqcupUowW9l3MyO3ZFSaFwjosFq51kSsh-8EtY0zNUuOj16jqflciU/s320/IMG_0107.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517387819112002802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Li0aMq79LU0vlRebAARNFY0bSQk8WOc77zCZLVPOq-qAIUONi4njw41kh6O4Bet234VNRQccJQPSXvSVGCz_j3h2gfxKMpn-QQJoVrq4dstAQHsZp2Gj9WO1ZCsnRTpQ_oTb2ljR0sA/s1600/IMG_0248.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Li0aMq79LU0vlRebAARNFY0bSQk8WOc77zCZLVPOq-qAIUONi4njw41kh6O4Bet234VNRQccJQPSXvSVGCz_j3h2gfxKMpn-QQJoVrq4dstAQHsZp2Gj9WO1ZCsnRTpQ_oTb2ljR0sA/s320/IMG_0248.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517387665589498130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfF4clUX6R1dwvsf-WXmW69sqhyphenhyphenrUFZzOIeDOmNJyhTyMzfcEa3ho5d4YE9_dPtK11Xrkwth7O9ewPNNm_U24cUJNPKat9On8JQf7seqJ7q8JsHjJlF70BEyuxigqlbtOuUNayWkYtM-s/s1600/IMG_0145.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfF4clUX6R1dwvsf-WXmW69sqhyphenhyphenrUFZzOIeDOmNJyhTyMzfcEa3ho5d4YE9_dPtK11Xrkwth7O9ewPNNm_U24cUJNPKat9On8JQf7seqJ7q8JsHjJlF70BEyuxigqlbtOuUNayWkYtM-s/s320/IMG_0145.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517387495223773266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb09cjvAv5QmQwYHbdwYK6MkOIJ7VESMBvx9r1mUXz3ke9R0PrG-f-g45KJ6a9vekIRPXOXv_WSJ4LaUZCtjB-JcAwG98xh2J8tdkGj-UdXmHokO8lYbeG8QQP9aA5sbEEn6y_sT4APu4/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb09cjvAv5QmQwYHbdwYK6MkOIJ7VESMBvx9r1mUXz3ke9R0PrG-f-g45KJ6a9vekIRPXOXv_WSJ4LaUZCtjB-JcAwG98xh2J8tdkGj-UdXmHokO8lYbeG8QQP9aA5sbEEn6y_sT4APu4/s320/IMG_0165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517387319101867602" /></a><br />Finishing up on a boat that we had been working on for about a year. This boat can now be called a yacht. The improvements on the boat, trim, wood work, paint and chrome have made a huge improvement on the overall look of the boat.Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-14638643432406906332010-06-16T21:27:00.000-07:002010-06-16T21:27:52.619-07:00Deense kotter merlan Breeuwen<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/7T3znmgyKEw/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7T3znmgyKEw&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7T3znmgyKEw&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-66694393464399577682010-06-16T21:20:00.000-07:002010-06-16T21:20:13.156-07:00Woodshipwrights Caulking Plank Seams cottonMVI 0321<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/23Z1v5V0rHs/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/23Z1v5V0rHs&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/23Z1v5V0rHs&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-53183838234594911432010-06-16T21:17:00.000-07:002010-06-16T21:17:43.057-07:00Gauguin caulks a longtail boat<object style="background-image:url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/8dNV6AJ9aMQ/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8dNV6AJ9aMQ&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8dNV6AJ9aMQ&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-31913183920275120022010-06-16T21:16:00.001-07:002010-06-16T21:16:57.140-07:00Woodshipwrights Caulking Plank Seams cotton #2MVI 0322<object style="background-image:url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/qCxqvjSD4uo/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qCxqvjSD4uo&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qCxqvjSD4uo&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-33260728831106979462010-06-16T21:16:00.000-07:002010-06-16T21:16:21.756-07:00Caulking a wooden boat<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B-hToqClLEo&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B-hToqClLEo&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586091568708410757.post-73434041426029703552010-06-16T20:51:00.000-07:002010-06-16T21:02:29.919-07:00One more strory from JensI have met some sailors that boast they have never run aground...everyone goes aground sooner or later. You just don't want the chart maker to name a rock after you!<br /><br />Story by Jens Bagh<br /><br /><br /><br />Are You Listening?<br /><br />Single handed sailing is to many a fools game and it is not without its hazards. On the other hand having a crew on board brings on its own problems as well as it increases the requirements of fuel, water and supplies to be carried. Some people thrive on solitude while others find it hard to survive without the continuous excitement and change which company brings about. Most modern human beings seem to thrive with lots of noise around them and nowadays it is hard to go anywhere without being exposed to music or noise in one form or another. By adopting this life style have we failed to learn what nature is prepared to teach us if we just kept silent and listened for a while?<br />One of the reasons I like to sail is the fact the noise level under most conditions is quite tolerable with the wind in the rigging and with water lapping against the sides of the boat.<br />However, there are times when it is necessary to use the auxiliary engine such as when coming into harbour or anchoring in a confined space and then of course the noise level increases considerably.<br />I had been cruising all day in moderate winds and a fairly heavy swell and towards nightfall I approached an anchorage of which the sailing directions told of sandy bottom and clear waters. Hence I had no qualms about steering into a very sheltered bay and putting down the anchor into the dark waters as I from the chart and the colour of the water assumed ample depth for my 5' draught. In most places one can hear some sounds from the denizens of the deep in the form of clicks of various loudness and frequency and here I heard these noises very loud and very clear. Shortly thereafter the boat gave a sort of a bump and I immediately realized that the water was too shallow and the boat was aground. I went on deck right away and with the anchor and capstan tried to haul the boat out to deeper water to no avail. The tide was going out and soon the boat was inclined at an angle of better than 20 degrees. I checked the tide tables and found it would be another couple of hours before the tide again would rise and meanwhile there was little I could do except to make sure that the boat rested evenly on the sandy bottom. This I did and then took to my bunk, resting in the angle formed between the bunk and the side of the boat. Around midnight the boat was again on even keel and I got the engine started and went out to anchor in deeper water, this time making very sure that I had plenty of water under the keel to allow for the full range of the tide. I have since then been accutely aware of noises coming through the hull and should I again hear loud clicks I shall immediately check the depth and the tide status for nature may well be telling me that my boat and I are out of our depths - if we will only listen!Abernethy & Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14246143392283520327noreply@blogger.com0