New boat build

[Tim Hancock]

Awesome project Bill. I have watched many wood boat building projects on Youtube. Fascinating to me.

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

Bill, whats the deal with the tug hull?

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Thati s an original '20s Hudson River tug in for restoration

another interesting restoration is this one
a whale boat from a WW2 Destroyer Escort, USS Slater


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the original foremast from an America replica built back in "95, pic under sail is above

the wood mast weights 4tons, it was replaced by a carbon fiber version weighing 1000lbs, It needed replacement after only a few years because of a little dry rot and the ministrations of an 18yr old crewman w/ a sabersaw
the end is just sticking out near the floor

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by oldE

The stands are tripods, angled so they are as close to perpendicular to the point of contact with the hull as possible.

Best
Les

sort of, all the weight is on the keel blocks the tripods are just for balancing and are slightly angled