Chine bLog » 1. My Projects http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:06:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Memories Dept. – the check that kicked off my boatbuilding http://www.chineblog.com/2012/01/memories-dept-the-check-that-kicked-off-my-boatbuilding/ http://www.chineblog.com/2012/01/memories-dept-the-check-that-kicked-off-my-boatbuilding/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:49:18 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1918 One more on checks I turned up during our clean-out. Here is the check I wrote to the late Harold “Dynamite” Payson for the building manual for my first boat, the Gloucester Light Dory. Pretty momentous purchase right there.

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I had a couple management meetings this week that provided for doodling space. I have been thinking about a larger skin-on-frame craft ad that led me to umiaks. The name then came to me and so a boat needed to come of it: an umiak-construction hull with lines and rig evoking that classiest of [...] Related posts:

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As I work away on refinements to the sailing rig for my skin-on-frame outrigger sailing canoe AL DEMANY CHIMAN, I wanted to show off a few more details of the rig as it is. I posted a variant of this view before, but I think this is a better picture. It gives a sense [...] Related posts:

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She’s all ready for show…

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I finished up the spars for the sailing rig on my skin-on-frame outrigger canoe, AL DEMANY CHIMAN today. That meant setting the sail for the first time. Some kinks to work out, but good progress.

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Semi-momentus occasion here at Chine bLog HQ this AM as our Peace Canoe PEACE OF THE PUZZLE shipped out for good. She will be headed for safekeeping with our friends at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum awaiting their fundraising auction in the fall. She will then be sold to raise funds for the Museum. [...] Related posts:

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There were a few items I thought it would be useful to touch upon in summary.

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I have added a boom from the original conception. It is now [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2011/03/update-on-al-demany-chiman-sail-plan-and-leeboard/feed/ 9 Video: modern dhow racing in Dubai http://www.chineblog.com/2011/02/video-modern-dhow-racing-in-dubai/ http://www.chineblog.com/2011/02/video-modern-dhow-racing-in-dubai/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:32:14 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1669 I had not been aware that in the Persian Gulf region they sail modern racing dhows. Imagine a sandbagger crossed with a traditional lateen rig crossed with modern construction and rigging. These look fun fun fun! Fusion of Tradition-y too.

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