https://pacificwoodenboats.com/2022/12/19/new-window-update/2022-12-20T04:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2022/07/18/bonded-acrylic-windows/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dscf3226.jpgDSCF3226https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dscf3229.jpgDSCF3229https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dscf3220.jpgDSCF3220https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dscf3212.jpgDSCF3212https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dscf3206.jpgDSCF3206https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dscf3203.jpgDSCF32032022-07-18T16:17:25+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2017/04/13/how-to-paint-a-big-boat/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/untitled-39.jpguntitled-39It took about 30 hours of sanding and painting to refinish Rainbird's hull.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/untitled-15-e1492137732748.jpguntitled-15Some of the essentials.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/untitled-13.jpguntitled-13With the sanding complete it's time to start painting.2017-04-14T03:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/about/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/yawl_0010cropped.jpgYawl_0010cropped2020-07-10T14:48:09+00:00weekly0.6https://pacificwoodenboats.com/2016/12/16/the-perfect-hatch-seal/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/kayak-0017.jpgkayak-0017Nylon straps that can be tensioned hold the hatches in place.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gulf_island_kayak-2-2.jpggulf_island_kayak-2-2The hatch has been positioned, and the silicon pushed out. Allow a day or two to fully cure.2017-07-07T14:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2016/03/20/removing-old-antifouling-paint-the-hard-way/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/skye-five-6.jpgSkye Five-6Almost done! The tent contains the nasty red stuff.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/skye-five-4.jpgSkye Five-4Patrick tries the long-arm scraper with steel blade.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/skye-five-2.jpgSkye Five-2Pressure washing removed a lot of loose antifouling.2016-03-21T06:16:25+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2015/12/10/first-ocean-kayak-trip/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gulf_island_kayak-42.jpgGulf_Island_Kayak-42Karen pauses beneath some fascinating cliff erosion on the east side of Galiano Island.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gulf_island_kayak-30-2.jpgGulf_Island_Kayak-30-2https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kayak_wallace-1.jpgkayak_Wallace-1All the gear - and there was a little room to spare!https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gulf_island_kayak-10.jpgGulf_Island_Kayak-10Typical Gulf Island cliff scenery.2016-03-03T22:20:13+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2015/06/07/feast-your-eyes/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/uk2015-151.jpgUK2015-151https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/uk2015-158.jpgUK2015-158https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/uk2015-161.jpgUK2015-161https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/uk2015-156.jpgUK2015-156Seen in Fowey, UK, May 20152016-04-14T20:04:52+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2014/11/13/inexpensive-kayak-deck-fittings-that-work/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kayak_detail-1685.jpgkayak_detail-1685These two fittings secure the deck line and the hatches.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kayak_detail-1688.jpgkayak_detail-1688Deck line termination2014-11-14T00:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2014/08/17/new-beginnings/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/kayak-launch-0023.jpgKayak Launch-00232014-08-18T18:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2014/02/07/an-alternative-to-bead-cove-strips/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kayak.jpgkayakHere the clamps are reversed to push against the maple keel.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kayak-32.jpgkayak-32The swept bow and stern creates clamping challenges but splitting the strips over the curved portion with a utility knife is a great help.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kayak-28.jpgkayak-28These light weight bar-clamps cost just a few bucks and are ideal for holding strips between stations.2014-02-09T23:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2014/01/02/cedar-strip-kayak-project/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/laser-0422.jpglaser-0422Aligning stations with a simple laser-level is easy.2014-01-03T04:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2013/12/03/a-life-changing-odyssey/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2cac9d6d5b3309f676fe655baa5b58543ad6525a-thumb.jpeg2cac9d6d5b3309f676fe655baa5b58543ad6525a-thumb2013-12-03T17:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2013/10/27/the-boat-builder-and-the-philosopher/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/boat_builder-1239.jpgboat_builder-1239Wooden boat building and repair can be very satisfying work. Here a schooner is being worked on at the Victoria Classic Boat Festival.2013-10-27T16:40:51+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2013/09/27/stopping-barnacle-build-up-on-propellers/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dezincification-30.jpgdezincification-30Rainbird's propeller shows signs of dezincification.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sprayed_prop-33.jpgsprayed_prop-33Ready for launch; Rainbird's propeller after three coats of Zinc Coat Barnacle Barrier.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/zinc_coat-34.jpgzinc_coat-34Manufacturer claims Zinc Coat Barnacle Barrier will protect propeller from fouling.2017-09-06T20:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2013/09/13/in-passing/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/meg-1007.jpgMeg-1007Meg, Lyall Harbour, Saturna Island, BC.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wooden_boat_festival-1256.jpgWooden_Boat_Festival-1256The Classic Boat Festival in Victoria was a great opportunity to experience the beauty of wooden boats.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wildwood-1238.jpgWildwood-1238Stern view of Wildwood at the Victoria Classic Boat Festival.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wildwood-1233.jpgWildwood-1233Beautiful strip-planked Wildwood, built on Vancouver Island, seen here in Maple Bay, on her way to the Victoria Classic Boat Festival.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wildwood-1226.jpgWildwood-1226https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/junk_rig_schooner-1001.jpgJunk_RIg_Schooner-1001Looks like a steel hull to me. Seen in Lyall Harbour, Saturna Island, BC.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/junk_rig_schooner_taz-0995.jpgJunk_RIg_Schooner_Taz-0995Taz, seen in Lyall Harbour, Saturna Island, BC.2013-09-13T21:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2013/09/02/capt-tolleys-creeping-crack-cure-saves-the-day/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rainbird_tech-0085.jpgRainbird_Tech-0085Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure fixed a leaking hatch coaming.2013-09-03T03:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/11/22/two-boats-two-continents/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wharram.jpgWharramhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rainbirdways.jpgRainbirdWaysRainbird on the ways at the Cowichan Wooden Boat Society last spring for her annual bottom paint. The keel is cast from 5,000 lbs of lead and the rudder is supported by a skeg.2013-07-02T19:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2013/05/28/happiness-is-a-dry-bilge/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1863.jpgDSC_1863The finished repair, ready for paint.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_1856.jpgDSC_1856The bottom of Rainbird's keel was damaged when she hit a reef. After grinding the damaged back a previous repair was revealed. I used multiple layers of epoxy and micro-spheres to fill the damaged area then finished the job with a grinder and a coarse file.2013-05-29T00:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2013/01/14/man-over-board/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/trimaran_okanagan_lake_06_027.jpgtrimaran_okanagan_lake_06_027Wearing a PFD is important - even on a good day.2013-01-14T21:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/09/08/best-of-the-west/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/taihoa.jpgTaihoa"Taihoa" - a Colin Archer style heavy displacement cutter.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/graildancerstern.jpgGrailDancerStern"Grail Dancer"https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/graildancer.jpgGrailDancerMagnificent "Grail Dancer" at the Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chinacloud.jpgChinaCloudhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nativegirl.jpgNativeGirlNative Girl, built and designed by Allen Farrell.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/aitkindesign.jpgAitkinDesignAitkin designed cutter in Squitty Cove, Lasquity Island.2012-09-09T03:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/08/17/desolation-sound-definately-a-misnomer/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/power_boats.jpgPower_BoatsDesolation Sound is a high-tech playground.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/squirel_cove.jpgSquirel_CoveRainbird at anchor in Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island.....just one of more than 100 boats in the cove.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/prideaux_haven.jpgPrideaux_HavenDon't expect secluded anchorages in Desolation Sound - this is Prideaux Haven in early August.2012-08-18T06:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/07/02/wooden-warrior/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rainbird.jpgRainbirdJilly and our Portuguese Dog, Maio, aboard Rainbird in Montague Harbour, BC.2015-02-14T08:51:28+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/05/29/bolger-dory-update-and-construction-tips/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dory_launch_dsc_1816small.jpgDory_Launch_DSC_1816smallBrian (left) sits back and enjoys his first ride in the newly completed Bolger designed dory while Bob (also one of the course students) rows.2012-05-30T04:22:57+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/03/25/ways-update/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc_1706.jpgDSC_17062012-03-25T23:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/03/22/rebuilding-the-ways-many-hands-make-light-work/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc_1681a.jpgWays BuildingWays Operator Lance Underwood (left) explains the next move to (left to right) Len, Hylton, Dave and Malcome while Chris and Erik watch from the pier.2012-03-23T16:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/03/18/bolger-designed-gloucester-light-dory-update/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dory-bow.jpgDory BowChine logs and cutwater meet at the bow.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dory-turned-over.jpgDory turned overOnce turned over, fitting out begins with the thwarts.2013-03-14T00:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/03/07/vesta-returns-for-updates/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/vesta-stern-view.jpgVesta Stern ViewJan Wylie has added some elegant touches to "Vesta", including the deck awning and a boom crutch carved by native artist Herb Rice.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/vesta-profile.jpgVesta ProfileJan Wylie aboard "Vesta", preparing to depart the Maritime Centre last week.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/vesta-0031.jpgVesta 003Gill netter "Vesta" undergoing a major restoration at the Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre about 12 years ago.2012-03-18T03:21:34+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/03/04/strong-demand-for-womens-woodworking-classes/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/www2.jpgwww2Carol Collins (left) uses the bandsaw to cut parts for a garden obelisk, while Joy Davis (centre) cuts dados in her kitchen door frames, watched by instructor David Skelhon.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/www1.jpgWWW1Carol Collins (left) uses the bandsaw to cut parts for a garden obalisk, while Joy Davis (centre) cuts dados in her kitchen door frames, watched by instructor David Skelhon.2012-03-04T17:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/03/02/keeping-british-seagull-outboard-motors-running/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/donandtonycropped1.jpgdonandtonycroppedThe Maritime Centre's outboard motor expert Tony Owen (right) with "Classic British Seagull" author Don Meyer (left) at the Maritime Centre last week.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/donandtonycropped.jpgdonandtonycroppedhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/donandtony2.jpgdonandtony[2]2017-02-27T20:38:27+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/02/16/maritime-centres-piers-get-face-lift/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/earlpressurewash.jpgearlpressurewashAs good as new; Earl Kent works his way down the pier with the pressure washer.2012-02-16T18:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/01/25/rebuilding-the-ways/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/students-and-daves-boat-004.jpgstudents and dave's boat 004A member's boat is hauled out on the Maritme Centre's ways last year; rebuilding the ways is our major project for 2012.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lance-cutting-steel.jpgLance Cutting SteelWays operator Lance Underwood cuts up the badly corroded steel carriage of the old ways.2012-02-15T17:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/02/08/our-new-table-saw-improves-members-safety/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sawstop_0247.jpgSawStop_0247Tony Owen puts some fir through our new saw; SawStop technology helps prevent table saw injuries2012-02-12T22:01:02+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/01/18/it-ist-calgary-but-it-feels-like-it-today/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tonys-boat.jpgTony's BoatThe chilly view from a dock next to the Maritime Centre this morning. Lasquiti Fisher, tied to the dock, belongs to members Tony and Alma Owen.2012-01-18T23:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2012/01/15/theres-never-enough-clamps/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/brian-clamping-gunwale.jpgBrian Clamping GunwaleBrian makes a "dummy run" to make sure we have enough clampohttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/gunwale-clamps1-e1326671335223.jpgGunwale ClampsA block is screwed to extended frame to hold the gunwale inplace.2022-11-03T08:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2011/12/31/its-looking-like-a-boat/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dory_010.jpgDory_010Brian (left) and Bob (right) plane the chine logs ready to take the plywood bottom.2011-12-31T20:59:08+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2011/12/28/lapstrake-dinghy-ready-for-paint/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sanding11.jpgsanding[1]It's dusty work! Tony Owen sands primer on the lapstrake dinghy.2011-12-28T18:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2011/12/10/tonys-dos-and-donts/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/saltdeposit1.jpgsaltdeposit[1]When your motor isn't regularly flushed, salt deposits can build up (seen here in the thermostat housing) and create cooling problems.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/flushers2.jpgflushers[2]Tony's collection of flushers for outboard motors.2011-12-11T01:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.com/2011/12/08/getting-started-in-wooden-boat-building/https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/students.jpgStudentsSetting up the stem-post; left to right, Victor, Brian, Bob, Tobias and Guy.https://pacificwoodenboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/drawing-1-bolger-light-dory-e1323404254423.jpgDrawing 1 Bolger Light DoryThe graceful lines of the Bolger designed 15' Gloucester Light Dory (Mark V)2011-12-09T18:16:56+00:00monthlyhttps://pacificwoodenboats.comdaily1.02022-12-20T04:02:19+00:00