Recent content by Martin King

My suggestion would be to contact the Port Townsend Foundry and see if they can help you out. https://www.porttownsendfoundry.com/portholes

Yes. That looks like an early iteration. I was back visiting him a few weeks back and we are getting closer to getting it on to Amazon. Because he built it on the Blurb platform, it's a print on demand book, and expensive to produce. By the time Amazon adds their percentage, it will be over $100...

3/4 inch plywood was kerfed where necessary and screwed into the overhead.

Happy Birthday!

Interlux Toplac in a satin if I recall. I don't think that particular paint is available any more.

No, the veneer put up quite a fight, and came off in pieces. The glass is quite rough with all kinds of pockets and voids that needed leveling to ensure a good bond with the new panel. There was a huge one running the length of the house side at the bottom and can be easily seen in the photo.

I've done it. It's a big project and not for the faint of heart. Headliner down, house sides stripped of veneer and faired with epoxy. Vacuum Bagging new bookmatched teak panels in epoxy. All new headliner painted white as are the bulkheads with new teak house sides and custom teak...

Yep, the official ceremony is at the end of September. My sister and I will fly out from the west coast, scoop up our dad, and drive down to RI from Maine.

Scrollsaw.

This has nothing to do with sailing, but I daresay it's just as much fun.

Late to this thread. Sorry about the house, Christian. That sucks. For those wondering about Glyn, I just spoke to him and Marilyn and they are very much alive and well.

L. Francis Herreshoff famously referred to fiberglass boats as being built out of frozen snot.

Yes! Take a page out of Rebecca Whitman's book on brightwork and toss it the minute it stops cutting.

Ha! You'd be better off installing a Lewmar bow thruster.

I've got a similar situation to Christians with a narrow fairway, crosswind, and a fixed 3 blade for a prop. The E31 does not like to back up like most Ericsons, and the outboard rudder seems to exacerbate the problem. To leave my slip, a crew member is stationed on the dock pulling the bow over...