Grumman Rudder, Leeboard and Mast Thwart For Sale

31 Oct 24:

We have some Grumman sail rig parts for sale, they fit the 15 and 17 foot Double Enders. 

Send an email to lewis dot kent gmail if interested. 

Abaco Dinghy HENNING Stem Repair

31 Oct 24:

Sanders du jour. We used 60 grit belts, they remove a lot of material fast and take some care to operate.

Inner stem repair sanded.

Inner stem repair. Screw hole to hold outer stem while epoxy dries, then later a larger hole will be drilled for a bow eye.

60 grit for the belt sanders. 

We cut this teak piece to fit the inner stem face and ends of the original outer stem, then fastened it with TotalBoat THIXO Fast Cure and one screw. After the epoxy dries we will sand the new piece to shape.

All the holes are filled now, HENNING should float with minimal sinkage :)

Fall at the Boat yard.

 Log of HENNING.

Matoaka Covenant

26 Oct 24:

The Southern Episcopal Diocese of Virginia held the second Matoaka Covenant at Chanco On the James. The covenant is a dialogue with indigenous Nations, the Church and whoever would like to join the discourse. One of the actions we expect is to act as Stewards for our natural surroundings. 

Chanco On the James is just a few miles upriver from our Warraskoyack neighborhood, these tribes were part of the Powhatan Confederacy.

Nice riverfront facility.

The Indigenous Perspectives traveling display from the Library of Virginia.

I had a good time making some new friends and hope we gather again soon. 

Abaco Dinghy HENNING Caulking, Splines and Stem Repair

25 Oct 24:

We finished caulking the plank seams on our Abaco Dinghy named HENNING. Used a thin caulking iron to get a 1/8 strand of cotton started...

...then rolled the cotton into the seam with a seam roller.

Next we caulked the plank/transom seam.

The caulker's kit.

Removed the bow eye so that we could get to the stem repair.

We hoped to save a little more of the original outer stem, but the center collapsed from internal rot when we clamped it. We used a dozuki to trim out the rotten section. And of course some folks would remove and replace the entire stem, but since it is mostly used to cover the plank ends and the structure is carried on the inner stem, we feel okay with creating a 3 piece outer stem.

We decided to add 3/16" splines to the 1/4" gaps in the transom planks. We cut the splines from teak, and glued one face onto the transom seam with TotalBoat THIXO thickened epoxy adhesive. The wedges hold the spline in place while we gather the materials and tools to caulk the dry side of the spline.

We left the other face of the spline clean and dry so that we could use traditional cotton caulking in the new, smaller seam. The caulk will create just the right amount of pressure to hold the spline in place while the adhesive dies.

Here' s the DeWALT portable table saw that we used to cut spline strips from teak.

Next we put a sealer coat of paint over the freshly caulked seams. The spline will be trimmed flush later after everything dries.

Log of HENNING.