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Eastport Pram Build: I’m Getting a Little Dinghy…
This should give you an idea of what I'm trying to achieve... I always try to go to the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival every year for my birthday. Shortly afterwards, I decided to bite the...
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Eastport Pram Build: I’m In Stitches and Totally Wired…
So after doing a ton of research by reading all of the other Eastport Pram and Passagemaker dinghy build blogs out there, I decided to dive into doing the stitches. Everybody discusses the stitching...
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Eastport Pram Build: Wireless Connectivity is Flipping Awesome!
First, a bit of a confession. The timeline for this blog is not in real time because this is a re-post of my blog on another site, so don’t think you can build this beast in a few weeks, unless you...
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Eastport Pram Build: It’s What’s on the Inside that Counts…
Once the bottom had cured, I flipped the boat back into it’s fully upright and locked position. The fiberglass made the hull noticeably more stiff, which is interesting because it didn’t span any...
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Eastport Pram Build: Progress as Promised – It’s All Coming Together…
So, a bunch of stuff happened this week. Mostly good… With the understanding that I’m trying to show the process in a bit more detail, here’s a closeup of how the middle bulkhead was tabbed in. This...
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Eastport Pram Build: Blades…
So, not a lot of noticeable progress yesterday. I hauled all of the parts and the boat out into the parking lot because I was going to create a lot of sawdust. This last week, I had cut out the rest...
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Eastport Pram Build: The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of its Parts…
So, a lot of stuff happened again this week, but the finish line seems to keep retreating just over the horizon. I over-drilled (1/2″ hole for a 5/16″ bolt) the holes in the rudder as per the...
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Eastport Pram Build: Is That a Daggerboard I See Before Me?
So, this last couple of weeks have been all about major milestones. These were the steps I’ve been dreading for months. These are the steps that make or break the boat’s fit and finish – the...
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Eastport Pram Build: Interior Fillets & Graphite Bottom
After taking a few months off to work on other projects, I decided to dig back into the pram project. The weather is starting to turn nice again and the wind on Green Lake is very inviting. Also, the...
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