Glue-Up Results

Propane Locker Construction

The first board glue-up was a success, so today we glued up the other three sides. I'm an expert at biscuit joints now!

Propane Locker

We have embarked on a project to switch our electric stove to propane. The first step is to build a locker on the deck, but we don't want one of the pre-fabbed fiberglass ones that you can buy. So, here is the beginning of a teak locker. We are working from rough lumber, and we have to build up the panels that will make the sides from 6" wide boards. Below, we are using biscuit joints to make the first panel. If you look closely, you can see one of the "biscuits" lying near the clamp.

Replacing the Old Head

We decided to replace the 29 year old head, but after removing it found the green patina left over from the bronze base after it mixed with salt water. The new head also came with different mounting holes, so something had to be done to prepare the pedestal. We decided to make a shim from Azek, a vinyl building material that can be worked just like wood, but it never rots. Many thanks go out to Raul for the use of his woodshop to make the strange shape needed.

Cockpit Table Finished!

Yesterday I installed the cockpit table. Fresh varnish always looks good!

It's Blowing!

We have NW winds at about 30 knots today. The water is 3 feet below normal low water, due to the wind blowing the water out of the Bay...

Fiddles

My current project is to add some fiddles to our cockpit table. The main reason is that by putting fiddles at the hinge joint, the leaves will have better support when the table is open. There is one set of fiddles on the outside of the leaves (which are seen here), and another set on the under side of the main part of the table. When the leaves are opened, the fiddles will rest against each other to give a larger supporting surface to the open leaves. And as a bonus, our stuff won't fall off the table when we heel. Thanks to Raul for letting me use his woodshop to make the fiddles and get them epoxied on.