bambooyacht

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sailing schooner "Coracle" touches down

2011-01-08T10:25:00.000-08:00

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2010-03-14T01:16:00.000-08:00

roughly half the deck planked

2010-03-07T01:57:00.000-08:00

critical point

perfect sync

past critical point

almost there

touch down

back to the wall

tight fit

leveling off

start lift

Sean says, " look how strong I am" Alister says, "Wow bru, those steriods relly do work"

Good planning and coooool heads

A great success thanks to fellow yachtsman Alister, Sean, Steve, Peter, Don and Rigger Allen.

Also Michele, Briette, David and Antonio

2010-03-04T08:34:00.000-08:00

Graham/Pumptech an invaluable source of help and guru on engineering and also yachtsman, showing us the refurbished parts on the 30year old Fords which will power our classic new high tech GREEN machine.

2010-02-27T04:56:00.000-08:00

2010-02-12T03:48:00.000-08:00

2010-02-07T00:44:00.000-08:00

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2009-12-19T06:16:00.000-08:00

This will be the final product

2009-12-19T06:12:00.000-08:00

2009-12-17T08:17:00.001-08:00

The one we did not complete: Steel

Our new schooner profile: bamboo composite

20M on deck expected completion weight 24000kg.

Today we started strip planking the bulkhead(frames).

Pics to follow.

2009-12-17T08:17:00.000-08:00

Our new schooner profile: bamboo composite

2009-12-14T07:55:00.000-08:00

Today we got all bulkheads up.
Took two of us and a little help for the last three big ones. Back will be sore tonight.

2009-12-12T02:03:00.000-08:00

2009-11-25T08:19:00.000-08:00

Well it's finally happening, we're on the way to building our next home.
After much deliberation, I have decided to go back to basics. It has been
fun and a good learning curve; FANCY fast high tech is not for the feint hearted.
We had a good 18months cruise across the INDIAN and visited some awesome
places. BUT, to put it in a nutshell, taking your family to the Kruger Park on Holiday
in a porche??? Kombi wagon would certainly be a better idea!
Also far too much emphasis on all the lovely up to date high tech. toys that one drools
over when looking at magazines and brochures. FORGET it, waste of time; you spend
valuable time fixing, fiddling and worrying wheather it is going to work, break or where/when
the next spare part is going to arrive. If you don't have it, it wont break. There ARE
important gadgets that you will find helpful, ie. water maker, but beware: stick to basic
models. WHAT about nav.? Yes GPS is handy but good old fashioned seamanship, by taking manual sights, can still be fun. I got more use from a $99 handheld GPS than the
built in nav. station with all its interfacing et al. The benefit derived from my
lovely Simrad system could have rather given me more peace of mind if I'd invested in
more ground tackle. Remember, whilst cruising, the greater percentage of time is spent hanging
off the pick in a beautiful bay and not having to worry whether your anchor is holding, or
if you have enough chain out.
SO here we go, a nice big work boat. Classic, traditional and very workable.
We also have always been doing our bit to make our planet better by recycling, being energy
efficient etc. So we're going green. BAMBOO instead of cutting down trees..... blah. blah.
The whole world is on a guilt trip, we've been on this trip since NOAH built the ARK.
Yes we are building a bamboo strip plank schooner; powered by wind, solar and, with a bit of
luck, hydrogen. We are not trying to prove anything. IT'S just happening.
So for anyone who might be curious, watch this space!