Off and on for many years I've listened to a podcast by Dan Mattson called Hooked On Wooden Boats, "The world's only podcast fully dedicated to celebrating the Art, Craft, History, and Tradition of wooden boats!" I went back to listen recently and was disappointed to find he has discontinued the podcast ☹️. Over 200 … Continue reading Hooked on Wooden Boats
The weather is feeling very spring-like so I have gone to work on SWALLOW'S brightwork. I scraped off all the loose varnish from the toe and cap rails. I also scraped the rubrail - though I'm going to let that wood slowly de-varnish itself and in the future treat with teakoil. Once the brightwork was … Continue reading Sanding and more sanding
After a two-and-a-half of weeks living aboard SWALLOW on the water I'm much more comfortable to head to locations where assistance and a chandlery are not close at hand. The plan is to explore British Columbia Canada's Gulf Islands the rest of August and then Washington State's San Juan Islands in September. Now I … Continue reading Heading north
