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Thank You, Piet, I let the first one Sail ( she is now in Florida ) I am pleased with the set of Sails for this boat
 
Hi David B., The material for the sails is a Sport cloth with blue ripstop nylon trim
 
Thanks John, I had a lot of fun that day, I did a series of sea trials for the first boat, wich was part of the build log. She sailed very well
 
Thank you, Nils, The Sails for this boat turned out better than on the previous 2 builds.
 
Best Regards,
Pete
 
 
 

After a busy week ( wich still continues ) I have managed to squeeze in a few hours here and there in the Sail Loft. Ironically, Out of all the Boats I have built, Only the Buzzards Bay 14 have I made Sails for every time. ( This was pointed out to me by Kate ) After many failed attempts, I am pleased with the Sail set for this boat. ( Main and Jib ) I thought I would show the set from the previous Builds. ( # 1 is the Boat in the water) Here are the results

I thought that I would show a couple of comparison shots between # 2 and the current build, # 2 is currently on the market ( Ebay )and I wanted to get a few comparisons before she ( # 2 ) goes to her new home 

Thank You, Piet, I let the first one Sail ( she is now in Florida ) I am pleased with the set of Sails for this boat
 
Hi David B., The material for the sails is a Sport cloth with blue ripstop nylon trim
 
Thanks John, I had a lot of fun that day, I did a series of sea trials for the first boat, wich was part of the build log. She sailed very well
 
Thank you, Nils, The Sails for this boat turned out better than on the previous 2 builds.
 
Best Regards,
Pete
 
 
 

I thought that I would show a couple of comparison shots between # 2 and the current build, # 2 is currently on the market ( Ebay )and I wanted to get a few comparisons before she ( # 2 ) goes to her new home 

I thought that I would show a couple of comparison shots between # 2 and the current build, # 2 is currently on the market ( Ebay )and I wanted to get a few comparisons before she ( # 2 ) goes to her new home 

Thank You, Piet, I let the first one Sail ( she is now in Florida ) I am pleased with the set of Sails for this boat
 
Hi David B., The material for the sails is a Sport cloth with blue ripstop nylon trim
 
Thanks John, I had a lot of fun that day, I did a series of sea trials for the first boat, wich was part of the build log. She sailed very well
 
Thank you, Nils, The Sails for this boat turned out better than on the previous 2 builds.
 
Best Regards,
Pete
 
 
 

After a busy week ( wich still continues ) I have managed to squeeze in a few hours here and there in the Sail Loft. Ironically, Out of all the Boats I have built, Only the Buzzards Bay 14 have I made Sails for every time. ( This was pointed out to me by Kate ) After many failed attempts, I am pleased with the Sail set for this boat. ( Main and Jib ) I thought I would show the set from the previous Builds. ( # 1 is the Boat in the water) Here are the results

Beautiful work Jack, Congratulations  She's a Beauty. Hat's off to a job well done
 
Best Regards,
Pete

Hi Jon, Fantastic posting ( it was worth the wait ) I have that copy of WoodenBoat ( I remember the cover )  It's in a box somewhere around here, I will have to dig it out . You gave alot more insight to the Class well done 
 
Best Regards,
Pete

I thought that I would show a couple of comparison shots between # 2 and the current build, # 2 is currently on the market ( Ebay )and I wanted to get a few comparisons before she ( # 2 ) goes to her new home 

Thank You, Piet, I let the first one Sail ( she is now in Florida ) I am pleased with the set of Sails for this boat
 
Hi David B., The material for the sails is a Sport cloth with blue ripstop nylon trim
 
Thanks John, I had a lot of fun that day, I did a series of sea trials for the first boat, wich was part of the build log. She sailed very well
 
Thank you, Nils, The Sails for this boat turned out better than on the previous 2 builds.
 
Best Regards,
Pete
 
 
 

After a busy week ( wich still continues ) I have managed to squeeze in a few hours here and there in the Sail Loft. Ironically, Out of all the Boats I have built, Only the Buzzards Bay 14 have I made Sails for every time. ( This was pointed out to me by Kate ) After many failed attempts, I am pleased with the Sail set for this boat. ( Main and Jib ) I thought I would show the set from the previous Builds. ( # 1 is the Boat in the water) Here are the results

After a busy week ( wich still continues ) I have managed to squeeze in a few hours here and there in the Sail Loft. Ironically, Out of all the Boats I have built, Only the Buzzards Bay 14 have I made Sails for every time. ( This was pointed out to me by Kate ) After many failed attempts, I am pleased with the Sail set for this boat. ( Main and Jib ) I thought I would show the set from the previous Builds. ( # 1 is the Boat in the water) Here are the results

Between the yard work and some other chores I managed to spend some time in the shipyard.  Yesterday I started with making some simple scroll work for the head rail carving pieces.  I had some 1 mm boxwood planing and drew a simple figure on it to lay on top of the figure's head mounting piece.  Then I thought why not make a simple wavy thing for the sides.
 
So, with my trusty sharpened #11 blade, a 1 mm drill bit, and a dental burr I managed to carve two sets out.  I even tried to make the top piece look like twisted open rope.
 
I forgot to make the side pieces curved so they are soaking in water overnight so I can bend them into a fitting curve. 
 
I asked Gwen (who doesn't want to be called Admiral) about what colors to make these pieces.  I wanted to have the actual mounting pieces in yellow ocher.  She suggested black for the scrolls, which would off-set nicely on the yellow.  She also mentioned red or green to match the other trim colors but I thought dark oak like I have on the whales and the slats in the head railing.
 
So, this after noon I painted the mounting pieces in yellow ocher and stained the scrolls in oak.  I have to let everything dry, bend the side scrolls and stain them before I can cement them on.
I show the the pics when they are mounted to the head railings some other day.  Still have a lot of yard work to do so it'll be a day or so.
 

All the parts are ready for stain, paint and assembling them together.  I even fiddled with the heads some to improve their shape;e a little.
 

A close-up for yuns to see my effort in making the larger scroll look like a loosely twisted piece of rope.
 
Cheers,

congratulations Pete,
 
that sight on the water is beautiful, a good feeling for the proud owner I believe..... 
 
NIls

She looks absolutely beautiful on the water!
 
John

What material are you using for your sails silkspan or linen?
David B

What a beautiful sight Pete, A Herreshoff in the water.  Very nice set of sails!
 
Cheers,

After a busy week ( wich still continues ) I have managed to squeeze in a few hours here and there in the Sail Loft. Ironically, Out of all the Boats I have built, Only the Buzzards Bay 14 have I made Sails for every time. ( This was pointed out to me by Kate ) After many failed attempts, I am pleased with the Sail set for this boat. ( Main and Jib ) I thought I would show the set from the previous Builds. ( # 1 is the Boat in the water) Here are the results

Thank You, Lawrence, Welcome aboard, I will be opening up the Sail loft and she will carry a Main and working Jib, I have not decided whether it will be self-tailing or not. BTW beautiful job on your African Queen
 
Thank You, Gerty, 
 
Thank You, Piet, I think she may be the Crown Jewel of my fleet 
 
Thank You, John, I originally saw the white on the Spreaders and Masthead in a WoodenBoat Article, " the bees knees" thats great. I hope she finishes strong
 
Best Regards,
Pete 

Today, I started by sanding the Coamings, starting with 400 grit sandpaper and working my way up to 800 grit sandpaper. I then applied the third coat of varnish. IWith 4 coats of varnish on the Mast and Boom, I turned my attention to finishing the Mast by painting the Masthead and Spreaders white. Next will be to finish the Cockpit coamings and start making the Sails. Here are the results

After a busy week ( wich still continues ) I have managed to squeeze in a few hours here and there in the Sail Loft. Ironically, Out of all the Boats I have built, Only the Buzzards Bay 14 have I made Sails for every time. ( This was pointed out to me by Kate ) After many failed attempts, I am pleased with the Sail set for this boat. ( Main and Jib ) I thought I would show the set from the previous Builds. ( # 1 is the Boat in the water) Here are the results

After a busy week ( wich still continues ) I have managed to squeeze in a few hours here and there in the Sail Loft. Ironically, Out of all the Boats I have built, Only the Buzzards Bay 14 have I made Sails for every time. ( This was pointed out to me by Kate ) After many failed attempts, I am pleased with the Sail set for this boat. ( Main and Jib ) I thought I would show the set from the previous Builds. ( # 1 is the Boat in the water) Here are the results

Thank You, Lawrence, I have been working on the Sails this week, Hopefully I will have a set that is presentable today
 
Best Regards,
Pete