So, at his memorial service he wanted a Viking ship to burn. His only real stipulation was that it had to be longer than his friend’s memorial ship had been. I figured eight feet was a good length. I was working completely without plans, just putting something together that looked right.
Hi! My name is Pat and I have a wood boat problem. Not a little delicate refined one either. No cedar strip canoes or tiny little sailboats or dinghies or the glossy gorgeous creations that sail the warmer climes or race across lakes . . . though they all have their pull.
So, at his memorial service he wanted a Viking ship to burn. His only real stipulation was that it had to be longer than his friend’s memorial ship had been. I figured eight feet was a good length. I was working completely without plans, just putting something together that looked right.
As a shipwright, shipyard worker, yard rat, whatever you want to call it, I have seen a thousand boat bottoms. Many of them were yea...
Hi! My name is Pat and I have a wood boat problem. Not a little delicate refined one either. No cedar strip canoes or tiny little sailboats or dinghies or the glossy gorgeous creations that sail the warmer climes or race across lakes . . . though they all have their pull.
“There’s a soft spot under the sponson on the starboard side, midships. Can you fix it? Oh, and I gotta be fishing in two weeks.” I...
I was about 5 the first time I can remember a shipyard, smelling of oakum and Old Sailor copper paint. I was born and r...
