Today's milling

[Mr. Ed]

There was a T24 by Guy Thompson as well, but yours is very Tucker. 

[Mr. Ed]

My parents’ first boat with a lid on was a Silhouette Mark III. The first time I took it out on my own the mast fell off - that was a test of a 12 year old I can tell you. Then we nearly sank it under St John’s Wood (in the Regents Canal Tunnel).  Both events would have been in the early 1970s. Here’s a couple of nice wee woodies we have now

 

[Mr. Ed]

Oh and Dad didn’t build me a Mirror but did lovingly build me a pretty nasty little boat called a Puffin. Designed by the “DIY king” Barry Bucknell as I remember. How I envied the boys with a mirror - but it was done with love. 

Edited February 12, 2023 by Mr. Ed

[ucoulddoit]

Those are lovely looking wooden boats. Quite envious! I guess the annual maintenance takes quite a while? That’s partly why I sold mine. Have had a battered fibreglass 12 foot dinghy for the past 27 years which is practical for mackerel fishing and my two lobster pots. Pretty sure it’s a very early fibreglass dinghy from the 1960’s and solidly made, and has survived a lot of abuse since we bought it.

 

Andrew

[Mr. Ed]

We don’t over use them and maintenance isn’t a nightmare. The big boat is a different matter and we’ve neglected it while housebuilding. It’s quite a boat and is wooden but glued and screwed rather than fully traditional so not as big a deal as it might be. Still a big thing. 
 

Edited February 13, 2023 by Mr. Ed

[ucoulddoit]

9 hours ago, Mr. Ed said:

We don’t over use them and maintenance isn’t a nightmare. The big boat is a different matter and we’ve neglected it while housebuilding. It’s quite a boat and is wooden but glued and screwed rather than fully traditional so not as big a deal as it might be. Still a big thing. 
 

 

Lovely looking boat. We went to see the Fife regatta in the Clyde last year and I came away dreaming of owning a traditional rigged boat. Very envious and looks like a nice sailing area. 
 

Andrew

[ucoulddoit]

3 hours ago, ucoulddoit said:

Lovely looking boat. We went to see the Fife regatta in the Clyde last year and I came away dreaming of owning a traditional rigged boat. Very envious and looks like a nice sailing area. 
 

Andrew

 

Realised the last few posts are veering further and further off the thread title of ‘Today’s Milling’. But I guess Steve will sort that out if necessary? Anyway, here’s another.

 

Following on from the last post, the photos below are the nearest I came to having a traditionally built and rigged wooden boat. Various models made over 40 years ago. All of which looked great sailing on a boating pond in a light breeze, apart from the clinker built longboat which is just a static model. All these were made or finished while away from home studying, without access to a workshop, so they were a way of satisfying the urge to be making things with minimal tools. And a way of day dreaming of larger projects for the future.

 

First two photos are the best model and last to be made, 18 inches hull length carved out of jelutong. Very detailed, even the pulley blocks were carved out of small pieces of boxwood and the mast hoops for the mainsail were laminated from veneer. Gave that to my dad as thanks for all his support with boat building, education, etc.

 

 

 

Then the clinker longboat, just 12 inches long with planks made from veneer over a simple mould, exactly how a full size boat would be built. Anyone following the YouTube channel 'The art of boat building' which is making the dinghy for Acorn to Arabella?

 

 

 

Then a Pearling Lugger carved out of pine. About 30 inches long including the bowsprit.

 

And finally the largest at 30 inches long and first one made. A schooner with the hull carved out of balsa wood and sheathed in fiberglass. That one sailed superbly in a reasonable breeze. Sadly it's sails and rigging were destroyed years ago by our cat! One of my retirement jobs is to get it re-rigged so it can be sailed again once my grand children are a bit older.

 

Would very happily have full sized versions of the first two models.

 

Andrew

[Mr. Ed]

That’s an island called Inishmurray in Donegal Bay. Magic place with an old monastery. 

[Mr. Ed]

4 hours ago, ucoulddoit said:

 

Realised the last few posts are veering further and further off the thread title of ‘Today’s Milling’. But I guess Steve will sort that out if necessary? Anyway, here’s another.

 

Following on from the last post, the photos below are the nearest I came to having a traditionally built and rigged wooden boat. Various models made over 40 years ago. All of which looked great sailing on a boating pond in a light breeze, apart from the clinker built longboat which is just a static model. All these were made or finished while away from home studying, without access to a workshop, so they were a way of satisfying the urge to be making things with minimal tools. And a way of day dreaming of larger projects for the future.

 

First two photos are the best model and last to be made, 18 inches hull length carved out of jelutong. Very detailed, even the pulley blocks were carved out of small pieces of boxwood and the mast hoops for the mainsail were laminated from veneer. Gave that to my dad as thanks for all his support with boat building, education, etc.

 

 

 

Then the clinker longboat, just 12 inches long with planks made from veneer over a simple mould, exactly how a full size boat would be built. Anyone following the YouTube channel 'The art of boat building' which is making the dinghy for Acorn to Arabella?

 

 

 

Then a Pearling Lugger carved out of pine. About 30 inches long including the bowsprit.

 

And finally the largest at 30 inches long and first one made. A schooner with the hull carved out of balsa wood and sheathed in fiberglass. That one sailed superbly in a reasonable breeze. Sadly it's sails and rigging were destroyed years ago by our cat! One of my retirement jobs is to get it re-rigged so it can be sailed again once my grand children are a bit older.

 

Would very happily have full sized versions of the first two models.

 

Andrew

wonderful. You definitely need to get to sea again! Great models. 

[AJStrees]

Sorry to jump in on the boat/sailing thread. Did some nice oak today. Well started on the first 10’ section.