Diary of an Apprentice Boatbuilder

This blog will follow my progress from the kind of guy that struggles to put up shelves to launching my own boat in 38 weeks.

Saturday, 1 October 2011

Spars... Introducing Rob!

It is important to mention that we have a new member of the 'Rose Team in the form of Rob who has kindly taken on the lion's share of the work manufacturing the Spars.  He is rapidly becoming the Course expert on the production of spars!

Tapering the stock


Producing a 17' mast that tapers from 3.5 inches to 2.5 inches requires extremely careful marking out and is a time consuming process, in addition Rob has also produced the Gaff and has promised to assist with the bowsprit, mizzen mast and sprit.

More photographs to follow...