The time I built a sailboat in high school

The time I built a sailboat in high school

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Building a sailboat

• When I was 17, I decided I was going to build a sailboat

• From the end of February through June of that year, I built a 20-foot gaff-rigged sloop

Building a sailboat

• I built and launched the boat within 137 days

• The plans are for a Stevenson Weekender, purchased online

February 24th

keel lofted

March 4th

March 6th

March 12th

March 11th

March 20th

bulkheads, hull, transom ready

March 24th

hull bottom attached to keel

April 1st

deck attached

May 3rd

lazaret attached, benches cut

May 7th

hull sides & cabin trunk attached

May 7th

May 13th

cabin rafters & stringers added

May 13th

cockpit bench frame attached

May 16th & 17th

cabin windows & deck hatch cut

May 17th

deck hatches + cabin bookshelves

May 26th

bench seats attached

May 26th

bench backs & hatches cut

May 30th

boat flipped for fiberglassing

June 1st

hull fiberglassed

June 8th & 10th

hull gel-coated

June 10th:

June 11th

boat flipped & toe rail added

late June

deck & cockpit fiberglassed

late June

bowspirit & mast stump added

July 1st

grab rail & companionway hatch

July 1st

almost ready

July 2nd

prepared for travel

July 4st

Christening & launchChebacco Lake

Essex, Massachusetts

July 6th

Pleasant BayOrleans, Massachusetts

July 8th

Pleasant BayOrleans, Massachusetts

Thanks to everyone who helped me

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