City Island is a funny little speck of land at the mouth of the East River in the Bronx that once rivaled Manhattan as New York’s seaport metropolis. It is said to be the birthplace of oyster culture in the US, and was also home to a prominent shipbuilding community […]
Once we made it through the Cape Cod Canal we were contemplating pushing on to Mattapoisett, but after checking the weather again we decided to tuck into a slip at Brewer Onset Bay Marina. We went into town and got some pizza and beer with Brian and settled in for […]
I have been trying to compile pictures of all of the projects I have done since buying Creeky with the intent of publishing all of them on this blog to document my progress. Part of the reason for doing this is to share updates with friends and family, but it’s […]
Raising and testing the roller furling jib with Carrie. Looks hottt Just like new And onto the main Slick A ceremonious occasion And we’re SAILING!!! What a difference a year makes. In 2014 I was dragged into Newport, mastless, broken down, […]
So, I hate this paint. And I’m not just referring to the color, which reminds me of my first car (1982 Volvo 240DL wagon). It was “cute” on the car and would be cute on a dinghy, but it’s not the right color for a blue water boat. The other […]
Sometimes you think you have everything ready to go, until a surveyor finds a soft spot in the hull… Nothing better than a last minute repair! Better to find out about it now than when it’s in the water. […]
Enter the new cutlass bearing Poor mans hydraulic press That took way longer (>7 hrs) than expected (<2 hrs)…
First off, many thanks to Big Tom for extending his expertise and sharing his personal library of boatbuilding literature with me. At this point I certainly can’t say that I lack sufficient boatbuilding references to figure out what I need to. The bigger problem is finding the information I need […]