Gardens of Fenwick

[BobW]

Gardens of Fenwick (a John Welsford Pathfinder) marked a milestone today: the whiskey plank (for the record, it was the aft section of the starboard sheer plank) was installed.  We celebrated with a toast of Jack Daniels.



"...a ship is far from finished once the whiskey plank has been installed..."


Isn't that the truth?! Sealing, fairing and sanding the hull; fitting out the interior and outfitting - quite a lot left to do. But for tonight I will enjoy the moment.

[CharlieJ]

Congrats my friend- big milestone. I KNOW about the lot left to do, but DO enjoy the moment.

First pics I've seen- looks like really nice work from here Bob.

But that is NOT a Goat island Skiff in the back ground :D Looks very catboat-ish to me

[Tim]

Wow Bob, you have been busy and I haven't been paying attention (relying to much on FB)

Looking so good! Wish I could come over and look at it ;) but I would probably drool on it.  :)

[BobW]

Thanks, Charlie.  Yep, lots of work to do but getting the planking done is a big step.  The Goat is resting comfortably in the barn at Jan's.  The other boat in the photo is my sister/BIL's Compac PicNic Cat, WildCat.

Tim, hey, the epoxy will protect Gardens from drool or whatever!  Come on over but bundle up - it's getting cold!  When are you gonna build a Pathfinder?

[Tim]

When are you gonna build a Pathfinder?

Well you know it actually looks like the Ariel will be done this spring and that is the only think keeping from getting a set of plans.

[BobW]

Order the plans now so you have something read in the evenings after working on the Ariel!

[Captain Smollett]

Looking great, Bob. Thanks for the update. Good to see you back around, too.

[CapnK]

That's more than a few steps up in complexity from the GIS, but the work looks excellent, Bob!