It's day 7 of straight building and we are putting these boats together at lightning speed. A week ago our boats were stacked neatly in piles of lumber in the back of Bill's truck. Bill is the designer of our boat and is helping us get started with the process of building. As of today we have eight boats that technically we could paddle, would be mostly waterproof, and would get us to our destination in Brooklyn Maine. Although they would float, we've opted for a more reasonable approach and are going to spend the next 7 day coaxing our boats to a higher level of perfection. We've got lots of sanding, epoxying, sanding, epoxying, varnishing, sanding and painting in our future. The group is doing wonderfully and is truly enjoying the experience of watching their boats take shape.
Although the rain has been steady since we started the group morale is high because everyone really loves building boats.
Zach says " It's the only thing I've ever made!"
Ian says "it like a fancy sports care that you really want"
Tyler says "it's by far the nicest thing I've ever made"
John says "it's Christmas all over again"
James says " I'm either workin' on my boat or helping someone else with theirs. I love working with my hands"
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I am thrilled with the progress and this update.
Thank you boatbuilders.
The boats (and the group:-) look awesome! I wonder if they have launched, yet?
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