Dean's Shilshole 27

Steven Hansen did a beautiful job on the paint. Topsides are teal.

Finally the boat is ready to move out of the shop. The building jig was raised enough to slide a furniture moving dolly under each corner to...

All deck hardware is mounted on 1/8" G-10 Garolite plates above and below the deck. G-10 is a glass-based phenolic that is strong, st...

Eric's son Joe gluing reinforcement to forward trailer bunk. Forward bunk dry fitted into welded trailer mount. Mounts will be att...

Preliminary fit of rudder cassette on boat. Navigation lights are integrated into bow pulpit. Mounting plates need to be adju...

To fit the keel into the keel trunk in the shop space it was necessary to rotate the boat 90 degrees. Simon Miles is sanding the lower en...

The boot top stripe was my introduction to Interlux Perfection.  Russell Brown has a great workbook that details the procedures for applying...