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  1. Posted an entry on Jersey Girl

    Houseboat footnote.

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    The last two of the six full-beam bulkheads, all sealed up with epoxy.

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    Whew! Almost an expensive screw-up! I was just about to take the circular saw to the line

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    The hull frame setup begins, with the long frames being taken out of storage...

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    Here's the aft bulkhead, the structural wall that will separate the motor well from...

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    A setback! I took a chance with the weather and finished the faces of two of the bulkheads

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    Finally, the shed is done.

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    At long last, more than a year after I put the houseboat parts into storage, I have...

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    One day closer to the big splash!

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    I've reduced the height of the forward deck support in the long frames, and installed...

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    Other things, like home maintenance, have moved front and center, pushing the...

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    Here it is, the very last day of 2016, and I still have not completed the "short-term"...

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    Continuing to think of modifications to make this still-unnamed houseboat more of a...

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    Off the drawing board and back to the sawdust.

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    I start to think about tweaks to the design.

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    The joints in the longitudinal frame are reinforced on the side that will be seen from...

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    It's time to get to work on the longitudinal frames.

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    I buy enough okoume marine plywood to get started.

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    I'm still thinking about Dianne's Rose.

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    This houseboat would be a project of far greater magnitude than anything I've ever done.

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    Intrigued by the "tiny house" phenomenon, I stumble across this plan for a tiny houseboat.

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    Some say that with a long enough lever and a well placed fulcrum, you can move the world.

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    I've decided to experiment with sound-deadening materials in the area of the outboard...

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    It's time to close in the hull, starting with bottom panels.

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    Here's the inside surface of the second bottom panel, prepared for installation.

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    This will be the new outer face of the transom.

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    On all days, but especially on this day, I feel fortunate to be alive and doing things...

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    A view from the bridge.

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    I have decided to solve a few problems at one time.

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    It's time to start adding the partial bulkheads, four on each side.