My first boat was built in the backyard. We scrounged the lumber from a mine auction plus a lot of trees cut by the roads department. Although we did buy screws, all bolts and heavy duty fittings like the mast tangs, straps for the dead eyes, rudder pintles etc were hand made from scrap metal. So was the dozen or so blocks. Wooden shells and brass sheaves tied together with strops spliced up according to "Asheley's Book of Knots" The steel parts were galvanized by getting a friendly culvert salesman to "drop them into the tank" while a batch of culverts were being done. Brass and bronze parts were hand made from plumbing scraps donated by a plumber. The cockpit scuppers were fabricated from copper tubing and brass plates, bolted in place using brazing rod threaded with a hand die. The nuts were 3/8" rod sliced thinly and trhn drilled and tapped. We filed two flats on opposite sides to enable a wrench to get a crip on the round nuts as we tightened the assembly. We named the boat "IMPECUNITY" derived from the word impecuneous - meaning without funds. Oh yes, all the electric lights were also hand made using trailer parts obtained from the local automotive supply store. The lamp casing was all wood. Only the actual socket and bulb were store bought. Brackets etc were fabricated by hand from sheet stock. cheers Arild

> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-trawler-world-list@samurai.com > [mailto:owner-trawler-world-list@samurai.com]On Behalf Of Arild Jensen > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:14 AM > To: TWL > My first boat was built in the backyard. > We scrounged the lumber from a mine auction plus a lot of trees cut by the > [SNIP] .... [SNIP] ..... [SNIP] .... [SNIP] ..... [SNIP] ..... [SNIP] > Oh yes, all the electric lights were also hand made using trailer parts > cheers > =========================================================================== Wadda ya' know -- a nautical Martha Stewart! ---- 73 Jim Weidner, K2JXW, Extra Class license US Coast Guard Aux, ARRL, SJRA, RSGB Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society President, Founder, & Member #1 http://ARLHS.com =================================================

Tip of the hat to Arild. This sounds like one determined boater. Maybe it came from a mine I worked in? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arild Jensen" <Arild.Jensen@Xantrex.com> To: "TWL" <trawler-world-list@samurai.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 11:13 PM Subject: TWL: Boat names > My first boat was built in the backyard. > We scrounged the lumber from a mine auction plus a lot of trees cut by the > roads department. > Although we did buy screws, all bolts and heavy duty fittings like the > mast tangs, straps for the dead eyes, rudder pintles etc were hand made > from scrap metal. > So was the dozen or so blocks. Wooden shells and brass sheaves tied together > with strops spliced up according to "Asheley's Book of Knots" > > The steel parts were galvanized by getting a friendly culvert salesman to > "drop them into the tank" while a batch of culverts were being done. > Brass and bronze parts were hand made from plumbing scraps donated by a > plumber. > The cockpit scuppers were fabricated from copper tubing and brass plates, > bolted in place using brazing rod threaded with a hand die. The nuts were > 3/8" rod sliced thinly and trhn drilled and tapped. We filed two flats on > opposite sides to enable a wrench to get a crip on the round nuts as we > tightened the assembly. > > We named the boat "IMPECUNITY" derived from the word impecuneous - > meaning without funds. > > Oh yes, all the electric lights were also hand made using trailer parts > obtained from the local automotive supply store. The lamp casing was all > wood. Only the actual socket and bulb were store bought. Brackets etc were > fabricated by hand from sheet stock. > > cheers > > Arild > >