Builds 3/3

This records the boat building, rowing and social activities of the club from 2012 through 2016, and originates from a blog authored by Chris Ireland who led the building of the club’s first St Ayles Skiff over the winter of 2012/13.

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Since 2016, the club’s activities have been recorded in Instagram posts which can also be viewed on this website.

Week Nine

On Week Four we shaped and fitted the inner stems and hog. This week we repeated the process on the outer stems and outer keel. The...

Mar 14, 20131 min read

Week Eight – Wednesday

Today we completed planking the boat, but before showing you that photo we’ll introduce you to the other six members of the boatbuilding...

Mar 6, 20131 min read

Week Eight – Monday

This is the third week of planking and the shop photos this week look pretty much like the previous two, so instead of boatbuilding...

Mar 5, 20131 min read

Week Seven

Our new logo is the beginning of our promotional activities The third and fourth sets of planks were hung this week as well as making up...

Feb 27, 20131 min read

Week Six – Wednesday

After removing all the temporary screws in the garboards, we planed the four gains to allow the second set of planks to sit flush at the...

Feb 20, 20131 min read

Week Six – Tuesday

Today was the first day of planking. After some final refinements to the stem bevels we hung the first set of planks. The garboards were...

Feb 19, 20131 min read

Week Five

Everything comes together at this point This week saw the stems and hog receiving their final shaping before the start of planking next...

Feb 14, 20131 min read

Week Four

(Left) Marking the plank landings on inner stem (Right) Device for locating the inner bevel line Using straightedge to check stem where...

Feb 8, 20131 min read

Week Three – Wednesday

Planks sorted and bundled Today we sorted and carefully checked all the planking material. After which the three pieces that make up each...

Jan 30, 20131 min read

Week Three – Monday

Resawing the white oak into 3/8″ strips on the bandsaw Dressing the strips to their final thickness of 1/4″ Slow drive to the shop this...

Jan 29, 20131 min read

Week Two

On Monday, after installing the stem supports, the moulds were securely fastened to the building frame. Vertical braces were fastened to...

Jan 23, 20131 min read

Week One

Day one was spent cutting the parts out of the plywood sheets and cleaning up the edges. We also managed to get most of the strongback...

Jan 16, 20131 min read

Cross Border Shopping

Things are officially underway. Today, Bob, Greg and myself (Chris) drove to the US side of the border at the Thousand Islands to pick up...

Jan 8, 20131 min read

Home Waters

Bay of Quinte, Ontario, Canada Separated from the mainland by a canal built in the late 1800s, the Isle of Quinte or Prince Edward County...

Dec 22, 20121 min read

Ayle of Quinte Skiff Club Prince Edward County's Coastal Rowing Club