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Comment: Feb '97. We bought "Clamduck", and moved it by truck to our front driveway. This had to be done while our back roads were still frozen. We assembled the cradle, and got the boat settled. Then the work began.
radicalconstruction01 * Clamduck, in 1998, before she was ours. The rig and sails are on, and she floats, but the inside is totally unfinished. Even though the hull was built in 1981, she was only sailed for 3 summers in Georgian Bay. * 475 x 464 * (100KB)

radicalconstruction02 * It all started with an Advertisement....we drove up to Georgian Bay in the middle of winter to see a Handyman Special. It was difficult to tell, but it looked fast and sleek. We thought we could finish the interior in a year. * 574 x 542 * (152KB)

radicalconstruction03 * This is Millenium Falcon, same design as ours. We researched the design, the builder and other owners, to see just what we were getting. * 876 x 590 * (211KB)

radicalconstruction04 * And this is another unfinished hull of the same kind. Clamduck is hull #1, and all these other boats were made from a mould made from her. * 720 x 520 * (119KB)
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radicalconstruction06 * There was so much to do....where to start? Because spring was arriving, we decided to work on the outside while we had good weather. The first step was to prepare the deck. First ALL the fittings had to come off. (This is actually the deck after it is painted) * 570 x 847 * (120KB)

radicalconstruction07 * July '97. The old wood toerail was removed, and all the bolt holes filled with epoxy. The old rub rail along the sides was also removed, filled and faired. We went through about 1200 sanding disks on the orbital sanders. The boat just looked worse and worse the more we worked! * 842 x 596 * (186KB)

radicalconstruction08 * The painting area. The hull and deck took all summer to prepare. (After all, we still had full time jobs!) Now it's September, and time to paint! Note how we have built a proper set of steps with railing up to the transom of the boat. It was far too hard to climb a ladder all the time with your hands full. * 866 x 615 * (141KB)

radicalconstruction09 * Ed painted the deck with a spray gun. We used AwlGrip. * 443 x 696 * (121KB)

radicalconstruction10 * The comanionway is all masked off. Ed's feet got all nicely painted white. The rough areas of the deck were left 'blank' - except for the overspray. These areas will be masked off and painted by brush later. * 570 x 881 * (133KB)
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