Serious update!

Pictures:
1)Frames and ribs finished
2) 'Skottrogn' made from one branch
3) The stringer
4) Susan (mum) planing
5) Gavin (dad) cooking up delicius tar mmmm!

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Ska vi sjå,,,,, ja, heilt ferdig med innved, til og med ekstra dampbøyd spant som en båtbygger på oya - han faktisk eied båten før oss - tilråde att jeg burde sett inn. Er godt i gang med dørken (gølvet), Aaaaaaa, må være ferdig med alt som må smøres med tjære til sluttet av neste uka!!! Jared kommer 6 August, Liv dagen etter, vet ikke om resten om resten,


Lets see, yep, completely finished with frames, and steamed ribs - put in on the advice of a boatbuilder in the north of skye(he actually owned the boat at one time) Good progress with the floorboards, Aaaaaah, only a week until everything that needs tarring has t be finished!!


Nis, ceart ma tha - ullamh leis na raingeanan - saibhte agus air an smùid-lubadh. Air deogh adhartas a' dheanamh leis an ùrlar. Aaaaa - chan eil ach seachdainn ann mus bith a h-uile rud a' dheumas tearadh a bhith deiseil!!

Oh, and then there was als the stringer, the long horisontal bit which runs under the thwarts and is attached to all the frames

Hei. Nesten ferdig med band. Går bra, skal gjør ferdig skottrognet og sett inn stimete inn i mellom de som er saga ut i denne uka,

Hello Almost finished with the frames. Going fine, should finish the 'skottrogn' as they say in Norway - a big v-shape frame made from swept grain timber (ie the grain follows the shape of the frame). That should give the bow section strengt i a sea! Also goig to pt in steamed ribs in between the sawn ones.

Halo Gu bhith ullamh leis na raingeanan Dol gu math, am beachd an 'skottrogn' mar a tha iad ag rath ann an Nirribhidh, raing mòr a tha a dol an an cumadh 'u' ann an toiseach a bhata, air a dheanamh le meur mòr a tha a' leantainn cumadh a bhata. Am duil raingeanan smùidte a chuir a-staigh eadar na feadhainn a tha ann.

Fisk fisk fisk! (x55)

Slekt var oppe forrige uka, og vi dro ut å fiske rett ut i vika, fikk 55 makrell i 2 timer, Etterpå røykte vi dem med ek - kjempegodt!!

Had family up for a week. Went out fishing, caught 55 mackerel in 2 hours! Smoked them with oak bits left over from boat frames. Delicious!

Càraidean suas airson seachdain. Chaidh sinn a-mach a' dh'iasgach, ghlac sinn 55 rionnaich ann an 2 uair! Bha sinn gan toiteadh le darach. Air leth math!

(24/6)Ferdig med bord! Planks finished! Buird ullamh!

Nå kan jeg vikelig si at bordlaging er ferdig, slutt, gjort. Finito. Itjno meir bord å gjørre! De er nå å begynne på band (trebiter som går på tvers i båten for forsterking )

I can now finally say: Yaaay! Last plank finished. Now the frames (commonly called ribs) have to be sawn. and chiseled and put in the boat.

'S urrainair a ràth a-nis gu bheil na bùird ullamh, deiseil, finito. A-nis tha na raingeanan ri thòiseachadh (Na pìosan tiugha foadh a tha dol tarsainn aig astaran cunnbhalach airson nearteachadh)

(19/06) The danger of assuming a "My boat is holeyer than thine" attitude

One shouldn't assume greater piousness than others, or even Pie-essness. Anyway, holey boats have a greater tendency to sink. The moral of this story is that finishing those planks that I promised would be finished already in a previous post, aren't - because of various setbacks: a rotten bit that I stuck my thumb through in one plank, and old iron nails ripping holes in another plank. Ah well, all's well that ends well.

(10/06) Not a patch on the old plank!?

No, not one patch, but two. They're screwed on over the old scarph joints to stop them pivoting and the new plank, running the lenght of 3 old ones, assuming the wrong shape.

Mmmmmmmm

Det er massevis av kjøtt i fryserene her som må spises. Her ser dokk et bilde av a) pølser (som rimer på tølse!) som er heimlage, b) storfryseren, som er stappfull. Legg merke til høvelen, som er plassert i bildet for å vise hvor mye kjøtt det virkelig er! Det er også ein fryser til som er halv så stor. Dem som kommer her for på besøk kan få store porsjoner kjøtt for litegran arbeid!

There is a large amoutn of meat here which must be eaten up. Above you can see a picture of a) homemade sausages, b) our big freezer, which is full to the brim. A wood plane has been placed in the picture in order to give a sense of scale. There is also a further freezer, half the size, also ful. Anyone who comes on a visit can get large portions of the stuff in exchange for a little work!

Tha uimhir mhòr de fheòl an seo a dh fhèumas ithe. Faic os cionn airson dealbh a) de isbeannan a rinn sinn fhìn, b) an frìsear mor againn, a tha loma làn. Chìthear locair anns an dealbh a sheallas dìreach de seòrsa mèudachd air a bhil sinn a' bruidhinn! Tha frìsear eile ann cuideachd, leth'n mhèudachd, cho làn ris a chiad. Dheagh duine sam bith a thigeas an seo a' cèilidh beagan feòl airson beagan ceòl (uill, beagan obair co-dhiu, ach chan eil an aon ring to it!)