Sunday, March 21: A rainy no-boatbuilding day today, but two notable events to report.
This morning we received a surprise visit from a young yacht surveyor to inspect Tugga Bugga. I was relieved that she approved what has been done on the boat to date. In fact, the second picture below shows she was absolutely delighted with the progress. I am confident that her approval was entirely objective and not influenced by the fact that Capt. Sharpie is her grandfather.
The other thing to report is that while aimlessly browsing online today I discovered that the Crystal River, Florida chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Assn. is building a boat to the same design, as a group project in cooperation with a local park. That's only a couple of hours away; we'll have to make a trek up to see her. Unlike me, they are building her entirely with hand tools and with traditional materials and methods. It is interesting and enjoyable to see how differently the same boat can be built. They are way ahead of me, and will doubless be sailing her before we return from the summer's travels. Here's a link to their site: http://www.tsca.net/CRBB/sharpie.htm
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