9 Ft. Grandy sailing tender

Man, I have got to stop looking at these beautiful boats or I’m gonna find myself making one and then having to live in it ‘cause Jenn would banish me to it :-).

Thanks for the posts, it would be great to follow along the process as you build one of these…have you considered doing video blogs?

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark

Fantastic, boat building is truely the essence of woodwork. Creating a vessel that carries people across water from material grown from the Earth. Nice execution. Now… Id like a Aquarama scaled down to about 24 foot if that wouldnt be too much trouble.

-- R.Myer Design|Build

That is funny mark.
I’m in a great position in that my wife actually supports me in this wood working adventure! She supported me so much that we packed our 3 kids and some of our things and moved 2500 miles away from home so I could have a year of ultimate shop time. However, if I were to build something bigger, I think she would draw the line, and I too would be living in the boat.

I have considered doing video posts dealing with building these boats, however, it’s just not practical since I’m in a school setting. Once I get home and get to work in my shop, it is a definite possibility.

But, until then here’s a video of the Large Craft guys doing their thing. You might like it, although I had a hard time following along….they work fast!

-- Brian S. --- "If you’ve worked on the building of a boat, it belongs to you the rest of your life." -Bob Prothero

(1) 5,000 dollar piece of purple heart + (1) electric chainsaw + (3) hatchets = Largecraft

-- "No need to measure, just cut" Hans

Daddy has always said that a boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money. I’ve always replied, “Sign me up.” I think I would be inclined to live on the boat…

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Great Job. Thanks for sharing.

-- Dennis Zongker

Man do they ever work fast. It makes you realize just how much work goes into these craft. Amazing…. thanks for the video.

Its great to hear that you have a supportive wife also (Jenn also supported me in our recent job/city change), with a supportive wife at your side anything is possible…

I look forward to your posts and wait with great anticipation any video blogs you may do. Thanks again for the video

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark

Scotach
A lovely tender – just the right size to remind the captain why he fell in love with wooden boats in the first place. The standing lug for me! ( Do I get a vote?) Well done boatwright!
Mark

-- semper ubi, sub ubi

very cool….I am loving the boats…sooommmeee dayyy….

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

Gorgeous, just gorgeous!!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Brian stop it you’re killing me! Love seeing these posts.

-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----

This boat is absolutely beautiful! I envy so much. I’ve done some boat building myself, and I know what goes into it. Really cool video.

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