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Days 1 - 5 : Order, Instructions, Clean garage, Glue panel scarfs

Days 6 - 10 : Glue outwale sections, Sand scarfs, Measure for frames, Drill wire holes, Sand & taper outwales

Days 11 - 15 : Cut gains, More wire holes, Wire Panels, Insert frames

Days 16 - 20 : Fix "gap" problem, Glue Mast Scarf,  Sprit Scarf, Skeg Halves, and  Centerboard Handles, "Tab" Glue Seams

Days 21 - 25 : Remove Wires, Glue Seams, Clean up Seams,  Shape Stem and Stern

Days 26 - 30 : Glassing and coating the exterior

Days 31 - 35 : Breast Hooks, Rails

Days 36 - 40 : Rails (cont.), Skeg

Days 41 - 45: More epoxy, Fiberglass & coat interior

Days 46 - 50: Install Seats and Centerboard Box

Days 51 - 55: Still doing the  Seats and Centerboard Box

Day 56: Making it rowable

Shakedown Period

Day 57 - 60: Sanding the fillets, Making Spars, Figuring out the rudder

Day 61 - 65: Rudder and Dagger Board

Day 66 - 70: Rudder (cont.)

Day 70 - 75: Dagger Board Slots, Partner "Adapter", Install Mast Step

Day 76 - 80: Sewing the Sail, Adding Lead to Daggerboard, Floorboards

Day 81 - 85: Floorboards (cont.)

Day 86 - 90: Floorboards (cont.). Foot Braces, Sanding, sanding, sanding,...

Day 91 - 95: Finishing

Day 96 - 98: ...and more Finishing, Rigging

The Finished Product

Launch Day

 

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Skerry's in the Mist David Bixby and Greg Swarthout at what was probably the first ever Skerry Messabout (Ma Bixby enjoys being along for the ride)
         
Greg tags along in David's boat David shows his son how not to tie a bowline
         
ET Bugaboo is ready to be rigged for launch day Steven enjoys the first sail in ET Bugaboo
       
ET Bugaboo, beached for a picnic Lisa poses in front of ET Bugaboo, while the sail flaps in the wind
      
For those who are wondering if the Skerry is car-toppable, Blair shows that it is I guess when you finish in December, you have to launch in December
     
I don't care what you say Blair, Lake Michigan looks cold in December Greg's family enjoying their first time out
     
Eric Walburgh's Skerry at anchor Eric looks pretty happy
   
Eric's adapting to the push/pull tiller  
   
Kerry Swart launches "Esplendida" We are all envious of Kerry
   
Launch day for Eric Walburgh Kerry's looking for a breeze
   
Another angle of Eric's Skerry The "ET Bugaboo" takes a shakedown cruise
   
The "ET Bugaboo" docked on the Damariscotta River A brisk morning in Maine