I am about a month into a project to build a Clint Chase-designed Calendar Islands Yawl. This will be the 5th boat i have built... yes it can become an affliction. Er... I mean addiction. Or avocation. Or, to my wife and kids, occasionally an annoyance, especially if I run the sander or table saw in the garage. So I'm starting build log here. Not to impart building wisdom, because there are many threads from much better builders than I, but primarily to show the design and the efficiency which which Clint has dsigned the kit.
I've moved progressively up the complexity and tools-required ladder with each build, and picked up enough skill to attempt this one. I'm working from Clint's plywood kit, but doing all the spars and other solid timber myself. My training ground and progressively expanding toolkit:
1) Pygmy Boats Arctic Tern 14 kayak: japanese handsaw, cordless drill, orbital sandebr /> 2) Pygmy Boats Murrelet: block plane, spokeshave even though i didn't really need them; Pygmy kits require almost no real wordworking (but produce wonderful boats!)
3) CLC Northeaster Dory: sabre saw, trim routebr /> 4) Dave Gentry Ruth wherry: table saw
And for this one, I sprung for a 10" bandsaw even though I probably only 'needed' it to make the oars.
I love my NE Dory, it's a fantastic boat and probably the most evenly balanced boat between being a good rower and being a good sailer that you can get. But I wanted something with a little more volume and freeboard for safety on the Maine Island Trail, but also a boat i could sleep aboard. (With the dory, you must find a campsite at night not just a tight gunkhole. ) But I still wanted a boat easily beachable and movable by two people. Not to mention one that i could build within the confines of a one-car garage. The CIY looks to fit the bill perfectly.
Me and my garage (shop) are located about a mile from Long Island Sound and 6 miles from the NY City line in Larchmont, NY. Next up, some photos as soon as I figure out how to post them.