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Biscuit Updates

Ripping Toe & Rub. Rails (5-18-25)

May 18, 2025

Having to devote all of Saturday to removing two mature southern yellow pine trees - the last of five that...

Various Trim & Washboards (5-10-25)

May 10, 2025

A day of brightwork fabrication, from cockpit seat trim to companionway trim and washboards...

Fabricating Cockpit & Companionway Trim (5-5-25)

May 5, 2025

Having the coaming boards nearly complete - needing to dry-mount and locate fastener holes to secure to the fiberglass cockpit as well as securing the cleats and winch bases - I decided to move on to the cockpit and companionway trim boards...

Coaming Boards Part 3 (5-3-25)

May 3, 2025

Working to complete the coaming boards was the goal for the week, and I'm happy to say the goal was met.

Coaming Boards Part 2; Final Paint (4-27-25)

Apr 27, 2025

Before continuing work on the new coaming boards, I went below to continue work on painting the v-berth...

Coaming Boards Part 1 (4-22-25)

Apr 22, 2025

Brightwork fabrication begins! Starting with the coaming boards, I took the port and starboard blanks....

Continued Interior Paint, Boom Paint, and Start of Brightwork (4-11,12,13-25)

Apr 13, 2025

The painting continues on the boom and the interior, and brightwork fabrication begins...

Final Interior Sanding, Pre-drilling Seacock Fasteners, and Boom Work

Apr 7, 2025

The seacocks are now ready for final install, and the boom gets its first coat of finish paint...

Continued Seacock & Boom Prep (4-5-25)

Apr 5, 2025

Carrying on with the prep work for both the new flanged seacock installation and painting of the boom...

Installing Seacock Backing Plates (3-29 & 30-25)

Mar 30, 2025

With the new hardware in and backing plates fabricated from G-10, I took the weekend glue-in the backing plates...

Fabricating Seacock Backing Plates (3-24-25)

Mar 24, 2025

Knowing that the new flanged seacocks were arriving today, I could not resist stealing a bit of time in the shop after the day job to fabricate the new backing plates for said seacocks...

Interior Substrate Final Fairing

Mar 22, 2025

Wanting to complete the interior in the coming weeks, among other tasks, lead me inside Biscuit for the day...

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