by GHBoats Webmaster | Feb 18, 2013 | SCAMP
This has been a real busy last few weeks… Almost two full weeks were occupied with the all-encompassing exhibit at the Seattle Boat Show in January. Not only was it the first showing of Scamp (the prototype) to the public at a major boat show, we also exhibited our...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Jan 10, 2013 | SCAMP
Hiya Scampers, During the holidays the shop was at half staff but we kept plugging along on the tooling. (Hah, that’s a fiberglass pun!) I think it came together nicely, with the smoother appearance of the ‘glass deck retaining the character of the pugnacious Scamp....
by GHBoats Webmaster | Dec 8, 2012 | SCAMP
Hiya Scampers, The construction of the deck plug is going faster than anticipated. Perhaps our experience level is just making it flow easier than the hull. Or maybe there are just fewer parts and complex angles to deal with. In any event we are real happy with how...
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by GHBoats Webmaster | Nov 28, 2012 | SCAMP
Moving right along…. The first glass Scamp hull is now in the mold. We did some experimenting with scantlings to try to get this hull close to the desired weight of about 200 pounds (hull only). The finished weight for a sailaway Scamp is just over 400 pounds so by...
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by GHBoats Webmaster | Nov 5, 2012 | SCAMP
Yeah, it has been over a month since the last update. But I have an excuse… I was sailing in the BVI … But never fear, Falk and the guys here were real busy in my absence and made great progress. The hull mold is FINISHED! This first group of photos below shows the...
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by GHBoats Webmaster | Oct 2, 2012 | SCAMP
Hi Guys and Gals, Well, this is the period I mentioned a few weeks ago when lots of hours of labor results in little visible change to our Scamp plug. Fairing the exterior planks is one of those boring, time consuming tasks that seems to take forever yet is critical...
