Ship Shape - Grandpa's Boat
Article By Shorty
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The inspiration for this boat came from my grandfather James Cooke, who is the sailor in my family which got me started.
His retirement community had a regatta in their local pond, this is the boat he entered, named "ship shape".
When I saw the boat, I just laughed and laughed.
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I did the calculations and found that I could make a monohull 14' long that would perform much like a kayak, and still be able to display a proportionate decoration.
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My back porch was a complete mess while building these two boats.
I tracked cardboard sawdust everywhere.
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Here is the basic sketch I did on the cardboard before hand.
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10pm, on Thursday night (the night before the media event), I finally finished.
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