It is enjoyable to see how much we have already accomplished, however, it is also a little bit nerve-wrecking to realize how much we still have to do before we can claim that we finish the dinghy. Excluding the final week, there are two weeks left in this school year. We really have to make … More No time to spare
After a month of solid work, we finally finished the hull and brought an beautiful ending to planking. Before I go into more details of planking, let’s figure out what’s planking. From what I’ve learned, planking is the process of putting hull planks onto the ladder frame, and it can also be interpreted as the … More Plank with no panic
After two weeks of hard work, planking is almost done, which means our dinghy can soon be floating on Lake Michigan (just floating) ! Really excited for this! So let’s talk about planking. Planking is not an easy task, even though we thought it was easy before. Planking is not simply attaching the plank to … More Short update for week 15
We got stuck. In two weeks, we just actually worked for six days. What’s more discouraging was the fact that we basically made no progress in those six working days. Let’s face the truth: we may not be able to finish the dinghy if we indulge ourselves in the post-spring-break mood and complacency. For me, … More Stay Awake
I was quite surprised when I came in the shop on Monday. Two garboard planks were already perfectly assembled on the frame. Just wanna say thank you to Jacob for his work and the time that he spent on the dinghy during spring break. From Jacob’s description, he used epoxy, the super strong and sticky … More Spring break & Week 11 update
Hey guys! Here are some fun photos of this week. Also, the video that I promise on Friday is here! Hope you enjoy!
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