First date with my girl.

Took Persephone out for a good long spin today at Esquimalt Lagoon and into Esquimalt Harbour.

Time on water - 6 hours

Christening of Persephone

Invited everyone out to partake in the christening and trial run of Persephone.

Time on water - 3 hours

SOF Building Material Sources

I found THIS source for cotton for SOF building... they also carry a good selection of synthetic materials HERE.

...and another far less expensive source for Pine Tar HERE.

Wood Treatment

A mix for preserving wood.

a quart or so of linseed oil, Pine tar to taste, but I probably use about half the amount of linseed oil, turpentine sufficient to thin the pine tar out to more liquid form, and a few splashes of Japan dryer (contains Cobalt so keep off skin). I heat it up in a large coffee can on the shop stove, and brush it on hot.

Found an article in an old issue of Woodenboat magazine: August 2008 issue, on "Traditional Recipes" and has a listing for pine tar. Called Stockholm Tar at: http://www.tarsmell.com/tar.html - also has natural varnishes.

http://www.bickmore.com/bickmore/Health%20Care/PineTar.html

X/C ski shops carry pine tar, too ..typically under the Swix brand. It's used for coating the bottoms of wooden skis.

Excellent photo albums of SOF's (also hypalon and neoprene applications) HERE

Hypolon coatings for SOF kayaks (as recommended by Tom Yost) HERE
...and liquid neoprene coatings for SOF (also recommended by Tom Yost) HERE