schooner 50 ft Nigel Irens project in the philippines

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  1. bertho
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    bertho bertho

    Gents,
    here is the information blog with picture day to day :p , building a 50' schooner, strip/cold molded , desing by Nigel Irens, same concept as the MaggieB.
    be free to contact me for any comment or question !! http://fusionschooner.blogspot.com
    cheer's
    Bertho
     
    bertho, Jun 26, 2009
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    bertho bertho

    gents,
    we turn the huII on the 1 sept and progress inside now !! :D
    cheers
    bertho
     
    bertho, Sep 11, 2009
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    boat fan Senior Member

    Very Impressive build Bertrand !
     
    boat fan, Sep 11, 2009
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  4. daiquiri
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    daiquiri Engineering and Design

    Excellent job done so far! Good luck and keep updating that blog! ;)
     
    daiquiri, Sep 11, 2009
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  5. Clinton B Chase
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    WOW. How did you end up in Phillipines? My sister in law is from Manila.

    Clint
     
    Clinton B Chase, Sep 14, 2009
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    Nice!
     
    waikikin, Sep 16, 2009
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  7. RHP
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    RHP Senior Member

    Looks great Bertrand, congratulations and please post more pictures.
     
    RHP, Sep 16, 2009
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    bertho bertho

    thanks guys for nices compliments..!!..
    a bit at the end of the world here!! :) we resume internal work this week, and start the deck also .. keep updated on the blog!! cheer's bertho
     
    bertho, Oct 4, 2009
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    Its a delight looking at your build Bertrand.

    Looking forward to more.

    Beautiful quality work.

    Quality designer.

    Quality project.
     
    boat fan, Oct 4, 2009
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  10. bertho
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    bertho bertho

    nigel irens clone...

    gents,
    only for schooner passionated..:)
    have a look on the Maggie B web site..www.maggieb.net and the yard building the new M2 , www.coveyisland.com, with a very inovative rigging.. !!and beautifull job again..
    all the best to all
    bertho
     
    bertho, Dec 1, 2009
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    bertho bertho

    bertho, Dec 1, 2009
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    WOW !

    Many new pictures !

    Making good progress Bertrand !

    That will be quite a stunning boat.
     
    boat fan, Dec 7, 2009
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    TeddyDiver Gollywobbler

    Excellent progress.. Quite a difference to build a boat there than here.. Im now waiting for warmer weather, 6 to 7 months more or less :rolleyes:
     
    TeddyDiver, Dec 7, 2009
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  14. bertho
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    bertho bertho

    teddy,,
    ya, always hot there ;) .. so hot i have difficulty to find a sealant we don't cure in less than 20mn... all sika and familly skin and cure to fast.. i don't even talk about the resin... it's postcuring included.. :p but it's ok.. so far, we manage !! i'm just dream sometime to wear a big pullover..hehehee cheer's
     
    bertho, Dec 16, 2009
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    bertho bertho

    going to the painting phase now, all "big" wood and lamination completed, system ongoing, start to work seriously on the ..carbon.. masts molds ! :p
    hight tide in april/may here... gogogogoogogo ! :D
    cheer's
    bertho
     
    bertho, Feb 14, 2010
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