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[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] Jacques Molinari has sent in some more photos of his impressive Mouseboat, including a strengthened and raised mast step, and a self-bailing cockpit – he says he expects rough water in Nha Trang Bay. See the last post and a link to the free plans for this little scow here.
Miles away in a place where the weather is much warmer than it is here, Jacques Molinaris’ carvel-built Mouseboat called OSM has been launched and sailed for the first time from a Vietnamese beach. He writes: ‘Good evening Gav.’ ‘OSM is born, I launched her four days ago. She is a nice little fast boat, … Continue reading “The carvel-built Mouseboat in Vietnam is launched and sailing well!”
Jacques Molinari’s TheEdge Mouseboat is looking very smart The carvel-built Mouseboat built to the free TheEdge plans that Jacques Molinari is building in Vietnam continues to make progress. He’s now reached the point where he’s making sails and launch day is approaching. I’ve recentlyseen some film of a plywood-built boat to the same plans sailing, … Continue reading “The Vietnamese Mouse makes more progress”