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Although these posts are mainly about the trials and tribulations of building boats I’m hoping that I’ve written them in a way that any Dick or Harry can read, laugh and enjoy.

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1 Big Thank-you from the 99%

Posted on February 8, 2017January 24, 2019by Abbey

I’m going to start at the beginning with this blog and I warn you it might be a bit long. But you won’t understand if I don’t give ya the back story. I grew up in Devon but didn’t go to school as they couldn’t really handle the madness, they tried to class me as […]

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My Lovely Lady Lumps

Posted on January 22, 2017January 24, 2019by Abbey

I’m hoping this post will give ya all an idea of just how hard I’ve worked to end up here and just how many benefits there are to a making use of ya own elbow grease. A lot of people seem to think that everything you have in life is down to luck or rich […]

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Life of Luxury Minus the Piss Bucket

Posted on January 10, 2017January 24, 2019by Abbey

With the starboard side of Peggaotty finished and my Christmas bonus safely in my pocket I’ve decided to treat myself this year. No more sleeping in damp mouldy beds (there was actually a puddle in my bed and I’m pretty certain I stopped pissing the bed a long time ago), blowing up extension leads and […]

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Turn That Frown Upside Down

Posted on December 29, 2016January 24, 2019by Abbey

Much to my disappointment I was 2 planks short of my personal deadline for Christmas but with a few hours rushing around speed planking before the Christmas Eve Eve party I managed to wedge the final bow plank in place. Which to my surprise was a dam fine fit and not a fault could be […]

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In Sickness and In Boats

Posted on December 17, 2016January 24, 2019by Abbey

For those of you that know me personally or through the viral webs of facebook you’ll have noticed I have been moaning and groaning all week about being struck with some kind of evil brand of flu. After surviving a 10 hour drinking session on Sunday for one of the yards many Christmas parties, I […]

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Calling all Single Electricians!

Posted on December 10, 2016January 24, 2019by Abbey

Calling all single electricians! I have decided after what can only be described as an evening from hell that I need to get a boyfriend and he needs to be an electrician. So I got home from work and for a change I had a clean saucepan. So I heated myself up a nice tin […]

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Re-Inventing the Floating Wheel

Posted on December 10, 2016January 24, 2019by Abbey

It took me a long time to gain the confidence to develop my own methods of working in the yard. The way a 6ft 2 man would get something done is not the way a 5ft nothing girl would do it. I love learning from the experts and absorbing all the knowledge they have to […]

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How to be a grown up

Posted on December 6, 2016January 24, 2019by Abbey

So who ever read my “getting laid to feel like a lady” post will know that I’m single. Apologies for its disappearance but my family were less than impressed and with some guilt and their general prudish nature made me take it down. However, this blog isn’t supposed to be just about boats. It’s about […]

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My Restoration, for The Boat Nerds, The Feminists and The Curious

Posted on December 3, 2016January 24, 2019by Abbey

I’ve always been one of those people that’s pretty good at everything but never excellent at anything. Otherwise known as a jack of all trades but a master of none. Until I discovered boat building. I don’t mean to blow my own trumpet and I am still learning every day but I’m pretty bloody good […]

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When Am I a BoatBuilder

Posted on November 29, 2016January 24, 2019by Abbey

So in our pretty inadequate education system, according to Colchester Asylum I can call myself a Boat Builder after a 2 year apprenticeship that covered the basics and drowned me in pointless paperwork. This is wrong. In the good old days you trained for 7 years, worked in 3 different yards and only then could […]

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