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Building a 26' Calkins Bartender

by L.W. Baxter

The building of a 26' Calkins Bartender, a fast offshore sportfishing boat. Started in August 2004 and "scheduled" for launch in ~June 2008.

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In profile
Take a bow
Gleam
Nice color
curved cabin front
Drilling for oil drain
new plug
oil drain hose
Tanks
Steyr Control Center
Floatation
platforms
a hole in the bottom of my boat.
Auxilliary motor
The Tailor
Berth cushions
looking in thru portlight
Finished corner
More floatation
Martha Stewart moment
shaft coupler
transducer
hatch covers
tank hold-downs
muffler install
exhaust port
fuel valves
fuel filter
rudder arm
safe-t seacock and everything else
raw water strainer
slightly crazed boatbuilder
vents and deck fill
ventilation blower
another busy picture
scupper
cockpit scupper
scupper and exhaust port
Motor box
sound and heat insulation
vent
winshield glass
window
console and galley
well plug and tray
water tank
Prep for lettering
Finished lettering
bending form
bent
railing bend
handrail detail
handrail aft
handrail
water
On the trailer
Ready for action
In the water
Big grin
In gear
Docking
My not-so-little girl
Norma tries out the cabin
first save
Redneck at the helm
Sauvie Island Bridge
early morning dew
stepping up on plane
stern shot
head on
hull speed plus
inside turn
And away she goes
black beauty
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