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4/20/2024
Video Release: Boat Assembly Begins

A Major Milestone Reached! We finally started assembling our 50' Performance/Cruising Catamaran from Schionning Designs by putting in the two most important major bulkheads, which connect the two canoes!.

4/13/2024
Video Release: Wrapping Up the Hulls

It was time to wrap up the hulls by wrapping the interior of the hulls! We spent this week working on the interiors so that we can put the bulkheads in next week as we build our 50' Performance/Cruising catamaran, a Solitaire 1520 from Schionning Designs.

4/6/2024
Video Release: Canoe Interior Sanding

With our canoes flipped over, it is time to get to work on the interior, and that means a nasty job of sanding out the excess epoxy! But someone has got to do it, so the crew got to work!

3/30/2024
Video Release: Rolling and Rotating the Canoes

A Major Milestone in the construction of our 50' cruising/performance, Schionning Designs, Solitaire 1520 catamaran... we're flipping over both hulls and rotating them around.

3/29/2024
New S/V Lynx Crew Merchandise Store

You can help get S/V Lynx built, and also show your support to others by purchasing S/V Lynx apparel from our new online store, just click the hat image or this link: S/V Lynx Shop.

3/23/2024
Video Release: Bulkheads Ready to Install

With only a week to go before we flip the canoes, we need the final bulkhead finished and ready to install into the hulls. So, that was our focus this week, getting Big Bertha finished!

3/16/2024
Video Release: Coppercoat Completed

Finally! It was time to complete the canoes outsides, and that meant putting the final layer of Coppercoat on the second canoe. So, we called in help from friends, family, and a new crew member! They all showed up and worked their butts off!

3/9/2024
Video Release: Creating a Daggerboard Jig

With another spotty week of sun and rain, we continued work on our daggerboards, assembling them to a completed shape. Then we got back to work on the jig, having discovered an issue we had to fix.

3/2/2024
Video Release: Daggerboard Spines & Crew Health

This week, we continue work on the daggerboards, working on the important spines where the main strength of the boards are found. We also take a break for some crew health work, and go mountain biking! We have to stay in shape for when we take our Schionning Design Solitaire 1520 custom cruising/performance DIY catamaran on a sailing voyage around planet Earth.

2/24/2024
Video Release: Major Bulkhead Prep!

We got back to the boat yard for some work on the major bulkheads while the sun was shining. We finished up working on the two biggest bulkheads, the final ones before we can put them all into the hulls.

2/17/2024
Video Release: Daggerboards (P2) and Comments

We continue work on our daggerboards as the next big Atmospheric River hits our neck of the woods. But, when the skies clear, we head to the lot to answer a bunch of viewer comments and questions.

2/11/2024
Video Release: Making our Daggerboards: Part 1

It's raining all week, so we moved to our garage to build the two daggerboards for S/V Lynx. Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian, will need these for our performance/cruising catamaran as we sail this boat around the world, that is, as soon as we finish building this Schionning Designs DIY kit sailboat!

2/4/2024
Video Release: Applying Coppercoat Antifoul

We got a nice few days of sunshine, so we got our Coppercoat Antifoul on the first hull! So, come join us as we roll out the antifoul on S/V Lynx, our 50' performance/cruising, DIY, catamaran from Schionning Designs.

1/27/2024
Video Release: Cradles and Rain Catchment Design
With us wanting to get to flipping the two canoes, we had to do some more work on the cradles that will hold them. Unfortunately, a big storm got in the way of our Coppercoat plans, so we spent some time designing a new rain catchment system for S/V Lynx.

1/20/2024
Video Release: Barrier Coats Complete & the Solitaire Line

This week, we finish the barrier coat by applying Total Boat to the port canoe. We also spend some time going over the entire Solitaire Catamaran line, from Schionning Designs.

1/13/2024
Video Release: Back to Boat Building

We finally finished up the fairing and sanding of the second hull this week, we're sure glad that is finally done. We also finalized some details on our Goiot order of boat parts coming from France and go over that in this video.

1/6/2024
Video Release: Back to Boat Building

It's 2024! And time to get back to Boat Building, so come join Captain Blood, Admiral Marianne, and our XO, Brian, as we continue marching forward, through thick and thin, as we build our 50' Performance/Cruising DIY Schionning Designs, Solitaire 1520 Catamaran.

1/4/2024
Patron Exclusive Video 6: Mattress Dilemma

The next Patron Exclusive video, #6, is up for our Special Crew and above level Patrons. In this one, we go over all the options for mattresses on S/V Lynx, and ask for our Patrons help in solving the dilemma of which one to use on our circumnavigation of planet Earth.

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