When I first planned this link, I had intended to put up a day-by-day "progress report" of the construction---complete with supporting pics. That, however, now seems too "anal" (said in "Dr. Evil voice" :) )---and quite a bit too much work. So, here is a series that will give one a general idea of the work over the two weeks of construction.
First off, credit where credit is due: If it hadn't of been for the efforts of Robert Parsons (engineering advice extraordinaire), John Parsons, Heather Parsons, Victor Johansen, Justin Yonker (breaking the initial "inertia"---and getting our ragtag band actually moving), and Safia Rawoot (I think she was still "Rawoot," then--and not "Yonker" :) )--we would not have been able to complete the construction of this craft. Cheers, all!! :) :) :) :)
Some early drillin':
The completed deck:
John, me and Rosie---painting the completed deck.
Some completed bearings---well, at least we'll always have out bearings straight. :)
Justin and John---completed bearings:
An early concept design by John Parsons:
Heather sanding:
Victor and John, measuring the paddle wheels:
On to more pictures of the construction of our craft. :)