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No Problem, Mr. Walt
A Memoir of Loss, Building a Boat, Rebuilding a Life, & Discovering China


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![]() At this stage of construction, they had finished planking the outer hull and had installed the forward part of the main deck. | ![]() The junk sat under an enormous makeshift canopy. | ![]() "This caulking material, along with hemp strands, was pounded into the cracks to seal the junk." - Marco Polo |
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![]() "....caulked inside and out with a material made of quicklime and oil." - Marco Polo. | ![]() The partially completed vessel looked beautiful sitting there atop a wide variety of old, bent, fifty gallon drums and wooden support structures. | ![]() Underway in San Diego. |
![]() Docked in Ventura. | ![]() Sampan on stern. | ![]() Getting ready for sea trials. |
![]() Author at the helm during sea trials. | ![]() Moving the junk prior to launch. | ![]() Head looking aft. |
![]() Repainting the tiger in San Diego. | ![]() Repairing the tiger in San Diego. | ![]() Grappling anchors on the bow. |
![]() Author - Walter Hackman (Mr. Walt) | ![]() Underway. | ![]() Underway in San Diego. |
![]() Galley looking forward. | ![]() Construction Crew. | ![]() Caulking the bow. |
![]() Getting ready for sea trials. | ![]() Underway in San Diego. | ![]() Notes. |
![]() Page from authors journal. | ![]() Early in construction. | ![]() On the Yangtze. |
![]() Galley looking starboard. | ![]() Galley looking forward. | ![]() Stateroom looking aft. |
![]() Head looking aft. | ![]() Underway in San Diego. | ![]() Underway in San Diego. |
![]() Underway. | ![]() Pilot house and main deck forward. | ![]() Underway in San Diego |
![]() Docked in Long Beach. | ![]() Docked. | ![]() At the dock in Long Beach. |
![]() Prior to launch. | ![]() Launch Day. | ![]() On the Yangtze River. |
![]() Underway in San Diego. |




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A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.






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