[oysterbreath]

Moving right along. 2 more months and you will be caught up with oysterbreath lol

LOL, I haven't touched mine in...2 months. Actually, if you work hard/smart and have the funds. It would be possible to build this boat in a little less than a year.

 

[LWalker]

I probably won't make a year....but we will see. Got the finished harpin in place, frames aligned and marked, and ready to glue up. The other side is laminated.

 

[LWalker]

This morning before work I got the other side of the harpin routed, cleaned up and clamped in place. Tonight, I will double check all my measurements and alignment with plans to do the glueup of the harpins on Saturday.

After that is cured, do you all think it will be OK to put the strongback on wheels? Or should I wait until I have the chine logs glued up?

 

[cutrunner]

What did oyster do?
General boat building rule of thumb is, if you have to ask...
You should probably finish

 

[LWalker]

What did oyster do?
General boat building rule of thumb is, if you have to ask...
You should probably finish

I think he went to wheels after he had his frames set....

 

[oysterbreath]

What did oyster do?
General boat building rule of thumb is, if you have to ask...
You should probably finish

I think he went to wheels after he had his frames set....

NOPE!
I put the wheels on when I built the strong back, well before my first frame went on. I blocked up the bottom of the strongback so that the wheels were suspended in order to level the system. After those frames are on and depending on your strong back, it'll be HARD to put the wheels on afterward. It's much easier to simply unscrew the blocks and kick them out of the way than to try to lift the while system AND SCREW some wheel in IMHO.

 

[LWalker]

I already have the wheels mounted....I was talking about dropping it down on the wheels. It is blocked up now.

 

[LWalker]

I got one side of the harpin glued up today. I'll glue up the other side tomorrow.

 

[LWalker]

I got the other side of the harpin and the breasthook all glued up. I'll probably start scarfing  my chinelogs together this afternoon.

 

[LWalker]

This afternoon I shaped the ends of the first lamination of the chinelogs where they meet the stem. Then I scarfed two pieces together to get the length needed.

 

[LWalker]

I have been prepping(shaping the notches) the frames and building(scarf joints and stem joint shaping) the chinelog laminations. Everything is ready for glue up. I might get the first layer glued up, if not tomorrow.

 

[Boatdesigner]

Looks great Luke, the joints are all nice and clean! Keep up the good work, you're making great progress!

 

[PG350]

Watching and learning. What is the projected weight of this hull at completion? Do the plans tell you what kind of wood to use or is that all up to the builder?

 

[LWalker]

Watching and learning.  What is the projected weight of this hull at completion?  Do the plans tell you what kind of wood to use or is that all up to the builder? 

Hey PG,

The plans specify douglas fir or mahogany for the longitudinals and okume or fir marine ply for the frames, planking, and decking. So yes, but the poster above you (BoatDesigner or Timm) is the designer of the boat and can work with you if you wanted to use something different.

The displacement of the boat is 1300lbs. I am sure Timm can give you a better projected hull weight. Oysterbreath said he thought his was about 250-300lbs when he flipped it.

 

[cutrunner]

Moving right along!

 

[LWalker]

It is cut....I am happy with my pace.

Glued up the first lamination of the chine logs this morning before work.

 

[oysterbreath]

Man you are impressive!

 

[Rosco]

Man you are impressive!

x2 - that is some super clean work

 

[LWalker]

Thank you! That means a lot coming from the two of you! After all your builds both were a lot of inspiration to me.


Laminations prepped with neat epoxy.

 

[LWalker]

Every clamp I own!