Boat building

[DLJeffs]

Excellent job with the pre-planning and test fitting layout options. That's looking like a true custom built boat now. Do you use a dog when you hunt? And will you have capacity to run a little heater - might be nice on those chilly damp mornings.

 

[Mike Hill]

Million-dollar question!

But I don't got a million dollars!

 

[Mike Hill]

By the way Henry, I don’t see where the whisky cabinet is laid out.

Yeah, Even the VW Beetle had an optional coffee maker early on!

 

[SENC]

By the way Henry, I don’t see where the whisky cabinet is laid out.

I'm not too smart, but smart enough not to reveal where I plan to stash the good stuff.

Hope to get it in the water by early Fall... duck season at the latest.

Excellent job with the pre-planning and test fitting layout options. That's looking like a true custom built boat now. Do you use a dog when you hunt? And will you have capacity to run a little heater - might be nice on those chilly damp mornings.

Yes on a dog - she'll either be on the front deck or on the small deck ahead of the motor. It's rarely cold enough to need a heater around here unless you're staying out and still all day... but I'll probably keep a little propane heater in it just in case.

 

[SENC]

Battery hold-downs completed and installed, sole/hull joints glassed and faired, and final epoxy coat applied to sole, bulkheads, flotation compartments, bilge, and lower sides. The same areas primed and with a good base coat - gloss poly in the areas that will be covered (for easier cleaning and maintenance and better water protection), flat Parkers in the cockpit area.







Now, off for our road trip to ME, CT, MA, and NY. On return will get shelves completed and installed and foam cut for installation in flotation compartments, then can finally get to work installing the decking I've prepped. I'd originally planned to get my wiring run before putting on the deck, but since I moved the runs out closer to the hull sides I'll wait until after decking is installed, fileted, sealed, and painted. Still a lot to do, but seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

I haven't yet located a good used trailer and motor - if they aren't located soon after our return I'll have to get moving in ordering new.

 

[Mike1950]

How heavy is it getting? I fiberglassed a little hydro. It got heavy, but it did not leak like a sieve like when I got it.

 

[Webb]

How heavy is it getting? I fiberglassed a little hydro. It got heavy, but it did not leak like a sieve like when I got it.

My father in law had a classic Chris-Craft and when we pulled it out of winter storage and in the lake for summer, she leaked like a sieve for a little while until the wood got wet and swelled.

 

[DLJeffs]

Looking really good Henry. you've put a lot of thought into the design and it shows.

 

[Mike1950]

My father in law had a classic Chris-Craft and when we pulled it out of winter storage and in the lake for summer, she leaked like a sieve for a little while until the wood got wet and swelled.

This was plywood. Caulked seams. I am sure to keep light. It was fast but scary. If you were not moving fast it took on water fast.
Wood boats are best left in water. Not really possible in northern climates

 

[SENC]

How heavy is it getting? I fiberglassed a little hydro. It got heavy, but it did not leak like a sieve like when I got it.

I look forward to weighing it when done - I want to say it should be about 300 lbs when complete (before motor), but I may be mis-remembering.

 

[SENC]

My father in law had a classic Chris-Craft and when we pulled it out of winter storage and in the lake for summer, she leaked like a sieve for a little while until the wood got wet and swelled.

The ply/epoxy stitch-and-glue build is fully encapsulated, so should not absorb water/swell.