For anyone who's built their own boat....

Yes she is gonna be a big ass boat Bruce. I guess in the grand scheme of things a 31' boat isn't really that big until you try to build one yourself. :-)

It's getting there Dave. I just have to keep plugging away at it. Nobody's gonna do it for me and as the wife always says "you got yourself into this now get yourself out of it!" ;-)

Thanks BillK, one more thing to add to the worry list! *hehehe* It won't be bad getting it out, the hydraulic trailer the local boat hauler has will fit right in the shed to pick it up. I'll have to take the front of the shed off but when I get to that point the whole shed is coming down anyways.

As to flipping it over, well that's going to be a bit of a challenge. I don't want to bring in a crane 'cause I'll have to tear half the shed apart to flip it. It'll likely be a combination of a frame built to allow the hull to roll and some jacks & cable hoists to turn it. I think! ;-)
 
Rick,
Been silently following along... you work at quite a pace... everyday, something new!

One question, when you begin to actually put the material (plywood covered in f-glass, I assume) on the frame you currently have, how do join two seams together? In other words, if you were building a roof on your house, you stagger the plywood panels but do so, so that each end is centered on a rafter. On the boat, the bulkhead members you have don't appear thick enough for two sheets to butt up against each other. How do you handle where two pieces join off of a framing member?
--Rick

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Thanks for following long Rick. That's a great question and so appropriately timed I almost fell off my chair! ;-) I was just reviewing some photos of another build that's happening in Holland right now.

The panels are "stitched" and the "glued" together in place. Here's how it works, I'll let the photo's tell the story.

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I hope that helps. I couldn't of explained it very well but you can see where the Stitch & Glue method gets its name. Once the epoxy glue hardens you can pull the plastic wire ties, sand and tape the seams.

The forms are placed on the stations where the bulkheads will eventually be installed. I don't think any of the seams in the long panels line up with any of the forms.

The glass fabrics specified by the designer are biaxial stitched fabrics with 0/90 and 45/45 deg orientations. A final layer of light knitted glass is added on top to help with the fairing and cosmetics.
 
This is getting very interesting now, keep up the good work!
 
[quoteStill considering a bow shed to replace your machine shed Thud?
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Not that I wouldnt if I really had to, but my Health died. From now on I'm just a Spectator.

I'll just watch!
 
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Originally posted by Capt. Bill1

Are you going to put any kind of grounding shoe on the keel?
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I've thought about that Capt. Bill. This photo is from the TW28 that was built in Australia a few years ago.

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They have to get into some shallows to fish where there's a lot of oyster shells etc. that litter the bottom. If I remember correctly it's about 1/4" stainless plate.

If we were going to restrict ourselves to the local waters here I probably wouldn't but with plans to venture well beyond our normal range I just might do the same.

Thanks Pete & Walter. Hang in there Thud.
 
Out in the PacNW we found steel and lag bolts to be the Cheapest for those Skid plates. We had Oyster and Clam beaches to run up on.
One time, out hunting I ran my Rubber boat up onto a beach where the Gulls had been breaking shells.
I spent the better part of a day patching that thing. The broken shells cut it up so bad I nearly ran out of patching material.

Wood boats are better,and metal skids help.
 
I'm looking at materials now. Stainless Steel isn't too bad compared to other options, aluminum, steel, lead, UHMW plastic etc. I'll see what I can get from the recyclers.
 
Stainless is for really big boats that you cant beach to work on. Stainless would be good for you Rick.

Bigger Shed? Yup!
And when it comes to the turn, you'll need a bigger neighborhood!
 
Keel Laying Day

Throwing a party with some friends. Pics to follow. Standby.....

PS. Prayers for those in Irene's path. I hope she peters out and you're all safe & Sound.
 
a good friend, Ray Martin, stopped in to celebrate with us yesterday. Ray is one of the most talented chef's I've ever had the pleasure of working with. He "tossed" this lil' edible arrangement together for us.

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Words can't express how grateful we are to everyone that came. :-)
 
Two parts of port side bottom panel being glued together.

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It's going to be trickier doing the other side.

I was standing on a 5 gal bucket and still couldn't see the bow! [:-dopey]

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That's it for today. More of the same tomorrow.
 
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Originally posted by pdecat

where is the keel?????

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It was there Bruce then I went and re-read the instructions that said to put the bottom panels on first! *hehehe* Don't worry it'll go back up soon.
 
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Originally posted by jtybt15

Just ran across the little film about wooden boat building...

Titled 'Charlotte'. Really gave me a sense of peace of mind.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/265023/charlotte

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I'll have to try to find that video on Youtube. Apparently we're not allowed to view it in Canada! Doh!

Anywho, the second set of bottom panels went up slick as ...... Maybe I'm just getting the hang of it.

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Alignment on the stern was perfect. Bow needs a little adjustment which will have to wait till this afternoon.

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This girl is starting to show her true size. :-) It's getting hard to get around her and get any pics that show anything of interest.

The glue and tape job on the bottom panels I did yesterday didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. I see using quite a bit of epoxy filler in this area. :-( I'll try to do a better job on the other side. It's a little more difficult working up in the air, maybe I should have stitched them together when I had the long table. Oh well, hind sight is always 20/20 eh?

More later.....
 
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