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

The two bottom panels are now one.

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I had to stand on tippy toes on the ladder to even see this much.

I've been battering and bruising my shins on the strongback and step ladders for a month now. Finally smartened up and got myself a cheap pair of shin pads. 8)

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My friend Peter is launching his Bolger Windemere (Estuary Cruiser) he's built tomorrow so there likely won't be any work done till Saturday.

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Knotty,

Curious how you remove the zip ties onces you've bonded/filleted the joint. I read a book on stich and glue that used wire for the stitching. Then suggesting heating the wire using a car battery so that it could be pulled out of the epoxy. Clearly you won't do that with wire ties. Your progress is great!
 
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Knotty,

Curious how you remove the zip ties onces you've bonded/filleted the joint. I read a book on stich and glue that used wire for the stitching. Then suggesting heating the wire using a car battery so that it could be pulled out of the epoxy. Clearly you won't do that with wire ties. Your progress is great!

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Thanks for looking in. I imagine brute force or if necessary I'll just cut them flush and they'll stay there. I'll figure that out when I get there which won't be long now! [8D]
 
Google "Just for the fun of it" and it'll be the first result. It's on 'nuther forum so I hesitate to put the URL here. It'll take you a week to read the whole thread.
 
consider doing adhesion tests on some ties before just cutting them off.
 
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consider doing adhesion tests on some ties before just cutting them off.

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I would think they will just pull out. I can't see epoxy bonding to them that strongly.
 
They'll be covered inside and outside with no less than two layers of 10 oz tape, 1 layer of 12 oz biaxial followed by 1 layer of 17 of biaxial and topped off with 1 layer of 10 oz satin weave. I don't think they'll be an issue one way or the other.
 
I looked up your buddies' boat and WOW what a thread! That boat looks awesome!
 
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I looked up your buddies' boat and WOW what a thread! That boat looks awesome!

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"He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist." - St. Francis of Assis (1181-1226)

Peter worked with his ten thumbs, his two functioning neurons and his pacemaker so I guess that would make him an artist!

In all honesty the boat is beautiful. I'll post some pics tomorrow after the launch.
 
I guess I'm a craftsman, lately my hearts just not in it:)
 
I’ve got to say it. You have been doing careful work but leaving stubs of ties perpendicular to the fiberglass at the chines seems to me like one of those defining moments for future grief.
Virtually every failure I see in most anything can be traced back to poor workmanship that was easily fixed at original assembly.
Your boat your decision best wishes whatever you decide.
 
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Originally posted by pdecat

I’ve got to say it. You have been doing careful work but leaving stubs of ties perpendicular to the fiberglass at the chines seems to me like one of those defining moments for future grief.
Virtually every failure I see in most anything can be traced back to poor workmanship that was easily fixed at original assembly.
Your boat your decision best wishes whatever you decide.

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I don't even think that is his work. I thought those pictures were from another build to demonstrate the 'stitch and glue' method?
 
He did nice work but who designed that boat? Stabilty looks very questionable.
 
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He did nice work but who designed that boat? Stabilty looks very questionable.

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Phil Bolger. Design is called Windemere. I don't think it appears in any of his books. This one was a prototype.

She's a little light in the front end just yet but there's 1200 lbs of ballast to go in. This model has a swinging keel (sorry don't know what the proper term is).
 
Should be very efficient. And quiet.

What are those L shaped pocketss on each side of the hull below the transom for? To keep the a$$ end from siding around or something?
 
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Should be very efficient. And quiet.

What are those L shaped pocketss on each side of the hull below the transom for? To keep the a$$ end from siding around or something?

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That'd be my guess Capt Bill. Directional stability w/o the keel down might be an issue, she's essentially a flat bottom boat with minimal keel.
 
I felt like "Jonah inside the whale" when I took this shot.

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Got help coming tomorrow to hang the second side panel. It has to be wrestled outside, flipped, then brought back inside on the opposite side of the boat. It'll be tough but I think 4 of us can handle it. It's not that heave, 150 lbs maybe but it's floppy and wants to go where it wants to go.
 
if the swinging keel is ballasted then IMO it is a swing keel if not it is a centerboard.
 
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