For anyone who's built their own boat....
- Thread starter KnottyBuoyz
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Thnx Fella's
I'm just glad the ole' boat's going to someone who'll enjoy it. It's a shame to just see it sitting here.
Healing well Gary. Still aches and a bit of a limp but good. Hope to be back up on top of the boat this week to finish taping the seams on the keel. That and shaping the coves around the opening to the bow thruster tube are the last chores before the hull gets glassed. Looking forward to it but a bit nervous too. There's about $4K in materials going on the hull and I hope I don't screw it up!
I'm just glad the ole' boat's going to someone who'll enjoy it. It's a shame to just see it sitting here.
Healing well Gary. Still aches and a bit of a limp but good. Hope to be back up on top of the boat this week to finish taping the seams on the keel. That and shaping the coves around the opening to the bow thruster tube are the last chores before the hull gets glassed. Looking forward to it but a bit nervous too. There's about $4K in materials going on the hull and I hope I don't screw it up!
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Havin' a rum 'n coke to celebrate the final voyage of the KnottyBuoyz II. She's a good ole' boat and amazes me how well she runs . I hope her new owners look after and enjoy her as much as we did! Bravo Zulu ole' girl. 
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Yes dear! Working on it!
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There she goes! I didn't think he'd get it home without destroying it!
He paid the cash up front and I signed the papers so technically it wasn't my boat anymore. When he departed the marina to bring it into the ramp he had to navigate two sets of submerged stone walls that are relics from the old locks. The first wall runs out about 200 yds and is normally 4' or so below the water level. Levels are down this year. He immediately turned right exiting the locks and I don't know how he didn't rip the props off of it. Second was the approach into the ramp. There's two more submerged stone walls from the dam outflow that are only 2' under the water. I was trying to wave directions and I have no idea how he didn't hit the walls and yes there are buoys! I think he spotted the walls under the surface and steered towards what he was looking at!
You can see them on this Googlemap towards the upper right hand corner.
https://maps.google.com/?ll=44.8388...n,+Ontario,+Canada&t=h&z=17&source=gplus-ogsb
He went to tow it home Friday night but we couldn't get any tail lights on the trailer. Managed to talk him into leaving it over night and I'd put a new set of lights on the trailer in the morning. That was the wise choice I think.
It was nerve wracking but it's all over now. Time to concentrate my efforts on the TW28.
He paid the cash up front and I signed the papers so technically it wasn't my boat anymore. When he departed the marina to bring it into the ramp he had to navigate two sets of submerged stone walls that are relics from the old locks. The first wall runs out about 200 yds and is normally 4' or so below the water level. Levels are down this year. He immediately turned right exiting the locks and I don't know how he didn't rip the props off of it. Second was the approach into the ramp. There's two more submerged stone walls from the dam outflow that are only 2' under the water. I was trying to wave directions and I have no idea how he didn't hit the walls and yes there are buoys! I think he spotted the walls under the surface and steered towards what he was looking at!
You can see them on this Googlemap towards the upper right hand corner.
https://maps.google.com/?ll=44.8388...n,+Ontario,+Canada&t=h&z=17&source=gplus-ogsb
He went to tow it home Friday night but we couldn't get any tail lights on the trailer. Managed to talk him into leaving it over night and I'd put a new set of lights on the trailer in the morning. That was the wise choice I think.
It was nerve wracking but it's all over now. Time to concentrate my efforts on the TW28.
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Some things aint even fun to watch! No matter who's doin the drivin!
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We didn't stay boatless very long. Welcome the latest addition to our Fleet "Plan B"
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Walker Bay 8' with the tube kit. Used off of e-Bay $650, no looking for a small trailer and outboard. I intend on doing some rowing in it to work off the keg and hopefully get my six pack back! ;-)
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Wohoo! Back out in the boat shed tonight for the first time since my skate boarding accident! ;-)
Felt good to smell the sawdust. All I did was clean up a bit and organize my work bench but at least it was something. More tomorrow for sure. Knee feels good today. I'll attempt the ladder tomorrow and see how it goes. The wife has me talked into seeing the ole's sawbones and getting some physio therapy. I didn't want to but she beat me down till I gave in! *sigh*
Carry on......
Felt good to smell the sawdust. All I did was clean up a bit and organize my work bench but at least it was something. More tomorrow for sure. Knee feels good today. I'll attempt the ladder tomorrow and see how it goes. The wife has me talked into seeing the ole's sawbones and getting some physio therapy. I didn't want to but she beat me down till I gave in! *sigh*
Carry on......
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That knee looked a tad on the wobble side last week. Have ya tried any pain medicine? Captain Morgan works well...so they tell me.
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Right as rain now Wayne. Medicinal Rum has worked another miracle.
Back to the shed. First task was building up the area around the bow thruster tube. I'm no sculptor and can appreciate the genius of Michael Angelo.
The goal here is to get an even flow of water past the opening which should cut down on turbulence that cause unnecessary drag. I'm building up a few layers of thickened epoxy to form a flare that'll help direct the water flowing past the opening out and away from it. Kind of hard to envision here but you'll see when I'm done. I hope!
I picked up this B&D Precision sander at CtC for $50. It's a handy little sander that'll help shaping the flares around the thruster tube. You have to be careful with this little unit, it can remove a lot of material very quickly..
Next task was the Moon Pool! Well not really but I had to cut another hole in the bottom of the boat. For what this time?, you ask? The Airmar in hull transducer. This type of transducer shoots through the bottom of the boat and cannot have any core between the transducer an the hull. The hole is located just behind Frame B.
I cut the hole a little oversize and used the cutout as a plug. I wrapped the plug in vacuum bagging film and peel ply. This way I'll easily be able to remove the plug and be left with only fiberglass covering the hole.
The cutout above and below being covered with film and peel ply.
That's my "Raptor Nails" stapler. I didn't absolutely have to use it but I did anyways!
Here's the plug back in the hole secured with a few screws. This gets the plug almost completely flush with the exterior of the hull.
And on the outside. A little thickened epoxy filler and some tape. Once this sets up I can remove the screws and put another layer of cloth over it on the outside.
There'll be two layers of glass go over top of this patch and at least two more inside. That'll provide the solid fiberglass hull section for the transducer. This sounder will be very near the fwd end of the boat only a few feet from the waterline. It should give us a good indication of what's right under the bow. There'll be another transducer on the transom showing us what's under our keel at the stern.
We picked up our tender yesterday. I have plans for the V10 but decided once this first boat is done it's highly unlikely I'll have an appetite to build a tender. Saw this lil' gem on e-Bay and got it for a decent price. It's in good condition. All we need to do now is find ourselves a small trailer and outboard.
It's a Walker Bay 8'er. Should prove good and stable and sturdy tender. Lori has named our tender "Little Peace".
Back to the shed. First task was building up the area around the bow thruster tube. I'm no sculptor and can appreciate the genius of Michael Angelo.
The goal here is to get an even flow of water past the opening which should cut down on turbulence that cause unnecessary drag. I'm building up a few layers of thickened epoxy to form a flare that'll help direct the water flowing past the opening out and away from it. Kind of hard to envision here but you'll see when I'm done. I hope!
I picked up this B&D Precision sander at CtC for $50. It's a handy little sander that'll help shaping the flares around the thruster tube. You have to be careful with this little unit, it can remove a lot of material very quickly..
Next task was the Moon Pool! Well not really but I had to cut another hole in the bottom of the boat. For what this time?, you ask? The Airmar in hull transducer. This type of transducer shoots through the bottom of the boat and cannot have any core between the transducer an the hull. The hole is located just behind Frame B.
I cut the hole a little oversize and used the cutout as a plug. I wrapped the plug in vacuum bagging film and peel ply. This way I'll easily be able to remove the plug and be left with only fiberglass covering the hole.
The cutout above and below being covered with film and peel ply.
That's my "Raptor Nails" stapler. I didn't absolutely have to use it but I did anyways!
Here's the plug back in the hole secured with a few screws. This gets the plug almost completely flush with the exterior of the hull.
And on the outside. A little thickened epoxy filler and some tape. Once this sets up I can remove the screws and put another layer of cloth over it on the outside.
There'll be two layers of glass go over top of this patch and at least two more inside. That'll provide the solid fiberglass hull section for the transducer. This sounder will be very near the fwd end of the boat only a few feet from the waterline. It should give us a good indication of what's right under the bow. There'll be another transducer on the transom showing us what's under our keel at the stern.
We picked up our tender yesterday. I have plans for the V10 but decided once this first boat is done it's highly unlikely I'll have an appetite to build a tender. Saw this lil' gem on e-Bay and got it for a decent price. It's in good condition. All we need to do now is find ourselves a small trailer and outboard.
It's a Walker Bay 8'er. Should prove good and stable and sturdy tender. Lori has named our tender "Little Peace".
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Thnx Jeff & Walter. If you could see through the epoxy dust you'd see me blushing!
This build will likely take a few yrs longer than a 380 Jeff so don't hold your breath or anything!
I needed to build up the flare around the thruster tube exits. I did this with some thickened epoxy, wood flour and silica.
Shaping it is the hard part. Trying to get it nice and smooth without taking off too much takes some work.
Here's the last layer of goop added to build up the flare.
That'll get sanded smooth tomorrow night and a layer of tape put over it. This weekend I hope to get the final layers of tape on the keel and sides. When that's done it's pretty much ready to be fiber glassed.
This build will likely take a few yrs longer than a 380 Jeff so don't hold your breath or anything!
I needed to build up the flare around the thruster tube exits. I did this with some thickened epoxy, wood flour and silica.
Shaping it is the hard part. Trying to get it nice and smooth without taking off too much takes some work.
Here's the last layer of goop added to build up the flare.
That'll get sanded smooth tomorrow night and a layer of tape put over it. This weekend I hope to get the final layers of tape on the keel and sides. When that's done it's pretty much ready to be fiber glassed.
