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

That's just Tyvek under the bows Thud. A second layer of plastic for insulation etc. It helps a lot. I'm glad I did that part. In hindsight I guess I should have chosen a better material for the shed covering. The shrink wrap is ok for a yr or two but that's about it. The primary reason I used it was cost. A cover that size of greenhouse material would have been 3 to 4 times the cost but would likely last proportionally longer and cause a few more heat issues in the summer.

Anyhow we fixed it up as best we could. We pulled the old plastic back into place and stapled it down good then laid out a new layer of shrink wrap with battens. Pulled it as tight as we could and screwed it all into place. All I have to do now is tape the lower edge down and it should be good for the winter. *fingers crossed*

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It's -27C outside this morning. Guess it's time to bite the bullet and break out the long sleeve shirts! :-)

It's been a couple of months since I had to repair the shed roof. It appears to be holding up pretty well so far. We've had about 2 1/2' of snow since mid December.

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The battens I put on hold a bit more snow up there but it doesn't appear to be an issue. I'd like to get into the shed but it'd take me a week of shoveling to get to the door! *lol*

Hope everyone had a good and safe holiday season. Looking forward to hearing all your new boating adventures in the new year!

Rick & Lori
 
Been following your post from the beginning and was wondering if this is a Devlin Design Boat. You are inspiring me to build a small boat for my grandson. Great job
 
I went back 13 pages and found out on your first post that you had bought TW 28 plans from Bateau. I guess they both do stitch & glue method. Your doing a great job and I started to clean my workshop so I can build a small boat for my grandson. I'm glad I found this post and so is my wife.
 
Rick,
I've been away from BoaterEd for some time, but checked back in today to see how you are making out with your project. I am thrilled to see how much progress you've made! Congratulations!

On another note, I want to congratulate you on your retirement from the Coast Guard and also want to let you know that my son started at the Canadian Coast Guard Collage shortly before you retired. He is in the Marine Engineering program and with any luck; he’ll graduate in about 3.5 years.

Over the summer he had the great opportunity to work in the Inshore Rescue Boat program in Conception Bay NFLD. I’m pretty sure you and he might know some of the same people.

Did you see the Rick Mercer episode from the CCGC in Sydney? My son was in one of the safety boats and appeared in quite a few scenes with Rick. If you haven’t seen it, you can Google – Rick Mercer Canadian Coast Guard Collage.

Anyways, best of luck with your boat building. If I’m ever in the area, I might just hunt you down and have an up close look at what you are doing.
Bcat
 
TW28???? That big thing is only 28' long?
Jeez, maybe it's 28' wide? OR 28' deep?

When the ground starts to thaw up there, the weight of that thing will bring the Ice Sheets over to Ricks yard.

I really wish I was up there to help him keep at it though.
 
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Rick,
I've been away from BoaterEd for some time, but checked back in today to see how you are making out with your project. I am thrilled to see how much progress you've made! Congratulations!
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Hi Bcat

Thnx for the kind words. Progress is slow but it's not a race! :-) It will get done, just in my own time.

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On another note, I want to congratulate you on your retirement from the Coast Guard and also want to let you know that my son started at the Canadian Coast Guard Collage shortly before you retired. He is in the Marine Engineering program and with any luck; he’ll graduate in about 3.5 years.
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A noble career choice. If I'm not mistaken the first year is common between navigation and engineering. I was an instructor, Logistics, at the College in 1991 and 92. Great facility but out there on the end of Cape Breton it's pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Good place to keep the kids focused on their studies though. I wish him luck.

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Over the summer he had the great opportunity to work in the Inshore Rescue Boat program in Conception Bay NFLD. I’m pretty sure you and he might know some of the same people.
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Another great program. I know the guys who run that program, well did, till I left in September. They train the IRB's (Rubber Ducky's) down the road a ways from here in Cornwall, ON. A few of Ducky's have gone on to join the CCG.

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Did you see the Rick Mercer episode from the CCGC in Sydney? My son was in one of the safety boats and appeared in quite a few scenes with Rick. If you haven’t seen it, you can Google – Rick Mercer Canadian Coast Guard Collage.
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Yeah, seen them all. The Media services at work send out notices all the time.

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Anyways, best of luck with your boat building. If I’m ever in the area, I might just hunt you down and have an up close look at what you are doing.
Bcat

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Always welcome. I'll put my new email address on our blog so you can send me a note there if you're going to be in the area.

Regards

Rick
 
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TW28???? That big thing is only 28' long?
Jeez, maybe it's 28' wide? OR 28' deep?

When the ground starts to thaw up there, the weight of that thing will bring the Ice Sheets over to Ricks yard.

I really wish I was up there to help him keep at it though.

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Hey Thud

As you've likely figured out by now we did stretch the TW28 39 1/8" to get it to 31' 5" LOA. The beam went up a lil' bit too to 10' 2"

It looks a lot bigger upside down in my backyard but I know it'll seem a lot smaller once it's in the water.

Standby...
 
Rick,

We're very proud of our son and hope that he continues to do well in the program. I agree, it is a noble career choice and one that he's going to love! You are right, the first year is common, but he did have to declare which stream he wanted prior to being accepted. This year they only took half the normal number of recruits, he was lucky to get in.

He's going to laugh when he hears 'Rubber Duckys'. He had a great summer! Initially he applied and was interviewed Sarnia, but didn't get in. Then he heard from Steve S. in Newfoundland and was accepted there. He was far from home, but he felt like he was at home in NFLD.

Thanks for the invite. I'll drop you a line if we make it down your way!

Brian
Bcat
 
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It looks a lot bigger upside down in my backyard but I know it'll seem a lot smaller once it's in the water.

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Rick, on that note, how do you intend to get it righted when the time comes?

--Rick
 
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Rick, on that note, how do you intend to get it righted when the time comes?

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Hey Rick

I've seen a few flipped by other builders. It isn't that hard (so I'm told). The hull won't weigh much more than 1500 lbs when it's ready to be flipped so it's more awkward than heavy. Basically I'll construct a couple of frames to hold the hull so it can be 'rolled' in place.

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With the help of a chainfall, winch and a few jacks we should be able to flip it in place. That's the plan anyways.
 
Mother Nature's being a b*tch again!

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We had strong winds last week and the shed was fine. It turned cold, -26C a couple of times this week. I figure the cold broke the plastic.

Gonna be a bugger to fix in this cold. Grrrr.
 
Looking back from what I see now, it might have been better to get a Blue Tarp with the 1/2" mesh in it. If it was available.
I had some of the clear stuff covering some Chicken pens and it held up in the wind, but not so much the sun.

Oh well! More blue tarp and Duct tape!
 
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Any updates?

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Just waiting for the snow to melt around the shed. Won't be long now. Getting kinda anxious myself.
 
Well Mother Nature's still dicking us around but I can't wait. I've got some screwups to fix from last fall's fiberglass fiasco.

I ran into a batch of extremely course fiberglass tape and had a hard time getting the goopy stuff to fill the weave.

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The white areas are voids that'll have to be ground down and filled before the next layer of glass goes on.

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Same here, this is all down the starbard side of the keel. All the voids will be ground down and filled. Looks like it's going to be mucho fun!

Standby....
 
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