TEOTWAWKI Boat

[ancient kayaker]

There you go, Hoyt, a brand new avatar! Now say thank you nicely . . .

[hoytedow]

Thank you nicely, Angel.

[Wavewacker]

Any progress on the little cat? Hoyt,how do you plan on attaching the deck????

[Angélique]

Originally Posted by Wavewacker

Any progress on the little cat? Hoyt,how do you plan on attaching the deck????

Ah, too much chitchat on the thread, you've missed post #145 . .

P.S. - Or maybe there are additional questions . . ? ?

Originally Posted by hoytedow

The deck will be thicker(about 14mm or 9/16") so I can walk on it. It will be attached the same way with the blocks of wood epoxied into the sides along the brim(gunwale) along the bow and screwed down. Then the whole deck will be glassed over and onto the sides for additional strength. The stern will also be decked under the aka/motor mount.

BTW, no thanks Hoyt, the pic looks good as avatar . . .

Cheers,
Angel

[hoytedow]

Originally Posted by hoytedow

The deck will be thicker(about 14mm or 9/16") so I can walk on it. It will be attached the same way with the blocks of wood epoxied into the sides along the brim(gunwale) along the bow and screwed down. Then the whole deck will be glassed over and onto the sides for additional strength. The stern will also be decked under the aka/motor mount.

Oops! Typo! It should have said aka not ala. Fixed.

[hoytedow]

I just bought the hull carrier components. I will post pictures after I have it built. It is basically a beefed up canoe carrier.

[hoytedow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpZ3jPMM5Ac
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[Wavewacker]

Originally Posted by hoytedow

The deck will be thicker(about 14mm or 9/16") so I can walk on it. It will be attached the same way with the blocks of wood epoxied into the sides along the brim(gunwale) along the bow and screwed down. Then the whole deck will be glassed over and onto the sides for additional strength. The stern will also be decked under the aka/motor mount.

Thanks, I did miss this post.....

So no cross beams?

I like the simplicty, wonder too how you think the bow will perform in the chop?

[hoytedow]

Cross beams, yes, called akas, shown in white on drawing.

[hoytedow]

In chop it will go slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap.

[Wavewacker]

Then you certainly have my permission to name it Wavewacker!

That's okay if ya don't and it does, I still like it.

[Manfred.pech]

Originally Posted by hoytedow

Cross beams, yes, called akas, shown in white on drawing.

Looks very good with the akas. Did you ever think about extending the beams beyond the hulls and adding a board from forward aka to the rear ? Might gain a lot of sitting comfort and safety. On the other side - a boat is not a settee.

[hoytedow]

Thanks, Manfred. I am not considering making the akas wider to provide seating. Seating will be provided after basic hull assembly has been completed. Many small details are still to be worked out such as below decks access, battery placement and so forth. The little boat is already set to be 6 feet(1.83 metres) wide. That is wide enough for a motor-powered boat only 9.5 feet(2.9 metres) long.

[hoytedow]

This is the hull dolly:

[Submarine Tom]

Kinda reminds me of that old song hull-o-dolly...

Nicely done there Hoyt.