SS@G Northwind

[txriverrat]

This boat wooden copy of the Sea Wind . The boat Verlan Kruger paddled over a 100,000 miles. I hope this boat will answer all my needs for long trips plenty capacity for storage under 2 five ft decks and a big open 7 ft cockpit
It is called a decked canoe .

The boat will be constructed from western red cedar, white pine ,some strips will be 1 1/2 by 1/4 and some will be 3/4 by 1/4 covered with epoxy and 6 ounce e glass inside and out. Here we go

Cut some strips and laid out a couple panels today




Ron

[txriverrat]

This will be a fairly complicated build , the hull has 12 panels. I have them glued up drying.
Ron

[cthippo]

Can you post / link to some drawings?

[txriverrat]

I will build different decks and cockpit, the boat is 17 ft 2 inches long 28 1/2 wide.
Ron

[txriverrat]

Got all my forms marked and cut ,all the panels run through the planer yesterday
It is going to start looking like a boat shortly.
I love the planer it has saved me at least 4 days worth of sanding and does a slicker job.

Now the fun part starts
Got her stitched up ,ends pulled and glued , part of the tacking done .
I sure like the lines of this boat


The ends were a pain to line up. After I got them lined up I ran a small end pour inside to hold them



I think the pine and some of the sap wood I used will look good





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Ron
PS Looks like it needs to shave

[LP]

One day you have strips glued. Two days later you have a hull.

On my next stitch project, I'm going to try to do away with a lot of the stitching by using packing tape. It's amazing how tenaciously it sticks to epoxied panels. I think I've had the sticky stay on the panel when trying to remove the stuff. It's tensile strenght is great, too.

[txriverrat]

Thats one nice thing about this building technique , Panels I can glue up three at a time, these panels start out flat so I dont have to sand I just run them through a planer,putting a stitch and glue hull together with plastic ties is a breeze ,just 2 saw horses and a drill and you get after it.
The boat I raced last year was a stitch and glue and was built in 15 days start to finish.
Ron
I have tried tape , staples, hot glue and I keep going back to this method

[txriverrat]

Got a little more done on her today , she sure is light .







Ron

[txriverrat]

Between laying out my shop and trying to get some done on this boat I havent posted to many pics.
Well here is a few.
Bulkheads built glassed and fileted in



started gluing the shear strips. That sure does start shaping the boat up.

Here is a close up of the seams , they still need a little sanding



same area wet down with water



and backed up to show some of the color of this boat.



After a saturation coat I will go back and match the color of the different areas filling in the stitch holes.

Thats it for now.
Ron

[txriverrat]

I had a pretty good day on the Northwind today.
Got my decks layed out ,glued up and planed . Have them tacked down and rough cut.


These are the dropped nose balanced de3cks I like.



she is really starting to shape up



she came out with about the look I wanted


Thats all for now.
Ron

[cthippo]

Curious why you went with the open cockpit.

I think of a spray skirt, and hence a cockpit ring, as absolute necessities when paddling, and so a sit inside boat with an open cockpit confuses my little brain.

Could also be that it's warmer where you are too.

[txriverrat]

The Seawind of Verlan Krugers had this same size cockpit,but hang on we aint through yet.
Yea TX weather is hot it was in the 90 today.
Ron

[txriverrat]

I got to wet the whole hull down today and I sure like her looks and lines.
Like Darrel says wetting her down all the way gives you and i deal of how she will look.








Be a few days before I can get back on her.
Ron
Hull is still light

[cthippo]

That's probably the difference. While we may get temps into the 80s maybe once a year, the water is seldom above 65. It's wetsuits all year round and getting a good splash into the boat doesn't make for a pleasant experience. I guess it also makes a difference that I do most of my paddling in saltwater, so waves or chop are always a possibility, not to mention rain.

[txriverrat]

I dont even own a wet suit, lol Most of my paddling is rivers and freshwater lakes. cold weather gear for me is chest waders and gloves .
I hate cold
Ron