Forgot to say I'm in UK
I have approximately 4 cubic metere of reclaimed Teak for sale. It looks like it came from a shop/bar judging by the mouldings. These are hand cut...
50ft strip plank sailer Sheathing is a structural component, 3 layers inside and out. hadn't thought of doing both sides at the same time...
50ft strip plank sailer with a sealing coat of epoxy how successful is the infusion process of laminating on a stripped plank hull Presumably...
50ft strip plank sailer Had a quick look at your link LP. looks ever so relevant. Will look in detail a little later this evening Did you feel...
50ft strip plank sailer I commissioned my own design. Have a joinery business with staff. very used to building complicated items
50ft strip plank sailer Having considered many building methods I decided on a sheathed strip plank hull. Not having built a boat before I looked...
50ft strip plank sailer Like the ribbet idea, presuming its placed in line with a station mould. My stock is all 50mm thick so I was planning...
Machining of the mould sections by cnc next week so my thoughts are turning to producing the strips for planking. Lots of pros and cons for...
Well its all starting, plans are pined to the wall, piles of wood everywhere! On an earlier post it was suggested that I build the hull the...
When it comes to cupboards and lockers I plan to fit a face frame onto the carcase. I will run a grove around the edge of the boarding and on the...
I've fitted full air conditioning to control the humidity and temp. Epoxy is expensive, I've noticed that it is sold in kg, and wonder what that...
a big thank you for all your posts, I'm looking for the problem areas before I start and quite a few have been highlighted. I have full drawings...
I'm beginning to realise the enormity of my project. I haven't built a boat before and starting with a 50 footer is probably not the normal...
as a joiner I continuously make kitchens. some very complicated. I would be very disappointed if it took longer than 3 weeks to build a large one....
Thanks PDW I guess I'm looking at it from the same kind of view. I've built things for other people all my life, never for myself. I'm 50 and...
Thanks for the reply posts. PAR is saying that to strip the hull, sheath and paint amounts to 40% of the build time. If this part of the build...
I had a friendly discussion with a boat builder to day and he managed to scare me quite badly! I am about to start building a 50 ft sailing...
once the strip plank hull has been completed you are left with hundreds of holes where the temporary fixings have been removed. Is it simply a...
Robins Timber are promoting a adhesive called Collano Semparoc. Apparently it has been developed for strip plank boat construction. Is this true...
