An hour here and there after work has produced some substantial gains over the last month. The sides and bottom are sheathed. There were some...
Long overdue for an update. My wife decided that I had been promising her a new bathroom for too long and I decided that she is usually right. I...
big day today. I ordered the plywood. I got the keelson fitted to the transom and steam bent it down to the bow. Cut the starboard side chines. I...
I got the keelson, sheers, and chines scarfed this weekend. The transom was the last of the frame members to put together. Trying to avoid buying...
Not much to show in the past week. Evening rain has been regular so I’m haven’t been able to pull out the planer to mill the keelson. In the mean...
The chines will get marked and cut to the curve of the hull. Once I get the frames set, I’ll mark for them and cut them out in the shop. As far...
It’s been a while, but I feel like I’m past due for an update. I got the frames on the strong back today. I still need to clean up the cutout...
Settled on modifying frame 3. Just took the average or frames 2 and 4 and wound up at 1137. Makes a lot more sense. On a side note, I was at...
I started laying out my frames today and I’ve run into an issue. Please use the photos below for reference. The gunnel follows a curve from aft...
On order. Thanks
Let’s talk fasteners. With my plywood coming in next week, I’m trying to get my ducks in a row. The fasteners I’m speaking of now would serve to...
I managed to cart some lumber home this evening. The sun setting at 5:45pm is really putting a hamper on after work activities. I was a bit...
It’s just what’s available. None of it will be 6/4 after jointing and planing. I’ll be milling the frames down to 1”, chines to 3/4”. Hoping to...
Longevity was honestly my biggest concern. I had apprehensions about the design because dealing with rotted wood is something I do quite...
I looked back over his explanation for clarity. His argument is basically this: wood doesn’t rot because it gets wet. It rots because it stays...
This is fine by me. I’ll don’t plan on heading out in those king of seas. 99% of my fishing is back island and flats. If I head out on glass and...
I settled on this design because it met all of my criteria. 1. Decently small draft. I mostly fish in the crystal river area so lots of flats and...
I will preface this by saying that I am building a boat because I want to build a boat. I understand that the more sane option would be to buy....
It is ply on frame.
Hello, Jesse here in Ocala Florida. For three years, I have been working up the courage to build a boat. This summer, construction will finally...
