BBW Jumbo Challenger Yak build

Looks great!

What did you use for gasket material?

 

Horaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I am finished ,she is ready to pick up.
Now for a little story to go with the boat.
No one sees the bad things that happen to a boat during the build and dont normally even hear about them.
Well here is my horror story for this boat.
I had the boat tacked up and rough sanded and before I put a coat of epoxy filler on it I wet it down so I could get a good ideal for the colors of my fillets.


She is looking pretty good and slick. After she dried I was going to move her inside my tunnel. Thats when the trouble started. I picked her up ,now I have a thumb that was blown off a few years ago ,they reattached it but my grip isnt as good in my left hand,Well gingerly I picked up the bug and as I started to go to the tunnel the dang wind jumped up high, took that hull right out of my hand, when it hit the ground it split every seam I had tacked , the only thing holding it together was the ends. It looked like a banana peel
That was a heart breaking sight, I just turned around and walked off. After a hour or so I went back and started looking at the wreck the next morning went back to work on her and here she is finished.
Not one piece of wood broke ,just the tacked seams.
Ron

 

You did a great job on the boat, Ron. I wish I had half your talent.

 

I am nothing special , just like to build stuff.
Thanks for the thumbs up
Ron

 

I would like to thank Gerald for a good set of plans and answering any questions I had quickly.
Was a pleasure to build this design.
As always happens I learned a lot on this build ,by the time I am an old man maybe I will be a decent builder.
Thanks for the support and comment on this thread also.
Ron

 

Here is a pick of the way I mounted the seat and using a small bunji cord to hold in the pins you adjust it with.


Ron

 

This is wrap up day . got the Lady bug out and wiped her of they are going to take her to her new home today


New owner Stacie and Ricky





They seemed tickled with the rig.

Ron

 

THere she goes-----------------------------



It has been a neat experience to build for some one else, but I dont know if I will do it again
I guess it just depends on the person and what they want. These folks couldnt have been nicer and I class them as friends now.
Things I learned.
When strip building there are always surprises for you when you cut them ,go with what you get, dont drop boats , I want ever build two boats at the same time, shooting varnish with a spray gun is great,.
It has been a neat experience and I hope the boat gives them a lot of good times .
Thanks Stacie and Ricky for the putting up with me thought this.
Ron