BBW Jumbo Challenger Yak build

Installing the shear strips , man it sure does shape a boat up




Ron

 

Got the bulkheads tacked in and about half of the decks run.




Going to look like a boat before long
Ron

 

Got most of the decks striped today ,




about one more hour and they will be glued up.
Ron

 

Finally got the decks striped out and sanded


I am like this .

Wet the decks down for a preview of the look.





Oh yea now I am getting pumped over this rig.
Ron

 

Awesome work, TX. I love the wood pattern on the deck on that, and the two boats look really good together.

 

Decks glued down ,


Gunnels from white pine glued on



This should take care of the structural part now she will start getting dolled up and looking good.
Ron

 

This is extraordinarily nice. I made a cedar strip Wee Lassie, but I like your chine technique a lot.

 

It seems to work well and a lot of folks are going to it. Cheaper than marine ply , looks of a strip built.
Ron

 

Decks with cloth on them.



Starting to get a little shine with the first fill coat



Ron

 

Getting some fill coats on her



She is starting to get that finish I want now,put the cloth reinforcements on the bow and stern



Slick it up a little more and then shoot the varnish on her , should shine like a new penny.
Ron

 

absolutely gorgeous, very nice work

 

I find the sharp, non flowing bow really upsetting to my sense of aesthetics, and probably the boats performance.

I know you have gone off plywood, but you could do something like this with planks.

 

Watson
I will post another boat I built , it is the highest performance boat I own, it would really upset you, lol. This boat is a river style boat and jumping logs, running up on rocks this configuration out preforms the rounded shape. I AM NOT A PURIST, as you have noticed.
I build for the best performance for the location and use of the boat. I call it location sensitive building.
I do own several like you posted and was not pleased with there performance.
Ron

 

This boat will fly and handles the wind better than any boat with a turned up nose.
Ron

 

It may have something to do with intended use. I think the advantage of the upturned nose is to help cope with waves be beginning to life the boat over them rather than plowing straight through. From what you've said, you do most of your paddling on flat water so it wouldn't be advantageous.

I think marketing also plays a part. People think the sloping bows look "faster".