Building the houseboat

Have a nice, painless weekend.

 

Idle hands are the devils workshop, double ration of rum and watch on watch off will get her done.

 

Did you mean "wax on, wax off"(from Karate Kid)?

 

spelled something wrong again eh
oh well

B

 

That's OK. We are learning to de-code your script.

 

Mr and Mrs dskira, I hope you are well.

 

Yes thank you Hoyt.
The work is restarted. I am working on the sills which had to done now due to the fact they are bolted through the deck and beam.
When the four sills for the cabin are bolted, the planking can start.
Two more coat of a mixture of pine tar and linseed oil heated at 200 degree will be put on deck and ceiling. That will make the fifth coat in total of "soup"
The heating process is done on an old cast iron fryer, with a heavy cover. Since the soup contain kerosene and its done under the tarp some precaution as to be done.
If not: Kabooooooooom, and compere to that my ankle injury will be an amusement.
This is the exact formula I use, taking in account I work outside and I use pine:
3 part of linseed oil (boil)
1 part of pine tar
2 part of kerosene
1/2 part of japan dryer
heated at 200 F.
Since all the wood as been soaked in kerosene prior to be used, I like to continue in the same direction. Gum turpentine do not help the wood, it just accelerate the drying (oxidation) process.
About oxidation, I left inadvertently a glove full of linseed oil on a board.
the day after the board was burned and charred half way, it consumed for at least 1 inch deep and 8 inch wide circle. the glove burned.
I will put a picture.
My heart stopped when I saw that. One glove. It was rubber outside and cotton inside
It was a reminder to dispose of everything touching linseed oil in bucket full of water.
Fortunately the board was far from the boat.

One word about pine tar. One day I was in a hurry and had no time to wait for the new shipment of pine tar so I bought the one with the horse on the label.
Never ever I will do that again. It do not dry properly, it smell like ****, and impossible to have the composition. I think it is not pine tar they just put the name, since it was It was a traditional antiseptic and hoof care product for horses and cattle.
Beware and buy only the one from Sweden, it dry properly, smell the pine tar, and you can read the composition!

Some picture will be coming of the progress.

Daniel

 

stockholm tar, now i know what you mean

 

You right Peter, the precise name is Stockholm Tar.
And fortunatly it is imported in the US

Daniel

 

Linseed oil and cotton is always a bad mix. I am glad all your work didn't go up in smoke.

 

pictures ?

and caution

best
B

 

I draped a linseed oil-soaked rag over the crossbar of a clothesline post once, when I was a teenager. It was in the direct sun, which sped things up.... it burst into flame in less than an hour.

Ever since, I've had two ways of handling rags with linseed oil, or any other organic oil. I either stick them into a glass jar with a tight lid - like a peanut butter jar or mason jar - or I burn them myself.

Glad to hear you're back at work, Daniel, and I'm looking forward to more pictures to go with your explanations of what you're doing. But don't push your luck with the ankle.

 

Hi Daniel, I've been following your build with interest. What's the latest? Pierre

 

Here we are at work again.
This is the pictures of the deck with the bulwarks, and you can see the sills for the cabin, already knotched to received latter on the posts. the sills are through bolted to the deck beam.

Daniel

 

...hey Daniel, just fill it up with water now and have a great pool in ya back yard.