Paint Day

Today the paint job is finally finished.  Well, there is still the roof to do with sand to make a grippy surface and some other sandy grippy bits, but the pray work is done.  I just hope the problem with the paint doesnt re-appear.So here it is in pictures.Masking yesterday magnoliaSlap some on hereLike thisAnd some hereAnd hereA few hours...

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Floors

The floors are going in! Southern Yellow Pine 4x6s bedded well in chapopote (roof tar).&nb...

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Down To The Finishing Off Jobs

Forgive me readers for I have sinned. Its been nearly a month since my last blog.  I am now just doing the last few little jobs that have been hanging around.I had the final bit of skirting board made by DW Wood Mouldings and fitted them along with the final bits of plinth.Same both sidesI have fitted the rear door vents. 16g SS special order,...

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Need to find something special for the Holidays

If you are looking for serious Holiday gifts, for others (or even for yourself), I hope you’ll hang around long enough to read this...As authors of a book that includes much common sense, but also some pretty specialized information, weve been particularly pleased, not just at the number of favorable reviews that weve gotten, but about where some of...

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A Bit Council House

I have been up to quite a few things on the boat but nothing really blog worthy. I do have a lot to say about generators, batteries, alternators and charging but this is still a work in progress.I have put the 12v toilet back in and fitted a better design non-return valve.The 230v toilet was OK but had its issues, principally the amount of...

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Battens Cut and Fit

My battens have now been ripped and fit to the frames. I had to deepen the pre-cut notches to get the battens to lay flush with the frame contours. Per the "Boatbuilding with Plywood" book, battens should be installed after side planking, so I used some steel screws for temporary dry fit so they can be removed if in the way for subsequent work. They...

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A Few Days On The Move

Its half term in the UK and what with a wedding last weekend and the Jubilee and a boat show on Monday, we finally kicked off on Tuesday with the intention of going to St. Ives which we think is a delightful town.The distance from our home mooring is about 24miles so having kicked off quite late following a lay in and supplies shopping we decided...

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Rear Deck Boards

A while back I made some templates for the back decks from the temporary working decks Ive had since 6th July 2010I took these to a local firm that make ply lining for vans.  The have a couple of CNC router decks.  From these templates they digitised then cut the Wisadeck panels.  This board is difficult to cut as it splinters very easily...

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Its Been A Buffing Sort of Day

I have been buffing the paint this afternoon.  Its very hard work and not very interesting.But the result is satisfying even if the reflection shows that ugly m...

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Gunwale Gritting

I started the day buy sweeping off the excess grit.  This needed to go into the oven to dry out ready for the starboard side to be gritted.This is how it looked before painting.After I masked up and gritted the starboard this had given time for the damp of the day to burn off so I could paint the port side.This really drunk some paint I can tell...

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Would you like a pleasant alternative to Black Friday

  You may not know about Chincoteague...but, its a place near and dear to our hearts. If you are trying to avoid the mass hysteria of "Black Friday", I recommend that you consider a trip to Chincoteague, Virginia instead. Years ago, when we started to go to "carving" shows, many of our friends and colleagues, in particular, the late great Lee...

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Something Wheely Nice

My fellow boat builder, Ted, found a nice mahogany steering wheel at Speed and Custom Marine for his boat. It looks so good, I had had to get one too. Given the variation in mahogany coloration I did not know what I would get but it matches perfectly with my king plank and perimeter boards so it looks like I planned it that way. I had trouble getting...

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Just what do we mean by Fundamentals

When you write a book and begin the title with the word "Fundamentals", there is a certain implication. Let me put it simply: Our book teaches you what you need to know to choose a subject boat and make a model of it. It teaches the things you need to become a model maker. It also contains a wealth of useful information for veteran model makers. Here...

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Cutting Corners!

I need to build 2 new things.1 a gas storage box under the aft windows,2 a aft seat on the aft deck. this will be additional storage and also provide space for the name of the boat. Its picked.. but I am not telling!!!!165mm Dia pipe I found in a skip in a school after some major plumbing jobI need 2 cuts at 67 and 73 degrees. cut them with a Makita...

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