December 20, 2002
The boat is looking good! After the holidays we'll add the thwarts and rails, and then it's on to paint and varnish.
Dec 16-18
Using a pattern from the old skiff as a general guideline, I cut pieces of hackmatack crooks for breasthook and the quarterknees. (Remember Newman's Knees?)
Rick and I transfered the multiple bevels from the boat to the rough wood, planed and sanded them and fastened each to the boat using rivets. Screws will be added.
Dec 9-13
Cut, fit and sanded 8 frames for each side of the boat. Sealed them before installing in the boat.
Screwed frames into place and cut small piece of ash that serves as a spacer between the inwale and the planks at stem and transom. Took the measurements for the length of inwales.
Clamped the inwales into place for screwing and riveting.
Dec 6
Patterns were made to make the frames for the interior of the boat. I cut each one out on the band saw before fitting.
Dec 2 - 5
In preparation for the bottom boards to be put on we ran a bead of Boatlife caulk in the groove cut for that purpose in the bottom of the chine log.
Bottom boards were attached with 1 1/2" #8 bronze screws, 3-4 in each, while the boards were clamped tightly together side-by-side. Four screws were put in the from each plank into the keelson also. This process took a few days. Then the ends were sawed off and planed to the edge of the boat. Seam compound was used to cover the screws on the bottom.
White oak skeg and runners were attached, which strengthen the bottom of the boat and made it more rigid.
The final piece to go on the bottom was the oak strip that follows the line of the bottom of the stem. The bottom is complete.
On Thursday the boat was taken off of the strongback and turned over. A brace was placed across the boat amidships to maintain the correct width as the planks wanted to straighten.
November 26
Started riveting sheerstrake to garboard before Thanksgiving and finished it the Monday following.
Monday, November 25
Rick cut groove in bottom of chinelog where it meets the garboard to use for laying chalking in to seal this seam.
Finished gains and fit sheerstrake to the boat and attached to stem and transom with screws.
The boat is looking good! After the holidays we'll add the thwarts and rails, and then it's on to paint and varnish.
Dec 16-18
Using a pattern from the old skiff as a general guideline, I cut pieces of hackmatack crooks for breasthook and the quarterknees. (Remember Newman's Knees?)
Rick and I transfered the multiple bevels from the boat to the rough wood, planed and sanded them and fastened each to the boat using rivets. Screws will be added.
Dec 9-13
Cut, fit and sanded 8 frames for each side of the boat. Sealed them before installing in the boat.
Screwed frames into place and cut small piece of ash that serves as a spacer between the inwale and the planks at stem and transom. Took the measurements for the length of inwales.
Clamped the inwales into place for screwing and riveting.
Dec 6
Patterns were made to make the frames for the interior of the boat. I cut each one out on the band saw before fitting.
Dec 2 - 5
In preparation for the bottom boards to be put on we ran a bead of Boatlife caulk in the groove cut for that purpose in the bottom of the chine log.
Bottom boards were attached with 1 1/2" #8 bronze screws, 3-4 in each, while the boards were clamped tightly together side-by-side. Four screws were put in the from each plank into the keelson also. This process took a few days. Then the ends were sawed off and planed to the edge of the boat. Seam compound was used to cover the screws on the bottom.
White oak skeg and runners were attached, which strengthen the bottom of the boat and made it more rigid.
The final piece to go on the bottom was the oak strip that follows the line of the bottom of the stem. The bottom is complete.
On Thursday the boat was taken off of the strongback and turned over. A brace was placed across the boat amidships to maintain the correct width as the planks wanted to straighten.
November 26
Started riveting sheerstrake to garboard before Thanksgiving and finished it the Monday following.
Monday, November 25
Rick cut groove in bottom of chinelog where it meets the garboard to use for laying chalking in to seal this seam.
Finished gains and fit sheerstrake to the boat and attached to stem and transom with screws.
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