Hull nears complition

Hi Guys and Gals,
Had a bit of celibration last night, as finally I have finished the hull planks.

Both Planks have scarf joints, the top one with two. This one took me over 4 days to fit before I was happy with the aft joint.

 This joint had only a 9" scarf as could not get access to the plank at 12". The plank had also been sawn a bit different from the others which left the grain edge on, this made it very stiff to bend and twist to fit.

Every morning at the bar, were I go to for coffee, one or more ( sometimes 6-10) of the local Iguana's come to visit hoping for food scraps, some are very big!

Fitting the last plank!

So the reason not feeling 100% this morning, planks now fitted and rough faired, all nails in ready for riveting, and plugging.

That means now I have the two Garboard planks left to do. They are a bit of a different animal from the others, needing to be bolted to the iron floors as well as screwed to the keel, no copper nails, they are both also going to be about 15 feet long. Screws are 2-1/2" bronze to replace the brass nails that had come loose and caused all those leaks in 2010/11. Not suprising really, a plain round brass nail lasting 75years is nothing to complain about, they got me to the Carribean before failing.
Well its fuel tank removal next, have to empty it first. Only way I can drill the new bolt holes required.
More coming.
Roy

Big Boat work

Hi all,
A few pics to show were I'm up to.

After swapping labour hours I spieled the 2 remaining hull planks, marked them out on the wood and cut them with Morgan's help today. Later using a Chain Saw! he cut the scarfs on the hull and I now have to fit the panks on the boat.

Meanwhile, the Deadwood has to be replaced and have started that too.

Its coming along ok, not the perfect wood to use, but, its strong and hard wearing and is used extensively for Dock planking here and in the states, its just called yellow pine.

The first plank then, was offered up this afternoon, after I finish these 2 there are only the garboard planks and deadwood remaining to fit.
Roy

Dingy saga ends

Hi folks,
Well just show the last photo's I have of the finish to builing of the dingey. Hope to carry on with the big boat now.

So as I disappear over the horizon on my way to the next great adventure, (coffee at the boatyard bar) I will post again when I have more pic's
Roy

Dingy Cont'd

Hi Everyone,
This week I got a bit short circuited, the yard finally gave me notice of moving. This meant cleaning the debris field around the boat, and, making sure I wasn't going to leave anything behind.
Thursday morning at 0800hrs I was ready and waiting. The travel lift though, didn't arrive till 1445hrs. I had become a bit restless during this time so trying not to wast the whole day decided to carry on with building the dingy. The following pic's are this time in reverse order = last one first.

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Turned over to finish the bottom,
note the oak outboard pad, an extra by me.

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Ready for prime coats

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Fitting and glueing the transom reinforcing 2

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Fitting and glueing the transom reinforcing

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fitting and glueing the seats 2

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Fitting and glueing the seats

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fitting and glueing the bulkheads 2

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Fitting and glueing the bulkheads 

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Pair of second hand oars donated by Peggy, and being in the process of being restored


















After moving it was the weekend before I thought of doing anything else, just trying to organise everything again, after the move was a pain. I had planned to only work on the dingy at weekends, so started that again. 
Now I was faced with the USA holidays, Tuesday Independence day, and 4 July. So being like a weekend I just carried on with the littleun.

Something Different

Hi everyone,
I am still at it, as previous I was doing the last set of hull planks, up to spiling the first one after removing the port bunk. This was finished on Saturday, but with the woodshop closed i had to wait till Monday to cut and trial fit the Plank. All done first pic, today I get it ready for nailing and fairing.

And now for something Completely Different

 

As I am getting closer to getting in the water, my mind has been flying ahead to the new problems I will face when that happens. Getting to and from my boat being quite important!

So the next set of pics is the cheapest solution I could come up with. And now with 'nothing to do till Monday' I had a time slot spare. Sunday till 12 noon, then the Sun would be too hot.

 

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 This happened to me before in 1994, just after my new Avon dingy and 3hp Marina outboard were stolen, in Falmouth, on my first journey to home. Llew will remember helping me build a flat pack dingy then.

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And Monday night all glued up under cover. Requires fitting all the other bits, but it would probably float if I put it in the ogin

Roy

More to take out

Hi again all,

Foreward planks done

Well continuing with the portside I attacked the foreward damage, middle plank was scarfed in without having to cut the plank in two. top and bottom were butt blocks, then the plugs glued in and fairing all the planks with filler.

bottom plank patched

Of the 4 planks to do in the centre, the bottom one only needed a scarfed patch, this now done. Again fairing all the surrounding damaged surfaces with filler.

Next 2 pics of them primed.

Now the hard part. The 3 planks above have to be done next. And as I mentioned before my enthusiasm for taking the port bunk to bits and pieces had left me.
I tried every way I could to get at these planks from the inside with no success........so.......after a while, and picking my nose for a bit, shoving my finger down my ear, etc. etc. I knew I would have to look around for a bit of inspiration. I found this by crying into about 6 beers at the bar for a few hours.

Back of bunk removed

 Now feeling terrid this morning I attacked the bunk with venom, it took all day but tonight I can get to everything I need to fix these planks.

Bottom part removed

As can be seen, access is now achieved.
So tomorrow I can start removing the copper nails and spiling the first of 3 planks to fit.


still more coming.

Roy

Hi again all,
The picys today are a joy for me to post, after a lot of filling and sanding I reached the point were it required the first priming coat of paint. This is for 2 reasons, one is to protect the planks, its been some time now, and two is to see the 16,742,239.6666rec holes I've missed! But I have a boat back!

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So the first colour change has taken place, and the boat looks as if someone is looking after it at last.
 I have had many comments about it in the yard here.
Roy