Project pic's

[Ernie Pawliuk]

Been a while since I tried this picture thing. Some of you may remember this project from some older posts and my albums at the now defunct Photo Point. I recently uploaded these images to Image Station so here goes:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid44/p880363cf2205bb867422c6177ed235e8/fcdcc594.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid44/p203477e354e20cbf3fc24cfc0f7a7343/fcdcc593.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid44/p85ac97e3310db75d61fe8892dcf7fe58/fcdcc590.jpg

The boat is Fred Bingham's 27.8' Trav'lr built with local Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir here in BC Canada. Hull construction is Cedar strip/Epoxy composite.
I took these photos with a Fuji digital camera with the flash shut off and the white balance setting adjusted for fluorescent light.
Hope you like 'em.
Ernie

[Bernadette]

yup, we like em!!!! a good looking wholesome yacht!

[ 01-01-2003, 03:52 AM: Message edited by: Bernadette & David Hedger ]

[wolfietuk]

lovely lines and beautiful craftsmanship.

Rick

[Hugh Paterson]

Very nice indeed :D
Shug

[Scott Rosen]

Absolutely beautiful. I love the lines of that hull.

[lumberdude]

Wow :eek: That is gorgeous!!

I would like to know more. How thick/wide are those strips? Did you Cove and Bead them or how did you do the joints? What type of glass/epoxy did you use? (I have many more questions, but I'll stop with those)

Please post the link to the rest of the photos. The instant these pics loaded my jaw hit the keyboard. I love the look of your boat!! This design and the cedar strips is what I had envisioned for something I'd like to attempt someday.

Thanks for posting and Have a happy new years day!

Kory

[lumberdude]

I like what I can see of your shop too. If you want, You could post some photos of that also.

okay, I'm going to go wipe up the drool now....

[WFK]

Very nice Ernie,

[ken mcclure]

Look at that boat, willya! Look at that shop, willya! Oh, man.

[Wayne Jeffers]

Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful! :cool: :cool: :cool:

You've got to post pictures more often, Ernie. This is too good for you to keep it all to yourself!

Wayne

[Mr. Know It All]

Way Cool Ernie. :cool: Keep up the good work.
Peace---> Kevin in Ohio

[brian.cunningham]

:cool:

[Ernie Pawliuk]

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone. You are motivating.
To answer Lumberdude: I cut the strips to 7/8" square to allow sanding down to 3/4. I did not bead and cove but did do a lot of bevelling and tapering. Because of the complex hull shape the stripping pattern can get quite wierd so a lot of compensation is required. Here are a couple of planking photos:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid45/pd1c059bce782040089bbff26dcd86c66/fcda37f7.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid45/p03f3320bd841dd8fdc476131765711b6/fcda37f3.jpg

I have the project fairly well documented with photos. I just need to get them organized into Image Station. In the meantime I would be happy to respond to any specific questions.
About the shop: It is a former gymnasium/playroom built by a previous owner of my house who obviously had way more money than he needed. There is now a 12x12 overhead door where the basketball hoop in the planking photo is. Sometimes I still have to pinch myself when I walk in there.

[ishmael]

Nice! Is that local white oak in the deck framing? Looks like beautiful stock.

[lumberdude]

Where did you get the cedar and what grade did you end up with? What length lumber did you get?

Man that looks great!

Kory

[ken mcclure]

That's your house?!?!? That shop is part of your HOUSE!?!

That's it. I'm moving.

[kng]

Hi !! Beautiful job !! very interesting how you plank her,i´m thinking in my lapstrake boat, and i know that every way to plank a boat has it´s difficulties but it seems to be more quick than cutting the planks and making the plank lands in the frames what do you think?
she doesn´t have any frame ??

congratulations !!!

Emiliano.

[J. Dillon]

Beautiful boat and you did a good job in the pictue dept. as well.

JD

[Ernie Pawliuk]

ishmael: The deck framing is Douglas Fir.

lumberdude: I located a portable mill owner who was sawing cedar siding and helped him saw the planks for me. These trees came from the foothills of the Rockies and are not as tight grain as old growth coastal cedar but quite suitable for this type of construction. I had 20' lengths and scarf joined 12:1.

kng: I have no experience with lapstrake but can tell you that strip planking is relatively easy but extremely slow and tedious and requires an enormous amount of sanding particularly in the interior. No frames are required as would be with lapstrake. The hull is extremely stiff and will be further strenghtened by the interior joinery.

Ernie

[kcox]

Ernie, looks good. How do you support the weight of the keel/deadwood etc. with no frames? Thanks, Karl

[brad9798]

WOW!

Looks very, very nice. Please keep us updated with photos!!!

Brad

[Adam C]

Very nice indeed.

She would look gorgeous finished bright...a shame to hide that fine craftsmanship.

[videoguy]

Wow nice job keep the pic's coming .........Phil

[ 01-02-2003, 04:05 PM: Message edited by: videoguy ]

[Alan D. Hyde]

A beautiful design, beautifully built.

Congratulations!

Alan