Armedmariner
12-20-2002, 05:29 PM
Anyone ever build a Walter Baron designed Lumber Yard Skiff and want to converse? I am building a 20 footer and I can honestly say it is going well for my first boat. Plans are accurate and he supplies a nice little narrative on how to build it. He even sent in progress pictures.
I'm deviating from the plans of course! My deviation is to fiberglass sheath the exterior and I'm adding a shear deck ala Tracy Obrien Predator heritage. I will build it center console, open cockpit.
It is upside down now in the garage and has the bottom on it and I just started the exterior sheathing today. It looks like it will ride well enough. I plan on putting a 40 or 50 hp 4 stroke on her unless you all have other ideas for me.
If I were to do it again I would scarf the plywood instead of butt joining them. I live in WV and have a hard time getting marine ply so I said "to heck with it" and bought a bunch of 3/4" BC exterior from Lowe's and went to work. I have a piece of it in the bed of my truck to see what happens over time to it in the raw. I first boiled it and froze it then took it out and threw it in my truck. It has not even started to show signs of delam. All told, right now I have about $450 in wood into this but I also bought a 5 gal jub of System Three epoxy and a 2-1/2 gal jug of hardener. By the way, I'm IN LOVE with System Three - I've never used it before and I like it better than West System because I find it mixes like butter and works superbly. I am amazed at how strong AND flexible this stuff is. Just like they say in their product literature.
Anyway, if anyone has ever built one of these Lumber Yard Skiffs I'd love to hear from you and perhaps see some photos and hear how you like it in a sea.
I'm deviating from the plans of course! My deviation is to fiberglass sheath the exterior and I'm adding a shear deck ala Tracy Obrien Predator heritage. I will build it center console, open cockpit.
It is upside down now in the garage and has the bottom on it and I just started the exterior sheathing today. It looks like it will ride well enough. I plan on putting a 40 or 50 hp 4 stroke on her unless you all have other ideas for me.
If I were to do it again I would scarf the plywood instead of butt joining them. I live in WV and have a hard time getting marine ply so I said "to heck with it" and bought a bunch of 3/4" BC exterior from Lowe's and went to work. I have a piece of it in the bed of my truck to see what happens over time to it in the raw. I first boiled it and froze it then took it out and threw it in my truck. It has not even started to show signs of delam. All told, right now I have about $450 in wood into this but I also bought a 5 gal jub of System Three epoxy and a 2-1/2 gal jug of hardener. By the way, I'm IN LOVE with System Three - I've never used it before and I like it better than West System because I find it mixes like butter and works superbly. I am amazed at how strong AND flexible this stuff is. Just like they say in their product literature.
Anyway, if anyone has ever built one of these Lumber Yard Skiffs I'd love to hear from you and perhaps see some photos and hear how you like it in a sea.