Help needed by this little boat

[DurkJan]

Hello all,

My fulmar is almost ready, I'm in stage of beginning with painting. Unfortunately, in Holland it is almost winter... Meanwhile, our Waarschip is going te get a few new layers of varnish this year, so it is being stripped at this moment. And then, we will come to my third project:

http://people.zeelandnet.nl/djllagen/images/wiegje.jpg

I've saved this iamge 31th of august 2004(!), in case I would need it sometime... And now, I can use it! But: I can't find the subject anymore on the forum.. And I would like to ask some questions about it... (size, material, maybe some drawings?)

Regards,
Durk-Jan

[Concordia..41]

I know the thread you're speaking of, and I'm still looking for it. In the mean time, I came across another one which referenced this:

http://duck-trap.com/2002lw.html

Back to looking.

- M

Found this one, which is informative and I believe our sponsors have a book with the plans.

http://www.woodenboat-ubb.com/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=007756&p=

Good luck with your project!

[ 11-20-2005, 06:28 AM: Message edited by: Concordia..41 ]

[sdowney717]

Thats lovely
But totally wrong from a safety point. The baby will move around and at some point roll or fall out of that crib.

[Bob Smalser]

Originally posted by sdowney717:
Thats lovely
But totally wrong from a safety point. The baby will move around and at some point roll or fall out of that crib.I'd run some bronze drifts thru the boat keel into the stand's stretcher to prevent swinging and tipping.

Cute as these various cradles are, babies grow so fast they can't use them for more than a couple months. I'd make one that could do double duty as a magazine rack or hall table with perhaps a glass top. The cradle I made as a prospective father is 30 years old and has seen all of six months of use for 3 kids. A baby bed would be a more functional gift.

[Billy Bones]

http://www.jordanwoodboats.com/images/bta.jpg

Jordan Wood Boats Baby Tender plans (http://www.jordanwoodboats.com/bt.htm)

See also

The Expectant Father's Wooden Cradle Boat Book (http://www.woodenboatstore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=325-095S)

Good Luck

[Ad Max]

Durk-Jan, built a cradle boat for my little man to my own design, beamy double ender, solid timber for stem/keel/stern, planked clinker fashion in mdf, gunnels from some decorative moulding, stern finished with a scroll above sheer, and an owl carved in stem above sheer. It was about 1 metre long so it lasted few months. It was supported from a pair of substantial timber uprights by a pair of 8mm metal rods about 600mm long. These were bolted to the outside of the stem and stern so the cradle could only swing, not tip. Swing was limited by a short lanyard attached close to the pivot so swing would not stop abruptly and the swing could be stopped by inserting a pin through a hole in the metal rod and the timber uprights. No metal screws/nails were left in the boat after the glue (pva) had set and the whole boat was painted in bright colours. It did only get used for a few months but it was really something to see him sleeping in it.

It was good fun drawing up stem/stern/sheer profiles and a midship section, lining of the planks. Cheated a bit by using solid timber inner stem/stern, attached the planks, then cleaned up the planks ends and then sprung a couple of laminations around to form an outer stem/stern.

Have some fun, it didn't take that long to make.

Regards

[Thorne]

Why not consider adapting the cradle to a rocker once the little one is not so little?

With some padding after the conversion, or building it with the conversion in mind, the cradle should be able to first swing, then rock in perfect safety.

http://store1.yimg.com/I/netkidswear_1868_48709934

[Bob Cleek]

No need to worry about a baby falling out of a cradle bed it the kid is wearing its safety harness! What's za matta whit youse guys?

[almeyer]

Not meaning to hijack, but Thorne's picture is just about what I'm looking for. Are plans available, or is the boat shown ready-made?
Al

[Thorne]

Ready-made with a hole in the bottom for their feet.

http://store1.yimg.com/I/extextoys_1870_7986440

It's ALL over the internet -- just google "boat rocker" or "rocking boat" and you'll find it...

...cute, though!

;- )

[ 11-21-2005, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: Thorne ]

[Uncle Duke]

I made one like this some years ago for a friend who was having a baby. When the child was too big, they converted into a "toy chest" - where the kid could throw all her stuffed animals, etc. That was a pretty nice way to keep it in use.
Just a thought.

[Dave R]

The worries about the child falling out of these cradle boats is unfounded. By the time the child is old enough to move around like that, they're too big for it anyway. My little guy didn't even start to roll over until he was 6 months old and even then the worst that would have happened is he would have rolled to the edge of the mattress. The cradle cannot be capsized with an infant's weight. By the time a child can get up on their knees or even their feet, they should be in a regular crib.

I built a small pram for Ian. He slept in it for about 6 months. After that it became the ark for the stuffed critters.

http://hamiltonwoodworks.com/drichards/cradle.jpg
My design on the cradle but I used the plans from Jordan for the stand.

[ 11-21-2005, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: Dave R ]

[DurkJan]

Thank you all for your suggestions, web-links and worries ;)
The little captain(es??) will be our first, so the becoming mom and dad will be very carefull, and for that, I will make something to that can prevent the cradle from swinging when we will not be around...

I must say, the versions without davids but with standards, seems also very good to me.

Nevertheless, I still need a drawing. Maybe the book from the woodenboatstore is something for me? Even after building a Fulmar, I still don't feel that I can draw and loft a boat (even when it's only 1 metre).

Durk-Jan

[Dave R]

Perhaps it would be easiest if you just order the plans from Jordan Wood Boats at the link in Billy Bones' post.

Oh, and congratulations to the mother and father to be.