"ImageStation" photo album updated again.... (Photos)

[Art Read]

Just picked up the latest roll of film. I was hoping I had some shots of my ballast keel "mold" on there. Oh, well. Must still be in the camera... Anyway, here's a few of the finished deck and cockpit coamings and a couple, other "projects" I've been keeping myself busy with. Don't know how Ed manages to post weekly "updates" here. I'm afraid you wouldn't notice much "change" if I were to attempt that! ;)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p6160b6f097116509be6b3edc4674ac78/fdb12197.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p96ae17e55bd76e16f7383a44d68dc4c3/fdb1219b.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p696fc1c428285132cf71e1080070ddff/fdb1219d.jpg

Here's the rest if you want to wait for my rather cumbersome "album page" to load. The newest ones are towards the bottom...

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4292219521&show_all=1&start=1

[ 05-30-2002, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: Art Read ]

[Dan Payne]

Lookin' good, Art!

[bobkaschak]

Very nice! I like to see the progress of other peoples projects, it makes me realize that I am gaining ground on my own.
Bob K.

[gert]

Thats beautiful; I wanna make one: what is she?

[NormMessinger]

That is an awesome boat you are building Art. Grat work. Not a bad series of pictures in imgestation either. Thanks.

--Nrm

[Billy Bones]

Art, steady progress is the key, and you're doing it. What I said to Rich (Forekeel...) really applies to you too. Your love of what you're doing really shows. I love those Crowninshield designs and I'm anxious to hear how yours performs once launched. I notice in the background of one of your pics that there are other boats parked which suggests you're at a marina already. That's promising!

[Art Read]

Thanks, guys... Gert, She's "WoodenBoat's" Dark Harbor 12 1/2 by B.B. Crowninshield. Featured in their "Fifty Wooden Boat Designs" catalog. You can find it in their on-line bookstore.

http://www.woodenboatstore.com/store/

Just found another shot I forgot to upload from my "inbox" the first time... Wish the Kirby's "off-white" I spent so much time putting on the underside of that deck showed up better!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p6c5ae83a864ce2983f70586edd1bb97d/fdb11e03.jpg

(Note the missing floor timbers in way of the ballast keel... Waiting 'till I get the deadwood, ballast keel, and bolts all sorted out before installing 'em... and, it's just me that's "crooked", not the boat!)

[ 05-30-2002, 11:14 PM: Message edited by: Art Read ]

[Art Read]

Thanks, Billy... Actually, I'm in one of those "self-storage" places believe it or not! The boats you're seeing are in the outside storage spots. I've got a 25 foot "box". Just adequate. But the marina I'm going to launch in is only a couple of miles down the road! ;)

[Ed Harrow]

LOL, you don't see much change in mine, either. It does force me to do something at least... ;)

But what a beauty you've created, Art. Wonderful piece.

PS: I gotta get rid of that "signature" for this post...

[ 05-30-2002, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: Ed Harrow ]

[Rich VanValkenburg]

Beautiful job Art! The beauty is in the details and you're taking care of those. That's a great album, too.

Rich

[LarryJacobson]

Art,

Great photos of your progress! I'm particularly interested in your steaming of the keel.

I'm working on a fantail launch and will only need to steam the most severe bend at the stern so on-the-boat steaming looks like a good idea.

It also looks like you're using dryer venting. Can you tell me a little more about this setup.

Thanks

Larry

[Art Read]

Larry... That steaming rig I cobbled together actually worked pretty well. I got the idea from a combination of having read WoodenBoat's "How to Build the Haven 12 1/2" book and happening to pass by that clothes dryer ducting at the "Orange Store" while looking for something else. Seemed simpler than making up an elaborate plastic sheeting "tube" and only cost 10 bucks or so... 'Course I'm on my second one now. They fall apart with a lot of handling, but are quite flexible initially and will "mold" into a pretty tight fit for whatever size plank you slide them over. For the rest of the "steambox", I just used a propane burner, a surplus army gas can, (purged!) some rags and aluminum tape to stuff up the biggest gaps and a bit of scrap automotive hose to direct the steam... For some of the last minute, "difficult" bends on my planking I even resorted to "Hefty" bags to hold in the steam in ackward corners . You don't really need anything fancy... In fact, it's dangerous if it's "air tight"! Bending the wood "on the boat" has the advantage of eliminating the need for fancy jigs or molds. Won't work for everthing, but I did it whenever I could... The other nice thing about doing it "on the fly", so to speak, is that you can press down on it after it's been cooking awhile and see how close you are to being "done". Buy lots of clamps...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid16/pdaf7dbcf7bf761e114c90792c2e0f864/fdf4e4b0.jpg

(That blue plastic hose was from before I figured out that old, automotive radiater hose works MUCH better...)

[ 05-31-2002, 12:00 PM: Message edited by: Art Read ]

[Roger Stouff]

Thank you! Now where's my cigarettes...?

[John B]

Thanks again Art. Great progress!

[LarryJacobson]

Art,

Thanks for the steaming details. I like the idea of being able to test the bend and the ability to rapidly remove the venting while the wood is still pliable.

Please continue to post your progress.

-Larry

[Scott Rosen]

She looks great, Art. I especially like the look of the deck planking and covering boards.

[LarryJacobson]

Art,

Thanks for the steaming details. I like the idea of being able to test the bend and the ability to rapidly remove the venting while the wood is still pliable.

Please continue to post your progress.

-Larry

[Chadd Hamilton]

I'm very jealous, Art. If my next boat only turns out half as good as yours... The deck job is just stunningly well-done.

[Paul]

Art, she looks great. All your hard work and passion for this boat is apparent.

[RGM]

So Art, old buddy, old pal when's the coming out party? It's too late for the "Whiskey Plank", a little to early for a launching (we're all looking forward to that). Besides the PSEBS needs a good reason to convene, and you, Melinda (?, bad with names, great with faces) and your boat are it! You new this was coming, didn't you?

[Dave R]

All I can say is--Sweet! Art, she's literally a work of Art. Sorry, I couldn't resist. After seeing yours, I think I'll burn my sorry excuse for a boat tomorrow afternoon. Anybody got marshmallows?

[Art Read]

Uhmmm... Well, Roger, there IS a little lead melting project I've got coming up soon... Sound like fun? ;)

Seriously folks, I really appreciate all the feedback. I sometimes open up these "update" threads from all the other builders/restorers here, and eagerly drink in the great boat "porn", but can't think of anything new to say that hasn't already been said. Just know that ALL of you who have shared your projects with us here have inspired and motivated me. And I've blatenly stolen every good idea I've seen in 'em! ;)

Glad to hear from those who liked the deck. I was a little worried that it would seem too "busy". So far, I'm pretty pleased with it. I'm working on getting the first "finish" coat of Kirby's on the topsides now, just so I can get a feel for how it will all "work" together...

It's sometimes too easy to get fixiated on all the little flaws and compromises in workmanship that a project like this entails. Especially when you're learning as you go... I figure this is my one, best shot at ever doing something like this, so I'm willing to "fuss" over it more than I might if I just wanted to get it done and get out on the water. That being said, selectively choosen pictures can hide a lot of "sins" and I'm not sure I'd want to let you all get "too" close a look at more than a few of my little joinery details... Thank God for paint and bedding compound! Thanks again, folks!

[Scott Rosen]

Originally posted by Art Read:
[snip]Thank God for paint and bedding compound![snip]Art, I live by those words. At some point I figured out that there are people who have the exact opposite view. They can't paint or varnish worth a damm, but their joinery is exquisite. I'd be happy simply to be good at both, as you apparently are.

[Andrew]

Very nice work Art. What wood did you use for the decking?

[Art Read]

Andrew, it's 5/16 Teak bedded in 5200 over a 9mm Sapelle plywood sub-deck. The seams are filled with Sikaflex deck compound, (since discontinued). The king plank, covering boards and coamings are Hondurus Mahogany. It "hurt"... ($$$)

The plans called for canvas covered tongue and groove cedar, but then they also called for an oak coaming, a self-bailing, enclosed, "kneewell" cockpit and a little hatch forward, inside the coaming instead of the light, "trunk" cabin I'm fitting, so...

[On Vacation]

"The king plank, covering boards and coamings are Hondurus Mahogany. It "hurt"... ($$$) "

Never seen a Wells Fargo follow a hearse my fellow American. It only hurts for a few minutes but inferior anything hurts forever. Great work. Just getting around to catching up on the computer work today. What a work of art, Art. smile.gif