Steve Hornsby
06-30-2005, 06:05 PM
Hi all,
Just a quick note to say thanks to you (especially Joel) who helped me get this project all wet! As this was my first boat, your guidance was greatly appreciated. That was a fun build. A few details on the build below.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p86c09e665186e40b553845ead2545192/f379ef5c.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p83db011b67fa85c765d293dbe2c10fee/f379e4ba.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p7ae0a0e060018797dfea1ee037f82ac6/f379d982.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p84e7daad498d726fb6465f2ec21c715e/f379cd77.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p60a57f0fa8249bec00012fad5c7a8c83/f379d13b.jpg
As per the plans, 1/4 sides and 3/8 bottom - meranti from Noah's - nice!. Nice big fillets, 9 oz tape on the seams and 6 oz glass on floor and bottom. I wrapped both so the glass extends about 3 inches up the sides inside and out. I did not glass the hull, just encapsulated with epoxy. I added sealed buckheads for rigidity. Gunwales are beefy 3/4 by 1 1/2 air dried Mahogany, also from Noah's.
The outside is painted with latex Behr P&F. Holding well, but then the boat has not sat in the water for more than two days. primed with Bull's Eye 1-2-3. Inside floor will get enamel.
The rear bulkhead didn't quite work as intended for my rear seat. Good for little people but not adults. What I did was make a seat that fits into the boat on the floor and rest against the rear bulkhead - now i have a rear seat and a rear shelf! The middle seat was elongated to allow for taller rowers. Also, with a person in the back, I can move forward to offset the weight. Thanks to Galen Piehl for the inspiration on that idea and the next.
I desgned some maple folding oarlocks that hinge into the boat when at dock. They give me about 4 inches of extra distance beyond the gunwale. When they were experiments (in the pics), I was really trying to prove they would break. They are now varnished and work great.
My oars are 8ft sitka with flat blades. The leather is saddle leather and very tough. I used open horn oarlocks.
All in all, I really like this boat. She is faster than I would have imagined! I have been out in all kinds of St. Lawrence River weather and it did really well. Most of the time, I just get up early and crank it out on a nice sheet of glass.
Thanks again everyone.
Steve
Just a quick note to say thanks to you (especially Joel) who helped me get this project all wet! As this was my first boat, your guidance was greatly appreciated. That was a fun build. A few details on the build below.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p86c09e665186e40b553845ead2545192/f379ef5c.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p83db011b67fa85c765d293dbe2c10fee/f379e4ba.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p7ae0a0e060018797dfea1ee037f82ac6/f379d982.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p84e7daad498d726fb6465f2ec21c715e/f379cd77.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p60a57f0fa8249bec00012fad5c7a8c83/f379d13b.jpg
As per the plans, 1/4 sides and 3/8 bottom - meranti from Noah's - nice!. Nice big fillets, 9 oz tape on the seams and 6 oz glass on floor and bottom. I wrapped both so the glass extends about 3 inches up the sides inside and out. I did not glass the hull, just encapsulated with epoxy. I added sealed buckheads for rigidity. Gunwales are beefy 3/4 by 1 1/2 air dried Mahogany, also from Noah's.
The outside is painted with latex Behr P&F. Holding well, but then the boat has not sat in the water for more than two days. primed with Bull's Eye 1-2-3. Inside floor will get enamel.
The rear bulkhead didn't quite work as intended for my rear seat. Good for little people but not adults. What I did was make a seat that fits into the boat on the floor and rest against the rear bulkhead - now i have a rear seat and a rear shelf! The middle seat was elongated to allow for taller rowers. Also, with a person in the back, I can move forward to offset the weight. Thanks to Galen Piehl for the inspiration on that idea and the next.
I desgned some maple folding oarlocks that hinge into the boat when at dock. They give me about 4 inches of extra distance beyond the gunwale. When they were experiments (in the pics), I was really trying to prove they would break. They are now varnished and work great.
My oars are 8ft sitka with flat blades. The leather is saddle leather and very tough. I used open horn oarlocks.
All in all, I really like this boat. She is faster than I would have imagined! I have been out in all kinds of St. Lawrence River weather and it did really well. Most of the time, I just get up early and crank it out on a nice sheet of glass.
Thanks again everyone.
Steve