Messy Garage - First Project

[SWA]

I have used this forum for a couple of years and received great advice or learned from the posts of others. Here are some progress pictures of my boat. It is a Snipe day sailer and I started with a boatbuilding course with Dan Lash in Egg Harbor WI and have slowly (very) continued ever since.

Steve

http://mba04.bus.utexas.edu/steven.altman/jvm1004.jpg

http://mba04.bus.utexas.edu/steven.altman/jvm1003.jpg

[Thad]

Not so messy. Looks good. Keep at it.

[frameshop]

And God created paint and varnish to finish it off!!!!!

[Paul Scheuer]

I can't tell from the pictures, is that new construction or restoration ? There are two snipes in my history. One was my brother's boat and the other is the "free boat" project that I have in the works. (Can't say in the shop since it's under a tarp, outside). Fun boats. Keep us posted on the progress, and don't worry about the "mess", there are times when I can't even see my floor.

[SWA]

This is new construction. Built from scratch.

Steve

[ken mcclure]

That's not a messy garage. MINE is a messy garage. Right now the floor's covered in about 3 inches of sawdust/planer shavings, there are offcuts stacked all over the place waiting to be cut up for firewood and there's cardboard cuttings over all from a rush packing/shipping job yesterday.

It's gonna take me at least 2 hours to put it to rights.

Your boat is looking good! A very workmanlike job, from what I can see.

[imported_Steven Bauer]

Two hours! It'd take me two weeks! :D :(
Nice job, Steve. Keep up the good work.

Steven

[Shalfleet]

She is looking very nice! Are you planning to race, Snipes fleets are all over and it would be great to see how she does against the tupperware versions.....?

[SWA]

Not planning on racing, but you never know. I have a feeling that my boat is far heavier that the "Tupperware" versions.

Steve

[imported_Steven Bauer]

You might be surprised Steve. The wooden Town Class sloops are lighter than the fiberglass ones.

Steven

[TomMcKinney]

Plastic Snipes are very heavy- the 505 sailors make fun of them for being so all the time- a wood snipe built out of 3/8 marine might even be too lite and need corrector weights. Check out snipe.org for the measurment rules. I'll bet you boat fits.

[Larry Rutherford]

Nice project and the Snipe is a great boat. Wood is much better than the glass Snipes. You have boyancy on your side and wood sails much nicer than glass. I know, I have had both.

Keep up the good work, your boat will be a real eye catcher!