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KMacDonald

11-11-2008, 07:28 PM

I recently started work again on my Marsh Cat after the summer break.

Before interior paint
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/3023848568_e89156b5e0.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/3023022951_2b3064013b.jpg

After two coats of primer and one finish coat of Easypoxy off white.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3066/3023850964_9a0eed889f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/3023851910_a1af5ed187.jpg

Todd D

11-12-2008, 07:09 AM

Beautiful. A pity to cover all that pretty wood with paint though.

Thorne

11-12-2008, 05:32 PM

Looking good!

bob easton

11-12-2008, 05:56 PM

Looks great! Boy, are you going to be able to tell when it is clean. (or not)

Peter Malcolm Jardine

11-12-2008, 06:09 PM

Beautiful:)

crabskiff

11-16-2008, 08:40 AM

Kevin,

She's looking great. Sorry I didn't get to talk to you much at MASCF. As usual at this event the ADD kicks in with all the boats and people to see. Look forward to seeing her out on the water (this spring?) and maybe sailing with you and Doug O.

Kevin Brennan
"Slip Jig"

KMacDonald

12-13-2008, 08:22 PM

I have made a little more progress. I put the decking on today. The 1/2" okoume plywood made the very slight compound curves without any difficulty. That was a relief as I was not sure it would.

Ready to deck:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/3105525505_327c4e56b2.jpg

Decking on:
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The decking overhangs the hull slightly and will be trimmed off flush with a router and pattern bit.

KMacDonald

12-20-2008, 04:25 PM

I started the installing the ipe floorboards this past week. It is a very heavy, strong, and extremely rot resistant wood. I used it instead of teak as it is about a third or fourth the cost and will add the necessary ballast suggested in the plans. Ipe is also used on decks.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/3123726220_7e4c2cbc22.jpg

The two stip sections on each side of the centerboard case are removeable. I need to drill a finger hole in them to make it easier to lift out. Does anyone know what size hole to use?
Two or three more courses on each side are not finished. Need more screws.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/3122902471_a8175c1a6d.jpg

The screws are bronze #12 x 1 1/2. It is hard to tell in the photo but they are counter sunk and will be plugged.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/3123732378_b8578e306d.jpg

KMacDonald

12-21-2008, 09:02 PM

Two more floorboards added this morning.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/3126350913_ddc2dc8d3b.jpg

pipefitter

12-21-2008, 10:22 PM

Beautiful work. That's about as neat as it gets.

Mrleft8

12-21-2008, 11:01 PM

I like a 1"finger hole.
Why are you going to plug your floorboards? Personally, I would Fasten them to sleepers with toggle hold downs, so you can remove them when you need to..... Or am I not understanding?

Tom Robb

12-22-2008, 01:00 PM

You could drill a series of different size holes in some scrap and see which you prefer.
BTW, nice clean work. You may be justly proud.
What Left8 and Gert said.

gert

12-22-2008, 02:25 PM

Why are you going to plug your floorboards? Personally, I would Fasten them to sleepers with toggle hold downs, so you can remove them when you need to.....

Ditto

A lot of s&%# accululates under them; and it's nice to remove them for winter storage & refinishing.

ps
I copied your deck frame image for future refrence when it's time to frame my deck; nice detail; nice boat.

KMacDonald

12-22-2008, 07:00 PM

Mrleft8,
I would have liked to make the entire floor removable but it would be too big and heavy. The two strips next to the centerboard case are removable as will the strip aft the centerboard case. This will enable bilge access. As you can see, it already has $h1t in it.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/3128876107_28fe7518ce.jpg

Removable section:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/3129705344_cb9c6522ae.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/3128874019_72c136f705.jpg

KMacDonald

12-26-2008, 07:09 PM

I finally got up the nerver to cut the transom to final shape. It turned out well but it was a couple of hours with the longboard.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3078/3139969552_01f8b0964e.jpg

Next I need to cut the hole in the transom for the rudder. I think I will think about it for a while before cutting and do the cut when I feel lucky.

Tom Robb

12-27-2008, 02:33 PM

What's the hole in the transom thing that one sees on cats like the Beetle?
Why not bring the rudder head up over the transom? Is it that hard to engineer the rudder for the torque on those barn door rudders?

MiddleAgesMan

12-27-2008, 04:24 PM

Very nice work but I'm sure Lefty does not trust you...your shop is CLEAN!

I agree about the 1" finger hole, pretty much standard. The bare minimum is 7/8".

BTW--I have a very messy shop but I still trust you. ;)

KMacDonald

01-05-2009, 07:30 PM

1" finger holes for the removable section.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/3171756725_3e17edda33.jpg

After much debate, I decided to epoxy the bungs. There is a black ring around the plugs but it doesn't look too bad. The tear-out is another story though.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/3172589438_4aaeffa6ef.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1367/3171759439_a4605e9911.jpg

KMacDonald

03-23-2009, 07:53 PM

I finally finished the floorboards after taking a few months off.

Floorboards looking aft:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3380960308_f77136b550.jpg

Looking forward:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3380962062_a918b40c8d.jpg

Forward anchor well:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3380964828_658b685415.jpg

Anchor well hatch:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3380963556_b0f7c307bf.jpg

I guess the coaming will come next.

KMacDonald

05-03-2009, 01:32 PM

The coaming is now on and the deck is painted. The deck color looks white in the photos but is really a light tan. I used system three WR-LPU. I applied it directly to epoxy without a primer. It was very easy to work with and clean up. The paint is rock hard and near impossible to scratch. Wished I would have used it for the rest of the boat.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3497182113_4d77c631e4.jpg

This is the short bowsprit. You can also see the semi-gloss non-skid deck.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/3497203187_a354431416.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3498009386_5c94d22555.jpg

Lew Barrett

05-03-2009, 01:53 PM

Great boat!

BETTY-B

05-03-2009, 01:58 PM

Looking really, really good. God I love wood boats!

DAN

KMacDonald

07-03-2009, 09:50 PM

I did some of the rigging and deck hardware instalation today. I used Sta-Lok terminals. They were real easy to install. Hopefully it will be launched within the next couple of months.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3686249208_d097a4b741.jpg

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Candyfloss

07-04-2009, 12:11 AM

A catboat with a stayed rig? Sorry mate I am a foreigner. What am I missing here? BTW your boat is just beautiful.

KMacDonald

08-08-2009, 07:31 PM

Almost ready to launch.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3802620820_35ef21a710.jpg

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pipefitter

08-09-2009, 12:44 AM

Looking very nice. It looks as if you enjoyed building it.

NYCKiwi

08-09-2009, 04:59 AM

Fantastic! Looking forward to the launch photos.

KMacDonald

09-08-2009, 04:59 PM

I finally launched it three weekends ago. Everything went well and was able to test the boat and rigging in a three hour storm with 30 knots+ of wind. No, it didnt start with that much wind but ended that way.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2643/3901105095_ba35e4a7d1.jpg

Before the storm
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3902010088_4fb739f8b2.jpg

This past weekend had good sailing weather. 15 kts of wind.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3901900514_d3d3746f45.jpg

gsmckee

09-08-2009, 05:42 PM

Very inspirational! Outstanding job.

TimmS

09-08-2009, 06:14 PM

Very lovely! I want to build one now!

Ed Armstrong

09-09-2009, 10:49 AM

Very nice!! Don't know how I missed this thread before, but I enjoyed seeing the building sequence!

Ed

River Sailor

09-09-2009, 11:43 AM

Great job! Any more shots of the launch itself — like champagne over the bow, etc?

andrewdarius

09-09-2009, 02:35 PM

Were you in St Michaels Labor Day weekend? Jenny and I were there with our 1950's Blue Jay and thought we saw a white hulled Marsh Cat prowling the harbor... If so, will you be back for MASCF?

Andy

KMacDonald

09-09-2009, 04:06 PM

Andy, Yes that was Teresa and I sailing in St Michaels last weekend. I have been sailing there the past three weekends. I will be at the MASCF. Hope to meet you there.

andrewdarius

09-10-2009, 11:44 AM

Great, MASCF is one of our favorite events. I'm assuming you've met Pete Peters...? He own Obadiah, a Marc Barto built version with a plumb stem and no sprit. He should be there, as well as Doug Oeller with his dark blue hulled version and perhaps even Ned Asplundh with his newly acquired yellow-hulled lapstrake version. Pete's and Doug's were built with seats, I can't recall if Ned's has them or not.

You should have plenty of competition for the race...

crabskiff

09-10-2009, 05:40 PM

Kevin,

Congrats! I was wondering how soon we would see this post. Look for you at MASCF.

Kevin Brennan
Navigator "Slip Jig"

Ned Asplundh

09-10-2009, 08:58 PM

ILikeRust

04-07-2010, 08:33 AM

It's threads like this one that make me want to build one of these and learn to sail. Yeah, I've been a stinkpot guy since my dad bought a used cuddy cabin cruiser when I was about 5 or 6 years old. But damn, these little woodie sailboats are just so damn pretty and look like so much fun to go scooting around on in a breeze. I like the (apparent) simplicity of them - they have this elemental quality - just a shell made of bits and pieces of dead trees, a few bits of purposefully shaped metal, some lengths of rope, a few yards of cloth and BAM, there you are, shooshing across the bay with a little salt water spray in your face.

Very cool. And very, very nice job on the build!