Gar Wood Speedster Picture

[rustnrot]

Here is a picture. Powering with 300 HP Crusader. Since pic was taken boat has been stained, CPESed and nearly outfitted

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid22/pb7660c9676cae58ab171fd82fe4b3467/fda7b4b3.jpg

[Donn]

300HP?!? "Speedster" is gonna be an understatement!

[Rich VanValkenburg]

WOW!!! I always wanted to build one of those....sigh... SWMBO won't let me until Sonja is finished.

Nice boat!!

Rich

[Roger Stouff]

Ahh...where's the recent pics? tongue.gif

[videoguy]

WOW what a beauty MORE PICKS PLEASE!

[Alan D. Hyde]

Congratulations!

She looks good to me.

What will you call her?

Alan

[rustnrot]

Actually the boat is for my friend Mark (on the left). We built it together. We're not sure of a name yet, but as it was being constructed, there were alot of "That's no biggie, all we gotta do is.....". So "No Biggie" is/was a nomination. However, better judgement has shelved that name since it might be construed as relating, to, you know, the size of a certain member that is not part of the boat.

[ken mcclure]

:D Of course, there are those who would say that a 300hp boat like that is a substitute for a "small member" so it could be fitting after all! :eek:

Looks like an absolutely beautiful job, and I can't wait to see pictures. I've looked at several runabout plans, and would really like to build one sometime.

[John B]

woo hoooo! how neat is that.
What motor is a crusader derived from as a matter of interest.

[wolfietuk]

Sweet, where did you get the plans?

Rick

[On Vacation]

Awesome!!! And I hate it when you see someone with better dollies than I ever had!! What varnish are you using? We might as well get into that discussion, too. LOL

[ 06-12-2002, 08:02 AM: Message edited by: oyster ]

[ccmanuals]

Tom made an earlier post regarding the varnish for this boat but has hasn't received any replies. Here is what he asked about varnish ---

"I am looking for any testimonials about this product, the Awlspar spar varnish. US Paint, makers of Awl products, claim recoating within 3-4 hours, maximum of 24 hours without sanding. I was considering Epifanes Woodfinish Gloss but it appears more expensive and requires minimum recoat of 24 hours; maximum without sanding of 72 hours.

In other words, can I really, with 2 buddies and some beer, put 10 coats on over a long weekend?"

[rustnrot]

The Crusader going in the Speedster is a Chevy small block 350, marinized by Crusader, with throttle body injection and anti-freeze cooling with heat exchanger.

Mark got the dollies from http://www.classicboatconnection.com
I think he said they were maybe $125 each.

[On Vacation]

In my past limited knowledge and experience, do not even think about the quickness of a type of varnish to apply to this boat. The results down the road sometimes will not make you happy when attempting to remove cracked places or dings and then to blend to some form of uniform color or depth.

Is this boat multi layered planking or solid plank? If it is laminated, you can get by with a harder varnish than plain spar, but keep in mind a solid plank will move a little. Do it the old fashioned way, old fashion spar like maybe a Captains Varnish. It is better to take the extra time now in your procedure than having a headache when it comes to redoe.

One more thing, beer drinking and varnishing has been the down fall of a many good painters and the long drawn out work of sanding and fitting of the expensive woodwork. :D

[ 06-12-2002, 10:37 AM: Message edited by: oyster ]

[lumberdude]

Beautiful job! Where did you get the plans???

lumber

[Art Read]

Man! You've been keeping that under "wraps" too long! Where are all the construction pictures? What a beautiful job...

("Since pic was taken boat has been stained, CPESed and nearly outfitted..." If you haven't yet put any varnish over the CPES, and it's been more than a couple days since the CPES went on, it may make sense to put down another coat of CPES first. It really does seem to make the finish "stick" better if it hasn't fully cured yet.)

[ 06-12-2002, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: Art Read ]

[Pelican]

I'm anxious to find out just how damn fast that thing will go!!!! :eek:

[ 06-12-2002, 12:24 PM: Message edited by: Pelican ]

[jeff pierce]

That is one nice looking boat. Congrats on a fine job so far. Don't rush the finishing. As already asked: where did you get the plans?

[chesterm]

I'm finishing up a 23' triple cockpit that'll be powered with a realtively mundane 260 horse mercruiser. This Garwood is going to scream. In case anyone is interested, I have plans for a Hacker Gold Cup racer and another Hacker custom runabout both which are similar to the Garwood pictured here. Load more images of the Garwood as you get near launching or after launching. regards from CT

[norske2]

Ken Hankinson Plan?...he has 8 models/kits/plans for sale....I like the "Barrelback".Soooo :cool:
Man.

[chesterm]

Yes, I am building Hankinson's Biscayne 22 lengthened to we feet. Hope to lauch in a month or so. Had I located the Hacker Plans before starting I would likely have built one. Had the Wooden Boat study plans for the Zimmer 22 footer not had an ERROR in them I may have selected that one. All in all, the Biscayne has nice lines, plans were good, the results are great except for my crappy varnish job which will be re-done later years. regards from CT, Mitchell

[rustnrot]

To view in-progress pics of the Speedster go here:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291700617&code=2988628&mode=invite

I'll be darned if I can get the image posting to "take" today.

[Don Z.]

Originally posted by chesterm:
Had the Wooden Boat study plans for the Zimmer 22 footer not had an ERROR in them I may have selected that one. Without the study plan in front of me, what, specifically, was the error?

Is there an error in the actual construction plans?

[chesterm]

Don, when I was mailed copies of the study plans back in the mid 1990s, the hand-typed summary overview listed the beam at 5 1-1/2" so I continued looking. I later learned that the beam was 5 11-1/2". At the narrower beam (as I understood it to be) the design was not appealing. regards, mitchell

[lumpy]

Rustnrot, where did you get the plans for your Gar Wood Speedster? You did a fantastic job on the build. I would like to build one, I am looking for plans that do not require lofting.

[24hacker]

Can anyone get the photos to come up?

[Tom Robb]

I sure can't.
Is this the emperor's new boat?

[Thorne]

Imagestation doesn't keep the images active for more than a year or so, and I think they ask for $$ after the first year.

This is one reason why it is better to post the images to the free webspace that comew with your ISP account -- they will be visible for as long as you keep the account paid up/active. And if you get your own domain, images can be visible for years even when you change ISP's.

[Lucky Luke]

Imagestation= ten dollars a year!...not a fortune!... and they keep your pics for as long as you pay, of course. Why would they provide free service forever?
Then, dear Thorne, I m afraid that not all ISP offer free webspace...and I don t have that in Vietnam!!!

Anyway, the sad thing is that the pictures of Rustnrot (I like this pseudo!!) are not visible....

[capt jake]

I've been using imagestation for years now. They 'want' me to upgrade, but I never did. My pictures are still there.

[Geoff C]

Lumpy

Gar Wood Speedster plans are available here: http://abm.org/view-product.asp?pid=1225

[rustnrot]

Wow, I literally have not been here in years and I look thru and see this post. Since then alot has been learned and a second Speedster has been built. It is wood over an inner fiberglass hull. Now all the wood is cut on my Shopbot CNC machine. This boat, completed Sept. 2006 is powered by a Mazda Rotary Marine Engine.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m178/rustnrot/Gar%20Wood/AtShowBerth2.jpg


Videos of this boat are here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2063552875566283163&q=gar+wood

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7126601842830893595&q=gar+wood

Construction details are here:

http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m178/rustnrot/Gar%20Wood/

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

That's an incredible job.

[Pericles]

http://www.glen-l.com/designs/inboard/inboard-images/dsn-cbxe3.jpg





http://www.glen-l.com/designs/inboard/inboard-images/dsn-skgg.jpg





http://www.glen-l.com/designs/inboard/inboard-images/dsn-genb.jpg



All these are listed at Glen L http://www.boatdesigns.com/departments.asp?dept=9



Aren't they beautiful?



Pericles

[rustnrot]

The bottom boat above is a Glen-L Gentry that was built by my friend Jack in FL. Jack and Mike and others are now just finishing up a 29' Gentleman's Racer with twin Pleasurecraft Marine 6.0L engines, 400 hp each.

His next project is going to be a replica 21' Chris Craft Cobra. I will be cutting the frames on my Shopbot cnc router. Jack had a naval architect redo the bottom of the Cobra to a more modern design. Standing still in the water you cannot tell it will have a semi-vee bottom with lifting strakes. If anyone wants to build a replica Cobra, licenses can be had very reasonably from the N.A. for the one with the new bottom. Jack has also found two guys in the USA that have molds for the fin and hatches.

[NealmCarter]

The other day while digging thru my pile of yacht-twattle, I ran across a genuine Garwood trailer tag. They came with the delivery trailers from the factory. Its rare and needs a good home. neal_carter@verizon.net

[denis,qc]

Wow!! great job rustnrot, just one question, why a rotary engine ??
Well this is an awesome boat !!

[Robmill0605]

Wow, beautiful job.
What was the stain that you used?

[denis,qc]

Hey rob, by the way where are you with your project??

[Robmill0605]

Hey rob, by the way where are you with your project??

Hi,
I've been busy sanding my a@# off!
Just finished applying epoxy to the interior and I'm ready turn her over and drill the shaft log.
I'll post some pictures soon. Thanks for asking.
Happy New Year.

[Robmill0605]

I've bought a lot of parts for my boat from rustnrot and they all high quality parts.
I bought the hatch hinges, hatch handles, fuel vents and rudder assemblies from his Ebay store and I highly recommend his parts as they are really nice.
I searched for these parts all over the place and he was a pleasure to deal with.
Thanks, and awesome job on your Garwood!

[jzeigler]

I just bought plans for the GarWood Speedster. If I chose to build this boat, can anyone tell me where the metal work comes from....the cutwater, the trim on the outside of the transom, etc. ?

Any help appreciated.
As for the motor and drive train, I think between Glen L's website and the folks who race Jersey Speed Skiffs, I can come up with a suitable power plant and drive. Any thoughts on this area also appreciated.
Thanks

[lumpy]

Jzeigler, Cutwaters by Mike has the cutwater and transomband patterns for the Garwood speedster.http://www.cutwaters.com/

[lumpy]

Rustnrot, you boat is top shelf. Can you tell me were did you get the hardware, steering wheel, steering colum, gauges ect. That is the best looking set up i have seen.