Strip Planked MacGregor

[KeithBoatworks]

I'm am looking over the idea of strip planking Iain Oughtred's MacGregor. I was wondering if anyone has pictures they'd be willing to share of a MacGregor or even a WeeRob, that has been strip built, rather than glued lapstrake?

Thank you

[GregH]

I suggest that you contact Mr Oughtred. Several years ago, I built his Acorn Skiff and wanted to use cold molding for the hull. He not only gave his blessing, but made some very useful suggestions.

[James McMullen]

Why do you want to strip plank it? Just curious--I've built several boats in each method and I vastly prefer the glued lapstrake process. Strip planking requires more than double the amount of epoxy, sandpaper and time to build the same size hull.

[Uncle Duke]

I did a Wee Lassie (similar to Wee Rob) a long while back and there was a thread here (http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67420) about it, but the pictures seem to have vanished.
I'll try to dig them up again.
Spruce and Mahagony, 1/4 x 3/4, glass inside and out. It came out very pretty.
I did that one just after having done a glued-lap Charlotte up at the WBS - I didn't think it was that much extra work given that the point was to have a project to do with my new step-son (time to completion was secondary to 'bonding' time....).
Personally, I think lapstrake is prettier, but I'm a geezer....:D

[KeithBoatworks]

I suggest that you contact Mr Oughtred. Several years ago, I built his Acorn Skiff and wanted to use cold molding for the hull. He not only gave his blessing, but made some very useful suggestions.
Good idea...I will indeed.

[Todd Bradshaw]

I'm a long time stripper fan, but I'd have an awfully hard time convincing myself that a bunch of strippy-stripes would go as far toward making that boat gorgeous as the shadows of a nicely shaped series of laps do. It just has a classic elegance that will be very difficult to match, let alone top.

http://webpages.charter.net/tbradshaw/macgregor%20lugs.jpg
Tom Moen's lovely MacGregor

[KeithBoatworks]

Nothing against lapstrake... they are gorgeous boats.

Weight is the first concern. Ideally the boat will be dry-sailed; towed behind a bike to local lakes and the inner archipelago. Barring that...car topped.

Secondly we'd like to use local materials. Mostly for reasons of cost. But also so we can maintain face amongst our Finnish In-Laws. Here Norway Spruce, Siberian Spruce, and Scots Pine are regularly available. High Quality Birch Plywood is also available.

I'm a little suspicious of the BP as a marine plywood. We are still searching a reasonably priced marine grade plywood. So we're on the fence re: Lap or Strip...though pine and spruce will be hard to beat for price. Except of course if we can cut down on the epoxy used.

The traditionally built Finnish rowboats "soutuvene" are clinkered with spruce backbones and solid pine planking. Drowned in pine tar and linseed oil they maintain pretty well. But they typically weigh out at 100 kilos or so. That's the next project. Once the wives and kids are hooked.

Thanks Uncle Duke and James

[Steve Lansdowne]

I did a 13.5' Wee Rob stripper of western red cedar, with an accent stripe of spruce, just cause I wanted to. Lots of sanding but otherwise OK. Here is a 'just completed' shot.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1055/1410177894_c393994854.jpg?v=0

Other shots are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lansdownes/sets/72157602088729101/