Thistle, flipped!

[imported_Steven Bauer]

I finished planking my Thistle last night! Actually it was 2 o'clock this morning. Clinch nails are more fun than I thought they would be.
A few pics, then the link to the album:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p8743a5358c62e10a8d66115a6361a1c8/fdb48bfb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p5caf73fa446c7dcb64cb7c94a8788885/fdb48bcb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p3bc958a31de38147940e6d20c1757ea4/fdb48bc2.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/pd40184bd95569fe392c26de9df9b0b44/fdb48b99.jpg

Thistle Pics (http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291900137)

[On Vacation]

Nice work but for a minute though I thought Thistle had flipped over on you in the water. How dumb of me. D

[Hugh Paterson]

:D Cool boat but how you gonna cram all those people into her? Methinks you need a bigger boat!

Shug

[Thad]

very good Steven!

[Roger Stouff]

Looks great!

[Bruce Taylor]

Nice work, Steven...but what the heck is a finboat? I searched for that article in MAIB, but couldn't locate it. Do I understand that you pedal around in this? You'll be a fine sight, I'm sure, pedalling to town in your morning coat and topper!

[ 05-27-2002, 12:09 PM: Message edited by: Bruce Taylor ]

[wolfietuk]

nice work but, I will have to vote with the rest and say a bigger booat is needed for the next project. at least 22'.

Rick

[Bpolk]

[How sweet she is!

Old Bob in Oregon

[Chadd Hamilton]

Great job Steve. Looking forward to seeing some fitting out pics soon.

What is the planking stock?

[Andrew]

Looking good!

[imported_Steven Bauer]

Thanks, all. It was pretty exciting to turn it over.
Rick, my next boat will be an Eun Na Mara. Only 20' but I think that's big enough for me. The plan for this summer is Gavin,12, will sail the 14' John Gardner skiff with his sisters and the camping gear while Mary is in her sea kayak and I'm in the Thistle. We've been reading Swallows and Amazons so we're all primed.

Bruce you really peddle around in this. I will be sure to take pictures. In one of Harry Bryan's photos the peddler is playing a guitar! That's the beauty of this design, your hands are free for the fly rod or camera or binoculars or lunch.

I just ordered the polycarbonate for the fin and I have a lead on a welder to weld the stainless fidly bits.

Chadd, the planking is 5/16" cedar over 7/16" black locust frames and the bulkheads are two layers of 1/4" cedar glued diagonally. Stem, transom, and horn timber are black locust. The shear clamp, carlins and breasthooks are spruce. Decking is 1/4"cedar. The plans call for oak or ash for the coaming but I'll try to find a long enough piece of locust. Or if I can't, maybe mahogany.

The planking stock belonged to my friend Norm Cote who was storing it in my garage since he lived in a small apartment. He was planning to build another boat but hadn't settled on a design when he passed away suddenly. His family told me to keep the wood and build a boat with it so I am.

The black locust was free also: a friend owns a hardwood store and he had these three pieces of black locust laying around collecting dust for years and when I asked him what he wanted for it he just gave it to me. (He is a wooden boat owner also!)

Hugh, how did the launching of the Birlinn go? Did you say something about pictures?

Thanks again,
Steven