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Ditto Dave's idea on the sanding box. Neat idea!

Also looking forward to ongoing updates. Great looking design!

Indeed not boring at all. Quite lovely in fact!

Looking great Donald!

Lovely!!

She's taking shape nicely. The framing really helps to see how the cockpit & cabin layout will work.

Ed

That was my thought when I first read your post last week -- that if you won't be camping/sleeping in the cabin, and the wife is not demanding an enclosed space for a porta-potty, you'll get much...

Looking good! Nice father-son color coordinating too :)

I like your "for daddy" clamping block (breast hooks look pretty good too!)

Thanks Dave.

I bought 4mm BS1088 Okoume from Hughes back in 2003 or so for $69/sheet. That was a long time ago, and I suspect from a different supplier than they're using now.

Thanks John. I bought most of the wood for my Acorn dinghy from them. Glad to hear they're carrying Okoume again. Have you been to California Hardwoods in Auburn? They carry some reclaimed wood,...

That is painful just seeing the pictures. Kudos to you for having the courage to do it. I totally understand your reasons, and the after photo shows that it came out nicely, but I'd have a hard...

Thanks Lance. Yours sounds like a good solution. I'm currently planning on building the open version (mainly, to save weight so I can more easily load it on the car). I just glanced at your post...

I have a question for the collective, which perplexed me on my Acorn build as well:

What do I do with the wedge-shaped gap between the inner and outer stem formed by the inner stem bevel where it...

Thanks Donald. I don't plan on applying cloth on the outside -- probably just a good quality topsides paint and bright sheerstrake like on the Acorn dinghy in the previous photograph. Glass isn't...

Sorry Dave, somehow I missed your post back in December. Seven molds for this build.

I haven't made much progress lately, but the outwales are on, sheer strakes are trimmed, and I'm cleaning up...

Hi Donald -- my Wee Rob build thread is here: http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?133069-Another-Wee-Rob-build. I'm a very slow builder. I started this Wee Rob before I built my model...

Impressive detailed work Donald. Watching your project progress makes me want to start another model, but I am determined to finishing my full-size build, first.

I know the feeling. My Wee Rob is currently showing an epoxy over wood finish on the hull while I work on the interior. I know I'll eventually paint it, but that first glimpse of bright finish on...

I love those clamps as well. Seems like they'd be fairly straight-forward to make, though I guess you'd have to go to a local blacksmith to fabricate the bent leaf-springs that make those clamps...

A couple of questions: 1) what kind of wood are you using? (apologies if you've already answered that, and I missed it) and 2) what is that last picture showing??

Love that stern shot! Nice progress John.

Having watched the thread on your Brewer catboat build, I'm very much looking forward to seeing your meticulous work!

Ed

Here's the basic one I made a couple of months ago:

http://www.directcon.net/edarmstrong/bevel%20gauge.JPG

Purpleheart handle and old bandsaw blade. Blade is 4".

Sounds like you're making good progress, but your photobucket album is lagging a little behind :)

Edited to add: nevermind, now I see the photo above. guess I was too quick to respond! I must be...

Let's see some photos! Please!

Thanks all for the good advice. Ironically, I tried one more drill bit from a different set before trying the heating procedure, and it worked. I reckon that bit must have been a "hard metal" bit...

Thanks guys. I'll give it a try.

Ed

I'm making a small bevel gauge out of a piece of bandsaw blade and a small chunk of purpleheart. I'm having a hard time drilling a hole though the steel, even with a new sharp drill on my drill...

Ditto what Chip said. It's looking great! Here's another proud builder pose, and a stern shot:

http://www.directcon.net/edarmstrong/Johns%20Fulmar/IMG_9733%20(Medium).JPG

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Good to meet you too Chip. You're welcome to come up to the house anytime and check out the Wee Rob. I'll be looking for a post from you very soon on the start of your Vivier Seil 18 build!

Ed

Does anyone remember the Marlin that was being restored by that IYRS graduate? His name was John Hedley. IIRC, he posted on it here a couple of years ago. I think this is the boat that the...

It's about time for an update. Forging ahead at my glacial pace, I turned the hull this past weekend. Here's a shot of it a few days prior to turnover, with 3 coats of epoxy on the hull:
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I concur with what several people have said already -- I built an Acorn dinghy out of Okoume, and I recently finished planking a Wee Rob out of Hydrotek. I thought the Okoume was much nicer to work...

You might post a photo of this notch so that we can be clear about what you're describing. If it's like my Wee Rob plans, it's just to show where the inwales are located, and you don't cut it out of...

Looking good Dave. I used Titebond III on my Paul Gartside cutter model, and it seemed to work well, though a lot slower than cyanoacrylate.

I agree on the beauty of Blueberry. I've admired that boat for awhile now. I'll look forward to seeing some photos of her interior. As an aside, Howard, I enjoy your writings in Small Craft...

Thanks Howard. It was a fun little project. I'm not the best when it comes to the small details, but I managed it without cursing too much (mostly |;))

Thanks Donald!

Hi Dana,

I think it would be hard to make sails that looked right at this scale, and I'm not much of a seamster, so I probably won't try, unless I decide to convert it to radio control later. I...

Thanks Dana. I think your cabin looks perfect for the 18-footer. A larger build for me is going to have to wait until I retire -- too many other projects and too little time. For now, I'll stick...

Dana -- as always, I admire your cutter. Don't know if you ever saw my thread, but I built a model of Gartside's 22' cutter in which I added a similar cabin. Not nearly as impressive as a full...

I like. Was this the same Gartside cutter to which Dana Martin added a cabin a few years ago?

Looking good John. I haven't done anything on my build for a couple of months -- too much going on, but I hope to get moving again soon. Let me know when roll-over is going to happen!

Congratulations on the launch. She turned out beautifully!

Read this yesterday in Latitude 38. It sounds like his boat was inadequate for the recovery task. He should get something for his effort, and marine salvage is what it is, but $200K is a bit steep....

Excellent!

I particularly like this shot:



Very very nice!!

Thanks for the interesting background. The Pomo were indeed the native Americans in that region and that explains the local pronunciation as well (Wa-la-la). Have fun with your boat! I find it...

Great looking boat. What's the story behind the name? There's a little town on the N. California coast called "Gualala". My family used to camp there when I was young.

Ed