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I've been on the S&T website. Seems like I remember watching a video of them making their oars. Might pick up a tip or two. Yours are looking nice so far. And your boat is beautiful!!!! How nice!

Good question. Clint has some instructions in the plans which include tabs and bungees. I've not looked at that closely yet, but I will have to secure them some way. There will not be a lot of room...

Well, this turned into quite the exercise! I decided to install the floor timbers; howbeit I did modify the setup slightly. The plans call for 3 in the cockpit; I installed 3 but moved one back...

Love your boat! Great job! I've always loved Oughtred's boats and thought of building one many times. However, I chose a little simpler boat, Clint Chase's Calendar Islands Yawl. I'm nearing the end...

Your planking looks good. WTG!

Just looked it up. I think you've got it. The article I read noted that it is usually dark.

The CIY 16 is designed with floor boards which can be raised and set on ledges around the cockpit to form a sleeping platform. I'm doing my brightwork with Minwax Helmsman's Spar Urethane.

I'm...

Hey, thanks for the input. I did talk to Clint about it. I was concerned about that very issue. He seems to think it would be ok. I did fiberglass the floor aft of the midship frame with 8 oz glass....

Moving right along. I've scarfed and glued up the rub rails. I cut a bunch of short pieces and tacked a block on each one so that the clamps would actually apply pressure while the epoxy cured. I put...

Your boat is looking great!!!!

I should be painting in a couple weeks. Exciting stuff!

Great find! I'm familiar with Glen-L boats both from afar and up close. Every year there is a "Gathering" of Glen-L builders in the Chattanooga area. They have been doing this for about 15 years I...

I've used Glidden Porch and Floor oil based paint on all my boats which get used about like yours. No problems.

Seat supports done.

Here's my pattern:

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Transferred to 9mm ply:

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Thanks for the tip! I've noticed that on other builds. It may be on my plans - haven't noticed yet; but I will certainly include drains.

Boat looks great! Must be very rewarding to see her on the water. I haven't followed your entire thread but I have peaked many times. I always liked the CH 21 (and her little sister) and often...

After a 28 day hiatus and a week and a half of additional work on the boat I have something to finally report. I glued up the spacers on the side seats along with the ledge for the sleeping platform....

Nice! Is that a Glen-L zip?

Fantastic!! What will the lead ballast weigh?

My first trip out is hopefully not too far away. A poster on this forum with whom I'm casually acquainted, who built the same boat that I am, capsized his first outing. I know I'll be very nervous...

Gotta be feelin' good seeing those colors come together!

It all adds time. I've been known to have to "fix" and "redo" things as well. My motto: why do it once when you can do it twice!

Coming along! I used a "water level" like yours to level my strongback. Not sure that I'm going to mark a waterline on my boat. Probably just do the whole hull with one paint.

I'm building my CIY 16 on a budget and am nearing completion. The tiller extension is one thing I've yet to figure out. This might be an idea that I can use. Very creative!

Looks good from here. Are you pleased with the finish so far?

For starters I got the rings glued up on the deck hatches. I may actually try to recut the plates. That 1/8" gap seems a little big to me. Not crucial but I think I have some scraps that I could cut...

The build as she stands now.

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None of the tank tops are glued down yet. I still have to prep the inside of the tanks and lazarette. You can see my homemade deck plates. The...

I've moved on to the aft section of the boat. This is the most complicated part of the interior which consists of two flotation chambers and a lazarette. Once again, since I am building from plans...

Oh! She is pretty. Congratulations!!

That hardware looks fantastic! Just something about brass and wooden boats.

I read your article in Small Boats and have saved the link to the article. I've communicated with Jim about his boat, particularly about the mast length. I made mine to specs which means it will not...

400 hours! Another milestone passed last Friday. This is supposed to be a 500 hour build. Question is can I finish by 500? It will be close I think, though not a major consideration.

In the last...

A Calendar Islands Yawl 16. The boat will live outdoors under tarp or similar cover. Some people put the plates on the top of the floatation chambers, some on the side. Here's a pic of one with both...

Oh, yea! Looking nice.

I'm ready to make one of my deck plates. I'm thinking about 8". I'll be cutting a hole in 6mm ply and cutting backing ring of the same. I need something to seal the plate with... gasket, rubber ring...

Today was glue-up day. I had already cut out my bed logs, trunk rails, tank cleats, forward support beam and a strip of ply to fix my aft bulkhead. The cleats and beam had some bevels. The rails had...

I've been working on the forward flotation tank. I'm still fitting, framing, and figuring. This morning I decided to spend a few minutes looking at setup for the stern seat and tanks.

For some...

By George! Didn't even notice. Oh, well.

Just checked his posts. As of last fall he had not built the Elf. He's obviously still posting though (as of last fall anyway).
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I say go for it. For comparison I'm building a Calendar Islands Yawl 16 currently. It's 15'6" with a beam of 5'2", so similar in size to the Elf. It has a keel plank and 5 planks per side. I believe...

Fine looking boat! Congratulations on a great job! Enjoy!

I've had a productive week. I laid down the fiberglass on the floor. I'll fill some of the weave later. Then I tackled the bulkheads. I made them early on according to Clint's dimensions. For some...

May be late, but I'll chime in. I'm building Clint's Calendar Islands Yawl 16 from plans. Like the KDI it is listed as "advanced beginner". I've built 3 stitch and glue boats previously and have a...

I've gotten in some good time this week. I'm just about finished prepping the interior for fitting out. This has required a good bit of sanding, some epoxy work and some fiberglassing. Monday I hope...

Work is going slowly right now. I have managed to cut out and glue up my breasthook. I wanted it to be pretty stout and I didn't have any hardwood suitable, so I used a piece of 2x8 I had lying...

That all makes sense. That's kinda what I was figuring. So I guess you never planned on glassing the sheer strake? Make sure that lattice pattern keeps its shape. I tried that with my spiling and...

I'm trying my best to build as economically as possible. I put a lot of my hardware on a Christmas/birthday wish list. LOL. I got just about all of it! I really didn't want to skimp on my rudder...

I'm a little confused with your transom. From this view it looks like it will extend several inches, maybe 6+", above your sheer line. Am I seeing this right? And are those gains you've cut at the...

Gunwales and inwales done (almost). I will need to run the power planer over the top edge, run the router over the outer edges to give them a little round-over, and sand some (remember it is...

Here's a thought. A Woodcraft Store might have some mahogany. There is one in Birmingham. I've been to the one here in Chattanooga. Pretty impressive.

I bought mine from Bedard's in Florida. They were very helpful and found a great shipping rate.

It may sound like a lot, but I'm actually averaging only about 6 hours a week (not counting the last month when it sat idle. A couple hours a night, sometimes early morning, and my wife doesn't feel...