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All I know is that the Fuller bits have been the standard in the PNW far, far longer than when I was an apprentice in 1972, and have been part of building thousands of wooden craft here. I was...

The best by far are the taper bits and counterbores made by the W.I. Fuller Company, along with their plug cutters. Expensive but well made and long lasting. They have been the standard in all the...

I would consider “reprobate boat builder” a badge of honor here...prolly with the sense you wrote it.

I also have used Vulkem for applications that would need to be taken apart, lots of colors,...

I always thought it was a decoration, a unique signature for the builder.

Generally using separate stanchions or top timbers is best practice, it allows a bit of freedom in fairing the caprail line especially if there is flair, and as Peerie said keeps problems away from...

As an apprentice in 1972 at Vic Franck’s on Lake Union, we were building a 65’ Bill Garden Motoryacht. We milled Luan boards to 3/4” x 6” and smeared them with Weldwood Plastic Resin glue and clamped...

Oil base paint rots canvas, that is why one of the application steps on new canvas was to wet it down before 1st coat of oil base paint. The water shrunk the canvas and prevented the cotton fibers of...

I would second that motion. When I was at San Juan all of their lobster yacht models had tunnels. The props were 4 bladed ZF Faster's which were progressive pitched, and they were all over square to...

Deilig Sankhanskveld! Det var ikke så fint i Pacific Northwest .

I always seem to have problems with my varnishing on July 4th...

That being said, As you build coats it gets tougher to see your wet edge and any holidays. One trick is too have a small clip on...

Thank you Heimlaga, “Training Boat” is the right word, best I could come up with was “Practice Boat”

The sub-title of the design, "Øvelsesbaad for Søspeidere" is roughly translated "Practice Boat for Sea Scouts", and there is more in the boxed area to the right of the bow about it being similiar to...

I ground a curve on an old set of knives for my old Makita planer, worked great to rough in any backing out of planks. Then finished up with one of my wooden planes.
I just adjusted curve to get...

The Yanmar lift pump is a simple rubber membrane that could have failed, thereby not forcing fuel towards the secondary fuel filter and injection pump. The primary may be getting filled by gravity...

I have been very happy with my Oneida, 220v, 5 hp, has contacted for using remotes. The old bin monitor has been tricky, need to upgrade to their new style.

Well it depends on what you are used to? Everybody has their favorite, I happen to like Epifanes, each. Rand has its peculiarities as far as how much thinner to add, etc. If you roll and tip you can...

Sorry, West System Clear is using their 207 Hardener in preparation to applying varnish or other Clear finishes over the epoxy.

If that finish system (or any finish system) is not maintained it will go to pieces. However, as I have related before on several other threads, at San Juan Yachts we used 3 coats of West Clear to...

[QUOTE=hawkeye54;6653345]As in the title, as part of my long-overdue garage clean out, I will have lots of various sizest types of fasteners to organize and store for quick retrieval - what methods...

I wanted a wood floor for my shop I built at our home property. I had Douglas Fir from the trees I needed to take down sawn to 4/4 and kiln dried. I also put a vapor barrier under the slab on grade....

Without seeing a specific estimate for work, I would just like to observe that most boat yards are not producing great wealth for their workers, the yards are all under ridiculous mountains of...

A quick wash of denatured alcohol, or better yet a spray bottle application will give a pretty good idea of the color a traditional varnish will give the new plank. It stays glistening long enough to...

I spoke with a contractor who used dry ice to blast a 70’ motor yacht engine room as the owner wanted it all sparkly and re-painted! Basically, it would have entailed hiring them for an 8 hour day as...

Great idea, pulling back my boating dreams. Let’s see...build a shanty boat, build an outboard skiff and putt putt into a nice summer cove. Aaah.

Real fire hose was the original product used to cover dinghy gunwales and swimstep edges to protect from scuffing.

Thank you Dave, the part about getting my shop set up and wanting to re-start building small craft is certainly true.

I too have an ancient Workmate, have replaced the tops with some nice Fir I had and epoxied it, but every time I open or close it I fear for my fingers. I use it when doing final fitting work at the...

The 2 Part Clear Coats are water clear, and have UV protection. Many have Brushing catalysts and thinners. There is also the new Awlwood that is clear, but you must use their Primers- either Clear,...

I made my pilgrimage to the Herreshoff Museum in 2007 or so, and the Model Room was fascinating, the machine to precisely take off the lines from the Model was really something to behold.
I had one...

When I was an apprentice on Lake Union in the early 70’s we were building a 65’ Garden motoryacht, double diagonal from keel to chine. Glue was Resorcinol so we covered the whole thing with visqueen...

Have not wanted to step on this thread about David's heater which sounds very good. When I got my shop going a couple years ago, after having looking at just plain old wood stoves, pellet stoves and...

Nice citation and wonderful pictures. But it appears only the photographers are named, with no information of what each photo is about. There are pictures here from the Faroe Islands, of some Sami...

I have been looking for the reply I got from someone who either was a student, or perhaps instructor at the Saltdal Boatbuilding School in Northern Norway. He sent me a simple drawing of the Brenne...

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(although that photo of George Calkins in a 22' Bartender was taken in Depoe Bay).

This great picture reminds me of a great...

Before I built my shop and installed an Oneida dust collector I was using my double car garage. I ran a hose from my 30 year old Fein and clogged the filter real quick. Adding an Oneida Dust Deputy...

When I was building boats in Norway the shop was installing the Sabbs in the 20' to 25' lapstrake fishing boats we built. The rationale for these engines was always towards the robust, bomb-proof,...

No one will be able to add 6” of pitch. The total depth(fore and aft dimension)of the propeller will change, but you will not be able to turn a 12 x 12 prop into a 12 x 18.

A visit to an active...

Rough and ready an inch of pitch equals about 100 rpm, and an inch of diameter equals about 200 rpm.
That being said, there are a lot of other factors, like the reduction ratio of the gear, the max...

Pretty sure that is a Taco product. They don’t show it with a rope insert that I found in a quick look. Go to:

www.tacomarine.com and click on Products, then Rail then Flexible vinyl

Widely...

As a 50 year so far boatbuilder and boat repairer, I can say that rich people have paid my wages all those years, and I have gotten to do some **** jobs and some pretty fantastic work on these...

All quite true! I took care of for many years a lovely 55’ Rhodes Yawl-Ocean Queen, built by Abeking and Rasmussen in 1950. The owner was transferred overseas by Hewlett-Packard-Packard and leased...

Gee, Here I thought these kind of shots belonged in the bilge?

Opened that hatch once...whew! Never again.

Probably 50/50, same as ribs versus frames. Different ships, different long splices

Matt Harris is excellent, I believe he is based out of Bellingham, but works all over Puget Sound.

Great trip, thank you for sharing!

I am intrigued with your boat, she looks to be quite capable. What is the design, and is there a thread on building her?

At San Juan Yachts we bonded 9mm tempered glass to both the fiberglass molded relief as well as the teak interior trim with GE SSG4000. It is a Strucural Silicone, used for high rise windows. We used...

[QUOTE=BBSebens;6496362]A wise person I know once said, "Life is short. Go boating now!" ;)


I first saw this little poem on a customers’ boat about 35 years ago, always wished I had copied it...

Well, I am just going from what my pants seat tells me, so big grains of salt recommended.

We did work up a bridle and tow line for one of our San Juan 48 builds. The owner specified a 15’...

The Wichard padeye is a good idea, their stuff is load rated so you have a pretty good idea of the strains they can take.

i think you may want to rotate them though, so the bail falls fore and...

I can add a couple of thoughts to this discussion...First the Thread Title: Fairing of lines begins 1) when the designer bends his curve, 2) When the loftsman lays down the offsets full size, and...