Erster's new boat

[J. Dillon]

She's a beaut !!!



Come on Mike , some more images ....please!!

JD

[John B]

She looks saucy.

More pics!

[paladin]

I was surprised , especially with the paint. I thought it wuz gonna be yaller.
Verrry nice boat.

[StevenBauer]

We want on-the-water shots!



Steven

[willmarsh3]

Nice!

[J. Dillon]

OK Mike your turn. How about a view from the quarter ?

JD

[Mike Vogdes]

Mike is certainly a talented man... No plans, built by eye. Nice job!

[Fitz]

I searched in vain for more pics, but alas came up dry. Please post an update.

[BrianW]

That is very nice. Good job Mike!

[Hwyl]

Envious.

[StevenBauer]

She really is a looker:




Steven

[Canoez]

Awesome!

I think it's time for a canoe, next!

[L.W. Baxter]

Geez, that's handsome. And handy-looking, too.

Nicely done, Mike.

[Ian Marchuk]

Another masterpiece from the Scratchnsaw Boatworks... lovely job Mike.

[Ian McColgin]

Finastkind.

[S/V Laura Ellen]

As always, beautiful build!

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

A very cool boat, (as usual)... been following the build.

[AstoriaDave]

Nice job, man. Immaculate brightwork, and tastefully laid out. When does it get wet?

[Tom M.]

She'll never float. You built it wrong. She'll fall apart. Heck, somebody had to say it.

:-) :-) :-)

[erster]

She'll never float. You built it wrong. She'll fall apart. Heck, somebody had to say it.

:-) :-) :-)

This is why I built it for shallow water would never take the boat in the ocean under any circumstances. The boat is ready to run even though I do have some cosmetics left to do which includes windows.

There is no boat ramp avaliable close by and the weather has not been friendly enough to make a passage to float it and run it for in water shots. Chuck the yeller turned into Ivory Toplac since it was on sale for five bucks a quart with a fair amount of dust from being unsold on the shelves. But if you would like it yeller, then you can be that new owner that I am seeking in which I will change the color for you at no further charge.


The cookie jar is empty with nothing to look foward to in the future. So for now, this is the statis of the boat awaiting a "green" light to proceed to the end of the tunnel. I will not be doing anything else for now, as I am giving the house a freshen up for this horrible market too.


Fitz, the photobucket album bit the dust with the changeover about two months ago, which seperated into multiple albums when I attempted to update the e=mail and password on the older one and lost the buiild shots even after attempting to contact them. So the threads were rendered useless.
Thanks guys.

[HappyJack]

It is truely an honor to witness a master practicing his trade. Thank you for sharing.

Scotty

[JimD]

Bravo!

[mmd]

Nice work, Erster. You have a good eye for proportion. To put that much house on that small a boat without it looking boxy or top-heavy is no small feat. I hope you find a home for it soon so that you can move on to your next project.

[htom]

Gorgeous.

[Hal Forsen]

sweeet!

[Dave Gray]

Beautiful job erster.

Sooo, this is your last build, is it? I have my doubts!

[erster]

Nice work, Erster. You have a good eye for proportion. To put that much house on that small a boat without it looking boxy or top-heavy is no small feat. I hope you find a home for it soon so that you can move on to your next project.

Thanks, for the size of boat and for what I felt was needed at the time, the inside is more than adequate, leaving the cockpit also with additional seating outside in comfort. The walkaround is super with the trunk doubling as a foward seat if anyone wants to ride or just sit foward without the legs doubled up in your chest.

I also got an additional full sized berth across the port side which actually folds within itself for storage which is not shown in the shot that I took before splitting it up. The galley of course folds down for a small kids bunk or a double seating. So six people can sit in this boat using the options. Storage is all around the exterior and under the dinette and inside helm seat.




Dave yep unless I find a sponsor, this is it with the economic enviroments. Our region has almost double the unemployment numbers in the trades even if I attempted to go back building anything, and the healthcare industry will also be taking a serious hit with initial steps already taken.

[Lew Barrett]

Nice boat, Mike. Well done and a lot of good ideas. Would work great on both coasts, and very salty looking. You did yourself proud.

[Bob Smalser]

Tell everybody where to get the plans, Mike.

[RodB]

Excellent work Mike... Its amazing how a completed work can rise to such a level of aesthetic beauty when no detail is left to chance.

I wish I was closer to photo document such a sweet boat.

RodB

[Breakaway]

Nice-looking boat! I followed your build thread. Great to see her done.

[BrianW]

Any transom shots?

What size engine is it designed for?

If she's for sale, where will it be listed?

[jlapratt]

Awesome build Mike. Been watching this closely and am anxiously awaiting the launch. What size motor you reckon is going on the back?

Jeff

[Robmill0605]

Very nice!

[TomF]

Lovely as usual, Erster. You're a real artist.

[John Meachen]

Another fine job.It looks good and it seems that you have found a way to use every bit of available space without it getting cluttered.

[BrianW]

Any transom shots?

What size engine is it designed for?

If she's for sale, where will it be listed?

Hello? Mike?

Ya out there?

[pipefitter]

It sure is top notch. I guess you are finally getting the hang of this boat building thing and just in time to quit it altogether.

[erster]

Awesome build Mike. Been watching this closely and am anxiously awaiting the launch. What size motor you reckon is going on the back?

Jeff

I put a 40 hp four stroke from my fishing skiff. But it can take up to a 90, not because it wouldn't carry more, but there is no need for a large motor. I replied by mail, Brian to keep this as a straight boat thread. Pipefitter, the more you do something, the more you find that you do not know, except in one area and that you should have been doing something different .

[Jim Ledger]

It would be a shame to put that in the water. Prolly melt anyway, looking as sweet as it does.

Congratulations, Mike.

[erster]

It would be a shame to put that in the water. Prolly melt anyway, looking as sweet as it does.

Congratulations, Mike.

LOL, Thanks, one thing has always been in play with anything that I have built and used, I have no mercy when it comes to abuse. The great thing about any of these projects, you can always have a new boat next year or even the year after with a few strokes of sandpaper and a bucket of paint if you trash them.

With solid wood veneers, this too can be redone if "kids" ding it. The best a boat will ever be is as they slip down a ramp. When you accept this then you can and will truely enjoy them. Unlike what a lot of folks subscribe to, I build no Trailer Queens , only sow's ears with lipstick.

[BrianW]

Thanks for the PM's Mike!

[chasbartlett]

Very nice craft, Sir.

[Paul Pless]

Naval architects and designers are a waste of money!

Indeed!

Very Nicely Done Mike!

[P.L.Lenihan]

Just caught up to this! WOW! Very well done indeed Mike. I can't tell how much I envy your abilties with wood and boats!

Thanks for keeping the bar set nice-n-high for us fools to aim for!!



Cheers!


Peter,a aiming high fool in training