Very cool story. Do you mind if I share it?
Building the Maid
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I'm curious -
As you seem to have been thinking well ahead throughout this entire process, have you already begun cogitating as to how you eventually will remove the boat from the garage?
You definitely are fortunate to have such a nice boat-building space, and a father who is not afraid to let you go ahead and make your own mistakes!- Bill T.
- Ashland, VA
Motorcycles or sailboat; either way I'll be camping.Comment
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"A bit more bracing will be necessary to keep all the molds square to the centerline."
Good, don't let her go cockeyed now.
(ribbands, not stringers)Comment
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I'm curious -
As you seem to have been thinking well ahead throughout this entire process, have you already begun cogitating as to how you eventually will remove the boat from the garage?
You definitely are fortunate to have such a nice boat-building space, and a father who is not afraid to let you go ahead and make your own mistakes!-Justin
Originally posted by JimConlinI appreciate craft as much as the next guy, but someone has had too much granola.Comment
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Yeah, I was thinking more specific logistics - the mechanics of the whole thing.
In any case, I will continue to check this thread daily... I expect to see the deck planking and cabin house go on any day now!- Bill T.
- Ashland, VA
Motorcycles or sailboat; either way I'll be camping.Comment
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Mr Madison,
I hold you responsible and you will no doubt be found guilty of inspiring me beyond all reason(able doubt) to push forward and have a go myself.
Watching your remarkably rapid progress and your indomitable spirit is a blast of fresh air in a world increasingly dominated by can't-do-anything-themselves people.
Have a go and make it work. Very few people your age (and I intend no patronising undertones - I don't think your age is very different from my own) would consider heading into a project or even that they could do it. Especially given your honest admission that you don't have years of experience to fall back upon but rather are self taught from books and from thinking and from doing.
I am also especially jealous of your eloquence and candour. I also wish to inspire people, as you have me, with my building and writing, but I have a long way to go to match your efforts in both.
Excellent work.
RR
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Feel free, of course.
I'm curious -
As you seem to have been thinking well ahead throughout this entire process, have you already begun cogitating as to how you eventually will remove the boat from the garage?
You definitely are fortunate to have such a nice boat-building space, and a father who is not afraid to let you go ahead and make your own mistakes!
I have thought pretty hard about every single step of this build and the one area that has perplexed me the most from the beginning is now standing square in my way. I'll let you know at the end of the weekend what level of success I come up with.
Here's the keyword: FASHION TIMBERS..... They sound so superficial, so unimportant... I assure you, they are not.
And thank you all for the kind words.Comment
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No update this weekend?
This is my favorite thread on all my forums.
At least tell us you had to go away this weekend to go sailing or something
Keep up the good work. For every reply you get, there are another 50 of us just watching..---------
Regards,
Bob Perkins
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I did not go sailing this weekend- though maybe I should have. I worked on the boat all weekend but had pretty poor results. I've gone back to square one and I think I'll actually succeed this time. Here is a picture that may give the more experienced folks part of the story of my failure. I'll give a full update when I have good news to end it with.
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I see, it looks like ya may have fudged up the expansion for the curved raked transom, which will be really handsome, when ya gets it done right.Either that or you ran outta beer
Looking good Jonathan!
Cheers!
PeterDo it,do it,do it,do it,do it,do it,do it,now!
J.Lennon
This boat was built with ten thumbs.No fingers were harmed in anyway.Comment
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I'm sure that's not it Peter - he hasn't colour matched the clamps and because of that there's something dodgy with the height of the base of the transom piece where it meets the cut out in the zombie wood so none of it lines up properly so something needs to change around that cutout and.........well..... then that really means that your second bit is actually quite correct - he ran out of beer!!!
Despite that though, I do agree that she is looking good Jonathon!!!
so another cheers
GregLarks
“It’s impossible”, said pride.
“It’s risky”, said experience.
“It’s pointless”, said reason.
“Give it a try”, whispered the heart.
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"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great!"Comment
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Here's some unasked-for you can feel free to ignore. Make a simple wooden mold of the transom radius. Get a couple of sheets of quarter inch luan and laminate up an inch thick mock transom using yellow glue and dry wall screws. Make it the full width. It'll cost you a good twenty dollars. It'll be thick enough to brace securely in place while you work out the shape and bevels with a hand held four inch grinder.
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