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Re: 14th Star: 18' Palmer Fantail Launch
Beautiful Rich
Beautiful Rich
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Very nice.Denny WolfeComment
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Re: 14th Star: 18' Palmer Fantail Launch
Fine work.Comment
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Sweet-DaveComment
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Nice. Cannot wait to see more of this."And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by..."Comment
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Re: 14th Star: 18' Palmer Fantail Launch
I've been staring into the boat for the past couple of days, envisioning the enjoyable woodworking to come but dreading the sanding and fiberglassing of the interior that must precede it. Have to put on my "big boy" pants tomorrow and just get to it!I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.Comment
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Re: 14th Star: 18' Palmer Fantail Launch
Wow, totally different boat right side upwith a coat of bottom paint. It looks great Rich!-Jim
Sucker for a pretty face.
1934 27' Blanchard Cuiser ~ Amazon, Ex. Emalu
19'6" Caledonia Yawl ~ Sparrow
Getting into trouble one board at a time.Comment
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Re: 14th Star: 18' Palmer Fantail Launch
I just finished the interior glassing. Second coat of epoxy went on a few minutes ago. The job wasn't as bad as I suspected since I was going for a "not perfect" surface that will all be covered up. After sanding out the planking with my RO sander, I mixed up some WEST 410 filler and faired in all the low spots. That was then sanded and the resulting surface was "fair enough" that the glass would sit nicely with no gaps, bridges, lumps or bumps.
I'll take the rest of the weekend off and pick up again on Monday. Next comes making the floors, followed by laminating the ribs. All of this will be out of cherry. I'll be using the molds as forms to laminate the ribs. I know that most stripper boats don't have ribs, but I'd like to put some in as this boat is bigger then most strippers. Remember, my planking is only 3/8" thick, so ribs every 2' should help stiffen her up.
Here is how she sits at the moment with interior glassed.
I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.Comment
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Re: 14th Star: 18' Palmer Fantail Launch
WowComment
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Re: 14th Star: 18' Palmer Fantail Launch
Very pretty, we need more fantails in the world.-Jim
Sucker for a pretty face.
1934 27' Blanchard Cuiser ~ Amazon, Ex. Emalu
19'6" Caledonia Yawl ~ Sparrow
Getting into trouble one board at a time.Comment
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Just beautiful!Comment
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Looks great Rich. I'm really looking forward to the time when you start installing the electrics, wires, instrumentation, batteries. Keep up the good work.Comment
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Your " old clunker " looks just fine too Rich.Comment
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Bump?"And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by..."Comment
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