Duck Trap Wherry

[KenStocker]

Looking good Roy, coming right along!

Ken

[Roy Morford]

There is a lot of recycled wood in my boat. A 100 year old mahogany coffee table, an equally old mahogany four poster bed, a solid pine coffee table and more. Today, a friend who knows I'm a scrounger, brought me a box of pine shelf supports which were surplus to the job he was doing and wondered if I could use them. Silly question! These will be perfect (after a little trimming) between the thwarts and inwales.

2021, September 19.jpg

[Roy Morford]

Another small step. Today In installed the laminated cutwater. Now I have to start the marathon sanding of the planks.

2021, October 9.jpg

[Roy Morford]

Life keeps getting in the way but here I am today.
2022, May10.jpg

[TomF]

Very sweet.

[Liberty53]

Great work sanding!!!!

-Derek

[Roy Morford]

No pictures today because I'm sure that watching a seal coat of epoxy drying is right up there with watching paint dry. However, the last few days have been very productive and both sides of the hull have now received a seal coat of epoxy. I also purchased some brass bar to protect the keel and spent some time bending it to fit the bow and stern as well as rounding the cut ends. Next step is to sand the grain raised by the epoxy on the port side and then give the entire hull a coat or two of primer. Now I'm enjoying a cool drink while contemplating exactly how to work on part of the inside (between the top strakes and the inwales) which will necessitate creeping under the hull while it's inverted. Lots of fun.

[Roy Morford]

First primer coat, port side

2022, May 19 - first primer coat.jpg2022, May 19 - first primer coat.jpg2022, May 19 - first primer coat.jpg

[Roy Morford]

Not sure why the picture was posted 3 times. Technology, what can I say.

I've now completed the primer coat on both sides and spent several hours sanding it back to an acceptable level and ready to paint the final coat. Before that I plan to cut the brass keel strip to shape, drill the holes for securing to the hull and then drill the corresponding holes on the hull itself. Once the final coat is finished I'll fix the keel strip in place and probably (depending on availability) use Dolfinite to bed it down.

Finally beginning to look like a boat!

[Roy Morford]

The keel strips now have all the holes drilled and test fit to the hull with steel screws. I now have to remove the strips, countersink all the holes and then put everything somewhere safe until the hull painting is finished. I'll be fixing the strips with bronze screws because brass screws have a tendency to break with even a small amount of force.

2022, May 23.jpg

[Roy Morford]

Previous post showed a picture 3 times. This one shows the picture twice. Maybe the next post I'll get it right. Technology and advancing years don't mix too well!!!

[Roy Morford]

Today I put the first coat of Interlux white on the hull and, in spite of taking it very carefully, I still ended up with a few small holidays and a couple of small curtains. Now worries, a second coat should fix things and, if not, there's always the third coat!

[Roy Morford]

Did I mention that a newly painted hull is like a giant fly trap?

[timo4352]

oh yeah!
the hardest part is to just them be...and after the paint is dry those little legs just snap off and you'll hardly see anything in the paint.

[Roy Morford]

Well, after numerous instances of life getting in the way, I finally completed the final coat of paint on the hull. No picture because it looks just the same as in post #128 except that the paint is now thicker by a couple of coats. My next job is to leave her on the strongback, crawl underneath and do a lot of filleting that would be impossible once she's right side up.

[Roy Morford]

Yesterday I fixed the brass bottom runners with bronze screws and caulk. Then I discovered a major mistake which was easily avoidable. I'll blame my time off for health reasons. I covered the mahogany transom with masking tape when I started painting the hull - 2 months ago!! You all know the rest and no, I'm not going to post a picture - it looks truly awful. Today I'll get working on it with one of the goo removers and once that's all done and cleaned up I can put on a few coats of varnish. Then I can contort myself under the upturned hull and start the filling and filleting.

[Roy Morford]

They say that if there are no pictures it didn't happen. So - here we are. The transom now looks half decent with all the masking tape removed. I now have to clean up the painted edge, varnish, varnish and varnish. Slow going but finally seeing progress.
2022, September 6.jpg

[Woody Jones]

It did happen... Wonderful Work!

[KenStocker]

Very nice! Pretty grain on that transom.
Ken.

[Roy Morford]

2 more coats of varnish and probably another half dozen before I reach the finish I'm looking for. Today I also crawled underneath and did some filleting. Once I've completed some work with my block plane and sandpaper beneath the inwales I can do some varnish on the underside before turning the hull over and starting the real work.

[Roy Morford]

I've now completed 10 coats of varnish with increasing grits (up to 2000) between coats. It's not perfect but I think I've reached "good enough". Looks the same as #135 but shinier. I'll wait u
ntil I turn her right side up before a final decision on whether or not it needs any more work. For now, it's onto the gunwales and then planing, scraping, sanding and varnishing the inside parts which will be inaccessible later when she's hull down.

[Roy Morford]

Well, that only took 3 months (most of which was spent travelling). Today, with the help of some friends she was turned right side up and now I can (finally) start finishing the inside.

January 8, 2023.jpg

[Liberty53]

Yahoooooo!

[Ben Fuller]

Nice job. One thing to think about depending on how much and often you land on rocky beaches is to put a couple more brass strips up forward so it is pretty solid, based on my experience landing my dory here in Maine. I have an oak pad forward with runners. Oak pad is maybe 10 inches and the antifoul on it mostly wears off from beach landings.

[Roy Morford]

Thanks Ben, something to think about.

[Roy Morford]

Once again, life got in the way (death in family) but this weekend I've been able to do a lot of sanding and just minutes ago completed the second coat of varnish on the gunwales. Before anybody asks, those two dark woods in the breast hook are actually both mahogany. One is from an old coffee table over 100 years old and the lighter colour is from the frame of a 4 poster bed. I expected a greater contrast after varnish but what do I know. At least it's different. One other thing, the boat is not warped. I was leaning over to take the picture.

2023, February 5.jpg

[johngsandusky]

Nice!

[Bruce Brown]

I'm surprised that the DTW plans don't call for a sacrificial shoe as do my plans for the Lincolnville Salmon Wherry. It's certainly heavier with.

A1E74D32-CF6E-4DAC-9507-9F811C938533_1_105_c.jpg

[Roy Morford]

Looks good to me. Hope to see more pictures as you move ahead

[dalekidd]

Looking great! I bought Walt’s book years ago. Always admired his plans. You’ll have a very nice boat.

[Roy Morford]

No pictures this time but yesterday I spent hours sanding the varnish down with 220 grit prior to more varnishing. I believe the hardest part of boat building, at any stage, is sanding, sanding and more sanding. However, I know from previous experience it will be worth it.

[Roy Morford]

This picture is after several coats of varnish on the gunwales, breast hook etc. I've now taken it off of this building frame placed it on a much lower bench so that I can easily access the inside to start cleaning up and then installing some furniture. Progress at last and a spring launch now looks like strong possibility.

2023, February 18.jpg

[timo4352]

Looks good Roy.
What does she weigh?

[Roy Morford]

I really have no idea of the weight. When four of us took it off the bench and moved it onto my workshop I doubt if we were each lifting much more than 25 to 30 pounds.

[Roy Morford]

Progress so far. The driver's seat and the passenger seat (which has two planks to go). They are made from sapele with mahogany accents. The bow thwart will be similar. Still lots to do and hoping for a spring launch.

March 13, 2023.jpg