Now that the boat is flipped. (at this stage a two man job). I have put it back in the garage to finish the seating area and put the decks on. Hopefully, this will be done by the first snows so that the garage can be used for automobiles! Flipping back to right side up is more difficult than flipping to upside down as there is nothing to grab on to. Process:
1. roll cradle out to lawn
2. place 4 strong saw horses with long planks set up rail to rail to receive the boat.
3. Lower corner by corner (6") at a time to the ground.
4. Flip and lower to grass.
5. gradually raise the boat back up on the saw horses so it sits above the cradle.
6. Place forms back under the bulkhead area. These are now carpeted so as not to mar paint.
7. Roll back to garage. (note: In my building space it needs to go in stern first. )
 |
| Boat has been placed on grass and then will be lifted onto saw horses above the cradle. |
 |
| Carpeted bunks receive the boat. |
 |
| Rolled back to garage, Note it needs to go in stern first. Oops. |
October 18, 2014
Step one was to apply epoxy to all surfaces that will not be seen again once the decks and seats are on. I used an old jug of System 3 that had been sitting around as I thought it was not too critical as it is just a coating. Apparently, it was past its prime and took quite a while to set up to the point that I can paint and prime. Primer is going on tomorrow. The blades look fantastic with a coat of paint. Quite proud of them.
I have purchased some lengths of mahogany to use as the king planks, and deck beam, as well as the center seat. The center seat will be glued up from smaller pieces. A trip to Harbor Freight found a nice jig for setting up the dowels to for the joinery. As it is getting cooler here in the Northeast, this will be done indoors.
October 21, 2014
Had a few hours to work on the hull today. Areas that will never be seen again once the deck is on received their first coat of primer. Laid out and dry fit the deck beam. This is a bit of a pain in the neck as I found no 5" wide mahogany or fir around in 3/4" dimension, so I went with full 5/4" mahogany. I dont own a band saw, so had to hand cut the curves. Tried using the sabre saw, but the blades keep busting. All has turned out well, as the king plank, supports have now been fit as well.
Hope to get more primer on the area under the deck beam, then bilge paint.
October 26, 2014
Quality time this week. Got the rest for the deck framing cut and fit. Next is to glue it in place and put the final coat of bilge paint on as we get closer to putting a deck and seats in.
October 28, 2014
King Planks and Hatch frame installed.
Yesterday, I painted the bilge and storage areas with Interlux Bilgecote. Damned this stuff stinks to high heavens. the smell was coming through the rafters from the garage and into the main house. It works well, but is full of VOCs. House smells better today.
Worked all morning cutting the hatch frames, shaping the bow king plank, and then screwing and gluing it all together. Very pleased with the result.
On to the seating areas.
