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Man oh man, video just blows away photos when it comes to larger objects. It's so hard to convey the beautiful lines of these boats using still photos but with a short video (and the accompanying sound of course) it just pops right out at you. Looks and sounds wonderful Jamie

Bill and Jim, Thanks again for replying to my posts. Bill, I took a look at how you did your cabin roof. I know understand how you did it. Furthermore, I think your approach is superior to what I was thinking of. From what I can tell, it looks like you took the plywood to the center face and then cu...

Carl On the Bartender I put the roof plywood perpendicular to the centerline. That way I didn't have to deal with a potential ridge line. It gave a nice smooth curve. Bill I am concerned about this ridge line also and was considering rabbeting the plywood into a center piece to make the transition ...

Thanks for posting these pictures Jim. The third one does look amazingly like mine. What I am wondering about is what the structure underneath looks like at the transition from the roof to the forward faces. It curves down from the roof line to the forward faces which could be accomplished either wi...

The curve of the roof meeting the center post and the top window framing, Yikes. Tom Yeah, that's my concern as well. I am not sure it will be this way or if I need to lower that top edge some and then blend in the roof line with a curved forward piece that spans the entire width of the forward fac...

Thanks bstrong (Bob, Bill ?) Tonight I spent some time in the thinking chair and placed wood into position on the boat trying to get some idea how I am going to make the forward cabin faces. This is just preliminary work to help me think through and visualize the structure. One thing I've already le...

That's a nice touch on the overhang. Are you planning on adding any padding to that area?

Thanks Josh

Thanks Gayle, Lee, Jamie, Jim, Sarnian (can you let us know your first name?). It's very nice getting approval from others. The shape of the cabin sides has been a concern for me for at least four years. Got the remaining bungs sanded down today after work. I am going to start on the forward section...

Really really nice Jamie. I think for some of us at least the technical side of this is less intimidating that the artistic side. You definitely have a handle on both. Congrats on very fine work.

Jimbob wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:38 pm

I wish we could do something like that in California.
Jim

And in Texas!!

Really cool Curt!

Nice work on the cutwater. You give me confidence that I could do this as well. I too have never welded before. It looks great in the photo. I am sure with some more elbow grease, it will polish up nice and shiny.

Thanks again for the kind comments Bill, Matt, Bryan, Andrew, and Steve. It's a nice milestone to reach but the next one I am waiting for is the forward part of the cabin. I'll be starting on that soon. Just got the other cabin side installed this afternoon. Need to figure a few things out first and...

Another thing that helps is to bring the epoxy into the house the day before to get it to a warmer temperature. This way it's not starting off cold (which makes it harder to mix). But Neel's comment about watching evening temps and starting before the temps drop is good advice. It's been my experien...

Bryan's comment about grain direction is correct. The Boatbuilding With Plywood book from Glen L specifically mentions this. The frames should made in two parts so that grain direction runs lengthwise on the frame part.