Steve B.'s ZZZIP Build

[Steve B.]

Hi everyone, I've started my Zip build, and I am pretty happy with my progress so far and with the build quality. Here's a few starting shots...

Form work

Laying out the frames

Now onto the cutting!

[Roberta]

Looking good! Keep posting pictures.

Roberta

[Steve B.]

Looking good! Keep posting pictures.

Roberta

Thanks Roberta!

Pinned the frames to the layout board.

Hanging with the frames and stem

Chine Time!

You might notice in the last pic, I used white oak for the keel and chines. I thought these pieces would be more durable than if I used the mahogany. I soaked the chines in the lake for a day before bending them. Yes it took 2 of us and a lot of clamps! Went off pretty well. I also used a spacing block on the breasthook so I could set the chines to the correct height on each side of the stem.

[Steve B.]

Fitting the white oak chines to the frames.

[Steve B.]

Layout for chine fairing

Chines attached -note blocks on breasthook to space chines

Chine fairing

[vupilot]

Fine job there! Thanks for posting. Really good looking build.

[Steve B.]

Faired starboard chine

Faired bottom

[Jzjames]

Nice looking wood, and nice looking construction. You’re a craftsman!

[Steve B.]

Bending the meranti at the transom

Side planking

[Steve B.]

Second side is WAYYYY easier than the first!

A/B junction at chine

[JimmY]

Very nice work so far. Keep it up.

[vupilot]

Are you really working as fast as the dates on posts of the pictures? If so thats amazing progress.

[Kyle T]

Very nice looking ZIP Steve! It's definitely taking shape now.

[Steve B.]

Are you really working as fast as the dates on posts of the pictures? If so thats amazing progress.

I have been at it from the 8th of September. My first post was on 9/27, with a bunch of pics to start the first posts. Since then its been real time posts. The only thing holding me back is waiting for epoxy to dry! To date I have about 100 hours into the build. Ps... Yes I’m retired!

[vupilot]

Thats really impressive!