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I'll be up....don't hide the rum!!!

(check's in the mail too!!! )

PS: Dave Lott is the Colonel Sander!

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Hey leave me out of volunteerism. I have my own fleet in the building and needs attention and, yet, another one coming home this weekend.

I need room in the shop and Midnight is headed down to the slip next week to be put on the lift for the summer.

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My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

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Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

Dave. I only needed the two youngest recruits to handle the beast and I think that was over kill.

The Pirate must have bought some kind of boat bug with him, because the day he left the TNT developed all these brown bumps.

Thankfully, the only cure I needed was a sharp chisel, some sanding and a coat of epoxy.

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Well bung my deck!!!

(sort of like shiver me timbers!!!LOL)

Amazing how fast a sharp chisel trims all those bungs!!

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Boat building can best be defined as an endless series of
tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer.

Don't Dream Your Life, Live Your Dream

I was shown the technique to use a dremel tool to cut the plugs flush rather than using a chisel. The dremel tool avoids the possibility of the plug splintering below the deck surface if the chisel cut is not aligned with the grain.

Slower but adds an element of safety to the cut.

But folks have used chisels since the creation of time also.

Which floats your boat!!!!

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

Video of Midnight in Action
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Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

You are correct Dave in that the cut may follow the grain below deck level.

I was shown how to make the first cut a little high with the chisel to see how the grain runs,then next cut from the direction to avoid just that.

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Great point

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

Video of Midnight in Action
Blog

Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

As Chip found out, when chipping a lot of bungs, (no pun intended!!LOL) a chisel goes very fast compared to other methods....not that fast is better,but when you have a whole deck or hull to do.....

The guy that taught me a lot of this stuff teaches traditional boat building in Wilmington N.C and him and his wife refinished and restored wooden boats and brightwork.

He also mentioned an old tool he called a slick....essentially a long heavy chisel that you held at and angle while standing and walked along a teak deck chipping of bungs as you walked!!! Sounded like it would be neat to see

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Boat building can best be defined as an endless series of
tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer.

Don't Dream Your Life, Live Your Dream

Guys,
The first thing I did was to take my widest chisel and sharpen it. I was able to tell the grain pattern of the bungs from the top of them, I then laid the chisel flat on the deck and gave it two hits with a small tack hammer. I only misjudged one and had it break off below the deck. It was reglued and cut off today. I'm not telling with one it is.
Tonight we starting working on the supports for the cross seats and stearing. It is a 3/4"x2" member that runs from the transom framing and will be attached to each frame. Thanks again Warren.

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You know, I am starting to "resent" all of ya'll that live close enough to work together. All this lovey dovey stuff. Makes me sick

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

Video of Midnight in Action
Blog

Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

Yea,he only lives 10 hours away!!

I was up in that "general" direction dropping Debbie and Ashley off in Knoxville , so I made a side trip on the way home!

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Boat building can best be defined as an endless series of
tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer.

Don't Dream Your Life, Live Your Dream

don't feel bad Dave you should be me no builders other than one builder in Salt lake and leakcheak over in Wyoming nobody out this way that I know of. Not that my build has progressed for some time

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Modified Jubilee-"Wild Flower" 40' house boat
14' Mr John-Wild Flower 2
32' Supper Huck- Wild flower 3

Rod H

Which reminds me - Leakcheck. Oh, Leakcheck - what about that hunt you promised

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Dave

My Riviera build - the Midnight Cry Project

Video of Midnight in Action
Blog

Few things in the world measure up to the thrill and satisfaction of boating in a boat that you built.

what you looking to hunt we have better bigger game here

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Modified Jubilee-"Wild Flower" 40' house boat
14' Mr John-Wild Flower 2
32' Supper Huck- Wild flower 3

Rod H

I was able to mock up the coamings and motor well tonight. Time to reflip, sand, prime and paint. Now I just need to decide on a paint. I already have the primer, interlux 2000.

Warren,

About how wide were your cross seats?

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