woodenboatbuilding

Eiffel tower for gala day

2008-05-12T13:47:00.000-07:00

Building of the Eiffel tower for number 1 son's primary schoool gala day?

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2008-04-29T14:52:00.000-07:00

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2008-02-10T15:55:00.000-08:00

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woodenboatbuilding: woodenboatbuilding: 1st trip

2008-02-05T15:02:00.000-08:00

woodenboatbuilding: woodenboatbuilding: 1st trip

woodenboatbuilding: 1st trip

2007-04-29T02:03:00.000-07:00

woodenboatbuilding: 1st trip

1st trip

2007-04-29T01:43:00.000-07:00

ready for launchcaptain and first mate?
mum? where are you going?

CANOE SEAT

2007-03-01T13:40:00.000-08:00

AFTER MAKING A FRAME [THE LIGHT WOOD] A CUT MARINE PLYWOOD INTO STRIPS AND STEAMED THEM THEN BENT THEM ROUND AN OLD CHAIR AND CLAMPED TILL COLD THUS HOLDING THE CUVRED SHAPE,THE PLYWOOD WAS SCREWED TO THE FRAME.
TWO HINGE BRACKETS WITH NEAT HOLES AND A LONG THIN WOODEN HINGE/PIN WITH A RECTANGULAR HANDEL.NOTE THE FRAME TO THE LEFT WITH THE HOLES WILL GO OVER THE HINGE BRACKETS IN FRONT OF THEM.AS THE BACK IS OFFERED UP TO THE BOTTOM THE HINGE/PIN IS INSERTED
THE REAR OF THE HINGE BRACKET HELPS HOLD THE SEAT AT THE TILTED ANGLE.
THE FRONT FACE VIEW OF THE FINISHED SEAT

2007-02-06T12:23:00.000-08:00

NOW HERE'S ANOTHER TRY AT THE LOOP FOR GOING THROUGHT THE KNEES ON THE BOAT, FIRST I TIED A LONG LENTH USING CROWN KNOTS LEAVING SMALL LOOPS AT THE START AND FINISHED WITH A MATHEW WALKER KNOT AND LONG TAILS TO TIE THE LOOPS AT THE STARTONCE ITS PUSHED DOWN THROUGHT THE HOLE THE TAILS CAN BE TIED THROUGHT THE LOOPS THEN, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAYBE COVER THE TIED PART WITH ANOTHER FANCY KNOT.

THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD WORK!"

LOOPS AND FENDER

2007-01-16T11:19:00.000-08:00

NOW HERE'S A BIGGER AND SLIGHTLY BETTER FENDER
AND THE FIRST LOOP, NOT AS NICE AS I HAD HOPED MAY NEED MORE THINKING AND PRACTICE,PLUS ONLY HAD ENOUGH ROPE FOR THREE LOOPS ,OOPS!!AND HERE IS WHAT THE LOOP'S ARE FOR TO LIFT THE BOAT AND THEY FINISH IT OFF NICER.

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2007-01-11T13:35:00.000-08:00

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2007-01-11T13:26:00.000-08:00

AND HERE ARE SOME I MADE EARLIER, WITH SOME OF THE TOLLS OF THE TRADE, THE SPIKE LOOKING THINGS AT THE TOP ARE CALLED FIDS, THE TAPE IS TRANSPORE OR USE SCOTCH TAPE, AND NEXT TO THE BLACK SCISSORS ARE

2007-01-11T12:16:00.000-08:00

HI ME HARTIES SPLICE THE MAIN SAIL OR MAKING SOME ROPE WORK ,FIRST A FENDER NO I HAVE NOT COMMITED ANY OTHER CRIME!!CUT ROPE TO SIZE THIS TURNED OUT TO BE TO SMALL BUT AS A FIRST ATTEMPT KEPT NOTE OF SIZE, SO ONWARDS AND UP WARDS.
START AT THE BOTTOM, 8 STRANDS USE EVERY OTHER 4 AND CROWN[ WILL POST SOME HELPFULL SITES ON A LINK] THEN CORWN OVER 2 .
USING 2 BENT OVER STRANDS MAKING ALOOP AT THE TOP,FOUR DROP DOWN FROM HALF WAY MAKING A TOTAL OF 8 HANGING DOWN,THEN ADD 4 PIECES FROM MID WAY TO THE BOTTOM BUT NOT HANGING DOWN.
YOU CAN SEE THE LAST OF THE 4 MIDDLE ONES COVERED IN TAPE
NEARLY THERE AT THE TOP CROWN DOWN THE LAST ROW THEN FOLD UP TOWARDS THE LOOPS,THEN THERE ARE TUCKED DOWN AND OUT THROUGH AND CUT OFF NEATLY.

2007-01-09T10:53:00.000-08:00

SO FISRT CUT THE SHAPE AND POKE THE HOLES 1/4" APART AND 1/4" IN FROM THE EDGETHEN START TO STICH THE COLLOR ON THEN PUSH THE LEATHER ONTO THR OAR AND STICH THE LONG PIECE.SLACK.
GENTLY PULL TIGHT SEVERAL TIMES TILL FINISHED RESULT!.

NAME

2007-01-07T03:53:00.000-08:00

THIS IS THE NAME , I DID IT BY HAND !SHOULD MAYBE HAVE USED A TEMPLATE AND ROUTER.? I GOT THE NAME BY USING THE INITIALS OF THE FAMILYS NAME AND WELL EVER THING STARTS WITH WWW.

GETTTING THERE

2007-01-07T02:45:00.000-08:00

THE NAMES ON

THE FALSE FLOORS IN

AND THE SEAT ON AND HELD IN WITH IT'S PEGS

2007-01-03T13:56:00.000-08:00

HANDELING THE FISH WITH KID GLOVES, THE FISH CAME ABOUT AS AN ACCIDENT, THE WOOD WAS LEFT OVER FROM THE HANDLES OFF THE OARS, THAT I HAD GLUED TOGHETHER ONE QUIET DAY AND FOUND THEY LOOKED LIKE FISH AND IT WASN'T TILL I WAS LOOKING FOR A SMALL STOPPER THAT I THOUGHT OF USING THEM.

THE NAME WAS PRACTICED ON PAPER BEFORE SCRAPPING ON THE WOOD THEN PENCILLED IN THEN VARNISHED.

THE NAME GLUED ON
THE FINISHING IS STARTED, FIRST THE BOAT IS SANDED THEN SEALED WITH OIL BEFORE SANDING IN BETWEEN THE 5 COATS WITH THE SAND PAPER GETTING FINER AS WE GO

OAR BLOCKS AND FISH?

2007-01-03T13:42:00.000-08:00

AT FIRST I HAD PLASTIC OAR LOCKS FOR THE BOAT BUT THE WIFE SAID RIGHTLY THAT PLASTIC DID NOT SUIT A WOODEN BOAT SO ON EBAY BOUGHT A PAIR OF BRONZE OAR LOCKS,BUT BY THAT TIME I ALREADY HAD CUT A "V SHAPE" IN THE GUNNELS TO ACCEPT THE PLASTIC LOCKS, SO I HAD TO REPEAT THE SHAPE FOR THE WOODEN BLOCKS.

THE GOOD THING IS THEY GIVE THE BLOCKS LOTS OF SUPPORT.

LOOKING GOOD I THINK

AND THE FISH HOLDS THE OAR LOCK IN PLACE IF IT TRIES TO JUMP SHIP.

SHAPING THE OARS

2007-01-03T13:27:00.000-08:00

FIRST MARK WHERE THE WOOD HAS TO BE REMOVED,

THEN START TO SHAPE WITH PLANE

BEGIN TO SAND SAND SAND,

BUT WAIT WHAT ARE THEY FOR? TWO BLOCKS AND TWO WOODEN FISH!!

OARS

2007-01-03T04:00:00.000-08:00

FIRST CUT LONG STRAIGHT GRAINED LIGHT WEIGHT WOOD,

CUT SHAP TO SUIT BIG HANDS

TAPER FRONT PART WE WILL CALL THE PADDLE

THEN APPLIE GLUE LET SOAK IN FOR 5 MINUTES THEN APPLIE MORE GLUE AND CLAMP LIGHTLY OR THE GLUE WILL SQUEEZE OUT

2006-12-23T04:23:00.000-08:00

DECIDED TO FIT A FALSE FLOOR, FIRST TRIED THE CUT WOOD IN PLACE AND WEIGHED IT DOWN TO GET THE SHAPE,

USED ROUTER TO MAKE A TEMPLATE A IN SCRAPE WOOD TO HOLD TOGGLES FOR SANDING, AS TO SMALL TO HOLD WITH HANDS WHEN USING BELT SANDER,TRIED IT AND FOUND HAD NO FINGER PRINTS AFTER FIRST ATTEMPT
GOING TO GLUE FLAT PIECES TO THE REAL FLOOR THEN LOOSELY SCREW TWIST TOGGLES ON TOP.

LIKE SO ,THESE WIL BE LINED UP THE FLOOR LAID THEN TWSITED TO LOCK THE FLOOR IN PLACE.

2006-12-23T02:53:00.000-08:00

CUT A BIG PLASTIC BOTTLE AND YOU MAKE A VARNISHING DISH WITH THE BASE AND A WATER SCOPE WITH A HANDLE USING THE TOP PART.

2006-12-23T02:47:00.000-08:00

JUST INCASE ALTHOUGH IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN !!WOULD IT? THE UNTHINKABLE AN WE HAVE A CAPSIZE I THOUGHT I WOUOLD MAKE A LOCKING PEG SYSTEM, THE PICTURES TELL THE STORY ,COMMENT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION SO FAR.

2006-12-23T02:37:00.000-08:00

YOU CAN SEE THE FORE KNEE CLAMPED ON ITS PEGGED SCREWED AND GLUED THAT SHOULD HOLD IT?

THE KNEES ARE LEFT HIGH SO THAT THEY CAN BE PLANED AND SANDED DOWN TO SIZE.

MMMMMMMMM LOOKING THE PART THE FRONT THWART BUILT TO THE SAME SPEC AS THE AFT

2006-12-23T02:18:00.000-08:00

TWO LENTHS OF LONG STRAIGHT GRAINED LIGHT WEIGHT HARD WOOD ARE CUT TO MAKE THE SHAPE OF OARS
USING THE BOOK MAKE A SPAR GAUGE TO MARK A SUARE SIDE WOOD TO ENABLE US TO PLANE 8 SIDED THEN 16 AND SO UNTILL ROUND WITH A PLANE ,SPOKESHAVE AND LOTS OF SAND PAPER

CUT THE PADDLE TO A TAPER AND CUT THE HANDLE TO A GRIP.

GLUE AND CLAMP NOT TO TIGHT OR YOU WILL SQUEEZE ALL THE GLUE OUT?.

2006-12-22T10:41:00.000-08:00

MID THWART

AN UPSIDE DOWN MID THWART
MID THWART SUPPROT
BEFORE THE FITTING

2006-12-22T09:50:00.000-08:00

THE SUPPORT FOR THE MID THWART MADE FROM THE LAMINATED BOARDS SHOWN BELOW AND HARD WOOD

A KNEE TO SUPPORT THE SIDES TO THE BOW AND TRANSOM.
ALSO YOU CAN SEE THE JIG HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO HOLD THE BOAT IN PLACE WHILE WORKED UPON.

2006-12-22T09:25:00.000-08:00

LOOK INSIDE THE THWART YOU CAN SEE THE STERN KNEE [WHICH HELPS SUPPORT THE BOTTOM TO THE TRANSOM]
A GOOD VIEW OF THE INSIDE OF THE DRAIN PLUG PLUS THE SOLID MAHOGANY KNEE

FILLED WITH POLYSTYRENE FOR BUOYANCY

2006-12-22T09:08:00.000-08:00

LOTS OF SCRAP WOOD WAS USED TO HOLD INNER CHINE RAILS AND INNER GUNNEL'S AGAIN MORE FOR DECORATION AND NOT IN THE BOOK BUT ADDED TO THE LOOK!!
ONE OR TWO CLAMPS TO USED GLUE TOP TRANSOM RAIL STILL TO BE CURVED TO SUIT THE EYE!! ALSO YOU CAN SEE THE SHAPE OF THE REAR THWART APPEARING,THE BOOK GAVE NO DIMENSIONS OR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW BIG OR HOW TO GET THE ANGLES FOR THE SEAT.

DECIDED TO ENCLOSE THE THWART AND FILL WITH POLYSTYRENE ALSO FITTED A DRAIN PLUG SO I COULD CHECK IF THERE WAS ANY LEAKS,BUT THERE WILL NOT BE HE SAY'S CONFIDENTLY.

2006-12-22T08:59:00.000-08:00

TRIED MY HAND AT LAMANATING,EVENTUALY USED THESE AS THWART [SEAT] BRACKETS.

2006-12-22T08:54:00.000-08:00

THE OUTER CHINES ARE ATTACHED YOU NEED A LOT OF CLAMPS FOR THIS, AGAIN THE SCREWS ARE SUNK IN THEN THE HOLES PLUGGED.

2006-12-22T08:32:00.000-08:00

NOW LIFTED THE BOAT OF THE MOULD,IF YOU LOOK UP AT THE MOULD YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE METAL ANGLED BRACKETS THAT HELD IT TOGETHER TILL THE SIDE AND BOTTOM PANELS GO ON,THEN THEY HOLD IT.
NEXT PIC SHOWS SOME OF THE SHAPE OF THE BOAT HARD TO GET A GOOD PIC OF THE WHOLE BOAT,I WAS UP A LADDER TO TAKE THIS ONE.REMOVING THE TAPE THAT WAS SATURATED IN GLUE WAS A HARD JOB,BETTER TO CLEAN UP AS YOU GO ME THINKS.?!

2006-12-22T08:21:00.000-08:00

STEAMING? LIKE ME ITS FULL OF HOT AIR!** NEXT THE CLAMPS HOLD ON THE RUB RAILS,NOT IN THE BOOK BUT I THOUGHT THEY ARE NEEDED AND COVER A LOT OF SCREW HEADS [ TWO BIRDS ONE STONE]

THE RUB RAILS ARE PLUGGED AND SANDED ,NOW TO REMOVE ALL THE SCREWS HOLDING THE BOAT TO THE JIG AND TURN HER OVER.

2006-12-22T06:59:00.000-08:00

FOUND THIS PICTURE SHOUKLD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST I POSTED ,DOH!!! USING THE BOOK DREW UP PLANS FOR THE JIG ,MOULD ,BOW BOARD AND TRANSOM.

2006-12-22T04:51:00.000-08:00

THE OUTER CHINE IS OFFERED UP AFTER COMING OUT OF THE STEAMER,WHICH IS A LONG BOX WITH A HOLE AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE HOSE OFF THE WALLPAPER STRIPPER IS STUFFED FORCING STEAM INTO THE BOX AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN'S THE WOOD IS REMOVED USING GLOVES AS IT'S HOT HOT HOT !!! NOTICE THE BOOK ON THE BOAT FOR REFERENCE, THE TAPE BELOW THE CHINE CATCHES THE GLUE DRIPS,

THE SCREWS ARE SUNK INTO THE WOOD ALLOWING PLUGS TO FILL THE HOLES IF THE GRAIN DIRECTION IS MATCHED THEN THERE ARE ALMOST INVISIBLE THEY ARE HELD IN WITH VARNISH AS THIS IS EASIER TO REMOVE WHEN WORN. ONCE SANDED THEY BLEND IN BEAUTIFULLY.

2006-12-22T04:40:00.000-08:00

FIRST THE KEEL IS STEAMED TO ALLOW IT TO BEND WITHOUT BRAKING THEN ATTACHED WITH SS SCREWS ONLY SO THAT AS IT WARES IT CAN BE REPLACED, A ROUTER IS USED TO CURVE THE EDGES MORE FOR SHOW
THEN THE HOLES ARE FILLED WITH A MIX OF SAWDUST AND GLUE ALLOWED TO HARDEN THEN SANDED MAKING THE SCREW HOLES ALMOST INVISIBLE.

2006-12-22T04:33:00.000-08:00

A FLAT EDGE IS PLANE IN THE CENTRE TO TAKE THE OUTER KEEL

2006-12-21T14:25:00.000-08:00

AND THE FLOOR IS FITTED NO NO ITS NOT A COFFIN!?*

2006-12-21T14:17:00.000-08:00

I HAVE JUST NOTICED I AM KIND OF POSTING THESE IN REVERSE PLEASE BEAR WITH ME!! SIDE PANELS ON AND TRIMMED LOOKING GOOD THE SAME PROCESS IS DONE TO FIT THE FLOOR,DID I MENTION I AM BUILDING THE BOAT UPSIDE DOWN.

2006-12-21T13:44:00.000-08:00

THIS SHOWS THE TWO SIDE PANEL'S READY TO BE FITTED WITH TAPE ON THE INSIDE TO STOP THE GLUE GOING WHERE IT SHOULDN'T,AS I AM ALSO USING STAINLESS STEEL SCREWS TO HOLD IT ON HOLES HAVE BEEN PREDRILLED AND COUNTERSUNK 4" APART

SIDE PANEL'S

2006-12-21T13:25:00.000-08:00

WATERPROOF MARNIE GRADE GLUE IS APPLIED TO BOTH SIDES OF THE BOAT AS BOTH SIDE PANELS ARE DONE AT THE SAME TIME ,THIS SOUND HARD WORK BUT IT'S ACTUALLY JUST AS EASY DOING BOTH!

Fitting the side pannel

2006-12-21T13:22:00.000-08:00

FITTING THE SIDE PANNEL IS DONE PUTTING AN OVERSIZED MARINE PLY CLAMPED AGAINST THE SIDE THEN MARKED WITH PENCIL ON THE INSIDE,REMOVE THE PANNEL AND CUT TO THE LINE LEAVING THE LINE THERE SO THAT THE FINAL REDUCING CAN BE DONE BY PLANE AND SAND PAPER.

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2006-12-21T10:09:00.000-08:00

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AN 8 FT WOODEN ROWING BOAT

2006-12-21T09:04:00.000-08:00

HI FOLKS PICTURE TOP LEFT "WE START LOOSLY FOLLOWING A BOOK CALLED "SMALL BOAT BUILDING BY DAVE CANNAWAY" [ THE BOAT IN THE BOOK IS CALLED THE JOHN HENRY] MINE IS CALLED "WWW.MALRG" NOW WITH A BENCH SOLID AND LEVEL,BUILD A JIG I USED 5"X2" THEN ADD THE MOULDS WITH SUPPORT BOARDS ADD A KEEL,CHINES AND GUNNELS THE PLANKS GOING FROM FRONT TO REAR!THEY ARE ALL HELD ON WITH ANGEL BRACKETS ON THE INSIDE.

THE LEFT PICTURE SHOWS THE TRANSOM FITTED AND THE SPIRIT LEVEL BEING USED AS A STRAIGHT EDGE THEN A JOINER AND SMALLER PLANE USED TO TAKE OFF THE WOOD TO GET THE CORRECT ANGLE.

THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE BOW BOARD FIXED FROM THE INSIDE AND THE FAIRING STARTING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE KEEL TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHINE.

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2006-09-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

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2006-09-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

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2006-09-21T13:17:00.000-07:00

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2005-09-21T10:45:00.000-07:00

woodenboatbuilding

2005-06-24T14:56:00.000-07:00

links to my other site ; http://uk.msnusers.com/SAILIINGDINGHY
and link to more pics of my boat and others ; http://groups.msn.com/WoodenBoatBuilder/grawl.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=626

the orange and white cabin cruiser

2005-06-24T14:40:00.000-07:00

The top coats of paint are marine dear [robben gits] paint and the silver parts are stainless steel,the wood was rubbed down and varnished,the black cross piece was a seat that Alan desigened, that adjustable from for to aft.The inside was also rubbed down and painted even the places you cannot see the stainless steel cleaned the screen removed and painted

2005-06-24T14:23:00.000-07:00

The red paint is antifouling that gradually peels off [not harming the water]so next year its easier to strip and redo,

2005-06-24T14:17:00.000-07:00

When Imoved from Fort william Igot the boat and Alan got the engine I repaired the scratches rubbed down and painted her to the picture I hope you see, then sadly sold her to fund my now wooden boat building passion.

2005-06-24T14:12:00.000-07:00

This was our second boat,an 18ft cabin cruiser,that was double skinned although the floor had been removed when we got her ,so we fiitted a two piece marine ply floor,sold the first boat to pay for a big engine the first was a bit noisy,sold it and bought a 60hp yamaha fast but stable as it has adory hull that's like one bid V in the middle and two smaller V's at the outside, the only down side was in biggish waves it was noisy,as the water slapped in between the hulls.

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2005-06-16T02:18:00.000-07:00

Hello : Account Management

2005-06-16T01:50:00.000-07:00

Our first boat

My boats

2005-06-16T01:25:00.000-07:00

My first boat was a cabin cruiser my mate and me owned for fishing on Loch linnie the Honda engine was about the third engine we tried with the second propeller, It was great fun and got us on the boating ladder.
Alot of time the fishing come second to cruising around the loch getting used to the boat.