Measuring for transom cut

I am posting this oldtime photo on how to measure for transom cut.

Pictures from 12 and 19 May

David and Tony after cutting out all decking boards
and faring with the side of the boat, ready to  glue and screw

Tony posing after a late night of gluing and fastening the deck

The bad saw cut heard round the world.

          This is an interesting video documenting the absolute mayhem between Tim, Sid , David , and Tony the night that we were screwing up the angles and cuts on the floor butt blocks.  It will be part of the blog to remind us of our most unproductive work night on record.

Top Side Trim Coming together 5-18-16

5-18-16


We installed all the top side marine plywood along with the 3 inch trim piece that with serve as the interior border to the top decking.  The boat is starting to look like a finished boat.

We accomplished quite a bit this evening. I was told during the course of the night that there was some 5200 adhesive on my nose.  I forgot to take it off and went home straight to bed that night.

For anyone who decides to build a boat ....watch out for 5200. I spent 30 minutes scrubbing my nose to remove this nasty material.

 Tim taking a moment to take in the nights work.

A nice view of the boat.....note the transom posts are still left high in the back. They will be cut down and finished in the weeks to come.

Visiting boat builder from Germany

5/11/16


Great night.... Tim, Dave and Tony cut out all the topside marine plywood that will mount to the previously installed ribs and shelves

Note our visiting boat builder Tim Jr. in the background.  Wow all the way from Germany just to be part of our build....what an honor.

Installing the supports for the top finish edge

Well a lot was accomplished on 5-5-16.   David and Tony teamed up to begin installation of the interior boat ribs along with the installation of shelf supports to be used to mount the top finish edge of the boat.

Sidney came over to share his knowledge and expertise. Apparently, his recent retirement gave him ample time to hone his boat building skills. Thanks Sid for keeping us straight.

 

David and Tony were flying around the boat installing all the ribs and shelf supports using lots of 5200 adhesive.  I'd estimate they probably cut over 13 supports during the evening.

 

Jim and Tim teamed together creating the top side frame in the bow of the boat to allow support of bow topside marine plywood.  The cuts in the bow of the boat were very difficult as two different angles were needed on each board.  I guess the difficulty of the cuts explains why Jim and Tim were able to install 5 linear feet of 3 inch locust the entire evening. They did not have a lot to show for their hard work ... but the finished product looked great. I am considering burning both their names into the small boards as a memento of their great sacrifice.

 

Tim proudly showing off the two boards we installed. Way to go Tim !!!

Dave and Tony's handiwork. How did they do all that in a single day?