1955 CommuterRestore

And here's proof that Todd works although Tippy keeps a pretty close eye on him.   This is NOT photoshopped by the way. Cat just climbed up to see what was going on. I wasn't a cat person until I met Tippy, he's so cool he's almost a dog.

They don't generally love to be flipped.They seem to always land on their feet

Great Stuff Guys, This is really awesome!

And the funny thing is Todd thinks this is his boat......

81nautique wrote: Ha, I LOL Todd blasted and powdered us and it's good in the back. Us primadonas get all the glory but he's been at it hard!

You people have some serious talent. I hope you're skills are getting passed down to the next generation. Simply amazing.

Waldo

peter1234 wrote: There is one thing I am not clear on. When you set up the router guide to cut the radius out on the bow ( forgive my terminology here) I can understand that part pretty well. then the deck boards go into place with a very even spacing and also on the end grain.   How do you make everything so even. do you dry fit the deck boards and then rerouter the whole thing or do you fit each deck board one at a time. Once the radius is cut on them do you just cut them to length so they fit evenly at the windshield end?    I am sorry if that sounds confusing but I hope you get what i am asking.

Not confusing at all and at one point I did plan on using a collar on the router to follow the curve and copy it to the deck planks but I didn't for 2 reasons. First being I'm working 100 miles from home and I forgot my router accessories and second the African Mahogany we used is fairly brittle and tends to tear out when working across end grain. I ended up just fitting all the deck planks by hand, wasn't really that bad of a job.

There was a ton of router work fitting the deck boards that run down the length of the deck though.   There are 9 pieces on each side and all edges were done with the router. very tedious and time consuming task.   It looks to me like the factory did that work on a band saw which must have been a nightmare, Not having access to a band saw we went with the router which ended up being the way to go for a nicer joint.   The process is really the same as hanging side planks and copying the edge from one board to the next with a jig I made when I was doing the Hurricane.

A Shipwright you ARE!!! beautiful craftsmanship and attention to detail.Where did you source your mahogany from? afraid to ask the board foot price.Keep us posted.

Museum quality work for sure.

I'd have a hard time putting it in the water!

So many pictures and details to enjoy!
Just plain "wow" like Jbear stated

Wow. Such a beautiful boat. Can't wait to see the finished product.

81nautique wrote: the cost of lumber on one of these projects is dwarfed by the absurd cost of 5200 and Silicon Bronze screws.

I've been using LOTs of Locktite PL on the house project. It's a moisture cure polyurethane just like 5200 and have always been impressed with the bonding of any polyurethane. Yes, it too isn't cheap but lots less than 5200 plus, it is available in the big cartridges. If I ever get to the launch project, I'm very tempted to use the PL. It does state not for continuous water immersion so I would limit it about the waterline. .

81nautique wrote: 8122pbrainard wrote: 81nautique wrote: the cost of lumber on one of these projects is dwarfed by the absurd cost of 5200 and Silicon Bronze screws. I've been using LOTs of Locktite PL on the house project. It's a moisture cure polyurethane just like 5200 and have always been impressed with the bonding of any polyurethane. Yes, it too isn't cheap but lots less than 5200 plus, it is available in the big cartridges. If I ever get to the launch project, I'm very tempted to use the PL. It does state not for continuous water immersion so I would limit it about the waterline. . Boy I would have to let someone else experiment with that Pete. Might be fine but I wouldn't want to find out otherwise after a couple years of work. The big shops are probably buying a lot better than the back yarder but buying by the case is brutal and you can't get a deal and stock up on it because it does go bad. We've actually ended our work day based on whether we have to open another tube and partially use it.

Alan,
I agree letting someone else try it first. and I thought you could be the " guinea pig"!! Really, I've got two staircases coming up that need treads and risers attached with the PL so I'm going to start some controlled testing.

Last minute change of plans so I wasn't able to get down to work on the boat this weekend but the crew did get the first coat of sealer applied. She's looking good, enjoy

Once again no sign of Toad, you and Renee are doing an outstanding job on that boat!!