Jump to content

grrrex

Members
  • Posts

    5
  • Joined

  • Last visited

    Never

About grrrex

  • Birthday 01/01/1

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Not Telling

grrrex's Achievements

Newbie

Newbie (1/14)

  • First Post
  • Week One Done
  • One Month Later
  • One Year In

Recent Badges

0

Reputation

  1. Hello Hello, it has been awhile since I last logged on and am sad to say that there is not much more progress to report. We have the seat supports and the bilge supports in, the boat flipped over we have glassed the entire exterior and installed much of the exterior trim. We fought a lot of the hardwood and ended up going with dougfir runners with hard wood caps. We will begin sanding soon and hope to bring it to paint before the winter sets in and maybe just for fun put the boat in some water just to feel it afloat. August is winding down and our time to work in the sun is now becoming limited, we hope to have a productive summer and put the boat in the water as soon as ice is out. In the mean time I'm still learning to sail my 11 ft Coble that I built last year, another design from Selway-Fisher. Much trial and error on that one but for the most part I am staying dry. We hope to have that in the water pretty extensively over the next couple of weeks. I hoped to be telling stories about the Chincoteague under sail this year and am sorry that's not a reality. The dream still lives, and we are not giving up on it just yet. Good luck to rest of you.
  2. more progress to report... the interior seat/sole support on the hull is now attached and we are going to flip the boat over and begin glassing the exterior hopefully this weekend. And now trying to attach a photo... Snapshot 2009-03-24 22-40-15.tiff
  3. ...and the build continues to go well. Tonight I roughed in the inwales and prepared the Centerboard for installation. Most of the taping is done, but we ran out of the epoxy blend we started with and now will go on to mixing our own thickened epoxy blends. We started using System # brand epoxy with their application specific formulas and all was well but local suppliers don't seem to be carrying much in the way of fresh stuff and the prices from one distributor to the next can be a little ridiculous. This weekend we hope to have a big weekend and have the boat very nearly ready to turn over. My fingers are crossed. Still no photos and for this I apologize, I'm having trouble adjusting their size to meet this forums requirements, I haven't given up just for now I'm busy with other things. Hope all the other dreams and builds are going well.
  4. Stitch up is just about complete, as we now prepare to start a little epoxy work on the seams. We had a bit of trouble with the 1/2 frame and forward girder but remedied the situation with steam, hot water, patience and a lot of wire, sometimes I think too much wire. I will post ome pictures soon when I download them from the camera.
  5. Hello! My name is Rex Hess I live in Anchorage Alaska, and I'm an amateur boat builder. I've built a Northumbrian coble last year from a Selway-Fisher design, to get acquainted with the process and in preparation for the Chincoteague Skiff. I'm working with my Father in-law on the chincoteague and we have just cut out the frames and will begin scarfing planks this week. I am excited to see another builder and prospective builder(s), on this site in dialog. If I can assist in anyway I will, I've noticed you posed the question about the Forward Girder and whether or not it is "sandwiched" between the planks or put in afterwards, what have you come up with there? Also curious about you "work around" and how you forced the bow into its shape. I will post photos as i begin to take them and will try to be in contact early and often. Thank you for your time and have a great Presidents day!
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.