Guest Oyster Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I have scattered this shots about. But I thought I would link them together. I have the trim left to do for the coaming, after I sand it, and cap them, but its ready for the varnish and finish paint work. After that I will install the foward bunks and portapotty with the privacy curtain. :wink: I will varnish the bowsprit, too, since its Honduras Mahogany. The floor boards along side the trunk, will also sit on a ledger along side the trunk and seats, to also make nice sleeping bunks. The seats will also be slatted, but I did not want to trash them while I have crawled over the seats while doing all the interior work and rigging also for the cabin and mast tabernacle. Thats another custom rigging, to get it to work across the top of the large centerboard, and work in that postion on the boat. I also did not want any seat thwarts, and wanted to maintain all the stress to the keel area. This also keep the cabin built liteweight, too, with no heavy framing in it. The seating around the top worked out great, but took some masterminding to figure that one out. I will also dde metal rubrail when the paint work is done, that will be faced before with mahogany. I made floor boards for the boat out of some vertical grain fir, and seams also filled with pigmented white epoxy resin. I used teak down the centerline, since I ran out, and since I used teak for the centerboard cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oyster Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 This is the cabin rigging. I taped it and filled it with cabosil and epoxy, and capped it with mahogany trim. The duct tape made a nice tolerance when I was done. It fits perfect. With the round cabin, and the taper foward, it was a challenge to figure out how to make a tight fit with the ever changing top angles, too. The top had a crown in it, too. Now I hope I got all the shots together in one thread. This is the self supporting mast step rigging. I have two pins that locked them in place when I set the mast. The centerboard and mast step, fore and afte is also all tied together,front and back, if you look closely to the mortised wood at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oyster Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 This is the boat sitting in the water without the bow sprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt jake Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Sweet! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave R1 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Wow Mike! She looks great. Excellent work, sir. Thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stumpf Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Hey Mike it looks great. With out the rigging and the bow sprit the design looks like it would make a beautiful motor launch. What do you think a little electric in the well nicely done as always. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffM Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 When do we get to see her under sail?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Very nice ... I like the stern (is that called a fantail?) The brightwork is top notch, as can be expected, and she sits nicely on her lines. What was your inspiration for her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kydocfrog Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 That's one beautiful boat. DocA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adla Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 VERY NICE MIKE! :shock: looks good on the water too - very elegent! a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oyster Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Jim, I had originally planned for the boat to have duel power with the EV America electric power, inboard. But to justify and make the motor run properly, this required about 800 lbs of batteries. I really did not want ballast that high up, spaced as far out as would have been required, and just plain carry that much around when I could just place a simple 9 hp four stroke motor on it and go when need be. The motor will also store behind the seat, sticking the prop under deck, and allow the block to rest in a saddle. in the deeper area beside the well. Frank, the boat is really not a fantail. A fantail normally has more of an extended configuation, leaning aft and upward across the water. This hull is more in line with the Chapelle sharpie, but is wider and shares a skipjack bottom, cross planked, and more along the lines of the working and tonguing boats of the bay. Of course the free board is a bit higher for pleasure use. The foward section will allow for several days of provisions for the barrier islands and for the west coast cruising in Florida this year, in the winter. I will not have my new invention ready until at least next winter, more in line with a cruiser displacement hull. No at this time I do not have plans and drawings for it. Jeff, I attempted to sail it before doing all the woodwork, checking the rigging, but it did not happen. I will finish it completely, now, and while you guys are shoveling snow, I will attempt to share some shots, them. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adla Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 i think the best part is that you designed this boat in your head! your joinery is fabulous...and the curves of the hull really make popsicle a *looker*... a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oyster Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Thanks, Adla, its been a lot of fun, keeping the brain working ahead of the saw, too. Again, the only purchased material in the boat has been the caulking, fasteners, mahogany, and sail hardware for the decks. The tabernacle is actually recycled from a S&S 23 footer, that I also modified to allow the mast to pivot through it. That, to me, is the most rewarding part of the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt jake Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Great jof of recylcing materials. It is good to see the material go to a good use vs the landfill. Popsicle = Resicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Pyeatt Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 WOW! I just had a feeling that this would be an outstanding project when I first saw the shape and feeling of the lines of the hull. What a beauty! I think I'm most passionate about the foredeck. You outdid yourself and the craftsmanship is incredible. I think I said once before that I love how the recycled materials become this special. Well done Mike! Looking forward to the winter sailing shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oyster Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Thanks again group. Here is another problem that I had to solve with the roller for the mainsail. Its always hard to find just the right size, without running around forever. And when you do, it seems to be big bucks for what you get. So have found that a bunch of fender washers, of several widths, same hole of course, had never failed rolling and has not jambed yet on my other mast. SO this is what it looks like. As a side note, I coat the inside of the slot with thickened epoxy, sealing the wood, as a minor fix to protect the wood, if you are wondering what all that stuff is around the washers. These works like a champ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrthethird Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Way awesome boat, there, Oyster. Can't wait to see pictures under sail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud_Wilson Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 She sure looks fine Mike. I Can see her now with a big tan bark gaff rig sail and a overlaping gib,quite stunning to say the least. I am going to call Tony Day and see if he will send you a pully for the mast, if he does save the washers for later use. Y'all Come Cap'N Bud. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Thanks again group. Here is another problem that I had to solve with the roller for the mainsail. Its always hard to find just the right size' date=' without running around forever. And when you do, it seems to be big bucks for what you get. So have found that a bunch of fender washers, of several widths, same hole of course, had never failed rolling and has not jambed yet on my other mast. SO this is what it looks like. As a side note, I coat the inside of the slot with thickened epoxy, sealing the wood, as a minor fix to protect the wood, if you are wondering what all that stuff is around the washers. These works like a champ.[img']http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/Bateau1/DSC00138.jpg[/img] Do you have the washers loose enough to rotate, or are they stationary? I was wondering about chafe with that kind of set up, but I'll bet the new yacht braids don't have a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle Jim Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Ahoy Oyster, What a great boat! Fender washers as rollers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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