William Ginn Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 I am building a PS26 and I have a web site for this adventure. Visitors welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Whitney CS#70 Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 Welcome to the forum Bill. Thanks for you blog - I will follow it with interest. I am currently building a Lapwing (having built a CS 17). I am interested in your idea of prefabing as much as you can before going 3D. I hope to build a BH19, P22 or P26 at some stage - but am challenged by room. Will follow your build with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Anderson Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Wonderful blog Bill. You are putting some substantial woodworking and technical skills to good use. Well worth a closer read when time permits. I am guessing you have built a few boats before starting on the Princess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawilco Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 This will be one to watch closely. Very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Whitney CS#70 Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Hi Bill I am interested to hear how far (how many components) you plan to go before needing to start building the hull. For example are you planning to build the cabin top etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 I've built the Princess 26 and her bigger sister the 28 many times in my head. I think up up to somewhere around 8 different cabin layouts for the both of them. At first glance, the CB and rudder would seem unusual places to begin.....BUT, once you get the hull completed, one of the first projects is to install the CB trunk, and that is sized to fit your CB. I think it will help to get the pivot pin holes lined up and everything sized right if you have the CB finished and available when drilling the holes. It might also make sense to have the rudder completed, with hardware installed, so you can drill the holes for the gudgeon bolts while the transom is still flat, to make it easier to backfill the bolt holes with epoxy. Not sure about the order of the keel. That is an impressive mold he has going. In fact, the whole thing is impressive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Ginn Posted May 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Richard -- I am interested to hear how far (how many components) you plan to go before needing to start building the hull. For example are you planning to build the cabin top etc. See the "About" tab on my website. I list the components I plan to prefab. I think it will be wise to wait to build the cabin top until the boat gets further along. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Ginn Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Howard -- ...so you can drill the holes for the gudgeon bolts while the transom is still flat,... FYI - the transom is flat, not curved. It appears to be bowed from the plan view(s) because the top of the transom is curved and it is angled with the bottom of the transom further forward than the top (see side view). Because of this angle, in the plan views(s) the top of the transom is farther aft than the outside edges giving the impression that the transom is bowed. This visual is only the result of the CAD. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Ooops. By flat, I meant "horizontal". I was thinking it would be easier and cleaner to deal with the bolt holes for the transom while it was still a sheet of plywood and before it became part of a boat. What I found from building the Spindrift was that gravity works. Anytime I could get a panel flat for coating or backfilling holes, it was many times easier. But as for your description, I did also think the transom had a curvature. Its my understanding that a bit of curve....even a slight one......stiffens a ply panel considerably. I guess I had assumed that was the case. Sounds like it simply angles aft a bit. Thanks for the clarification and keep the posts coming! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookmatt67 Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 the link to this blog is broken any updates available?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Bill has taken his site down, so it is no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Luckett Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Is he still building a PS26? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Is he still building a PS26? Yes, I think so. He just didn't get much traffic to his site, and I think the inevitable spam he was receiving made it less and less attractive to devote the time to maintaining a web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Luckett Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 It would be nice if he posted here then. I wonder if he might be tempted to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 It would be nice if he posted here then. I wonder if he might be tempted to do so. I'll shoot him an email inviting him again! He had some great pictures up on his blog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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