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  1. Wow is right! that is some astonishing work!
  2. Just coming up on the 2nd year anniversary of starting the boat - I try to devote a full 3 minits a day , but kids and job keep calling, so it's been hard to keep track. The nice part is that my wife adds this project to my todo list. and the family does like to help out - My youngest has made several unique cuts with the pull saw here and there - I have to hide the tools.
  3. Just finished flipping the boat this week - no major injuries. pics can be found here; Properly spaced trees are key. http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7y00o/id2.html I left out the pic of me in mid-air ;D It'a a windward 28 from www.cmdboats.com. I'm hoping to get it out on the water sometime late next year - probably just with a motor until I can make the sails. Tom Z
  4. You might be interested in this site - http://www.gaboats.com/ - designs by Montfort. I built his 18' snowshoe traveler - it was a fun build.
  5. tnzeibig

    Spared!

    It's a miracle! That limb was right over the boat - but somehow landed off to the side during a winter storm (wind in the opposite direction). It's always encouraging when your boat isn't smitten (smitted? spared), 'probably just waiting till I'm further along. Tom Z
  6. Wow! Thanks Bob - very good info. I'll go with 5/4 cedar. I'm thinking that the fairing may not be to bad - this boat was designed for plywood, and so I'm basically building straight flat hull walls - but I've been wrong before. The only thing I'm concerned about is using the 5200 as caulk - when it comes to fairing, 5200 doesn't come off - but from what you're saying, I could probably use something less adhesive - white lead, or caulking maybe. Dale, I took a look at the Tom Cat - very humbling - they are doing an incredible job. I'll be happy if mine looks half that good when completed. Yeah, It will probably take a couple of years to complete, I try to work on it a full 3 minits at at time - then I need to spend time with the kids and wife. Just enough time to measure a board or take a clamp off. On the bright side, all the time between the 3min spurts, I can spend figuring out what to do next. :-) Tom
  7. That should be 3M5200 - ???
  8. Well, I've got the Windward frames/bulkheads nearly completed - starting prep on the Stem, Transom and keel. This has been a very 'learning' experience. I've built a plastic shed over a heavy cable between two trees. The basic building backbone is ready, and my brother-in-law just dropped off 600lbs of lead. So, it's moving slowly along. I've tried to stay away from using epoxy (alergic), but I do use it for some structural joints that won't require sanding. This boat won't be getting a fiberglass/epoxy covering, so I'll be using Boiled Lindseed oil / Oil Primer / Oil Paint to finish it. For Glue I'm using mostly 3M5300 - amazing stuff - but takes a while to cure. For between the strips, I'll probobly go with the 5300, but I read about some older stripped boats that used only paint or caulking between strips. interesting. It's tough to find info on how strippers were built pre-epoxy.
  9. Great Post! I'm in a similar situation. I'm in the Northeast, and building a 28' designed for plywood on frames (1/2" sides, doubled 1/2" bottom)- but I'm considering stripping the hull with White Cedar - hopefully to save cost, but mostly 'cause I like the idea. (The designer - Stambaugh, has ok'd stripping it) My question is how thick the strips (hull wall) should be? 3/4", 1"?... - what is generally put on a boat this size? Tom
  10. Thanks! I don't have any pics of the Windward yet, but here is my 18' Snowshoe Traveler, just finished in May - (called seaview - cause you can watch the waves through the skin ) - It's dacron heat shrinked skin over mahogany/oak. Plans frame from http://gaboats.com/boats/ We took it to the Adirondacks for 2 wks - 40lbs was great on portages, and it didn't seem to mind the rocky shores.
  11. Hi, I've just started putting together the frames for Karl Stambaugh's ketch - Windward 28. http://www.cmdboats.com/windward28.htm?cart_id=12f1103cb7027e83736ceb9d1e2dd83a I decided to go with a 'glue and screw' construction to cut down on the need for epoxy - alergic. Unfortunately I'm unable to find anyone else building this boat - so I'm relying on alot of books and whatever I can glean from online sources. Because the plywood is screwed to a frame, I'll be able to use 3M5200 and rescorcinol ipo epoxy. maybe some titebond III for above the water line interior. Still thinking about how I'm going to finish it. I'm hoping you all don't mind if I hop in for an occasional question - this seems to be the friendliest boat building forum around. I've already learned so much from many of you, and I keep coming back to see how you are all doing. Thanks, Tom Z
  12. Wow, everything looks great now, I like the new format! Thanks! Tom Z
  13. No pics in the spindrift post yet - not even a link, or icon to indicate that there should be a pic. Tom Z
  14. Hi, I have several pages of bookmarks to this forum, trying to organize my thoughts and building. However, it looks like I can just convert the old bookmarks to the new format. The topc numbers seem to be similar. old - http://www.messing-about.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4334 new - http://www.messing-about.com/forums/index.php?topic=4334.0 1. change forum to forums, 2. change 'viewtopic' to 'index' 3. change 't=' to 'topic=' 4. add the decimal and zero to the number. I'm not seeing any pics yet - since the change, but I'm sure this will be resolved in time. Tom Z
  15. Norman, Thanks for the great pics - I'm following along closely because I hope to start on my Princess this year. Your pics are helping me understand the build process better. Maybe I'll get up to ipswitch sometime to take a peek.
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