Drgyver

Trying to do a little every week. Faired and painted the vee berth. Installed ceiling strips on both sides and glued and cut out cabin sides. Will take them down to cut out windows but wanted to see how she looked.

Little update. Tough to find enough time to work on the boat. Managed to finally get out of the bilge. Got carlins set and cabin front, ready for cabin sides and decks

Looks great! Is that Airex? foam? Not quite ready for the roof yet with my OB26 but mine calls for foam core and ply skins. Dan

Still trying to make it out of the bilge. Ready to set tank. Got swim deck/extension done and cutting floor panels

I’m away for the holiday weekend but I will post a few pictures next week. Like Oyster said, lots of time spent in the bilge. Making progress slowly as still working 2 jobs. I am tabbing inside of bracket and framing swim deck. Got half of bilge area painted. Hard to dedicate the time but trying. Dan

Thanks for info. Yes, that kind of negates your waterproof seal a bit..

Update…she has made the trip north to Ct! Oyster graciously agreed to meet me halfway in Va a few weeks ago. Backed her into my shed and got her transferred to a cradle. Getting everything setup to start running fillets on all the stringers, etc. I have been bugging Ken as well with questions. It will be a long road but looking forward to the journey. Dan

I have a set. I ended up going with the B&B OB 26 instead. I will dig them out. Feel free to PM me. Thanks..Dan

Stopped by Jays shop yesterday and he is making great progress. Of course, having a talented, willing helper, Helga is key. Will help him flip soon.

The master at work.

It was very inspiring to work alongside a master in his field. Learned so much. Thanks for putting up with my questions and being a gracious host. Maybe I can come back down in spring and help with fairing since that’s the really fun part!

Just a little update from up in Ct. Oyster is making good progress and hope to join him for a week of work on the hull next month. I have been putting the boat shed up here. Been saving extra materials from side jobs for years so building this cheap. got it all roofed this past weekend. Dan

Hello all, I am the guy that has been hounding Oyster for close to 2 years now with questions and scenarios. I saw his previous boat for sale on CL and we got to talking about a Bluejacket build. Much like Ken, I really fell for the look of the OB designs. Since I have limited boat building experience (rebuilt a S&G kayak last year) and still working full time plus, I decided to have Oyster build the hull for me. I have been in construction and carpentry for my whole life so hoping I can handle the cabin work. Been lurking on this and other sites for about 3 years soaking up knowledge. I plan to go down to his shop a few times to help with the build as well. I am also planning the boat shed now so it will be ready when we flip the hull and load it on a trailer. Thanks for having me on this great forum. Dan