Weekender plans arrived

[mrthethird]

My plans came in the mail today. I have spent the last 4 hours looking through them. Will start lofting the keel tomorrow.

Got a propane heater on ebay for $22.00 with shipping. Awesome tip gleaned from several posts. That should extend my building time tremendously. Without it, December and January have been strict no-build months for other past projects (glue wouldn't cure properly). I'm also bidding on a VW solar panel... :wink:

Back to readin'

[adla]

right on! - GET ER DONE!!!!!

a.

[Greg Luckett]

I highly recommend the film that Stevenson sells too. It is one of the better ones I have seen for detailing each step of the process.

[umop_apisdn]

Propane is a very "wet" heat. That probably won't matter for the boat, but it might be rough on your tools, and anything else made of steel in your shop.

Noel

[capt jake]

GET ER DONE!!!!!

I know that dude, or at least my nieces do. :) Anyway, do as Adla said and git r dun!

[Steve Downs]

Hey, another Utah boat! Congratulations and keep those questions coming. There's lots of useful information here to help you and keep you motivated along the way. Phil Gowans is close to you and I'm only 4 hours away in case you want to take a peek at a completed boat sometime. I know that would have helped me. Good luck to you.

[mrthethird]

Thanks for the invite, Steve. I may have to take you up on that a little bit down the road. Talked to Phil earlier this week. Got some good tips out of him.

Laid the keel out last night, until about 11:00. Decided to wait for tonight to fire up the saws. No sense getting law enforcement involved this early in the process.... :wink:

I'll post pictures as I progress.

[Frank Hagan]

Propane is a very "wet" heat. That probably won't matter for the boat' date=' but it might be rough on your tools, and anything else made of steel in your shop.

Noel[/quote']

'Tis true, and you do have to watch it during use. It might make the humidity in the shop swing from Utah's "very dry" winter to "fairly humid". Won't affect you much with the plywood, but be mindful of it with any of the solid lumber you work with if you are laminating it for a hatch cover, etc. You get some expansion and contraction of the wood in response to the fluctuating humidity levels.

The Weekender and its cousins are almost foolproof in this environment, though, because there's very little solid lumber besides the keel. The keel is the first thing built, and you should have that done before the winter sets in, so you're probably OK.

[mrthethird]

Arrr....thar be a keel in me garage....

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[Wild Dingo]

Buggar! 5 days an a keel down already? man Im bein slack... and I thought I was goin at a crackin pace too sigh... ah well I will step it up a pace when the new ubeaut shed goes up and I got enough power to run the monster machines!!

BUT!! Im all cut out to length an have thicknessed all bar 1 of the boards... does that count???

Well done mate!! :cool:

[mrthethird]

G'day!

Now that I've got the keel together, I'm really feelin the cramp in the space. Where the heck am I gonna cut out the hull bottom? :shock: Guess I's better slow done and plan a little, myself. Need to build a cart so I can roll this boat outside when I need to cut parts. Or get into the fridge. :shock: :shock:

Sooo....uhhh...time out?

With the good weather we've been having up here, I should be able to get the hull bottom in place this week. Don't have a clue what's next. :? Better start readin and figure it out. 8)

[adla]

Looks good - You're almost done!!! Don't forget your coin.

a.

[mrthethird]

Please forgive my ignorance to maritime traditons, but what the HECK is the coin for and where does it go? Quickly...

[adla]

the coin goes in the keel - about where the mast box will sit - fer good luck

ignore my sloppy keel -

a.

[capt jake]

I was always told it went directly under the mast, before it is stepped. There is a story behind it, can't remember it though. :?

[capt jake]

provides some ballast for the boat

Jeesh, I should have known that. :roll:

[Arnie Eaton]

I always thought that the coin had to be silver, for good luck or something, but silver nevertheless. The few times I have seen one placed under the mast, they used a silver dime.

[mrthethird]

Do they still make silver dollars? A 2005 silver dollar would be cool. At least I'd know that whatever happens, it would always be worth a dollar on ebay

[ChrisObee]

Putting silver coins under the mast has a long tradition perhaps going back to roman times. In those days the coins may have symbolized a sacrifice to the gods or as payment to the ferryman that carries the dead souls to the afterlife. The practice of putting coins under the mast may have come from the practice of putting coins on the eyes of the dead. In today's modern aircraft carriers, the top officers of the new ship place thier silver aviator wings under the foundation of the control tower. This is a symbol of their sacrifice, giving up their careers as aviators to command a ship.

You can purchase a brand new silver dollar from the US mint for about $37.00.

[Ken_Potts]

Wow - I remember when a dollar only cost a couple of bucks... :wink: