Bruce Kershaw Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 Started my 8ft sailing pram. The temporary form is all set up. The transom frames are made, and the laminated keel is out of the vacuum bag. Next Quote
ChrisObee Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 What design are you building or is this homegrown? Quote
Bruce Kershaw Posted October 19, 2008 Author Posted October 19, 2008 Sabotina... With a little homegrown thrown in. Quote
Konrad Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 Pictures, man. PICTURES..! We don't wanna READ. : We want PHOTOS... Quote
Greg Luckett Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 What kind of wood is that on the keel and bow? Quote
capt jake Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 Hey Bruce, it looks to be upside down. It also looks like there are very large gaps in your planking.... Honestly, that looks really good! I just had to beat Konrad to the punch. Quote
Ken_Potts Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 (Jake) Hee hee! Good looking start there Bruce! Keep the pics coming. Quote
Bruce Kershaw Posted November 1, 2008 Author Posted November 1, 2008 I just had to beat Konrad to the punch. The boy, I say, the boy must be slippin', son! That little chicken hawk missed his cue. : What kind of wood is that on the keel and bow? Long answer: We don Quote
Greg Luckett Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 Bruce, I thought it was Mahogany and had zoomed in on it trying to confirm. I am never sure anymore where the little bit of Mahogany I get came from. Several years ago I bought two boards, one 1-3/4x12x10ft rough, and the second 1-7/8x14-1/4x14ft. I used most of the first one making the exterior wood work on a sail boat I refurbished. It is very nice looking, clear lumber, but very expensive. Many years ago, my first wife's step-dad was a lumber grader at a Mahogany importer in Gulfport, MS, and I was able to get it really cheap. Not anymore...LOL. Where does your shop get Mahogany from? Your work on the pram looks really professional. Greg. Quote
Konrad Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 I was just so shocked and stunned that (after how many years now??) he's no longer able to use that top-drawer signature he had, which was: "Shameless lurker. And I never finished the stupid boat.." That always amusd me. Quote
Bruce Kershaw Posted November 2, 2008 Author Posted November 2, 2008 "Shameless lurker. And I never finished the stupid boat.." That always amusd me. I did not use the word, "stupid". Quote
Bruce Kershaw Posted November 2, 2008 Author Posted November 2, 2008 Where does your shop get Mahogany from? I don't remember which supplier this batch came from. I did hear that they own thousands of bd.ft. that is already rough-milled and sitting in South America somewhere, but they're having trouble exporting it. Quote
Konrad Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 He's probably right. I doubt he said "stupid". (It was just funnier in my mind that way) Quote
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