CS 17 #287* completed & on water in just 3 months!!

[DaveZ]

Yep, that's right folks -- got the plans in December, started building in January, and now it's ridin' high on the water in February.

* Okay, so it's not exactly full size, and the water's a bit frigid.

But it was a blast to build and I learned a ton.  I tried to do most everything according to plans - including (some) fiberglass and epoxy.  Most of the framing is in there, too.  I skipped the hatches because I didn't want to mess up the beautiful mahogany veneer on the deck.  I still need to figure out how to put some nice numbers on the sails.

Can't wait to build the real thing :grin:

(Trying to attach pics for the first time...)

[g-man]

SUUUUHWEEEET! Nice attention to detail. What were the building products?

[John Turpin]

Remarkable.

[DaveZ]

SUUUUHWEEEET! Nice attention to detail. What were the building products?

Hey thanks G!

Hull and sub-deck are 1/32 Baltic birch ply

Deck is Mahogany veneer that I got from the Woodcraft store.  One of the problems of model making is that with most woods the grain isn't to "scale", but the mahogany looks better and is a ton cheaper per square inch than the birch, it just does have any structural strength which is why I went with two layers for the deck.

Framing and centerboard (etc.) is basswood and a little spruce

To top it off, I went with solid walnut masts.  I was going to do birdsmouth spars, but...

I've learned so much on the forum, so a big thanks to everyone.  One trick that worked great even on a model was to use a laser to mark the waterline.  Man, was that a whole lot better than trying to do it by eye.  I'm sure I'll be asking a ton of questions when I start building the real thing.

Now if it would just stop snowing here in Hickory, NC -- I left Michigan for a reason!!

Dave Z

[Ken_Potts]

  Great looking model, Dave!  I was wondering if those masts were birdsmouth 

  I managed to get out on Jordan Lake (in the Piedmont) today - I hope we're done with the frozen stuff for the year.  I was wearing enough clothing that I almost sweated a little bit.  I miss summer...  Do you have a heated workspace for building the full-sized model?

[JeffM]

Gorgeous!  I want to play with it!

[g-man]

Hey DaveZ,

You may (or may not) already know this, but, Wes Kisting (who has happily just posted the announcement of the  birth of his first daughter) has a website called "Rogue Paddler". On this website, Wes does an article on building a Princess Sharpie 22, a model

Princess Sharpie 22, and its done with the the help of a "friend".  Even if you have no interest in building a PS 22, it's worth checking out for the creativity.

Regards,

Gregg

[DaveZ]

In truth Wes (I mean Joe) was my inspiration.  Very creative.

I came across Roguepaddler when I was my cedar stripe kayak and Wes' writeup on his CS 20 is a big reason that I want to build a CS of my own.

Good stuff.

[DaveZ]

   Great looking model, Dave!  I was wondering if those masts were birdsmouth 

   I managed to get out on Jordan Lake (in the Piedmont) today - I hope we're done with the frozen stuff for the year.  I was wearing enough clothing that I almost sweated a little bit.  I miss summer...  Do you have a heated workspace for building the full-sized model?

Thanks Ken.  I'm envious of your time on the water.  I actually thought about taking the kayak out today, but chickened out.

As far as heat in the workshop, I've got enough to keep it from freezing, but the full size model is patiently waiting for some much needed funding...

[Ken_Potts]

  Then you'll be envious of my day today - I went out without winter clothing and was plenty comfortable!

  The previous sail I mentioned was more fun sailing-wise but today was a nice day too.

  It's good that you've got a kayak to tide you over while raising funds.  You'll get there.