gbt Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thanks I really enjoy your built, hope you get it done soon so we can have 3 in the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Finally got the rub rail installed, 1" solid back SS as per plans. A lot of work fitting , bending & polishing we have been running her with out it and it had been worrying me we also installed the rest of the electronics ( radar, search light, tunes and a few other stuff). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccormick Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Looks really nice. Any shots of the interior layout you'd like to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Here are a few interior pictures 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vacanti Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 What a beautiful boat, I really like that color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccormick Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Very nice finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenm Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 looks fabulous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggs Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Outstanding ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennneee Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Exquisite! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Brown Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 I'm still staring at my set of plans over here... I have one major criticism of your boat: Man, why did you have to set the bar so high? I mean, it's hard to imagine that boat looking any better. Some fish blood, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul356 Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 that looks terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccormick Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 You must have spent a small fortune on that solid back rub rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 The reason we used solid back rub rail is because it bends better the hollow back will flair and spread on tight bends, also the hollow back will cut the paint and finish when it gets hit. I did not want to spend that much but I ended up getting a really good deal on the material through a friend. It took 110' of rub rail 16' sections and about 20 hours of labor to get it fitted. Some of the bends are pretty tight and hollow back will not have made it look as good. Using hollow back is definitely cheaper ( probably 1/5 of the cost) but also when you have an end piece you will have to use a prefabricated end and that looks OK just not what I wanted, when we installed the rail we coated the back of it with 4000 UV and also all the screws where sealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PAR Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Agreed, solid back is the way to go, if you can afford it. Tight bends also force, as you've found, the decision. It also more uniformly spreads impact loads on the rub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 I used solid bronze on my Lapwing (stem to keel) for the same reasons, though I didn't have any tight curves. Another negative is the weight, which is important to me even though my boat is a casual daysailor. It just seems like it is worth it where fending off is concerned. As always: "Damned 'cause it's all connected". Nice job on the fitting/shaping. Looks sharp and like it will function well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAR Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 One of the things I always first look at on a home built are the edges; chines, deck lines and rails. Getting these on, so they look straight, even if they're curved in all three planes, can be daunting and a sure sign of a novice builder if they aren't. When I visited Chick a couple of years ago, he noticed as I walked up his driveway, I was eyeballing the lines, the chine, the raised deck line, etc. Yeah, I got caught, but it's what experienced builders do, we can't help it. He'd done such a nice job, he had little to be concerned about anyway. Another thing I focus on is the intersections of pieces, like a break in the half oval at the bow eye, just to be continued further up the stem, a windscreen cross brace, etc. Are they balanced, proportional, symmetrical? Same deal, it's what draws the eye and focus, so areas you can divide the men from the boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimE Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Hi gbt, Changing the subject slightly are you able to give me the dimensions of your hard top? Thanks Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 The top is 5'6" X 8'6" by the way it is a soft top we used an aluminum half round band to fasten the fabric to the T-top instead of rope it makes it cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbt Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 A couple of pictures of the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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