Cedar Strip Panel Boat Update

[wilded]

It has been a while since I worked on my Cedar Strip Panel boat. I kind of got burned out for a while and just let it sit. Lighthouse Keepers Kid has been after me to finish so we could go fishing and I have been busy the last few days when I wasn’t waiting for glue or epoxy to dry. I just need to put on the outside and inside gunnels, trim the bulkheads, glass the outside of the decks, completely sand the boat down, put on three coats of spar varnish and build the seat platform. I should be finished by the end of white bass season for sure! ET :shock:

 

[Kayak Jack]

Nice. What kinda hatches are you putting into the ends?

 

[wilded]

This is only my second boat and I am real leary about cutting the decks and trying to make wood ones so I am thinking about just puting 8 inch round plastic screw ports in the bulkheads. I really have not got far enough to make a decision yet. I want to make sure it floats first. ET :wink:

 

[Kayak Jack]

What you're thinking sounds OK. A suggestion, try just the hole for a while to see if you really do want hatches in there? And, I agree, holes in a deck don't make a lot of sense to me either.

 

[wilded]

Trim is on, partially sanded, just waiting a week for the epoxy to cure so I can varnish it. Then I am going fishing.

 

[Kayak Jack]

Best looking flower planter on the whole block!

Have you paddled with a seat that high before?

 

[wilded]

No and I built a second seat support in case I can not handle the height. I am going to try it for my knees. ET :wink:

 

[Kayak Jack]

Gawd - I understand knees! But, I sit on the floor of my kayak. Pulling myself up is sometimes a chore.

 

[wilded]

I know a gentleman that paddles this boat with no problems.

 

[tx river rat]

Ed
What are the measurement on your boat and how high is the seat.
Ron

 

[wilded]

These are approximate
17 foot long
26 inches bottom widest point
29.5 at the gunnel widest point.
seat platform is 6.5 inches
seat itself is just under 9 inches high.

 

[tx river rat]

You want have any problem with that seat height . and it sure does help paddling.
Ron

 

[wilded]

Finished. I quit.

 

[oldsparkey]

Finished. I quit.

Not yet , You are only 50% of the way there. :lol: You have to get her wet and with some luck even slimed with the fish you are inviting home for dinner. :wink:

 

[Kayak Jack]

Nice job, Ed.

 

[beekeeper]

Looks very good.
Don't forget the trip report.

beekeeper

 

[wilded]

3 coats of spar varnish dry and ready to go fishing.

 

[oldsparkey]

You have done a great job on the craft , it is really a beauty and will turn heads on the vehicle or on the water. Now if the fish think the same and they should be attracted to it , you have a winner.

 

[mike]

Very nice! 8)

Mike