TV 15-29 strip build

[woodman]

I scored some more free cedar ...This time from a remodel job 4 beams 11 and a half foot long that were on the ceiling in a family room not like the old cedar fence pickets I made 2 other boats out of.
And thanks to Matt's detailed plans,especially on the forms I am doing a little different tecknique...

Here I have the forms set up with 20'' spacing and gluing up the 2 bottom panels..

 

[woodman]

With the bottom glued up I started on the sides and ran a couple strips in order to be able to mark the underside of the bottom to trim...

 

[woodman]

Continuing on down the sides....On this project I am using the cove and bead for the first time..I like the way the pcs. line up..glue up is faster.

 

[woodman]

The sides are sanded and tacked back on th the forms..

The bottom panels are glued together down the center....then mixed up thickened epoxy and glued the bottom to the sides....

I ended up finishing off the ends like this...

 

[Kayak Jack]

That's a crafty :wink: stem piece there. It's a nice conversion of all the curved and flat surfaces.

 

[woodman]

Those pcs. were easy now begins a challenge..Begining the tumblehome panel..
Clamping in place in order to saw the pcs...



If I did over I would start at this panel and work toward the bottom...

 

[makenmend]

trying new methods usually has some hidden problems, you'll work your way through, all it takes is time thought and patience.

MM

ps nice looking work.

 

[hairymick01]

G'day Woodman,

Nice job mate. just a thought re the tumblehome panel. Why not take the baot with the forms still intact and turn the whole lot over to work the tumblehome panels into place?

Love ya work BTW

 

[woodman]

I finally got the last strips on tonight...doing things the hard way could tend to burn a guy out....but I keep coming back for more...being my 4th build I should know by now to start at the sheer....

 

[woodman]

All puttied and sanded ready for cloth...the epoxy just got here today what timing...

 

[woodman]

The cloth will lay out till tomorrow some time....I have been making squeegees from a pc. of plastic laminate sandwiched between 2 pcs. of 1/4'' ply.

 

[woodman]

After a couple days of letting the cloth hang I got it glassed this morning..
The mismatch of color or random doesn't make for a very attractive hull but the decks can be better...all the hull was done with 1 of the beams....

The shiny spot down the keel was due to the spreading of the last of the mix instead of throwing it out..
Steve

 

[woodman]

The inside is glassed and progress continues...

Their will be no bulkheads so I use foam block wedged into each end..

The decks are 2 foot long..

 

[woodman]

Getting close to hitting the water...before it is done...like so many have done..just can't wait..

 

[JEM]

Nice! Any idea what it weighs right now?

 

[woodman]

I just weighed it on the bath scale at 32 lbs....

 

[woodman]

Oh wow this thing is stable with my seat 8'' up no more sitting next to the floor..now I can take my 6 yr. old grandson in this one....

 

[woodman]

Took the 6 yr. old grandson out in it and it paddles fine with him sitting still but that little bugger has ants in his pants wile tied up to a tree fishing way to tipsy for me and the seats were as low as can be....Ausome for one person though...

Time to make a wider yak. ...

 

[makenmend]

I had my 80 lb dog out with me one time, one time is all it needed :roll: The TV is forgiving to a piont.

MM

 

[mosportsmen]

Great rig. I like the trailer they make things a little more ready to go when you want to go.