March 2008
Inexpensive Boat Plans - Instant Download
Submitted by cac on Sun, 2008-03-30 17:30
Morten Olesen offers a fairly wideranging set of plans geared around the beginning boat builder. Mostly smaller craft, but some nice looking boats.
Easy-To-Follow Wooden Boat Plans Available for Instant Download boat plans
I'm not the only one who has had glue failures
Submitted by v28build on Sat, 2008-03-29 21:45
Seems some of the new F22 (U.S. fighter aircraft) airframes are failing due to bad glue... I've been there :-)
Fugawi HotMaps Explorer
Submitted by cac on Sat, 2008-03-29 21:26
HotMaps Explorer, powered by Fugawi, is a commercial offering charts to explore 10,000+ freshwater lakes all on one DVD. It's not designed for navigation or detailed work, but for exploring options and planning purposes, it looks interesting. For $20 might be handy.
Life's2Short
Submitted by cac on Wed, 2008-03-26 22:40
An interesting, fairly long term live-aboard blog. Plenty of pictures and fairly long posts. Check it out!
Todd & Brenda Lanning
Todd and I have created this blog to document our adventures over the next few years as live-aboards on our 40-foot Oceania Sundeck Trawler named "Life's2Short." We hope you will check in periodically to find out what we've been up to!
Measure twice... don't cut
Submitted by v28build on Mon, 2008-03-24 21:30Got home early enough to try to get a little done. Hauled another sheet of MDO around to the boat, swept up a bunch of the accumulated sawdust on top of the hull, and started to get ready to measure and cut the first piece of the second layer of the bottom.
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He Is Risen!
Submitted by cac on Sun, 2008-03-23 23:00A bit late in the day, but wanted to pass on a very Happy Easter to all my readers out there. We had a great day here... morning services with a nice drama with Christ ascending (I do lighting and drama stuff at our church), dinner with the family, and then some time to work on the boat.
Very nice day.
Very nice day.
Look at that bow....
Submitted by v28build on Sun, 2008-03-23 22:56
You can always use another set of eyes on the problem. I've been struggling with how to trim off the bow panel I mounted the other day so that I could mount the other side. No matter what I thought of, it seemed like I would just be guessing how to do it.
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Fillets and Panels
Submitted by v28build on Sat, 2008-03-22 21:55Got to actually get some work done today. Started off by adding fillets (epoxy and fiberglass tape joints) between what will be the bottom of the sheer clamps and the hull sides. This seemed to work very nicely. The fiberglass tape wetted out well and it was easy to do. I used the "ziploc bag" epoxy application method where you put the epoxy in the bag and clip a corner off and use it like a pastry/baker's decorating tube. Laid down a nice bead. Smooth out with a plastic spoon and away you go.
Dane was a big help cutting the fiberglass cloth tape for each section.
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Dane was a big help cutting the fiberglass cloth tape for each section.
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House Boat - no Boat House
Submitted by cac on Thu, 2008-03-20 22:29
In my part of the States, the term "boat house" usually means a building where you store a boat (usually built over the water so that the boat can float right in and be fully covered and protected.
This site has a different use of the term, but looking at the craft, its fitting.
This is an incredible "house" built on a boat hull.
This site has a different use of the term, but looking at the craft, its fitting.
This is an incredible "house" built on a boat hull.
Grinding and Sanding
Submitted by v28build on Tue, 2008-03-18 21:26Got home with enough time and daylight to get a bit done. I went through the interior and ground off and sanded a bunch of what will be the bottom of the sheer clamp/deck area. I want to clean that up and do a bit of filleting there to ensure a good bond and having it "upside down" will make it much easier.
Also worked on the stern a while, planing off some of the side panels flush with the bottom and transom. Starting to get the hull bottom read for it's next layer of ply/MDO.
Also worked on the stern a while, planing off some of the side panels flush with the bottom and transom. Starting to get the hull bottom read for it's next layer of ply/MDO.
Time = 1 hour
