| Event |
Date |
Hours |
Notes |
| Order books |
Summer 99 |
0 |
Start on spouse acceptance and convince myself I can do it |
| Order Plans |
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- |
What does this thing look like in detail? Glen-L newsletter 9 photos
by Wayne Cox look promising. |
| Set up work area |
|
- |
Lights, paint wall and floor. Clear out space
Tape plans on wall
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| Bribe the kids and set the work rules |
|
- |
Purchase at end of season closeout: Jessie - skis, Elyse - kneeboard, and David - wakeboard.
|
| Order plywood
Purchase lumber |
|
- |
Now I'm committed. First big expenditures. Piles of lumber and
plywood. Have to relocate lathe to make room. |
| Start construction |
9/2/99 |
0 |
Cut out frame parts. |
| Plywood arrives |
9/9/99 |
- |
Need for frame gussets. |
| Panic day |
9/99 |
- |
Will it fit out the door (yes). Will Mercruiser 350 MAG fit (maybe
with work)? This started by looking over frame 4 and it is too wide to
fit out the door horizontally. Boat will need to come out at ~ 45 degree
angle. After verifying fit through door, it now looks too small for
engine. |
| Frames complete |
9/26/99 |
48.5 |
At this point they are assembled and have 2 coats of epoxy |
| Frames on stringers and aligned |
10/2 |
64.5 |
First big milestone. It now has the rough outline of a boat! |
| Keel and stem complete |
10/9/99 |
87 |
|
| Chines on |
10/21/99 |
108 |
Much more boat-like looking. |
| Bottom Battens complete |
10/31/99 |
151.5 |
Lots of joinery |
| Sheers on |
11/14/99 |
179 |
|
| Completed frame |
11/21/99 |
185 |
|
| Fairing of frame complete |
12/5/99 |
208.5 |
Lots of work! Fairing is hard work. This has taken much longer to get
to this point than I expected. It pays to be patient at this point. It
will pay dividends in fairing of planking. |
| First layer laminations start - transom |
12/10/99 |
222 |
I sure wish I had made frame 2-3 inches higher on the stands. It is a
very tight fit for me. Remember- you have to slide under to clean
up the joints. |
| First layer complete |
12/26/99 |
267 |
Just stand back and admire your work |
| First layer faired |
12/29/99 |
280 |
This takes a while to get the hang of how to do. Still quite a bit of
work. Got a air file (long pneumatic sander) for Christmas. This is a
BIG help. Add fairing compound - generally 1/16" or less, one area
at chines needs 1/8".
Need more plywood due to miscalculation.
|
| Second (middle) layer start 1/2 done |
1/8/00 |
312 |
Ran out of epoxy again. >6 gals so far (1B+1C size). Hard to find
between Christmas and New Years. Does every marine dealer close at this
time? |
| Pinewood derby |
1/13/00 |
|
Yes, there is life beyond boat building. Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby
time! |
| Second layer complete and faired |
1/23/00 |
350 |
Much easier to apply and fair than first layer.
Spent some time underneath on clean-up of drips, frame edges, staple
hole / epoxy "zits". |
| Starting final lamination |
1/26/00 |
- |
|
| Order running hardware |
2/1/00 |
- |
Ordered prop shaft, stuffing boxes, rudder, fiberglass, etc. from
Glen-L |
| Final layer 50% complete |
2/26/00 |
370 |
|
| Vacation |
2/23 3/2 |
- |
Gotta have a break sometime. Skied Winter Park / Mary Jane. Get the
kinks out of my back and legs on the moguls! |
| Planking complete |
3/8/00 |
~390 |
Now starting final sanding. Used 62) 10foot x 2inch (17/8"actual)
strips for the mahogany. |
| Order engine |
3/11/00 |
- |
Getting a Sea Maxx 5.7l MPI with PCM 1.23:1 down angle transmission.
This should save a few inches of height compared to the Mercruiser with
71C trans. |
| Flip and move |
4/8/00 |
456 |
|
| Install engine |
4/16/00 |
|
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| Deck frame complete |
5/2/00 |
526 |
Waiting for exhaust parts and cables. Deck frame completed. Next
install backer blocks, connect engine |
| Deck plywood on, start engine |
5/29/00 |
627 |
Engine started without a problem, instruments all seem to work. |
| Deck Fiberglassed |
6/11/00 |
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| On the water |
6/23/00 |
736 |
Launched but not done. Bare seats and no side edging trim, but
ready for skiing and fishing |
| Seating rework |
4/1/01 |
745 |
Ready for upholstery. Metal trim installed with snap fasteners for new
"mooring" cover |
| Complete |
5/28/01 |
800 |
Upholstery and floor complete. Fresh coat of varnish. |
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