Nautical fabrication

[royce]

Latest project,
18'-4" Lug yawl
9mm marine ply planking
yellow cedar stem, apron and keel.
I'm feeling the squeeze to get finished for break up.
Still a good bit to go

Royce

 

[royce]

1/2" UHMW keel shoe
Centerboard shaped and glassed
Centerboard trunk glued up

Royce

 

[LXCam]

Been missing your projects Royce, i can't wait to see how this turns out.......like all the others

 

[royce]

Been missing your projects Royce, i can't wait to see how this turns out.......like all the others

Thanks Cam,
For me, there is a high from boat building that cannot be matched any other way.
I'm anxious myself, I have not sailed for many moons and can hardly wait.

Royce

 

[royce]

Centerboard trunk fit and fastened to the keelson
Thwart cleats shaped and fit to hull

Royce

 

[flyingblind]

Sweet. I still have pictures of your vise. Lapstrake is very cool.

 

[royce]

Sweet. I still have pictures of your vise. Lapstrake is very cool.

Thank you sir, I agree that lapstrake planks have a unique grace to them

 

[flyingblind]

Thank you sir, I agree that lapstrake planks have a unique grace to them

I have the Fine Woodworking Magazine on lapstrake boats September October 1982. Have you ever built a boat before?

 

[royce]

I guess I could have started this thread at the beginning.
Torsion box strongback.
Station moulds tacked to strongback.
Keelson shaping

 

[royce]

I have the Fine Woodworking Magazine on lapstrake boats September October 1982. Have you ever built a boat before?

Yes, quite a few boats, aluminum, cedar strip, stitch and glue, skin on frame.
Skin boats being my favorite, both building and paddling.
Here is a couple pics of a bent and lashed frame micmac canoe, my wife's favorite boat.
This one will be the first glued lapstrake.

Royce

 

[flyingblind]

Yes, quite a few boats, aluminum, cedar strip, stitch and glue, skin on frame.
Skin boats being my favorite, both building and paddling.
Here is a couple pics of a bent and lashed frame micmac canoe, my wife's favorite boat.
This one will be the first glued lapstrake.

Royce

Beautiful.

 

[royce]

Laminated stem glued up
Stem and keelson let into building mould.
Planking lined off

 

[royce]

1st garboard fit up.
Outer keel glued to garboards and 1st broad plank fit up.
Plank scarfs

 

[royce]

Plank splicing.
3rd plank shaping
6th plank hung

 

[royce]

Planked up, yahoo!
Outer stem fit up.
Skeg shaped and glued up

 

[royce]

Off the mould.
1st 3 planks filleted in preparation for 6oz glass fabric
Glass fabric dry fit

 

[royce]

Glass fabric weave filled and faired.
Big day, rolled upside right

 

[royce]

Laying out thwarts and mast parters

 

[MushCreek]

I'm slowly finishing up my first lapstrake boat- an 18' rowboat. I'm at that point where I'm 90% done, and have 90% to go! Sooner or later, I'm gonna throw paint on the thing and go boating.

 

[mark-NJ]

Boat building!!! Awesome! Can't wait to see how this ends!

Here's mine....scratch-built from 2015 - 2017:

 

[royce]

I'm slowly finishing up my first lapstrake boat- an 18' rowboat. I'm at that point where I'm 90% done, and have 90% to go! Sooner or later, I'm gonna throw paint on the thing and go boating.

Good on you, I would love to see a pic or two

 

[royce]

Boat building!!! Awesome! Can't wait to see how this ends!

Here's mine....scratch-built from 2015 - 2017:

Beautiful brightwork Mark, well done.

 

[turbowoodworker]

Royce I am really confused. Which parts did you weld??

Very nice work, as always.

 

[royce]

Royce I am really confused. Which parts did you weld??

Very nice work, as always.

Thanks Turbo

 

[MushCreek]

Here's the thread on my build-

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/a-tool-maker-builds-a-rowboat.501281/

 

[royce]

Here's the thread on my build-

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/a-tool-maker-builds-a-rowboat.501281/

I just went through your thread, nice work.
Thanks for sharing

Royce

 

[Michael B.]

Beautiful work sir! I have always admired the craftsmanship/artistry of wooden boat building.

 

[royce]

Beautiful work sir! I have always admired the craftsmanship/artistry of wooden boat building.

Thank you Michael

Royce

 

[RivennHewn]

Love’n it!

 

[jhn9840]

Glad to see you back at it. Going to be a beautiful boat.

jhn9840
John

 

[royce]

Love’n it!

I also, thanks Riv

 

[royce]

Glad to see you back at it. Going to be a beautiful boat.

jhn9840
John

Thanks John

 

[royce]

Got the cleats glued up for two thwarts.

Royce

 

[royce]

Started shaping the mizzen mast step and got the cleats for the 3rd and last thwart glued up.

Royce

 

[MushCreek]

And here I thought I was 'cheating' using a Bridgeport milling machine! A Moore jig bore? Precision boat building...

 

[royce]

And here I thought I was 'cheating' using a Bridgeport milling machine! A Moore jig bore? Precision boat building...

Like your Bridgeport, the jig bore sure comes in handy, even on woodworking projects.
Here's a set of purple heart soft jaws for a vise project, cut on the Moore.

 

[mike93lx]

Love it, great job. I really want to build a canoe and a kayak, I just don't know if I'd really commit the time needed.

 

[royce]

Love it, great job. I really want to build a canoe and a kayak, I just don't know if I'd really commit the time needed.

Thanks Mike,
I say jump in.

 

[royce]

Cut the fore mast step today and got both mast steps glued down.

Royce

 

[royce]

Got the mast centerlines laid out on the top of the sheer planks, for reference when landing the mast partners.
The mizzen mast rakes 9 degrees and the fore mast 5 degrees
Also picked up the floor shapes off of the station molds, I'll start cutting the floors tomorrow.