Today I took the day off working on the Dory and helped my good friends Henry and Craig top thirteen of my cottonwood trees. In two years they’ll fill out and look like very short health trees. I will have cut down on the amount of leaves in my gutters and pair of Ospreys will…
Month: February 2014
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Fairing Compound
Today I put in 4 hours cleaning the hull and then applying a coat of fairing compound.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Glueing the Gunwales
Today I swept up the shop a little and then put in a couple hours releasing the clamps and glueing the gunwales to the sheer. After letting the glue cure for about four hours, I removed the clamps and cleaned up the glue. Tomorrow I’ll begin the process of applying the fairing compound.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Gunwale Guards
Today I put in 5 hours. I first cleaned up the glue squeeze out on the three bottom rub guards. I then got a nice clear straight grain rough 1 full inch by 8 inch 12-foot Douglas Fir board. I cut it into four 1 7/8″ wide pieces for my gunwale guards. I ran them…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Bow Stem
Today I put in 5 hours knocking all the high spots off with 60 grit and an orbital sander. I then cut and fit the exterior bow stem and then cut and glued run strips to the bottom. Tomorrow I’ll begin the application of the 410 fairing compound and cutting and steaming the gunwale guards.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Filling Low Spots
This last Saturday and Sunday I put in appoximately 4 hours mixing an epoxy wood flour and filling all the counter sunk screws and low spots.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Fiberglassing the Hull
We got some snow! It’s 25 degrees so first thing was to get a good fire going in the shop stove. Today I put in 4 hours. I prepped the haul for fiberglass seam tape and cloth. I then cut the tape and cloth to fit the bottom and up to the top of the…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Bottom Refit With Glue
Today I put in 3 hour removing the 1/2″ marine ply bottom and refitting with glue. I then took a block plane and faired the chine fair with the hull. Tomorrow I’ll begin the fiberglass work. Josey my shop adviser is posing in a couple of these shots.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Plywood Bottom
Today I put in 4 1/2 hours. I started cleaning up the squeezed out dried glue from the fitting of the sheer planks. Then I cut and fit the 1/2″ marine plywood bottom. Tomorrow I will plane the bottom fair with the hull chine and then fiberglass tape the chine and seams.