Category: Wooden Boats

Today I cleaned the shop and removed the boat from her mold. I then sanded the interior and filled all voids with epoxy wood flour. Next week I’ll stared building her interior!

Today I applied the 4th coat of Jade green topcoat and cut in the bottom paint. Tomorrow she’ll come off of the mold and be turned over. I will then get started on the interior!

This morning I applied the second coat of jade topcoat paint!

This afternoon I sanded the fairing compound and applied the first of three coats of topcoat and bottom paint. Tomorrow more sanding and paint!

Today I knocked off some high spots and cut and fit the skeg and gunwale guards. The next step will be to sand the boat fair and add a layer of west 410 fairing compound. Then more sanding!

Today I faired the bottom planking, filled all the screw holes and voids with epoxy wood flour. Then I cut and made pattern with 6oz glass cloth then set it with epoxy!

Today I planked the bottom. I had to take some 1″x12″ rough red cedar planks, cut them into 1×2 1/2×36″ short planks then planed them. Then I fit them to the bottom. Next week I’ll fair the bottom and glass it with 6oz cloth.

Today I scribed the chine planks, set the angle on the hand jigsaw, and cut it. Then I cut, glued, fit and clamped in the chinelogs. After that I lofted, cut and fit the sheer planks. Then I removed the chinelog clamps and cut them to fit. Tomorrow I’ll begin planking the bottom.

Today I received the rough red cedar plank from my good friend Henry. I planed them from a rough sawn one full inch to 5/8″. Then lofted out the chine plank and glued and fit it to the transoms. Tomorrow the sheer plank is next. I posted a couple of pics of the wheelbarrow boat…