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Mike Collier

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  1. Mike Collier
    Sunday I installed the starboard side and the chines. When dried I sand an angle on the sides and chines so I would have a better gluing area for the bottom planks. Today I started to plank the bottom.
  2. Mike Collier
    First day I put together the keelson , transom , stem . Then I installed the bulkhead and temporary bulkhead. Then I installed the port side.
  3. Mike Collier
    Bought a Pot Pie Skiff kit from Wye River Models. I’ve really like building work boats especially from Chesapeake Bay Area. I’ve done Crab Scraper, Hoopers Island Draketail and a Buyboat all from Wye River Models.
  4. Mike Collier
    Hello, where are you from?
  5. Mike Collier
    It looks like a well thought out building board that can be reused many times. Thanks for sharing.
  6. Mike Collier
    What kind of tool is that you are using for the building board?
  7. Mike Collier
    I meant is that the instruction manual for that Wye River Model ?
  8. Mike Collier
    Is the Skipjack book the instruction manual? I’ll be following this build. I really like building Wye River Models!
  9. Mike Collier
    Thanks Jim, I’m trying.
  10. Mike Collier
    Got some or done on my Buyboat. Deck is on, side rails, base for pilot house and cover for cargo hole. I also glued in a mast support . I cut out the doors.
  11. Mike Collier
    I’ve been there a couple of times, I think I’ll go there on Tuesday, the model boat club there is going to rc sail boat races!
  12. Mike Collier
    Finished planking bottom and sanded. Added prop and rudder.
  13. Mike Collier
    Thanks, these work boats is what I like to build.
  14. Mike Collier
    Update, I got the sides on the bulkheads installed, chines in , the chunks in the bow and started planking the bottom. I’ll do final sanding on bottom after all bottom planking done
  15. Mike Collier
    Thanks.
  16. Mike Collier
    robert952, I just finished my Maine Peapod this morning.
  17. Mike Collier
    A buyboat would go out on Chesapeake Bay to oyster boats during the season and buy the oysters and take them to market so the oysters boats could stay out and work. Doing the off season ship product up and down the bay , like watermelons to market, carrying supplies to some of the islands.
  18. Mike Collier
    Started a Buyboat from Wye River Models today. Unpack kit, started to trace the bulkheads and cut out middle bulkhead. Trimmed keel, cut out stem brace and started to assemble. Glue keelson together , added brace for bulkhead, glued stern to keelson and added support blocks.
  19. Mike Collier
    This is a good read , since I just ordered this kit. Looking forward to building it and reading the rest of your build.
  20. Mike Collier
    Looking real good! Keep up the good work!
  21. Mike Collier
    Also got some boat plans from Smithsonian!
  22. Mike Collier
    Still working on my Chesapeake Bay box stern work boat.
  23. Mike Collier
    I did the bottom cross planking and added the flooring. All going pretty well, I like building work boats. I really like the models from Wye River Models. You have to be careful and measure the drawings, I think they are a little off. I cut out the decking by the plans and it was to big, so I had to make my own deck plan to fit.
  24. Mike Collier
    Next I installed the deck and started the planking. I finished the side planking.
  25. Mike Collier
    Started to build by installing the stem to the keelson, notch the transom for the chine and then installed the transom. Then installed the floor frames and attached the chines. I installed the bulkhead and first hull frame.

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