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Andrewiscookin

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  1. Andrewiscookin
    Got a bit of filling and cleaning up the planking done and it’s looking better and better. Line of glue on the gap wipe and sand has done wonders on how it look. The bow needs some more shaping done that I am reluctant to do. Decided to test out the resin as I have never used it before and I slapped some on the dory over the paint and have started a small section on the inside of the miss adventure to see how that will go. I was using a sponge brush not sure how heavy or lite to apply. I was expecting to be totally gassed out by the epoxy but has no noticeable odor which makes me extremely happy I won’t have to work outside on in the basement. Yesterday was opening day for boating and I missed my goal of finishing this by that time but I get distracted once the weather is nice. So opening day was spent watching the Windermere cup rowing followed by a fantastic boat parade
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    I’m excited about resin and pumps I believe I got the right stuff for the job and should have a bit of free time to hopefully get this boat finished. Picked up pumps from the boat store because i forgot them so an excuse to go on the ferry and look at more boats
  3. Andrewiscookin
    Finally have the bottom almost fully planked just a couple more on the rear but my sniper snapped so I stopped. The dremel made quick work of some trimming and I’ll be filling a bit and thinking of the best way to do so in between some planks that are a bit further apart than I had hoped. I was able to pick up epoxy and will be ordering their pumps for proper mixing easy from what I’ve read today I saw three whales 2 orca and I believe a small grey whale as well as a nice little red boat on my trip to breakfast
  4. Andrewiscookin
    Slowly going at it picked up a dremel to help and don’t know why I had not got one before. Almost done with the hull planking and will do some sanding and filling before I start with the resin. Today I’ll be by a boat shop and plan on picking up some west marine resin and hardener but not sure if I was the slow hardener or the faster
  5. Andrewiscookin
    Not feeling as confident as I want to be so things are going a little slower here is some weekend progress with planking that’s not as tight as I wish and the bow roughly done before sanding. For my first time doing this I give myself a b. And I give myself a d for the shipwreck in a bottle lol
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    No my wife and I went to Poulsbo for our anniversary getaway we are in Seattle but I like going around where we can look at boats. So many models all over that small town almost every single shop had one on display
  7. Andrewiscookin
    More shaping and glueing planks and really liking how it’s turning out and feel like it will shape up nicely. Learning to use the bender and soaking sticks has been fairly easy and I wish I had purchased one much earlier. So happy to be back working on it
  8. Andrewiscookin
    Ok finally back at this as I’ve been waiting weeks as this plank bender has traveled all over the country for the last 3-4 weeks this is making planking so much easier than how I was just forcing it how I wanted (yay learning). For now I am gluing one plank at a time per side and going back and forth while soaking and shaping the planks further down the hull. The way I have been clamping the planks in place will need to change soon and I’m not quite sure how I will be doing that so I’ll get creative with rubber bands and anything that I have. So happy to be back working on it I have felt so bad just watching it sit there while occasionally catching my cat climbing on it. Also a picture of a little regatta I watched this morning from the ferry as I was waiting for the plank bender to get delivered
  9. Andrewiscookin
    I’ve taken a couple weekends off of building this waiting for a plank bender now. But I have spent my weekends looking at others boats in all these small shops in Paulso and then today touring the Virginia V while it is in dry dock being repaired and learned quite a bit today. Hopefully once my plank bender gets here I will get back to work daily on this project I feel bad with it just sitting there but field trips were had
  10. Andrewiscookin
    Was able to get the hull roughly in but It should fair well before I do the planking. Once I finally got it all in place I did a little I got a boat dance I must say. now to bust out some filler and sanding. questioning if I should varnish the sides before glueing the planks wonderful work this weekend
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    Time for glue to dry and be back at it tomorrow love seeing it take shape and slowly figuring this out
  12. Andrewiscookin
    Having fun today working sides and transom. I’m adding a basswood layer to waterproof it does not say to do this and to plank right on the frame so making a panel and copying it for the opposite side nothing is glued yet and I am still shaping and fitting together. The transom I’m doing a little different and filled the spaces in the frame and a single layer of the dark wood which I will be planking over learned that I really don’t like the smell of 5 minute epoxy when I filled in gaps from the propeller shaft and rudder shaft. started layers of varnish on the inside the other night back to it I go
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    That took way longer than it should have now to sand and do some filling in some and I think I can move on to the transom and sides You can hardly tell I messed up lol
  14. Andrewiscookin
    For some reason my brain could not get this figured out easily so I tried my best and it doesn’t look super great right now but I think with some filler and sanding it will be ok. Also seeing that it isn’t perfectly symmetrical but that too won’t be too far off less than a plank width. I am also thinking of making a metal cover for the bow (or make my jeweler wife do that for me) and it would cover up some imperfections. It was a very frustrating weekend and I’m tired of this particular section but I won’t be giving up just yet. Thanks for the help
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    Thinking it will end up being laid like this unless I can find a different way to go
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    I slept on it and I feel dumb I was trying to force them to go straight ahead instead of bend in to the center but if I go this direction I’ll need to fill in the blank area that is created if that makes any sense. Glad I didn’t glue further than I did and if I hate the way it looks I can just paint the bottom
  17. Andrewiscookin
    Ok I’m stuck and have to do some learning on how to do this part of the bow. Started to taper the planks and nothing is glued yet but it’s not looking like it will curve and still follow the straight I’m looking for and now I feel I’ve messed up these few planks. Time for tutorials
  18. Andrewiscookin
    Things are slowing down a bit as I have never planked a bow before but I think I have it figured out starting the taper for the bend. I have also got the propshaft and rudder tube in place. That required mocking up the motor and I was having trouble getting everything to fit properly and figured I need a different shorter coupler than it came with so I have ordered a couple different ones to see what will fit. time for a break before I get back to it later today
  19. Andrewiscookin
    Well here is what I was able to get done this weekend lots of bottom work. Added this extra detail that it didn’t call for but I thought would look great and I was not wrong. Did some research both online and in person and I am thinking it may get a bottom color covering up that detail after all that but I know it’s there and that is all that matters. I picked up this marine spar varnish and am wondering if that is ok to use as waterproofing inside and outside or if I should return it for something else and insight on that would be helpful thanks
  20. Andrewiscookin
    This is much different then the kit I just finished, now i want to build this one it looks great!
  21. Andrewiscookin
    Alright here goes nothing after looking around and finding a few builds I decided to put some sheeting under the planks so slight deviation from the kit so I’m a little nervous. I left some of the stringers from the wider bits long so maybe they can stick out between the darker wood to give some lines and break up the solid look without painting. Ok slow moving today had a late start went to a big boat show and got inspiration from some vintage race boats.
  22. Andrewiscookin
    Waiting on response from model expo because it appears the kit came with a propshaft assembly that is short by 2-3 inches no response in 4 days. I’ll mock up with a longer piece of tubing so I can get started on the exterior this weekend
  23. Andrewiscookin
    It is single layer mahogany the way it comes so that’s why I’ll be adding the sheets. I am still very new to this so taking suggestions
  24. Andrewiscookin
    Ordered some 1/16th basswood sheets to lay under the plankin that is not in the instructions but what I’ve seen others do to better waterproof thanks for the heads up on that other build I haven seen much information
  25. Andrewiscookin
    Was another very long day working on this one and I got it all strung and ready to be faired a bit. Another first doing stringers and soaked in alcohol to get it to bend maybe not the easiest way but it worked for the most part like ya of clamps and rubber bands. About 20 hours working on this in two days has been a lot of work but I could not be any happier

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