gerty

Very nice work Russ !   & beautiful pics !

One last touch was a name for the boat. My client wanted to name it for his uncle Geo. So, I made a water slide decal with the name on a small banner. This is a local motif, although it is usually found on larger boats. However, it looks pretty good on the skiff.

Next the interior was painted and this is the finished model.
 
Russ

Let the painting begin. Not my favorite thing to do. First the white topsides and the red bottom. Not perfect, but I console myself with the knowledge that even in life, these were not perfect.

Here is a look at the oarlock bases.

Here is what the skiff looks like with all the major work done.

The bottom has a plank keel with a small skeg forward and a larger skeg aft.

Here is a look at the bow area.  
 
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With the outer and inner trim added along with the stern frames and chine log, the seats can be fitted.  
 
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Once the hull is planked, it comes off the jig and the real fun part begins.
 
Russ

I am in the process of building a series of large scale skiff models for some friends. I thought I would share with you the first one. This is a very simple model, somewhat similar to the smaller 1/24 scale skiffs I have built for the past several years. This skiff design is compilation of my skiff research from about 15 years ago. One really neat feature is I can build several skiffs off the same design and then fit and finish them in different ways. No two can or will be alike.
 
Hope you find this interesting.
 
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Thanks Don, Mark and everyone for the likes.
 
Finished up with the planking below the waterline. Filled the cracks and gave it a light sanding, then a coat of wax for protection. The final finishing will be done later on.
 

Thank you Frank and Buck. I always enjoy hearing from a couple of master-craftsmen.
 
So I decided on these two woods(cherry and yellow poplar I think) and will split these on the waterline.
 

 
Got the keel/stem and stern post covered as well as a portion of the planking below the waterline.
 

 
More to come soon.
 

I do apologize Mobbsie.....I don't want to confuse anyone.   it's just that the direction that the other hull was taking,  I find it better to just let it go,  to turn out the way it's going to.   I think I picked the wrong hull to portray the subject.  I'm not losing a Tree Boat.......I'm gaining a fishing boat    I think once the hull is assembled,  it will make more sense  
 
 
so I looked in the camera finally........dismayed to find only these three pictures though.......I thought I had taken more.  I've done some work to the stern / transom,  bringing it more to the shape it needs to be.   when I get it closer to what's required I can even every thing out and get back to planking the bottom.
 

 
the top line of the transom is leveled out.   later I can cap this out.........I'll most likely plank over it as well.   for the bottom, I made fillers using one of the proceeding bulkheads,  fitting and cementing it in place.  the same was done to the other side as well.
 

 

 
still a bit more to do here...........sanding and shaping

Joe, Lawrence thanks for stopping by and your comments. And all those who clicked the LIKE button.
 
Joe: I have both Lowes and Home Depot close by but have never seen hobby sized lumber of any type in either of them. No ACE Hardwares near me.
 
Another small update:  Wheel house and ship's wheel completed.
 

Hi Jack - Your Willie L Bennett is looking great - nice work !
 
I did use 1/16 x 3/32 " strips for the cap rails.  Sorry, just seeing your message - you may have it completed by now 
 
Hope to have an update on mine soon.

Hi Jack - Your Willie L Bennett is looking great - nice work !
 
I did use 1/16 x 3/32 " strips for the cap rails.  Sorry, just seeing your message - you may have it completed by now 
 
Hope to have an update on mine soon.

Hi Jack - Your Willie L Bennett is looking great - nice work !
 
I did use 1/16 x 3/32 " strips for the cap rails.  Sorry, just seeing your message - you may have it completed by now 
 
Hope to have an update on mine soon.

thanks Gerhard and Patrick.......thanks also for the likes    I got a chance to do the primer work on the stairs.   
 

 

 

 
now that the railing is done,  I can pull the structure back off to do a few more things before the color goes on.   I want to get the cap railings on the bulwarks,  before the hull gets painted.   better weather is here........I should have more free time tomorrow.

Yippee!  the work week has ended!     I have been thinking about this all week end.   I got up at 5:30 this morning......I have some chores to do.   but,  before I do the drudgery,  I'm going to have some fun     taking a 1.8 x 8 mm strip,  I took some eyeball measurements,  and got to work on it.   the space I need to fill is here,  on the starboard side.
 

 
after cutting one side,  the other side was made.........the treads will be 1/2 inch.
 

 
the treads were then glued to one side of the stairs........later sanded so they will all be equal,  for when the other side is glued on.
 

 
the notch at the top will fit over the lip along the fore deck.   the rest of the ladder was assembled.......the railing wall on the left side will be this short piece.......enough to bring the ladder part more toward the center of the gap.   it was fitted in place at this time.......a little spot of CA was used to cement the wall to the side of the ladder.   any excess that sticks out past the wall,  will be cut off and sanded flush with the ladder.
 

 
the other side wall was cut and fitted at this time.   later,  after it was sanded and trimmed......the short deficit was filled in with square stock.......and that too was sanded flush and smooth.   the whole assembly was sanded,  and the cap rails were cut and glued on.    more sanding........
 

 

 
here you can see the parts that I'm  referring too.......they stick out past the walls.   this will be removed.
 

 
the excess was cut off.......and more sanding was done to flush out the stubbles.    the cap rails were rounded to take the edges off.
 

 
the rest of the railings need to be sanded a bit more to round them out as well.   fitting the assembly in place,  I can see that I will have to trim the structure railing a bit more,  but as a whole,  it all fits together quite well.   when I can do the color paint work,  then the structure and the walls can be cemented in place permanently.   still a bit more to do th the structure itself.
 

 

 

Small Update: Completed the deck structures, put one coat of WOP on the deck; decided to paint the wale the same as the roofs rather than try a pin stripe along the side. Didn't care for the way the stain came out on the hatch covers so I took left over strips of walnut veneer from one of my Artesania Latina kits and used it to plank over the hatch cover material. Then gave it a single coat of WOP. The paint is Vallejo brand Hull Red for the bottom, and Flat Green for the roofs and wale. The white is Americana Deco-Art brand Titainium White and the deck is Min-Wax Ipswich Pine with one coat of Satin WOP.
 
Man close-ups really reveal more then the naked eye - I see a couple of structures need a little touch up on the green paint. The quality control inspectors must have been out late that night
 
If you're wondering what the green band holding the boat to the cradle is, it is the cloth velcro strapping material you use to tie up garden plants without damaging the plant. Works well for holding the boat down. Copied the stand from one of the other Willie Bennett build logs. Works nice - also allows me to clamp the cradle/stand to the work-top.
 
Photos follow:
 

Hi Jack - The Hull and Deck look great !   Nice job !     

Russ, Gerty, thanks for the compliments
 
Gerty - I've been making heavy use of your excellent build log and photos in trying to figure out how these deck structures look and what size they are. Have had a couple of oops re-dos already. Had to substitute 1/32 baltic birch plywood to make a couple of the roofs - their stock was not wide enough. The engine cover has been giving me the most trouble - can't see all sides of it - your photos have helped me a lot tho.

Hi Jack - The Hull and Deck look great !   Nice job !     

Very nice work Russ !