Kenneth Powell Posted June 22 Author Share #31 Posted June 22 Hello, I built the stand. I have a couple of very old, very dry pieces of teak and trimmed one to build it. It is so dry and void of natural oils, I was able to glue uprights onto the base and it adhered pretty well. The felt strips also stuck. I used Formby's Lemon Oil Treatment to give it some life and I think I heard slurping sounds from the old, dry wood. It's a little dark now but it should lighten as the wood absorbs the oil. I'll give it a couple of days and set the hull on the stand and start with the deck. Comments welcome - Kenneth yvesvidal, JacquesCousteau and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Powell Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM Author Share #32 Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM Somehow my previous post was posted again. Probably user error. Anyway, now that the stand is completed and in use, I started on the deck. The kingplank and bowsprit pawl bitt were installed. An old ice pick was used to scribe the kit-suppled kingplank then the grove was traced over with a HB 0.5mm mechanical pencil. I painted and stained now to make a cleaner job. The comings for the cabins have also been added. This really shows the layout of the fore and aft cabins of my idea of a pleasure boat. I've never built comings this way and I like it. With the Rattlesnake I just glued the hatches and gratings right on the deck. The process went fairly quick by trimming 1/8 stock with a #21 scalpel then cleaning up with a #11 blade and small file. And I still have all my fingers. Comments welcome - Kenneth Knocklouder, Keith Black, yvesvidal and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted Wednesday at 12:06 PM Share #33 Posted Wednesday at 12:06 PM 9 hours ago, Kenneth Powell said: Somehow my previous post was posted again. Fixed! Keith Black and Kenneth Powell 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted Wednesday at 12:15 PM Share #34 Posted Wednesday at 12:15 PM 9 hours ago, Kenneth Powell said: This really shows the layout of the fore and aft cabins of my idea of a pleasure boat. I've never built comings this way and I like it. It will be interesting to see how you treat this fishing boat into a yacht. I agree with you that the purity of the hull lines could have made for the prettiest pleasure yacht. Yves Kenneth Powell and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Powell Posted Wednesday at 06:13 PM Author Share #35 Posted Wednesday at 06:13 PM Thanks Chris for the fix. Thanks Yves for the post. Plenty of work boats here in Biloxi have been converted to family boats by using the space of the hold. There's plenty of room for a salon or a bunk area. - Kenneth Keith Black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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