Re: [bolger] Re: Report on Welsford "Seagull" Progress
Bruce
Ther is room in Bolger2 and 3
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Since this groups photos are full, and email attachments are not
allowed, I posted the pics of my Seagull to my other group, they're
in the photo section in a folder named Hector's .......at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freeboatexchange
Bruce Hector
Twisted Boat Builder
(All who know me would agree!)
allowed, I posted the pics of my Seagull to my other group, they're
in the photo section in a folder named Hector's .......at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freeboatexchange
Bruce Hector
Twisted Boat Builder
(All who know me would agree!)
Just an update on my boat construction these past two weekends with photos.
There were to be a ton more, from drawing lines on flat plywood showing each
step towards completeion. But due to my inept photography skills, the first
set was taken with no film in the camera, rats!
I saw the Seagull in John Welsford's new book Backyard Boatbuilder. I liked
her as I had need of a dedicated rowboat for a tender and exercise. Plus her
ability to take three adults, a small outboard and a little bimini I'd make
up would make her a great vacation cartopper for harbour explores and river
day trips, hopefully in the sunny south to escape the Canadian winters. I
though there was enough detail in the book to build from, but ordered the
plans from Chuck at Duckworks. I must say that Duckworks e\service on both
the book and the plans were great, the plans arriving in just a few days,
despite two countries post offices and Canad Customs getting their hands on
them.
This was my first stitch and glue boat and my first building from metric
plans.
Starting on a Friday (Feb 14) afternoon about 3 pm the layout went fast, and
I thought accurate. My cuts are getting better and they looked good. Before
leaving I butt blocked the panels together with West System epoxy and
cobbled the three frames and transom together.
Then on Saturday afternoon I drilled 3/16th inch tie holes every 6 inches or
so, and with Gary Sexsmith and Elaine Woods helping with the 15 foot long
wobbly panels we tied her together. I used nylon electrician's pull ties as
I didn't trust my ability to tie knots in fishing line, as Mt. Welsford
recomends. This was incredible. One minute three people are balancing and
steering these flimsy panels, then with a zip on a tie or two, it looks like
a boat has been born. Boat building in thin air. The starboard aft side
didn't match the height of the transom, so I planed it down about a half
inch, then went around the boat, eyeing things and tightening the pull ties.
When all looked good the inside seams (which were much smaller gaps than my
earlier efforts) were filled with a mix of West and sawdust that was mixed
to a consistency like peanut butter and strips of 3 inch fibreglass tape
were pushed into the goop while wet and then the cloth was fully wet out
with more epoxy. I also made epoxy/sawdust fillets along the frames and
transom edges to lock everything up tight, and left for the night.
Sunday, I went back to the shop to continue the weekend's efforts. To my
surprise I noticed a visible twist at the transom. The bottom had the
correct rocker, but the starboard side was about a 1/2" higher than the
portside. Dang, with all the epoxy now rock hard, she was going to be a
Twisted Seagull, which on second though will make a good name, and match my
sense of humour to boot. Johm Welsford replied to an eQuestion of mine
saying, :Don't worry, 99% of the people won't notice, it's effect will be
minimal, less than shifting your weight to one side by an ich or two, and
the 1% that do notice will be fellow boatbuilders, who'll understand and be
too polite to say anything." I agree, but it still bugs me. I'll plan the
top edge of the transom to match the low side and that'll camoflage it to
most eyes. I then framed in supports for the fore deck/seat and the aft
seat. These will be covered and form watertigh floatation chambers, making
her unsinkable. Something I like in a boat.
Monday evening, after work I took photo 28, thinking 28? 25 or 26 sometimes
depending on how the old 35mm is loaded, but at 28 I knew something was
wrong. Double Dang, no film in the camera. Loaded camera, and that's why the
construction shots start at this stage.
Flipped her and taped the seams from the outside as before. Small gaps, only
a few inches needed extra goop, and all was wetted out. Work reared it's
ugly head again, and for the next few days nothing much happened. She sat in
the shop, covered with plastic while cars were sprayed and money to waste on
boatbuilding was earned.
On the next weekend (Feb 22 and 23) the gunwales were cut and bent on using
the boatbuilder's friend, drywall screws. I elected to go with a doubled
outwale to finish approx. 2" by 2" to keep the inside edge bare for easy
clean outs of gravel and guck sure to collet on her bottom. The transom
doubler was attached, and the exterior was given a complete coat of epoxy.
We filleted the undersides of the gunwales today (Mon Feb. 24) and are
adding the keelson this afternoon.
Then she'll be covered up and ignore for a few weeks as we drive south to
escape hail, ice, snow and slush. We had an ice storm Sunday, there' a phot
attached that shows why Canadian winter boating consists of indoor dreaming
and boatbuilding.
All in all, she's coming along very fast and we'll have her in the water in
mid April. If the river's thawed by then.
Bruce Hector
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There were to be a ton more, from drawing lines on flat plywood showing each
step towards completeion. But due to my inept photography skills, the first
set was taken with no film in the camera, rats!
I saw the Seagull in John Welsford's new book Backyard Boatbuilder. I liked
her as I had need of a dedicated rowboat for a tender and exercise. Plus her
ability to take three adults, a small outboard and a little bimini I'd make
up would make her a great vacation cartopper for harbour explores and river
day trips, hopefully in the sunny south to escape the Canadian winters. I
though there was enough detail in the book to build from, but ordered the
plans from Chuck at Duckworks. I must say that Duckworks e\service on both
the book and the plans were great, the plans arriving in just a few days,
despite two countries post offices and Canad Customs getting their hands on
them.
This was my first stitch and glue boat and my first building from metric
plans.
Starting on a Friday (Feb 14) afternoon about 3 pm the layout went fast, and
I thought accurate. My cuts are getting better and they looked good. Before
leaving I butt blocked the panels together with West System epoxy and
cobbled the three frames and transom together.
Then on Saturday afternoon I drilled 3/16th inch tie holes every 6 inches or
so, and with Gary Sexsmith and Elaine Woods helping with the 15 foot long
wobbly panels we tied her together. I used nylon electrician's pull ties as
I didn't trust my ability to tie knots in fishing line, as Mt. Welsford
recomends. This was incredible. One minute three people are balancing and
steering these flimsy panels, then with a zip on a tie or two, it looks like
a boat has been born. Boat building in thin air. The starboard aft side
didn't match the height of the transom, so I planed it down about a half
inch, then went around the boat, eyeing things and tightening the pull ties.
When all looked good the inside seams (which were much smaller gaps than my
earlier efforts) were filled with a mix of West and sawdust that was mixed
to a consistency like peanut butter and strips of 3 inch fibreglass tape
were pushed into the goop while wet and then the cloth was fully wet out
with more epoxy. I also made epoxy/sawdust fillets along the frames and
transom edges to lock everything up tight, and left for the night.
Sunday, I went back to the shop to continue the weekend's efforts. To my
surprise I noticed a visible twist at the transom. The bottom had the
correct rocker, but the starboard side was about a 1/2" higher than the
portside. Dang, with all the epoxy now rock hard, she was going to be a
Twisted Seagull, which on second though will make a good name, and match my
sense of humour to boot. Johm Welsford replied to an eQuestion of mine
saying, :Don't worry, 99% of the people won't notice, it's effect will be
minimal, less than shifting your weight to one side by an ich or two, and
the 1% that do notice will be fellow boatbuilders, who'll understand and be
too polite to say anything." I agree, but it still bugs me. I'll plan the
top edge of the transom to match the low side and that'll camoflage it to
most eyes. I then framed in supports for the fore deck/seat and the aft
seat. These will be covered and form watertigh floatation chambers, making
her unsinkable. Something I like in a boat.
Monday evening, after work I took photo 28, thinking 28? 25 or 26 sometimes
depending on how the old 35mm is loaded, but at 28 I knew something was
wrong. Double Dang, no film in the camera. Loaded camera, and that's why the
construction shots start at this stage.
Flipped her and taped the seams from the outside as before. Small gaps, only
a few inches needed extra goop, and all was wetted out. Work reared it's
ugly head again, and for the next few days nothing much happened. She sat in
the shop, covered with plastic while cars were sprayed and money to waste on
boatbuilding was earned.
On the next weekend (Feb 22 and 23) the gunwales were cut and bent on using
the boatbuilder's friend, drywall screws. I elected to go with a doubled
outwale to finish approx. 2" by 2" to keep the inside edge bare for easy
clean outs of gravel and guck sure to collet on her bottom. The transom
doubler was attached, and the exterior was given a complete coat of epoxy.
We filleted the undersides of the gunwales today (Mon Feb. 24) and are
adding the keelson this afternoon.
Then she'll be covered up and ignore for a few weeks as we drive south to
escape hail, ice, snow and slush. We had an ice storm Sunday, there' a phot
attached that shows why Canadian winter boating consists of indoor dreaming
and boatbuilding.
All in all, she's coming along very fast and we'll have her in the water in
mid April. If the river's thawed by then.
Bruce Hector
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