Under Construction: Bateau.com TW28 Stretched

[littlerayray]

I'm in the same boat pardon the pun when it comes to drill bits have all kinds but the one I need

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

I'm in the same boat pardon the pun when it comes to drill bits have all kinds but the one I need

It's that same mystical force that always removes one of your socks from the dryer!

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Port side aft fabric laid out to be gooped tomorrow. Just have to trim it up a bit in the back corner. This piece is 18' 6" long and should consume about 2 gallons of epoxy and take me 3 hours again to wet it out.

I'm not going to use peel ply this time either. Just resigned myself to a wee bit of sanding prior to the next layer going on.

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

took advantage of the cooler temps today to get some more done.

http://she-kon.blogspot.ca/2015/08/leve ... glass.html

Started out having to level the boat (again). It settled 3" on one side since we flipped it last year. Half is sitting where my gravel driveway was and the other have (that sunk) was grass at one time.

Boat gobbled up another 1-1/2 gallons today!

Switching stuff around tomorrow to do the starboard side & transom then guess what? Oh boy! I get to do it all over again! :facepalm:

Standby......

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Wee diversion from boat building this morning but still sort of boating related. Ever since the 'Big Bubble' incident I've been thinking that it may have been caused by some sort of contamination from my air compressor, water or oil. Was contemplating bodging together a makeshift air dryer from an old air compressor tank then this morning the Canadian Tire model of air dryer was on sale. Lil' voice in my head said: "Buy It & Run" so I did! $13 in fittings etc. and FrankenManifold is born!

Apologize for the crappy cell phone pics.

Few more pics etc. on today's web log update: http://she-kon.blogspot.ca/2015/08/litt ... lated.html

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Starboard side bottom panel sanded & glass laid out. Just need a break from the heat and I'll get this gooped down. Doing the bottom & side in two sections just like the port side.

Heat warnings for today. 100+ with humidex. Think I'll be laying low this afternoon.

Few more pics & nonsense on the blog update today: http://she-kon.blogspot.ca/2015/08/stbd ... glass.html

Standby....

 

[littlerayray]

Take it easy knotty it's a cooker today drinks lots of water

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Finally got a little relief from the heat. Hit the shed early and got to work!

Starboard side aft bottom panel wetted out.

Tomorrow the bow section.

Standby....

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Port side inside done. Took over an hour longer than the other side. I couldn't get the fabric to wet out. What a PITA. Must have been a combination of the temperature & humidity or something. I dunno.

Gonna keep plugging away at it.

Standby....

 

[Scott Danforth]

looking good, bet you cant wait to get the remaining layers done.

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

looking good, bet you cant wait to get the remaining layers done.

Oh yeah! One more to go! Should go faster, it's a lighter fabric. Same stuff I put on the bottom. There'll be a finishing layer put on after all the frames & bulkheads & stringers are in place.

Thanks for looking in Scott.

Cheers!

 

[MTboatguy]

Looking really good, glad to see it coming along!

 

[djpeters]

This one is fun to watch. It's. So. Huge.

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Sanded in prep for more glass on the starboard inside & bulwarks. Didn't take too long but long enough to make it pretty much unbearable to goop it today.

Should take me about the same time as the port side did. Three hours and 2 gallons of epoxy. I'll only have the bottom section on the starboard side and the transom then it'll be onto the 12 oz fabric which I hope will go a lot faster.

Standby...

 

[Scott Danforth]

Rick,

I see you didnt share pics of your welding attempts here.....LOL.

 

[MTboatguy]

Maybe I missed it, but I am wondering, what is that small pipe going across the floor in this last picture? Call me dumb, I will probably figure it out, right before you tell me!

 

[kcassells]

Maybe I missed it, but I am wondering, what is that small pipe going across the floor in this last picture? Call me dumb, I will probably figure it out, right before you tell me!

Yup... I was playing dumb too! Dumb is as Dumb does...lol. Was wondering da xact dame ding? Glad you asked.

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Rick,

I see you didnt share pics of your welding attempts here.....LOL.

If I were a welder I might! But obviously I'm not. Sent my kid to welding school then he moved away to Alberta! *Sigh*

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

That there pipe would be the bow thruster tube.

Got a Lewmar 140TT2.2 KW thruster with remote control. When we're in the canals & locks the wife will be able to use it to control the bow.

Thanks for lookin' in.

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Here's a better shot. Much earlier on in the project. The prop unit was installed to check clearances etc.

You can see the big chunk of Saertex (black carbon fiber stitched multiaxial fabric). Same stuff they used to make the O2 tanks for the space shuttle. I had a few yards I picked up cheap and used it on the bottom of the keel and the bow section. We shouldn't have any problems with hitting picnic tables in the river with this reinforcement!