We spent a lot of time deciding the final design of this boat. The hull was laid out as designed by naval architect Steve Killing;the deck however is my original idea.
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The station molds and strongback coutesy of Mr. Bill Switzer who commissioned the rebirth of this classic boat.
All is MUCH appreciated.
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We had lots of help from Kurtis Arnold (who had built a double kayak earlier)-a man of many interests:air traffic controller, musician and a hopelessly chronic builder.
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This much stripping could only have been done with help; in my case from Brent Allen and Perrik Le Dreff-both part of my growing family.
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All stripped up mainly of red cedar with eastern white cedar below the waterline. Now to get this hull sanded...
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Here we are ready to fibreglass the hull-a big job for a big boat.
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And now,the glassed and cured hull is ready to sand according to Ron's rule: if it looke nice, sand it again!
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This is me scraping the interior as part of the preparation before 'glassing this surface as well.
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The deck beams were designed by Brent Allen using a C.A.D. program the cut by him from 3/4" marine plywood using a CNC machine.
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Yes, that is a glove compartment on the left side;after all, this IS a gentleman's craft.
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We had to check out the mechanicals before completing the decks. This was necessary to ensure that we had a full range of motion and that all the cable could be routed properly.
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In the same way as I had built a kayak earlier, I decided to build a removeable deck such that it also could be 'glassed on the underside.
There were lots of pattern possibilities for this stage.
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The fore and aft decks have now been all built and sanded; this is just before setting up to add cloth and resin to these surfaces also.
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A blend of red and white cedar strips now preserved under four applications of epoxy.
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Just playing around as we make decisions regarding seat sizes and placement.
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I had decided to fibreglass the underside of the deck for added strength and as a barrier to water.
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With the dashboard in place, it was time to attach some of the control brackets.
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I added about 5 cubic feet of Ethafoam as flotation-it was enclosed in places to be covered by the decks.
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