Build Page 4
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| November 6, 2007 Now that's a well faired hull! I liked the way it looked on the redo. It is smooth as glass and super shiny. Moral: Patience. Some power tools speed things up, some do things better. A hvlp sprayer does both. 2 hours - Total Time: 51 hrs |
| November 6, 2007 The cabin sprayed with Interlux Brightside Polyurethane - Hatteras Off-White. I will trim it in Sapphire Blue (like the hull) when I return from being out of town for the next 10 days. Notice the practice sprays to set the spray pattern on the old door in the background. ALWAYS practice first. Its getting close! |
| November 17, 2007 I finished striping the cabin to simulate planking and placed it in the hull for initial fitting. There are very few adjustments to be made - nothing that can't be covered with caulk. I spent most of the day picking up the trailer the boat now sits on, removing all the hardware off the boat that came with the trailer, and then hauling the remnants off to the dump. Not a lot accomplished but then again - pinstriping is a SLOW process. Total Time: 55 hours The Minn Kota Endura 50 trolling motor arrived from the China-Mart (Walmart) this week. I can remember when Walmart only bought American... But I digress. Stay tuned for the install. Too bad we can't buy our gasoline from China - it would be much cheaper but probably full of lead... |
| December, 1 2007 I pulled the cabin back out to fair the inside of the hull. Here you see the inside primered with one coat of Interlux Primer and the holes cut for the hatches. The port side exterior cap rail is glued up and clamped and the rub rail installed. I had trouble with the design in the plans. I kept breaking my mahogany when I began the bend to the bow on the cap rail. I followed the plans exactly and I still kept breaking. That gets pricey and they don't carry mahogany at the Home Depot. So I did it my way, like I did on Lil Woody - glue an inner board, glue an outer board, then epoxy one right down the top - stay tuned. I began the install of the inboard trolling motor - cutting the hole in the bottom of the hull was nerve racking - but I think I got it right. Total Time: 64 hours (lots of sanding) |
| December 2, 2007 The interior is now painted with 2 coats of Interlux Brightside Hatteras Off white with a non-slip additive. The deck is trimmed in Sapphire Blue (same as the hull) and will be striped when I return to work on the boat The inner cap rail is being glued and clamped in the picture. Total time: 68 hours |
| December 2, 2007 The 50 lb thrust trolling motor is now installed. 1 - 11/4" by 12" galvanized pipe threaded on both ends. You can buy it this way at Home Depot. 1 - 1 1/4" flange 1 - 3/4" PVC compression coupler 5 - 1 1/2" Stainless bolts & nuts 1 - 2 1/2" by 1/4" Stainless bolt and nut 1 - 2" by 6" by 3/4" piece of mahogany. Total time: 72 hours |
| The rubber seals that come with the 3/4" compression coupler fit snugly around the trolling motor shaft and fill the gap in the 1 1/4" pipe. The nut on the compression coupler threads perfectly onto the galvanized pipe. On the other end I made a steering arm out of mahogany. I placed a plastic washer in between the flange and the steering arm to avoid chewing up my mahogany by having it grind against the metal flange. I drilled a hole through the mahogany arm and the shaft and connected the two with a stainless bolt. You will be able to see this better in the next picture. |
| December 15, 2007 The top of the engine mount. I also needed to make the compartment 2" taller than in the plans because of the height of my battery and the steering arm. A nice added effect is that it is more comfortable too! |
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