Sunday, I put in 3 hours yesterday and 2 hours today tabbing the boat between each stitch and along the edges of the transom, bulkhead and frame. As you can see at the bow I covered the stitches completely. I will have to use a propane torch to heat one end of each stitch to…
Month: January 2013
Garvey “Jimbo” – Stitching the Boat Together
Friday, worked from 9am-1pm. Today I stitched the boat together and fit the transom, aft transom bulkhead and midship form. Tomorrow I’ll start tabbing the seams. Here are a few photos.
Garvey “Jimbo” – Interior Transom Bulkhead
Thursday. Today I measured and cut the bow and transom along with the midship form. I also cut out an interior transom bulkhead for added reinforcement. This was not part of the plan. Tomorrow I will begin the process of putting this boat together. I worked from 6:30 am – 1:30 pm.
Garvey “Jimbo” – Cutting Panels
Wednesday, I lofted and cut the two bottom and two side panels or planks. I worked from 8 am – 4:30 pm.
Jimbo – A 16′ Garvey
Monday, I spent 2 hours butt scarfing 8) 4×8 sheets of 1/2″ plywood to make up 4) 4×16 sheets of plywood. 2) for the bottom panels and 2) for the side panels. A butt scarf is simply butting two sheets end to end and attaching them with epoxy and fiberglass. As you can see I…
Historical Society Skiff: Final Touches
Tuesday. This is the first post of 2013. Today I plan to do the little touch ups, like add another of varnish to all brightwork after I fix paint that’s bled under the masking tape or sand little areas and add some touch up paint where needed. I took these photos before because the build…