The last couple of days I decked the port and starboard gunwales. Early Sunday morning I unfastened the decks and refit them with glue.
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20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – In-Wales
You’re probably wondering what’s on the wood stove? My close friends Henry and Craig shot two elk. I run the hooves thru the bandsaw and boil them in saltwater. They make wonderful chews for my 4 legged supervisor “Josey”. Today I skinned the forward bulkhead and fit, glued and fastened the in-wales.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Sealing Interior
Today I sealed the interior of the dory completely with thinned epoxy. I simply mix the epoxy and then add acetone. This allows you to paint it on easily and the bare wood sucks it right up. Applying it this way also cuts way down on drips. It is then easy to sand and then two part truckbed liner…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Sanding Interior Seams
Today I spent about 3 hours sanding the inter plank seams fair. This job is tedious at best. But doing this job correctly and carefully make for a professional job or one that looks likes it been done by a weekend amateur. Next I will seal the top strake along with the area under the forward deck with epoxy…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Inside Stakes
Today I spent a couple of hours filling all the inside stake seems with fairing compound. Once it dries, I will sand the interior fair.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Interior Work
Today I sanded the interior of the hull planking then filled all the holes and faired the scarfs with West 410 fairing compound.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Starboard Out-Wale
Today I installed the starboard out-wale then framed the forward bulkhead with hatch along with the forward deck.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Bevel On Out-Wale
Yesterday I coated the bottom, floors and frames up to the first stake with epoxy. Today I calculated the bevel on the top edge of the out wale then raised it to the top of each frame-rib by using this simple tool made of a piece of hardwood. Then clamped, pre-drilled, dis assembled then glued…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Osprey and Rib Frames
Hey, hey, we got some good news. The young pair of Osprey returned to our backyard nesting platform. They got here about 2 weeks late but what can I say they’re a young couple!! I put in a little time in on the dory today. I cut off all the squeeze out of hardened glue. Then cut the…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Righting Her
Today a few friends came by the shop at noon to help me right the dory. After we put her back in the shop we pulled a tape to find her real LOA, and she measures out at 19’10 1/2″. Now comes designing the interior. I plan to build a special motor well that won’t…