Today the “Rachel” 19′ Devlin design Pelicano is prep’ed for the 2016 Chinook and Steelhead fishing. I’ll launch tomorrow and she’ll remain in the water till the end of September.
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Rachel and the Dory
The “Rachel” and the Dory have both been moved. Rachel’s outboard motor needs to be serviced then she’s ready to be launched and moored. Now that the shop is free I can begin cutting the straight grain fir for the Dories 9′ 6″ oars. Once the oars are complete this vessel will be ready for the Cathlamet Wooden Boat…
Cathlamet Steamboat Show
This weekend was the Cathlamet steamboat show! Lots of very cool steamboats. It’s all about great running steam engines. It’s fun watching these guy tinkering to get their engines running right. They offer rides to anyone that wants one! Lots of fun!! Also, I spent four days sanding “Rachel” and giving her a complete brightwork and paint job! She’s…
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…
Historical Society Skiff: First Coat of Hull Paint
Sunday, today I spent 2 hours fairing the hull and then just less than an hour masking and applying the first coat of topcoat paint.
Historical Society Skiff: Glassing the Hull
Friday. Yesterday I glassed the hull and cut and fit the skeg and keel shoe. This morning I knocked off the high spots with 60 grit and applied a coat of West Systems 410 fairing compound. I will give it a full 24 hours of dry time before I sand the complete hull with 120…
Historical Society Skiff: Finishing the Interior
Wednesday. It’s about 8:30 in the evening, and I spent the last 3 hours or so finishing up the interior. The last coat of whiting and the 5th coat of varnish. When the varnish is bone dry, I’ll turn the boat over and begin to glass the hull. I hope you all had a wonderful…
Historical Society Skiff: Fir Gunwales
Sunday. The interior is all but finished. The 3rd and last coat of white top coat paint needs to be applied. Along with 4 more coats of varnish on her brightwork. I used 1-1/32″ clear D. Fir stock for her gunwales. To bend them they had to cook in the steam box for just over…
Historical Society Skiff: First Coat of Paint
Sunday. Today I faired out all the interior seams with 80 grit and applied the first coat of paint after a couple of days of prep. One day taping the seams with fiberglass and the other knocking off the high spots with 60 grit and then applying West Systems 410 fairing compound. The dog photo…
Devlin Skiff for Wahkihakam County Historical Society
Currently, I’m building a Devlin 5×10 skiff for the Wahkihakam County Historical Society. They will be selling raffle tickets over a 9 month period. I’m not going into a lot of detail because this will be the fourth or fifth 5×10 I’ve built. If you would like details, the past projects can be pulled up…