This is from one of the organizers, Frans: Yesterday, the drawing of the boat raffle was held at the SJFC at approx. 03:30PM and the lucky winner is Robert Ohrberg. The boat has already been delivered to Bob. As you know by now, WCHS and SJFC sold a total of 2,040 tickets, the proceeds are…
Category: 5×10 Devlin Skiff
Devlin Skiff Raffle
A 5′ x 10′ Devlin Skiff is being raffled to support the Wahkiakum County Historical Society and the St. James Family Center. I started this boat in December and you can learn more about it here. Wahkiakum County Historical Society was established in 1954 to preserve the history, unique historical artifacts and traditions of Wahkiakum…
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…
5×10 Devlin Skiff: Finished
May 20, 2012; worked from 9 – 11:30 am. I put the last tip coat on the inside and last coat of the varnish as well. She’s finished and ready for raffle tickets :0)