Category: Ladybug Wheelbarrow Boat

This afternoon I sanded the fairing compound and applied the first of three coats of topcoat and bottom paint. Tomorrow more sanding and paint!

Today I knocked off some high spots and cut and fit the skeg and gunwale guards. The next step will be to sand the boat fair and add a layer of west 410 fairing compound. Then more sanding!

Today I faired the bottom planking, filled all the screw holes and voids with epoxy wood flour. Then I cut and made pattern with 6oz glass cloth then set it with epoxy!

Today I planked the bottom. I had to take some 1″x12″ rough red cedar planks, cut them into 1×2 1/2×36″ short planks then planed them. Then I fit them to the bottom. Next week I’ll fair the bottom and glass it with 6oz cloth.

Today I scribed the chine planks, set the angle on the hand jigsaw, and cut it. Then I cut, glued, fit and clamped in the chinelogs. After that I lofted, cut and fit the sheer planks. Then I removed the chinelog clamps and cut them to fit. Tomorrow I’ll begin planking the bottom.

Today I received the rough red cedar plank from my good friend Henry. I planed them from a rough sawn one full inch to 5/8″. Then lofted out the chine plank and glued and fit it to the transoms. Tomorrow the sheer plank is next. I posted a couple of pics of the wheelbarrow boat…

Today I started another Harry Bryan wheelbarrow boat. This vessel will be build out of local read cedar. She will be the tender dingy for our sailboat “Sough Coot”.

Saturday. Today the Wheelbarrow project is compete with the building of the set of oars. Just a quick reminder that this boat and oars were built 100% with wood that came from logs reclaimed and milled that were floating down the Columbia a River!

Wednesday. Very early this morning I got the wheel installed, then at 8:15 am a friend helped me flip it over. I sanded and varnished it. Tomorrow I’ll start on a set of oars to fit this little vessel.

2-17-16 Wednesday. Today I cut the hole for the wheel, fiberglassed and epoxy sealed the well. This afternoon I put a coat of paint on it. Tomorrow I’ll fare it and add another coat of paint after I install the wheel.