April 2. I lofted the garboard planks; there is one very important thing about this plank! Once it is laid out to Harry’s measurements add 3/4″ to the scribe line, you will need it, because there is an additional scribe line that will be found only after the plank is up on the mold. Once…
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Wheelbarrow Boat – Clamps and Corners
April 1. I have built all 4 clamps that will be epoxyed to the 4 corners of the two transoms. The transoms are built of 1″ clear cedar (very soft wood) so the hard wood clamps are necessary for fasting each end of the cedar planks. I had a few large pieces of spalded maple…
Wheelbarrow Boat – Transom, Then Fishing
Today, March 31, I cut both transoms and mounted them. I went spring chinook fishing this morning till 1 pm with no luck and am heading out this afternoon at 4 pm to try again.
Wheelbarrow Boat – Planing the Cedar Planks
March 30th, sorry it took so long to get to the next step. We were blessed with a new granddaughter and my 86 year old father past away this month. Needless to say these two things slowed things down a bit. Planed all cedar planks to specs and glued up the bow and stern transoms….
Ladybug Wheelbarrow Boat
March 17, 2011. Today we started Harry Bryan’s famous Ladybug Wheelbarrow Boat! I already built the mold or jig when I built Harry’s boat for my 2 granddaughters. I will post a photo of the girls’ boat so you can see what the finished product will look like. So today I set up the old…
Pelicano 18 – Old Glory
l have fabricated a stern flag mount along with a 30″ staff for “Old Glory”. Both are made of clear vertical grain D. Fir. The other two photos show the Purple Heart line protectors I fabricated out of the wood left over from the stem and keel. I should be receiving the two swivel seat…
Pelicano 18 – More Details, More Photos
Rachel continues to get refinements and finishing touches. It’s a challenge not to go in and tinker. Happy New Year!!
Pelicano 18 – Interior Details
This last weekend I completed the interior of the Cuddy Cabin, I plan to install a small fireplace in the future…hopfully before this coming Spring but time will tell. The following four photos show the varnished deck beams, painted sidewall and deck superstructure. The galley complete with fresh water hand pump, butane single burner stove…
Pelicano 18 – Meeting the Sheriff
The boat is out of the shop and ready to tow to meet the Marine Sheriff for it’s hull I.D. number. The next photos will be of the cuddy cabins interior as it moves towards finish.
Pelicano 18 – Finishing Touches
When Jody and I returned from the Boat Festival in Port Townsend, Washington, I put the boat back in the shop to add a few things and move towards really completing her. The first thing I did was build and install a forward hatch along with two clear D. Fir hand rails on her forward…