Today I just put in a couple of hours spiling. Then cut, planed, scribed and hung the second plank on the port side.
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20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Garboard Planks
Today I put in 4 hours planing and fitting the 2 garboard planks. Then I did the math for the next 3 planks. Tomorrow I will remove the 2 garboard planks then glue and screw them back into place. Then I’ll begin the process of spiling the second plank.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Planing Each Frame
Today I put in 3 hours planing each frame so they will take a plank flush and fair. Then I did the math (something that the folks in D.C. don’t have a clue about) and made up one side of the garboard plank. I then tried that same plank on the other side of the hull to see if…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Scribe Rib Frames
Today I just put a couple of short hours in because at 1:30pm the Sea Hawks play! I first released all the planks from the wood screw clamping that pressed them to the wood floor. Then I scribed each rib frame, the tomb stone transom and the bow stem so each can be planed so they can receive the…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Finished Scarfing
Today I put in 3 hours scarfing the balance of the 3/8″ plywood planks.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Plank Widths
Today I put in 6 hours figuring the plank widths. There will be a total of 4 planks on each side. The chine or garboard plank at 14″ and the 3 others above them will be 10 3/4″ in width. As you can see in the photo I have scarfed the 2 chine planks. Tomorrow I’ll scarf the…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Finished Bracing
It’s been awhile! I hope you all had a great Christmas and Happy New Year! Last month I crossed the threshold to becoming a senior citizen. I’m now over 60! Man that seems old when I say that….I’m 60, scary!!! Anyway I’ve got four beautiful grandkids to prove it. I have been away from this…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Installing the Keelson
I just put in a couple of hours this morning. I finished up leveling and bracing the floor frames. I also fit and installed the keelson and then built the mounting bracket for the tombstone transom and then mounted it.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Tombstone Transom
Today I worked about 5 hours. I first built the tombstone transom. I framed it with 1×3 and 1×6 and then skinned it with 3/4″ marine plywood. I then got a nice clear rough 2×6 about 5 1/2 feet long and planed it. This will be the stock I build the bow stem out of. I removed all the…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – 2 More Frames
Today I put in a couple of hours building the last two sets of frames. There are two more, but they will be installed after the boat is flipped over. This is because they don’t have a floor frame they will attach to on the inside of the planking, and the foot of the rib frames will rest on…