Current Projects

Today, I set up the strongback to support the bulkheads. I was also able to set bulkheads one through three. Started at 11:00 am and ended at 5:00 pm.

I finished laying out and cutting all bulkheads and longitudinals that I started last night. I was also able to build the transom jig and put the 4″ curve in the transom. Started at 8:00 am and ended at 4:00 pm.

Tonight, I laid out the #1 bulkhead and the forward longitudinal. Started at 7:00 pm and ended at 10:00pm.

Today, I fared all the exterior panels and beveled the interior edges 45 degrees. Started at 12:15pm, ended at 3:00 pm.

Today, I worked on the lofting layout of the two side panels. You can also see the bottom chine and the top sheer. I then will set these aside and stage the next sheet of 1/2″ plywood and the simply trace the two freshly cut panel onto the staged sheet. Started about 5:15 pm and…

This next photograph shows the plywood going from 8′ in length to nearly 20′ feet. This is not done with clamps or anything special. This is done on the wooden lofting floor with sheet rock screws; very simple. The key here is to use poly, and I use large black poly garbage bags. These need…

Scarfing is an 8:1 process of making 4′ x 8′ sheet plywood into longer lengths. In this case, putting 3 sheets together to make up one long sheet of approximately 19 1/2′. The photos here show how to scarf all 12 sheets at one time by staggering the plywood 4″ apart and using a power…

The latest project is the Pelicano 18, one of Sam Devlin’s newest designs. I started this project on May 28. You can visit this page and watch Sam’s design come together over the next few months.