Inwales, outwales, skegs, and skids

The plans for this boat call for the shear clamps to be placed on the outside of this boat doubled up in two layers.   On an open deck boat like this, I like to do both inner and outer clamps.  Just like in canoe building.  I've fitted and glued in the clamps.  With that I'm going to have to adjust the precut seats and bulkheads. 

 

 

Dry fit the interior

 

You can never have enough clamps...

 

 I flipped the boat over and attached the skeg and the skids.  I know what the skeg does but the skids are suspect.   I anchored each with temporary screws right thru the bottom.  When I get the boat upright I'll put permanent screws from the inside.

 

 

 

Fiberglass

I got all the copper stitches out of the boat and put down the inside fairing with thickened resin. 
The inside fiberglass went next.  I'll flip the boat over and do the bottom.

 

And the bottom.

 

 

Whole boat

This is easy.  When I get better weather I'll glue her all together and do some fiberglass.

I got the boat turned over and the laps glued together.  I used a syringe to inject thickened resin between the overlap. 

 

Half a boat

I've done stitch and glue boats before.  I was not too happy with the results.  There are no building forms and sometimes the boat comes out with a twist.  Twists are not good when they are not wanted.  Having said that, this boat went together rather well.  Not done with the planks yet but it looks good so far.  The red strap induces rocker so the sides fit.

Eastport pram

It's February, and real cold.  Too cold to finish the Coot so here we go with a stitch and glue boat.  I don't normally do stitch and glue but this boat fell into my lap so I didn't refuse.   Someone bought it from CLC and just didn't have the wherewithal to do it.  They posted it on the Alberg 30 blog and I got it.

For the uninitiated, stitch and glue is a very simple method for building a boat.  You get a pre-cut kit or cut your own and then hold the panels together with wire.  The panels then get glued with thickened resin. When the glue dries the wires are removed and it gets covered with fiberglass.

The Eastport Pram is a Chesapeake Light Craft boat.  It's a very nice 8 foot dingy.

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