I have been following different sites like this one regarding the use of construction grade material in boat building and I considering a stretched version of...
You're a glutton for punishment, Andy. Quarter-inch might be a bit light although I suppose you would glass-sheathe it. It's not clear to me whether you...
... use ... make ... I am currently building a stretched (about 10%) Philsboat and I have built a number of strip-planked boats in the past. It just doesn't ...
Thanks for the input, yes I did intend to glass both sides of the hull, like you would a stripper canoe. My reasoning was due to the lack of reasonably priced...
I don't intend to change the basic shape of the hull at all, only stretch to 20+ feet. I have looked at other boats similiar to it in length and I think the...
Actually, you might indeed need $70 worth of epoxy to cover both sides of an area the size of a sheet of ply with, say 6oz cloth. If it means anything, I have...
I second that emotion. :) I've built 5 boats from Home Depot lumber, 5mm Luan plywood, exterior wood glue and drywall screws. The only time I had problems...
Dear Mike, When you are stretching a boat as you plan to, where do you place the inserted section At midships? How do you make the faired curve of the sides at...
Barry, Most sail boats may be "stretched" 10% or so by increasing the length between each frame by 10 %. A batten needs to be used to check for a faired curve...
... the ... the sides ... straigh ... Hi Barry, I stretched the whole design out by adding 10% to each of the length measurements of the plywood layout sheet...
Not Mike here; just to pipe in... That's the way Jim turned Toto in Larsboat. Stripper canoe builders often adjust the spacing of all the sections equally....
It's not really stretching, but another option is to scale up all dimensions. This retains the shape and ensures centres of buoyancy, sail area, lateral plane...
I'm in a quandry as to how to attach/glue/secure the rub rails to my Priogue. First I'ld like to say what I would like to do: I'm using 1.5" x 3/4" red oak, I...
The two ways to "stretch" a boat are to add a section to the center or to respace the stations. Either way works pretty well for conventional construction...
There are many ways to attach rub rails. First, I would not finish them until after they are attached. There are glue adhesion problems and you may find it...
Titebond III is billed as being water repellent, since I didn't plan to paddle her with the rails under water for any length of time. I'm sure there are other...
I read the Michalak, Bolger, and Boat_camping list-serves fairly regularly and appreciate the advice you guys have given me in the past. I'm working on a ...
... I be able to glue them or varnish them? I'm afraid the linseed oil ... from the center and with a suitable screw in the stem and stern posts.> ... will...
You'll find John T's suggesting about nailing from the inside will work well, with ringed boat nails. You'll only need a few clamps at a time. Assuming you...
... my ... Build the boat as designed, with painted rub rails. Then rip-out a narrow (say 1/4 inch) strip of wood and finish that strip "bright" or otherwise...
Barry I am building a TOTO. Jim M calls for a 3/4 by 7/8 wales. I ended up using a 1/2 by 1 1/2 piece of pine scarfed from pices sliced off of regular Lowes...
What would the thought be on maple? Hard, fine grained not very pretty unless stained. The only other hardwood i've seen in quantity around here is poplar. ...
I had just inquired about red (soft) and sugar (hard) maple on the Welsford website - I never see any references to its use for boat making. The response:...
Well I'm stumped, If red oak and maple and I assume poplar all rot that only leaves me white pine, Douglas fir and cedar all of which I would have thought to...
... ******************** Hi Barry, Poplar rots. Cedar is beautifully water-resistant but Real Soft and dentable. Not good rubrail material. White pine could be...
While it is true that all wood will eventually rot--some faster than others--rub rails/gunwales are a) not normally immersed in water and b) do not normally...
FWIW - I made up some small maple yards for a very small balanced lug rig I was experimenting with (with which I was experimenting?). Maple was free. I'm...
Barry, Of the ones listed I would choose Douglas fir. However I would recommend looking into local sawmills if you have any. I know that in the midwest...
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