Framed Beavertail

It became official for me today that I am going to start my first build, I chose the Beavertail from Sandy at MRB.  I am using northern cedar for frames and interior seating.  White Oak for chine logs and possibly sheer rail, i may use cedar for rails.  It became official for me because I made the 3hr trip for Marine grade Douglas Fir AB plywood in Ohio.  With the plywood in the shop and a couple frames started i am extremely excited to say the least.  Placed orders through raka and jamestown a few minutes ago.  I have a dozen or so people looking for a trailer i can fix up.

 

The only thing weighing on my mind is the pics of Z's drifter pram, I want to build one those boats alongside this one.  I talked to Dave today for some advice on buying the ply, and he told me he is pretty far on his new boat.  I cant wait to see it, but part of me doesnt want to because i am afraid i am going to want that one too.

 

later on,

don, im heading to the garage(I got the coffee on)

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Permalink Reply by Jayson Hayes on April 18, 2014 at 4:47pm
Don, yes the primer is a must. Not sure what type of epoxy you used but it's always a good idea to do just as Lawrence has said. Make sure you wash the epoxy surface with a scotchbrite pad and a solution of water and ammonia (a couple capfuls per gallon), this will take care of any blush on the surface and then just do a light sand with some 150 grit to give the primer a good hold on the surface, hit the primer with a scotchbrite pad, clean up the surface with a clean rag and some mineral spirits and lay down your paint! A quart will usually cover pretty well on a standard hull if you're only doing the outside but I always get at least 2 quarts just in case. Hope this helps! P.s. The primer really is the fail safe because of the compatibility of paint with different epoxy manufacturers
Permalink Reply by Don Ward on April 20, 2014 at 10:02pm

thanks for the info, little update on the build:  with the family over for Easter, I was showing them where i am at with my pile of wood.  While showing them it occured to me that when i cut the 4x16 ply which i epoxied two coats to the outside, i realized that one of the sides would have the epoxy on the inside.  With this build however i did not line up the factory edges and made it work while only losing about an inch of length.  so then i was thinking with all the builds out there, do you end up with an (A) side ply and a (B) side ply on the inside.

anyhow i have the outside of transom, and two side panels faired and epoxied. ribs done, i need some wood for the stem and then i will start forming the haul

more pics to come

Happy Easter!

don

Permalink Reply by Rick Newman on April 21, 2014 at 6:34am

don, you don't have a problem, just an opportunity for a solution. I have several of those over a long, drawn out build covering more than 4.5 years. It is one reason I can offer suggestions on what builders might want to do in various situations.

I have learned how to repair a variety of things this way, computers, vehicles, walls, etc. Good, luck it will still float, and bring enjoyment.

Rick N

Permalink Reply by Kurt Selisch on April 21, 2014 at 6:39am

Hi Don,

Yes if you scarfed A side to A side, you will end up with an A side and a B side in the inside. Same with the outside. On the build I am doing now DF marine ply was used and I wanted both A's on the inside. So I cut each side panel out of the same 4X8 sheet of ply and scarfed that together there by ending up with both A's on the inside. Cut a 4X8 sheet from 29 to 23 7/8 and scarf those two pieces together. I can only get Boise Cascade marine ply here and the B side is really bad, so I glassed that side with 3.5 oz cloth and painted it to make a nice finish for the outside of the hull and to add a little strength as well.

Your scarfs look great. I struggled with my first couple scarfs trying to make them perfect. But when it is sanded, stained, and varnished, the scarfs all blend in and look a lot better than when on just bare wood.

Keep up the good work.

Permalink Reply by Don Ward on May 17, 2014 at 9:28pm

Sorry for the delay, late april and early may are extremely busy for me, i start waking up around 4:30 everyday to get my coffee and go listen for turkeys, then tying flies, fishing whenever i can get out and then working on the boat until 12 or 1 in the morning.  then after 2 or 3 days of that i have to sleep and usually skip my night in the garage.  I have been chugging along on the boat, the hull has shape and i just scarfed and glued the shoe for the boat.  Hopefully within a few days i will have the shoe on and then get a coat of paint on the outside before i put the trim on.  I attached two pics, i thought i had one with the bottom on but i dont so i will post it later, the second is the jig i used to do my scarfs.

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Permalink Reply by Don Hanson on June 18, 2014 at 9:20pm

  That is a nifty jig for the scarfs.   I've always done them with just a Makita power plane to rough them in, then a long jack plane to finish them.

   Wish I could just keep building wooden boats but alas! I have to do houses and cabinets in order to live...Wooden boats as a job...one can hardly make ends meet that way and doing them just for fun, well...they cost too much in materials... and when you try to sell one to pay for the next....it's usually a net loss....unless you are great at marketing, I guess...

   I like to set my frames on a backbone building jig...I set cross-spals at the proper height to go across the jig.  When I was doing numerous boats I put the jig on wheels so I could push the "project" aside when I had to do my Day Job in the same shop...

   I should do some more boats...these friggin houses...uggg.

Permalink Reply by Don Ward on June 24, 2014 at 10:41am

I am starting to see some progress!  I have been some time figuring the inside of the boat out. but here is a pic of where i am. 

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Permalink Reply by Terry E Walsh on June 30, 2014 at 6:54pm
Looking nice!

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