"Dave please see my response to Ben Hayes above
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Ted"
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Going to Build a Boat
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Hello to all. My name is Ted and I just recently joined the Forum. I've spent numerous hours reading Forum posts to gain as much knowledge as possible about building a drift boat before I take on…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ted Illi Dec 3, 2022.
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Ted Illi replied to Ben A. Hayes's discussion Digital Driftboat
"Good morning,
I use Fusion 360. I have a fair amount of experience with CAD/CAM and CNC manufacturing and, I have access to a design engineer who really knows it. FYI. I owned a small "custom" cabinet company and had Thermwood CNC…"
Ted Illi replied to Ben A. Hayes's discussion Digital Driftboat
"Ben
A timely post! CAD CAM has been around for over twenty years. I don't know of any manufacturing company that doesn't use it to develope and manufacture their products. Today theses programs are very user friendly and are easily…"
Ted Illi replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"Assembling the plywood:
I used the platform I made to support the plywood during the scarfing operation as the base to glue the scarfed sheets together. I see a lot of guys assembling on the floor. I like working up on a table. It's…"
Ted Illi replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"I'm new at posting thing on a forum and think I might have posted some updates in the in the wrong place? I'll try here and see if how it goes.
I finished cutting the scarfs on all the plywood and was happy with the outcome.…"
Ted Illi replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"Time to take on scarfing plywood. Never done it before so I spent some time analyzing the job.
I looked at a number of ideas and jigs to accomplish the task. After reading a number of post I felt the major issues with poor scarfs was varying…"
Ted Illi replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"I put the frames together Tuesday using 3M 5200 cement. The adhesive looks like it will take some time to dry.
I’ll cut the chine notches when the frames are dry. Thinking of epoxying the base of the frames where they rest against the bottom…"
Ted Illi replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"I quickly found there was a fair amount of layout work to do before I could start machining the frames. I looked at a number of jigs to cut the taper and angles. I decided to build a very simple jig for my table saw. A sled against the table saw…"
Ted Illi replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"Well it's been some time since I updated what I’ve been doing. I'm moving slower than I expected. I quickly realize there’s lots of new information to deal with and getting things set up right is taking more time than expected.…"
David Witton replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"Five gallons seems a bit much. I followed rule not to coat all sides of the wood with epoxy, thus allowing any moisture to migrate out. So, a coat of epoxy (no glass) on the outside of the hull, but teak oil on the inside. A good rule of thumb is 1…"
Bennett Yarbrough replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"I used 1.5 gallons I believe. 6 oz cloth on the sides, 19 oz triax on the bottom. Epoxy coated the inside floor. "
Bennett Yarbrough replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"I’d use Doug fir for the frames. Ash would just be unnecessary weight. Those long lengths will make for some easy gunnels!"
Ted Illi replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"To all,
Well I got the plans in the mail on Thursday and spent an entire evening going over them. (Don Hill 16' Standard Boat). The plans provide dimension drawings, charts and figures, for everything, and generally there's information…"
Ted Illi replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"David,
I agree with you and Bennett regarding the choice of materials. I gave the Fir consideration because it weathers very well and is very nice to work with. I thought, being so straight grained, bending it would would make the chines and…"
Ted Illi replied to Ted Illi's discussion Going to Build a Boat
"Bennett,
Thanks much for the reply. I thought so. The Fir is a bit on the soft side and I agree Ash is a better choice. I found a source for 4 quarter Ash in 16 -18' lengths which will work out very nicely. Lumber this length usually comes in…"
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