Baker 17x54 build

Well I'm building a 17 54 baker drift boat. So far I've got a pallet of expensive ply wood and one scarf cut

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Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on October 31, 2016 at 7:50am

Goal is to have the sides tacked to the stem a few frames and transom tonight

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on November 2, 2016 at 9:24am

Moving right along! she is looking good now

Get to play with the notorious 3m 5200 tonight

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on November 3, 2016 at 11:47am

Got my 5200 slathered on and my ring nails in. 

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Mikes plans call for a 3/32" pilot hole for the nails if using hardwood and 1/16" if using fir.  I predrilled for 3/32" and the nails slipped in with barely any resistance.  I then made the poor choice to bend the side panels completely around and realized that the nails were getting pulled.  So, today I added a second row of nails behind the first and predrilled with a 5/64" bit.  These nails fought me in the whole way but brought the panel nice and snug against the stem. 

So take away is, based on my experience, drill a 5/64'' hole

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on November 7, 2016 at 1:25pm

Second row of nails

Permalink Reply by Mike Baker on November 7, 2016 at 3:11pm

Looks good Bennet,

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on November 8, 2016 at 8:43am

transom rough fit

hopefully can get both sides glued up tonight.  Depends on if I can use my third hand I guess

Permalink Reply by Mike Thomas on November 8, 2016 at 3:05pm

Thats exciting. Its gonna be a big boat!!

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on November 20, 2016 at 4:32pm
Well I've gotten married and been on honeymoon. I managed to only think about the boat for a little of the time. Hopefully I'll be ready for chine logs soon though. I've got a friends bachelor party to attend thanksgiving weekend so I've got plenty of interruptions scheduled
Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on December 1, 2016 at 4:44pm
Well I was able to get frames 7 and 8 in tonight. If anyone out there is reading this and thinking of building frames without cross braces- don't! I split 3 number 7's trying to wrestle them in. Tonight I remade a no 7 with a cross brace and it popped right in. Same story with 8. Can't wait to get these puppies nailed in and move onto chine logs
Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on December 2, 2016 at 6:26am

Slow and steady

Permalink Reply by Mike Baker on December 2, 2016 at 6:29pm

Glad to hear that Bennett. She is starting to look like a boat.

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on December 14, 2016 at 6:42am

So lucky for me you can actually fit 10 foot lumber into an isuzu trooper.  This white oak will be my chine logs soon

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