Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

The name says it all

Just stuck on the vinyl name, which diminishes 5/8" in height from bow to stern in proportion to the thinning sidewall and stripe heights. Something about those finishing touches just makes all the drudgery worthwhile. Maybe it's like the pain of childbirth fading when the child smiles at you. Ready to start another!

She'll be in the water at Lee's Ferry in a couple days and I look froward to getting some shots of her in her natural setting instead of in my cluttered shop.

Thanks for the comments and advice along the way--

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Comment by Brad Dimock on November 5, 2010 at 8:36am: Eric-

I bought it from these guys:
http://nottatwater.com/
They sell it by the foot.
I've use Shore adhesive and plain old Weldwood contact cement, both with good results. All it really needs to do is hold it in place--it's not like it is actually a structural piece or needs to hold air or water pressure. It's mostly for abrasion resistance of the fragile chine zone, and for deflecting minor hits. Major hits still fracture the chine, and you need to be able to remove the rubber to do the fix.

Comment by Eric Loudenslager on November 4, 2010 at 8:51pm: Brad,

What source did you use for the neoprene chine cap? Is there a specific type of neoprene material. Most that I can locate are several inches wide and not very long. Does the Shore Adhesive stick the neoprene without any additional clamping...or duct tape?

Thanks

Comment by Kelly Neu on April 10, 2010 at 4:55pm: She's beautiful! Can't wait to see the pics from Lee's.

Comment by Jason Knight on April 10, 2010 at 10:03am: now that's sharp.

Comment by Brad Dimock on April 10, 2010 at 7:57am: Robb--
I, too, believe in not penetrating the fiberglass skin below water level. So I cheated. After screwing the boat together, I glassed the sides (1 layer, 4 oz) and bottom (2 layers, 6 oz) and added an additional 3 layers of 6 oz glass on the chine (for a total of six there.) Then I graphited the bottom and up about 2" onto the side (both layers of bottom glass and all three chine glass strips end at the same spot, about 2" up the side). Then I glued on a rubber outer chine. 1/2" x 1-1/2 inch hard neoprene. I used Shore Adhesive, which is what holds neoprene boats together. Way sticky.The neoprene absorbs a fair amount of shock, but its real strong point is abrasion resistance, protecting that glass chine from wear.

Comment by Brad Dimock on April 10, 2010 at 7:54am: No, that's Jameson (Irish). Note the detail, wherein the green of the bottle matches the green of the stripe. Very carefully thought out...

Comment by Greg Hatten on April 10, 2010 at 7:32am: Awesome boat... great attention to detail. Is that a bottle of scotch in the top photo... perfect for those "sit and stare" times!! Well done.
GH

Comment by Robb Grubb on April 9, 2010 at 9:50pm: Brad,

I am so glad I am not the only one that just 'sits and stares' sometimes! Hopefully when staring, we are being productive, thinking of our next expert move...

That is one gorgeous boat. Could you give construction detail on how you finished the chine? glass on the joint? screws through the outer chine? coating on the outer batten?

Some folks say not to screw through glass and I am still trying to figure a way to have the best of both worlds on my boat, glassed joint and oak outer chine.

Cheers, Robb

Comment by Brad Dimock on April 9, 2010 at 9:38pm: It's the same as the gunwales: sex nuts. See next blog post.

Comment by John Greenleaf on April 9, 2010 at 8:52pm: Brad, Excellent looking boat. One question, what is the hardware you use up and down the stem (not the eye hook). I really like the look of that detail - but can't make out what it is exactly.