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My Winter Project
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mysticmarine1
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My Winter Project
Here are some build pics of my winter project. It is a 19'C/C. I took a set of plans for a plywood boat, modeled it, waterjet cut it and spent some time welding. Let me know what you think....keeping in mind it my 1st time building a boat.
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Chaps
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Very nice! Is that the Glen-L Jimbo Garvey?
1987 24' LaConner pilothouse workboat, 225 Suzuki
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mysticmarine1
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thanks for the good feed back!
The boat is at the shop right now getting powered. I went with a 50hp Merc EFI 4-stroke. The original hull design has a rating of 35-75 so we figured 50 would do. As for the draft, no sure yet. I want to get it fully rigged and in water to figure it out....I'll keep you posted.
The boat was a side project for myelf and a friend (my boss who owns my company). The plans we started with for a Ben Garvy design. There were several reasons for the this selection:
1. somewhat straight forward design. flat bow with no crazy forming required. It was our first stab at this so simpler=better
2. we figured would be a good design to alter as needed.
3. overall function. we are going to use the boat in boston harbor as a work boat for a marina as well a recreational fisher...stripers & lobsters.
As for material selection.....whats better than aluminum really.
What learned...
1. I love aluminum boats...I'm trying to sell my glass boat in order to buy my material for my next winter project.
2. Take more time thinking out foam placement. It was not fun welding close to foam.
3. As with any welding project...the beter the fixture the better the result.
4. Since my waterjet is only a 6'x12' I had to cut my main hull sheets in two pieces then butt weld them...next time I'm having a friend that has a 20'x40' waterjet them.
If anyone wants us to make one for them let me know...I saved all of fixtures and have all of the CAD data to recut.
This is my new favorite web site. Thanks to Jay @ Black Lab boats for telling me about it at the Boston boat show this year.
I'll keep you all posted as the progress continues.
The boat is at the shop right now getting powered. I went with a 50hp Merc EFI 4-stroke. The original hull design has a rating of 35-75 so we figured 50 would do. As for the draft, no sure yet. I want to get it fully rigged and in water to figure it out....I'll keep you posted.
The boat was a side project for myelf and a friend (my boss who owns my company). The plans we started with for a Ben Garvy design. There were several reasons for the this selection:
1. somewhat straight forward design. flat bow with no crazy forming required. It was our first stab at this so simpler=better
2. we figured would be a good design to alter as needed.
3. overall function. we are going to use the boat in boston harbor as a work boat for a marina as well a recreational fisher...stripers & lobsters.
As for material selection.....whats better than aluminum really.
What learned...
1. I love aluminum boats...I'm trying to sell my glass boat in order to buy my material for my next winter project.
2. Take more time thinking out foam placement. It was not fun welding close to foam.
3. As with any welding project...the beter the fixture the better the result.
4. Since my waterjet is only a 6'x12' I had to cut my main hull sheets in two pieces then butt weld them...next time I'm having a friend that has a 20'x40' waterjet them.
If anyone wants us to make one for them let me know...I saved all of fixtures and have all of the CAD data to recut.
This is my new favorite web site. Thanks to Jay @ Black Lab boats for telling me about it at the Boston boat show this year.
I'll keep you all posted as the progress continues.