Thread: Building the BMD Flat Chat 16

Whilst not a lot of progress was happening i was able to get a timber rack made that i had meant to do much earlier for all the full sheets and off cuts.
a fair bit neater than the piles of timber around the shed

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Originally Posted by riverbuilder

The sandbags are so good for that work, and they just sit how you want them. Keep going it’s a nice looking little hull.

Thanks... its a long way progressed since these photos... just catching up!!
They were wheat bags... we had chickens in the backyard at the time and would pick up bags of wheat from my Grandparent's farm regularly

Originally Posted by riverbuilder

you can buy piping bags for running glue and filler along edges quickly and cleanly like you are here, easier than mucking around with tubes, ask at the fibreglass or epoxy supply shop.

That would've been a good idea at the time, i had to make do with what i had.

Originally Posted by Dry Water

Great work! Looking forward to the rest of the build. What date did you actually begin?

Thanks mate.

I picked up the plywood 2nd of Feb 2019... i built the strong back and started ordering things December 2018

knocked this up... a rigid fairing board (torture board) to help get the boat fair.


might knock up a flexible one and then begin the process of sanding... again!!!

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built a flexible (somewhat flexible) torture board from 6mm ply this morning to help with the fairing... works well


the door knob handles double as the sandpaper clamp!!

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got about a third of the hull sanded... soooooo much happier with how its looking now!!


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Big day in the shed with dad's assistance... almost finished sanding!!


A few hours during the week after work should see it done and ready for primer.

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Finally finished sanding!!!


just need to go over the hull and mark up a couple of low spots, not too many but still want to get them sorted asap.


Then... on to the anti-foul primer!!!

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First coat of primer is on!!! Only a couple more to go...lol


It actually looks like a boat!!!

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i managed to get a second coat on last night before bed.

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Inspected it early before heading off to work, noticed a few patches of pinholes... i thought i got them all

I'll get them sorted before the next coat

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I got the pin holes sorted, then sanded the excess and then painted last night... very happy with the outcome!!

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That will do for now... will get some more up later

Flip Day!!

we made the supports for the flip and got things happening!!


Moved the boat outside and lifted off the strongback so we can re-purpose it


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