Thread: Some ones got to build it!

Thanks again Mik; I did ask Mike but he had no memory of Scottyk or the build. I guess I was hoping someone on the forum may have had contact with the builder since the last post (long time ago now)

Hi Rob540,
I little late seeing this thread, if you are still around, I can shed some light on this...
I think its the builder's brother who works at a chandlery I buy epoxy from, we talked about this boat & saw the same pics, they moved it to another location and it appears progress is slowed, ie, not finished yet.

cheers

Hi Scotty, I'm a newbie on this site and this is the first post I clicked on and let me tell you I picked a good one. Now I must say that you have spent the last 18 months working on something that could last you a lifetime. I am really impressed and cannot wait to see it completed. Great job...Mike

The job looks fantastic Scotty! I've been thinking of doing some cold moulding too. My question is this - why use staples that need to be removed? Couldn't you just use short bronze or copper nails and simply leave them in place?
Second question is this - where did you get the KB pine?

Love the boat!! Rick

Hi Guys
Sorry for not replying to your threads and my absence from the forum, I have been been very busy with changing job and studying as well. No excuses just lazy!
Here are some pics of the progress. Turning the boat was very stresfull but nice to have it on the trailer!, its all coming to gether now.
Spraying the hull was something I wont attempt again
Its pretty much full steam ahead from now on.......

for RFNK
KB pine came from West coast of Tassie, cant remeber where
Staples should be taken out I reckon, extra weight belongs in steam rollers!

Welcome back Scotty, It will be good to see your progress. I've enjoyed your thread immensely.

turning over i think is the most stressful part of the build, i know when i turned my yellowtail over the night befor every thing that could go wrong was going through my head, what if this/what if that happens

she looks great by the way

Here is some more pics of the boat, getting close now!
Starting to get some fittings on the deck which is nice and very motivating to keep pushing it along and get it done quick.
A question or the forum, I was going to get dark windows and use small bolts to mount them with about an inch of cover on the outside, has anyone got any experience with mounting windows like this?, any advice?
thanks
Scotty

Looking very fine Scotty- but you don't think you can get away without details of the paint job do you? I noticed that you had a less than happy experience with the spray gun (even though it looks great) on the hull. Did you persist with that on the cabin?
As to windows, I'm intending to fix into a rebate from the inside, with timber cover strips screwed onto the cabin wall, but I know other Waller builders have bolted as per your method above, using dome headed nuts on the inside.

Originally Posted by scottyk

Here is some more pics of the boat, getting close now!
Starting to get some fittings on the deck which is nice and very motivating to keep pushing it along and get it done quick.
A question or the forum, I was going to get dark windows and use small bolts to mount them with about an inch of cover on the outside, has anyone got any experience with mounting windows like this?, any advice?
thanks
Scotty

Not quite the same but thought I'd explain my experience, might be handy to know.

I had a cat with dark tinted windows around 800x800mm set into a rebate on a bed of urethane about 10mm thick so they were flush on the outside. Looked great but the boat was moored in the tropics and the sealer sagged in the heat causing leaks. The theory was by not using bolts the cracks that often develop due to expansion should be avoided. Ended up bolting through oversize holes

Hopefully Mik or PAR can offer some technical advice.

In reply to Rob, I rolled the top sides, 2 pack poly. I sort of thought that it was going to be mostly covered with grip and my spray painting is average at best.
The spray for the hull (also 2 pack poly) was just a bit too orange peel for my liking so I just layed on about three coats let it cure hard and the sanded with 800 then polished with cut and then cream. Looks good but took along time.
I still have to do the stripe to join the two together, some sort of green I think.
get back home for a break in about a week so should get it sailing real soon
Scotty

Hey all,

Well I'm Scotty's brother who works in the chandlery/riggers and sells the epoxy as mentioned above!!
The boat has moved to the point that I can be of more use than just sanding!!

The rig is off a 16ft skiff and has a flexible fibreglass top. We would get rid of this but Scotty also has a main from a 16ft skiff that has the pre-bend cut into it so we will run with this for now. The boom is also from the skiff.

The spreaders came from a Thompson 750 that I built a new carbon rig and spreaders for. They are very wide but the ends are welded so that's the length for now. Also put extra external sleeves underneathe the spreaders and on the bottom 700mm.

Took two of us a full day to mount the spreaders, put the t-ball backing plates in, set up the stays, mount the mast base and stand the mast. The pics show the mast held up by ropes why we measured the lower stays. We ran out of light so I will swage up the lowers tomorrow and then get the sails up to set the prebend of the mast etc.

Also a couple more pics to show off Scotty's awesome job on the timber work!!

Rob, I have sailed trailer sailors and sports boats for a while aswell as working in a chandlery/riggers. If you want any help with the deck layout etc. email me at [email protected] and I will sort you out. You can easily sail one of these boats without winches if you set it up right!!

Ben

Got some sails up today!!

Don't fit perfectly just yet but with a visit to the sailmaker this week they should be all good!!

Suddenly it doesn't look like a build anymore. Very exciting. When???