Waiting for Friday?

I have the epoxy. Well I have had it for a while but it it just to damn cold. We are supposed to get a break and get so low to mid 60's days this week. I have already put the plastic down in anticipation. She is already to go.

Second slide show up

link: Framing part 2.

epoxy is here...

but it is to dam cold to do anything with it.

Posting a link to the slideshow part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAy2NXjSR5I

Here is the hull.

Not bad for only 17 day since starting it. Epoxy and glass will be here tomorrow.

Okay I am doing this all wrong

Tonight I am going to try and put this into a slide show and post on the blog.

epoxy

Got my epoxy ordered. I use US Composites out of Florida. They buy it from some manufacturer and put a private label on it.

Front two frames.

Stem

Using the dimensions from the plans mark the angles on the Stem. Make sure to pay attention to which is the top.

Why the name?

As I have mentioned earlier I had Jeff design this boat for me. I have an Oysterman (Spira boat) that I built over 5 years ago. Wow time does fly. I love this boat it is very confidence inspiring. But I have mainly settled into the inshore saltwater fishing mode. So I wanted a boat with decks and lots of storage space. I will use this boat for Sharks, Tarpon, Cobia, Trout, Reds, Snook, Crabbing and collecting Oysters. Okay that list goes on and on but as you can see in one day I might be able to get quit a few of these species (note: I love the Gulf). So that is where the name comes from. It is a Jubilee

Okay... Put glue on the scarf joint and add some screws and make sure it is straight. Did you hear that...I mean straight. If not there is going to be hell to pay later.

Some 6 to 1 action

Time to scarf the Keelson. Clamp it good.
Draw out a 6 to 1 ratio.
First cut.
Flip and cut the other side. Not too bad. Now repeat.

The frames are drawn on a piece of plywood. Umm, there may have been too much ale consumed and this was actually the second go.
I set up a cut station and using a bevel square I got the angles and length from the plywood.
My Brother Temporarily screwed the stringers down to the plywood. This makes sure they won't move while gluing and screwing.
Here the side frame is glued and screwed
Hey Dude... How's it look? Sweet a good height for Catfish jugging.

Getting Started

I enlisted the help of my brother and his son. Here my Nephew is actually cought doing something he has never done "WORK"

My brother laying out the frames. I think this took him 3 belgium ales.
Oh man you aren't doing another boat!
Still working...where is my ale?
Finally have the strong back done. This ended up being too high so I cut it later to lower it.

going to do this a little backwards

At this point I have 255 pictures of this build process. Anyone that has ever blogged knows that it can be as much work as the project. So my plan is to just start posting pictures and go back to edit in words. I am not going to leave you hanging though because I will try and title most of it to go along with the Dory blog. That way you can build this boat with out the blog being done. Oh... 315 pictures now.

Thanks and here is a link to that blog

http://build-a-dory.blogspot.com/

Who the hell am I? And what do I know?

The answer to that is simple...Well maybe not simple. By occupation I am a Carpenter. That is what the government recognises. My Other sort of non official occupation is Hunter/Gather. Well doesn't that just tie in nicely to wood boat building. Use carpentry skills to build a wood boat so I can find thing to hunt, fish and gather on the water. Okay, It sounded good when I said it aloud.

Can I call myself A boat builder? I don't know. What I do know is I am well On my way to that title. I have built 3 power boats, 3 paddle boats and a power/sail Dory. This will be my second blog about plywood on frame boats.

All that an $2.50 will get me a coffee at Starbucks

This is what Spira came up with.

Sorry I couldn't figure out how to rotate it:<(. Oh It looks good. I can already see the Snook and Reds waving a white flag.

What again?

Yes... yes... again. Look, I can't help it. It crawls under your skin. Like a little itch at first. "I need a little more room." Scratch. Itch... "How about keeping the boat fuller through the transom?" Scratch. Itch... "Yeah, a little bit of vee in the front." Scratch. Itch... "But keep the bow high for the waves." Well, you get the drift. So, what is one to do? I needed to find my Calamine Lotion and that comes in the form of a boat designer. I turned to Jeff Spira of Spira International. I have built 2 of his boats in the past and have complete confidence in his designs. For me it is simple. I like plywood on frame boats. So, Jeff and I started our journey in developing a design that will work as an inshore/near shore boat with a shallow draft as well as a boat that I can use on lakes and rivers. Oh, by the way, I wanted it to fit on my existing trailer.