Last month, I made a quick half hull of my version of a 16-ft Amesbury Skiff -GLS (glued lap...

Finally got everything done and back into garage. Paddleboard has been slow going - either waiting...

Here's my best estimates. I did not keep an exact daily time sheet, but recorded most elements in...

After allowing 10 days for epoxy coating to full harden, final sanding done. It took approximately...

Has been a long time getting to this point. Last of epoxy work done and looking great. Need epoxy...

As I post items chronologically, it frequently is difficult to quickly find what I'm interested...

I had forgotten how much I hate working with fiberglass - glad to see this completed. Weather has...

Routed out fin box and used Forstner bits for tie-downs and vent plug. Easier than I thought it...

Really beginning to look good. Decided to try alcohol based stain - results speak for themselves....

Upper deck, nose and tail shaped and sanded to 120 grit. Looks pretty good now. Will be flipping...

Took more effort than expected to clean up rail cap to planking but in good shape for orbital...

Last of the rails clamped and glued on. Saw a helpful tip on Jarvis site and made the rail planks...

Strongback in new config to mount rails ( 2 per side, 1/4 inch thick, 14ft long). Came up with...

This part of build was quite difficult (to do right) but finally got all rolling bevels correct...

Glued in all blocking (EPS) with Gorilla Glue - makes a mess but that can't be helped. Strips...

The upper rail caps need to have a rolling bevel cut so the planking can sit flat - much more...

Major milestone this morning. Bottom strips finally done and hull cut out of the strong back. Only...

Finally got to finishing the bottom strips, not too hard, just monotonous and time consuming....

Decided to check how the last strip would lie on outer rail and found that I would need a very...

Everything working out well. Weather (Temp < 50) really limiting factor for glueing strips. It...

Just got the first 3 strips down on bottom - mirror bookmarking looks funny so may have screwed...

Got a bit of warm weather so finally got to work on SUP again. Return To Index    ...

Usually April 15'th is start of our warm weather (50-degrees days) but not this year. Since I...

Last two days have been busy milling stock and indexing strips to create a symetrically mirrored...

Decided to change my plans and built a dedicated support/cradle/strongback assembly (want to keep...

Got majority of the planking stock - just need some cherry or walnut for feature strips. White...

Finally got the ribs from Jarvis yesterday and beginning to get some work done. Made pattern...

Going to start building a strip planked paddle board for granddaughter. Reviewed a few designs and...

No post in awhile - finally finished some half-hull models and got mounted on main entry wall -...

Just got back from the half-hull modelling class in Broklin Maine. Not a great time, class A...

Finally got "Lisa Lou II" down to Mascoma Lake for initial launching. No leaks (wasn't really...

Little over 5 1/2 months work (maybe 600 man-hours) but finally completed scratch built Beach Pea....

Can't catch a break with weather last week. Humidity just too high to get a good bonding paint...

High humidity has everything stopped - can't paint when above 75% or so. Final punch list; Paint...

2nd Coat on and drying - should be flipping over once more to complete. The brass oval keel guard...

It's almost a shame that this wood is getting painted over, but that's how these boats were in the...

Most people don't know that hand built boats (not kits with CNC parts) require many patterns - in...

Got the floorboards fitted. They are 3/8" Sapele Ply, 1/4" gaps and 3/8" round over. Since they...

Getting to the almost done phase. Hylan recommends beveling 8-degrees at center and splining...

I decided to modify Hylans plans just a little. He uses 7/8" wide spacers with a 6" gap for his...

Took longer than I though to laminate and fit the floors (the transverse rib-like structure). They...

Making real progress now that warm enough to use epoxy. One of the toughest thing on the boat is...

Now that shop is almost done (still waiting on lighting to arrive) decided to start working my...

John (guy who won raffle and took boat home) just updated everyone on how much he has completed....

Almost complete - everything coated with epoxy. Just need to finish seats, floors, trunk, and...

All the planks on, gunnels clamped. I always heard you can never have enough clamps.

Bottom on, garboard planks set - this took us a couple of days. Geoff showed a couple ways of...

Ladder built, molds in at their stations. We did this pretty quickly as Geoff Kerr (Instructor)...

Have been wanting to get to the Wooden Boat School in Brooklin Maine for a while. Was scheduled...