Paint and Varnish

I got the boat back from paint Friday night. Glendon did a great job. We've spent most of the weekend sanding, varnishing, and doing other last minute details. We leave for the Wooden Boat Show in Mystic, CT. this Thursday. Hopefully sea trials Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

Here are a few pictures of the boat drying in the sun today.

On the Move

Well, she's not quite finished but a scheduled paint job waits for no man.

Port Caprail and Foredeck

The boat is really starting to take shape. I can't wait to get six or seven more coats of varnish on the interior.



Port caprail and both decks glued on.



Foredeck.

View from the starboard gunwale looking aft.

Yacht Interiors

Here are a few pictures of some of the work I've done for Morris Yachts.

Cherry port side of an M42.

Looking forward in an M36.

An M42 cherry nightstand.

A standard M42 galley.

A cherry M36 galley with bone white corian countertop.

Caprail

I don't have access to a nice wood steamer so I've decided to try the steaming hot, wet blanket trick. Worked great!

The Dagger Board

The varnished parts are looking good. Doing a build-up with high-gloss and will probably finish with two coats of satin.

Gunwales

I've decided to make up a three part cap-rail for the sheer. An outboard gunwale, an inboard rail and then a cap. May involve some steaming so I can bend the wood. We'll see.

Fitting the gunwales.

Starboard gunwale dryfit.

Starboard gunwale all glued on.

Inboard part of the cap rail all glued up.

Deck Framing

The foredeck framing is all in and sealed and the aft bulkhead has been placed. I decided to use mahogany for all the cleats and framework in the boat. Even though most people won't see those aspects of the finished boat I figured it would be nice to stay consistent. . . and you can't go wrong with mahogany.

Breaking the Mold- Skerrieskiff Week- 3

Well, I've got the outside of the hull where I want it. Time to flip her over. I was anxious to see how easliy she popped off the MDF molds. It only took two of us and at this point it only weighs around 125 lbs. No problems at all.

 

Skerrieskiff- Week 3

This week I got the dagger board case and rudder blanks all glued up. The mahogany I'm working with has some beautiful grain patterns in it. Once I get a few more coats of varnish on these pieces they're going to look great!

Gluing up the dagger board case sides.

Hand shaped mahogany dagger board.

Gluing up rudder blank to be shaped later.

Iain Oughtred Skerrieskiff -Week 2

I used a plane to shave down the bottoms of the garboard strakes. That gets me nice and close so I can use a hard block and 120 grit sandpaper to finish off the bottom. It just feels like you have more control than when using a powerplane.

Fairing the bottom.

Old Faithful.

Epoxy fillet where the sheer strake overlaps the garboard.

Iain Oughtred Skerrieskiff - Week 2

Sheer strake glued on.



Iain Oughtred Skerrieskiff 15' - Week 1

The port garboard strake is on. Using prop sticks from the ceiling means no fasteners required. Just wood and epoxy. . . and eventually some paint.

               



Iain Oughtred's Skerrieskiff 15' - Week 1

I've really enjoyed laminating and shaping the parts and pieces - it gives me a nice chance to get out my planes and spokeshave. Mahogany is a great wood to work with. Check out how rich it looks in the photos once it's varnished.

Fore and aft stems laminated and sealed.



Garboard strakes all sealed.

Finished tiller.

Another angle of the tiller.

Iain Oughtred's Skerrieskiff 15' - week 1

The Skerrieskiff is a 15' double-ended wooden sailboat.  It will have a 60 square foot lug sail and I plan to trim out the interior in mahogany.  The finished boat should weigh under 200 lbs (not including sails and mast).  Here are a few photos from the first week of construction.

Gluing bottom scarf joint.



Laminating the tiller.




Sealed bottom plank.




Shaping the tiller.




Checking the molds.