3 View

Plans Sheet

Full Size Patterns

Tack glue the patterns to 4 X 8 sheets of Ply

Cutting out hull planks

Hull planks

Cutting out frames

Frames and Breasthooks

Splicing the hull planks

Splicing the hull planks

Hull planks "stitched" with cable ties before gluing

Frames clamped in position

Thickened epoxy fillet

Fiberglass tape completes frame joints

Frame joint

Thickened epoxy fillet at bow

Fiberglass tape completes joints at bow and stern

Glue plank seams with thickened epoxy

Fiberglass tape on inside of hull seams

Breasthook clamped in position

Breasthook glued with a fillet of epoxy and fiberglass tape

Seat Mount

Seat with slots cut where it will bend to shape

Tape holds the shape until the epoxy cures

Several layers of fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin

Seat tube

Lower rudder hinge fitting

A little dam...

The lower hinge fitting is anchored with thickened epoxy

Upper hinge fitting

Installing gunwales

You can never have too many clamps!

The drive box can be sized to fit any drive

Drive box side

Assembling drive box

Completed drive box

Drive box glued into hull

Opening for rudder pushrod

Begin by drilling holes on an angle

Connect the holes with a hacksaw blade

Cleanup with a round file

lots and lots of sanding!

Exterior of hull fiberglassed with 6oz cloth

Begin by wetting out the cloth with epoxy

Smooth out the glass, remove excess resin

At least 3 coats of epoxy resin with sanding in between to fill in the weave of the cloth

Top sheeting is optional

Mark the sheeting from the inside

Trim the sheeting

Test fit and trim as required

Install with epoxy and nails

Sheeting splice

Sheeting splice

Side sheeting

Drive can be removed if it bottoms out or gets fouled with weeds