Teddy's boat project

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Not much of a writer but have some photos along the way of my boat building project. The SOR's for seaworthy single handed ketch.

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The hull is strip planked 20mm thick spruce glued with epoxy.

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First layer of 600gsm biax on the outside.

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Change of plans. A long keel instead..

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2 times 600gsm glass biax + 450g basalt biax on the out side.. Big wheels to turn the hull.

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Building the superstructure. 20mm Divinycel and wood strips.

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more the same..

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Bulkheads

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Chainplates. Bronze sleeves and carbon fibres.

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Tent away and first sight more than a couple of meters away. Crane to move away from the back yard and ready for the winter.

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Paint job, rudder, keel cooler and keel bolts.

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Current state of affairs. Integrated diesel tanks, total 1 ton capacity. Next cabinetry and such..

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The nesting dinghy, made to fit in the dinghy bay..

[Fore and Aft]

Teddy, I like your keel bolt washers, but hate your keel cooling pipes and lack of radiuses around your cabin doors.
I wondered if you could have coved and glassed some pipes to the hull. Less drag and no problems abut painting behind them. The photo below shows how I like to see them on steel boats. No reason you couldn't do something similar on a strip plank hull.
Cheers

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Originally Posted by Fore and Aft

Teddy, I like your keel bolt washers, but hate your keel cooling pipes and lack of radiuses around your cabin doors.
I wondered if you could have coved and glassed some pipes to the hull. Less drag and no problems abut painting behind them. The photo below shows how I like to see them on steel boats. No reason you couldn't do something similar on a strip plank hull.
Cheers

The cabin doors (openings, only curtains for them, except for wet room) will get their cornices later, with rounded corner bits. The keel cooler thou, much complications and $$$ making them flush. Besides glassing them reduces the heat transfere considerably and needs 3 to 4 time more area. Thus what's good for fishing boats is good enough for me.