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With the string in place a plumb bob can be hung from it to help determine one of the 3 conditions that must be met to ensure each frame is installed level. Once the frame is lowered into position, the first condition of correct installation is that the bottom of each frame member is sitting on the bearding line. The second condition is that a straight edge set on each side of the frame at the sheer line should be level.
The third and final condition is with the previous two conditions met, the plumb bob from the string line should strike the sheer line straight edge perfectly in the middle.
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The process then repeats for each frame. However it's important to note, and the designer concedes, it is unlikely each frame will be absolutely perfect. Therefore I want to make it clear, particularly if you are attempting something similar, that while our frames are very close, they are not perfect.
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The reason that is ok is because a fair amount of fairing will occur when we move on to chine and bilge stringer installation. We also did some other work on the transom and framing for a structural bulkhead at station 26, but we'll get into that next time. As of this writing we have 5 more stations to install before we can begin chine installation. Posted by Six Points Wood Works at Monday, August 20, Better late than never. I'm so far behind here! For the sake of brevity I'm going to break up this update into two parts.
I'm also going to try to be a bit more concise. There is of course a more in depth explanation of all these phases on our YouTube channel. Before we could get in to setting frames at full steam, I really needed to set a string line down the center of the boat. This string would allow us to hang a plumb bob off of to help ensure the keel was straight and when the time came, the frames were centered.
However in order to set the string, the bow stem had to be in place. Setting the bow stem was another job I had been dreading.
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Like many of the other times I felt the same way, this apprehension was un-warranted. A little work with the chainsaw along with a sanding disk and turbo plane attached to our angle grinder made quick work of shaping the bow stem assembly into a fair curve. I was really pleased to see how well the rabbet line aligned with between the keel and the stem.
You make up all these pieces separately and hope they come together in the end. We then moved on to frame setting, but we'll get into that in our next post. Like everything, there is a learning curve, but after setting a few, it's easy to get into a groove. We had our boat name medallion made up. Penfield trophies did a great job with their laser engraver. We also came into some beautiful salvaged lumber from our neighbors remodel of their 's farm house. I believe it's Hemlock, not a great boat wood, but it's old growth with beautiful tight growth rings.
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Stay tuned for how we installed our frames. Posted by Six Points Wood Works at 8: Wednesday, June 6, What's in a name? She's got a name! We chose the name of our 41' Diesel Duck and couldn't be happier. The Henry Red, named after the grandfathers of my wife and I. He lived much of his life around Annapolis, Maryland where he owned many boats, both power and sail. He was a strong, moral and practical influence in the life of my wife and someone very special to her.
My grandfather, Frank, affectionately known as "Red" for his red hair and proclivity to always carry "atomic fireball" candies in his pocket, is probably the reason I am the way I am. He was a foreman at a local utility by trade, but he was a mister "fix-it" in life. He was a carpenter, builder and welder. He was a problem solver and hard worker who inspired my father to do the same. My father and grandfather in turn inspired me to believe in the value of hard work. Additionally he made me believe that given enough time and patience, there really wasn't anything I couldn't do. So now we'll motor into the future memorializing the memory of two very special and inspirational people.
On to the build. I apologize for the lack of content here and on YouTube recently. In early May my son sprained his ankle playing tennis at school. Following the X-ray which confirmed no fracture, the doctor noticed a "spot" as he called it, on his fibula.
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This "spot" is known in the medical community as a lytic lesion. Something they call unknown bone tumors. Obviously additional testing was required which involved a couple specialists and an MRI. Needless to say his mother and I were in a state of utter panic. Even though in the real world of medical follow up's, having to wait 3 weeks to finally get an answer indicating whether the tumor was malignant or benign is a pretty quick turn around, it was a brutal month.
A parent can't help but fear the worst. That fear is absolutely paralyzing. However, we were so relieved to learn that the tumor was benign! Additional follow up will be required along with potential treatment options, but nothing to really worry about. While my immediate reaction was relief, I was quickly reminded of how paralyzing fear can be. Whether that fear is for a loved one, fear of failing or fear of trying. We dream of things and either put them off or dismiss them because we fear something on one level or another. I saw how my fear for my son, completely unrelated to boat building, sapped every ounce of motivation from me to go out and work.
I have no advice to combat that paralysis other than to be aware of it. Fight back against fear and do the things you dream of doing. I would have been wise to listen to my own advice. With all of our holes drilled around the shaft log, installing the bolts was a breeze. We drilled a countersink on the underside of the keel for the nut and washer to fit inside and then pounded the bolts in.
We also took the time to repair the blow out's we had when drilling for some drift bolts a few months ago. This involved plugging the holes with some hardwood dowels of equivalent diameter. We gave them a coating of glue and pounded them in. Once in place we cut them flush with a hand saw. Next up was the transom install. The only issue with this part of the build was that the transom was just beyond the reach of our gantry crane.
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Once that was in place we attached a block and tackle and used it to hoist the transom into position. The install went surprisingly smoothly with the help of my son. We pre-coated the transom knee and the center support of the transom with straight epoxy. A thickened coat of epoxy was then applied and the transom was moved into place. With the use of a level, the center support was carefully checked for plumb and then some temporary 14 wood screws were used to hold things in position until the epoxy cured.
The next day we got started on the first layer of planking. If you recall this will be a composite planked hull. The first piece of planking was the most challenging but really not all that difficult. The edge of the plank had to be beveled to match the angle on the horn timber, a simple rip on the table saw. With that dry fit in position the shape of the transom was traced on to the plank and then cut out on the bandsaw.
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A little fine tuning and it was ready for install. We again used the same epoxy procedure as previously stated and held things in position with some galvanized 12 wood screws. Like everything in boat building, it's time consuming but rather enjoyable. We only had time for the first couple layers, but the process will be the same all the way up. Our next task was installing the floor timber for station We had previously prepped this piece so it was just a matter of a little fine tuning to get it installed.
After making sure everything was still level and plumb, two drift bolts were pounded into position to secure the timber forever!
With the floor in place I got a little impatient and wanted to dry fit the frame for station With the help of my son we hoisted up station 38 with the gantry crane and then I was able to roll it into position by myself. This is where the challenge of boat building really comes into play. You build all these components, cut the rabbet and hope everything lines up and was built according to the design.
I was extremely happy to see the frame slide over the keel following a little sanding and sit on the rabbet just wear it should. Things were level and plumb and all that was left was the application of more copper napthenate and then the application of bolts. Things were just dry fit and held together with clamps to check the fit. We really need to install the stem so we can install a string line down the center of the boat shed above the boat. So before we bolt things up we'll get that done. However it was really cool to see things in position. We picked up a few items from an ebay vendor in India.
The brass door signs and port lights came from some old ships that were broken up on the beaches of that country.