I made the skeg by cutting one end straight and tracing the other end against the rocker of the boat then cut to size.
I made the mast step and mast partner doubler, and cut holes in the bulkheads for inspection plates.
I glued the rudder cheeks to the rudder spacer. Glued the trunk side to the trunk spacers and glued and screwed the mast step to runners.
Tiller and rudder head.
I made this boat dolly for $29. The wheels will be re-purposed for another project when the boat is finished. This thing worked great. I stored the boat in my garage and I would "wheel it out" to my driveway to make cuts and sand. This made moving the boat around very easy. I was using a furniture dolly but after adding the skeg I needed something that would straddle the skeg and still support the boat.
Note: To better organize this blogs layout, items on this page were not necessarily made on the same day. I would typically work on a large piece of the boat and when I had extra time and energy I would make a small part. These are all grouped here. The rest of the blog is in true chronological order.
Mike, it looks like you're making great progress in spite of your self confessed lack of experience. One thing that that the plans don't mention is that if you want to install a bow eye for pulling up onto a trailer, or tying an anchor line to, it's best to do this before attaching the deck.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work! Ron