Sunday, July 21, 2013

I need scuppers or drains for my decks. Ideas?


The decks are flat and at a 90 degree angle to the topsides.  There is a 2 inch gap between the outboard edge of the deck and the inside of the topside planking.  This is due to the 2 inch thick frames which you can see in the photos.  I believe the best way to drain water off the decks will be to have drains in the decks that take a 90 degree turn outboard and drain through the topsides.  There are some very expensive bronze fittings made for the this application, but it seems to me there must be a cheaper way to do it.  I need to research this.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Thursday, March 15, 2012

beam mold


Making a mold for laminating my rooftop beams.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

She's a large barge

There's a lot of boat there. Port to starboard she's 3/4 of an inch shy of 8 feet. Length is 20 feet.

I have the sides and ends planked along with the first layer of bottom planking. The next step is to epoxy the second layer of bottom to the first layer.




















Sunday, November 21, 2010

Friday, November 19, 2010

shanty boat project

This shows the stern frame of the hull right side up in the foreground. The center frames are upside down in the background.