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bensid54

Fri Sep 14 2018, 12:00am

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I've always been smitten the barrel back lake boats, they scream class to me. I took out the Bireme to the pool the other day and attempted to improve my skills. Problem with leaving things sit for two years is you forget how to use them and things corrode over time after exposure to water, in short it needs work now. Good old Charon is something I have to be in the mood to do and the electronic nightmare it is makes me a little hesitant to tackle, I will do that when the time is right. My Flame Licker engine will get attention from time to time but I'm in no rush to finish it.
Now for the reason I'm doing doing this thread. While I was playing with my Bireme I thought I should have a boat I can mount a camera on and cruise around driving by camera. I tossed around some build ideas and thought about the runabout I sold to a guy in New York it was a good looking boat and my own design. I dragged out all the African hardwood I have left and I think I have enough for one more boat, time to start the build. Her is a pic of my lake boat, I will make a much nicer version.

aew

Fri Sep 14 2018, 08:19am

aew

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Nice and simple?

As you may have noticed, I don't do simple!

bensid54

Fri Sep 14 2018, 08:47pm

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Arthur I'm surprised you even use the word simple, there must be a more technical term. Simple is all I can do, an example is I will look at a machine that contains a thousand parts, I will break them down to small pieces that I can digest. Then I take these small pieces and put them together to get the large picture of what I'm trying to understand.

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bensid54

Tue Oct 09 2018, 12:10am

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Time to get Arthur sitting there with his head shaking in his hands saying "why why did I let him join this site!".
I drew out the ribs on a sheet of plywood using guesswork and a ruler, which explains why the second rid gets missed by the plank by about an inch. I was going to throw the keel and ribs in the trash, but then I thought "what the heck maybe I can fix it". Looks like garbage now but scrap wood, sawdust and epoxy can fix gaping holes, it's whats on the surface that matters. Here are some pictures of the build so far.

Charles

Tue Oct 09 2018, 01:37am

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My first buid went in the trash
So go for it one plank at the time

aew

Tue Oct 09 2018, 08:19am

aew

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Jim: You look as though you may be missing a trick here. That looks like a 'chine' hull and they can usually be constructed using sheets rather than individual planks.
I think you should consider using CAD to construct the hull.That's 'Cardboard Assisted Design' - so get out the scissors and reach for the cereal box!

In case of dificulty, Papierschnitzel may be able to help.

Papierschnitzel

Tue Oct 09 2018, 07:05pm

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Hahaha

bensid54

Sun Oct 14 2018, 06:07am

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Missing a trick? You mean there is an easier way? Truth is I have a bunch of truly scrap wood that I'm trying to make something out of. believe it or not it probably won't look too bad when I finish it.