Boat Builder Central

I have not been round here for quite a while and a lot has happened to the AnnieB since she was launched way back when.
I will get some pis together and try and bring this post up to date.alex

These posts have slowed somewhat of late as she has been on the water as of 20th March and...well I have other priorities now. :D After the painting was finished, on goes all the hardware using sikaflex 291 to bed down and seal all the fixtures. http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/alexit10101/boatbui...

I am going for the International brand paints for this boat. First the primer, then pre-kote and finish with the Brightside in off-white and royal blue. I gave the hull a wipe down with thinners before a good brush coat of primer, a light sand, then two brush coats of the pre-kote (sanding again bet...

With a little help, the hull is flipped and up on some milkcrates. I took the chance to put some scales under her and she came out at just under 130kgs. A bit more than I calculated, but still on the light side for a 13ft boat with a raised sole, hatches etc. I'm happy with that. :D I used microball...

Here is a little detail that I did not mention before. In an attempt to get a 'mostly dry' hatch, the front and back edge of the lid has an overhang. I have also routed a small channel along the inside edge of the hatch openings. I am hoping that this will allow any water seeping into the join to ru...

The last of the fillets...the seating...yay! http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/alexit10101/boatbuild/images/Img_35.jpg You can see that I have spaced short lenghts of 2x1 'ribs' down each side. I did this for a few reasons... To give a bit of extra support to the sides, as I had cut down the hull f...

The shape of the ply top was traced directly from the frame shown in my previous post leaving an overhang on the inside edge to allow it to be trimmed back to the frame later. The screws you can see were just to pull the top into place while the epoxy went off. I removed them later and filled the ho...

Thanks for the support guys... I can assure you, I have all the goop and more on every bit of clothing I own. :) As for a bigger boat... one day I will build myself an 18ft 'putt-putt' clinker... but at the moment, the kombi just will not tow anything that big. :? Anyway..back to the build. Took a q...

A quick pic to show I put an extra 12mm to the top edge of the transom on either side of the motorwell. It was not needed so to speak, it's just me wanting something substantial for the eye in this area.... if you no what I mean?? It also lets me bolt on handles from each side without to much worry....

Right. http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/alexit10101/boatbuild/images/Img_21.jpg One of my favourite tools on this job would have to be the die-grinder you see here. Great for getting in and cleaning all those little bits in hard to get corners. The best thing being it does not produce fine dust li...