A British FS17

[jeremy]

Sure, you linked to the thumbnail instead of the other photo.
Click on the thumbnail in the gallery to open the page and link to that picture instead.

[steve292]

[quote="jeremy"]Sure, you linked to the thumbnail instead of the other photo.
Click on the thumbnail in the gallery to open the page and link to that picture instead.


thanks! such a simple thing to do when you know how.
Steve

[Cracker Larry]

anyone got any advice about getting nice big pagefillers in..a la KS8, Wobblylegs, Cracker larry

I usually resize all my pictures to 800 X 600 and try to keep the file size in the 200KB range. These fill the page without being too large for it.

Good luck with the build. The best advice I can give is, if you don't know something, ask, and don't proceed until you know

[hglucky13]

good lucK with the build!! i am very excited to see your build I am building the same boat, with the raised freeboard ,center cockpit, and intended to build a full height bench against the motor well for bait and coolers. I have also tossed around the idea of having a casting deck out to the b station.or at least midway between a and b. I like the raised freeboard for the ability to lean my thighs against the gunwale when fishing for tuna. but want the casting deck for bass fishing. trying to make this an all around boat for myself and my kids. wish i could afford two boats!!!!

[steve292]

[quote I like the raised freeboard for the ability to lean my thighs against the gunwale when fishing for tuna. quote]

I don't think i'll be doing much tuna fishing in the Bristol channel, but I can dream. I to aim to have the casting deck out to station B, as I enjoy fly fishing & spinning for our european bass.There seems to be a lot of interest in these boats,so I feel the pressure from my peers already,& not a panel spliced yet.
PROGRESS.
frames A,B,E cut, both motorwell sides cut out,frames C & D marked out. Transom marked out,stringers cut.
I am doing it in stages mainly because I have limited storage for the ply, I cant store it flat so I am only buying 6 or so sheets at a time, I am tying to get all the frames,both stingers & the transom ready(laminated) before I aquire more materials.
will post pics on Monday(family gathering tomorrow).
Cheers,
Steve

[steve292]

Big evening for me,got the first stringer laminated.I thought having 30 odd clamps was enough, but I think i'm wrong by about a factor of three.
I have some pic's which I will post tomorrow when I have some more time.I used the dowel method to keep the stringer pieces in alingnment during glueing.It has also been a usefull excercise in mixing glue to get a good consistency.Had a small amount left at the end ,so I thickened it a bit more & filleted some scrap together out of interest, just to see if I have got the idea in my head properly.
Regards,
Steve

[steve292]

Today I finally got both stringers assembled & dressed.
I used the dowels to hold the pieces in perfect alignment during the epoxy glue cure-


I underestimated how many clamps I'd need so I went & got another half dozen before I embarked on the second stringer-

After the glue had set up overnight I used a surform to remove the epoxy that had oozed out of the joint,while it was still green. They now look like stringers & have stiffened up considerably.

I now feel up to the my next little milestone, which is assembling & glueing the transom clamping boards. I will post more pics as I go on
regards,
steve
P.S the thinking chair tip I got from the Dougster

[mecreature]

Its going to be fune to watch this thing go together..

I got a feeling that work space is going to fill up quick..

keep the pics coming..

[tech_support]

Steve, you do not need that many clamps

One of the only mistakes you can make with epoxy is squeezing too hard. The more epoxy left in the joint the better

[Lower]

You killin me Steve. I am dying to get working on the boat, but life keeps interfering. Heading up to Maine for a few days. When I get back, I gotta get busting.

Thanks for posting pics. Fun to watch the build. Also helps others (like myself) when we get to that point. Sorry you don't have anyone to follow, but someone has to lead the show!