FS14 In French Polynesia

[Mhopper]

Thanks for the update and pictures! I am enjoying following you!

[RCC-SKIFFS]

Boat building in paradise.. must be nice If it turns out half as beautiful as that water then it's a winner. can't wait to see it finished.

[Aurator]

My work benches.



Trying to pick out the two straightest ones for the strongback. I had purchased some extra 2x4's because I thought I was going to have to build my own tables.


All of my clamps in use at the same time!!

Putting it all together.

[jorgepease]

looking good, what a pleasure to build right next to the water, just think how easy it will be to check your water line and launch ))

[Jaysen]

I'd get nothing done. Absolutely nothing. I'd pick up a tool, glimpse that blue, and then ... nothing.

I'm very interested in seeing how you manage with only 2 clamps. I expect to learn something I can use.

[Noles309]

Looking good! It must be nice to live in two different types of paradise...

[Fuzz]

I was too busy looking at the pictures to notice where you call home until Noles said something. Nice to see another Alaskan on the site. There must be 5-6 of us by now, maybe more. I am pretty sure you want to take your time building the boat, weather is not really so nice back home for you now
Fuzz

[Aurator]

looking good, what a pleasure to build right next to the water, just think how easy it will be to check your water line and launch ))

The other nice thing is since the water is so warm I just jump in and wash off the dust when I need to. The downside is that when there is a very high tide and the wind is NNW my shop floods, so no wood or tools get left on the floor. It does wash away the sawdust though.

Looking good! It must be nice to live in two different types of paradise...

It is indeed! I spend two or three months in New Zealand every year too. Thinking about building a boat for there as well.

I was too busy looking at the pictures to notice where you call home until Noles said something. Nice to see another Alaskan on the site. There must be 5-6 of us by now, maybe more. I am pretty sure you want to take your time building the boat, weather is not really so nice back home for you now
Fuzz

I don't get down your way much but if I do I would love to see your boat.

I'd get nothing done. Absolutely nothing. I'd pick up a tool, glimpse that blue, and then ... nothing.

I'm very interested in seeing how you manage with only 2 clamps. I expect to learn something I can use.

Another view from the shop for Jaysen.

[Aurator]

I put the bottom panels on and hung the sides on. I played with the alignment until I ran out of zip ties after tightening and cutting them off several times. I think it would have been smarter to bring wire to tie the panels together, although I still might be there fussing with getting the perfect alignment. Anyway I pulled out the last zip tie from the package and chanting "gaps are good" tightened it up and was done.

Two questions for the forum members.
First, does any builder, ever, walk away from the boat without stopping and looking back one more time?
Second, what is going on when I am building this boat and starting to think about what to do different "on the NEXT one"??????

[gonandkarl]

Hi,
I also cant step away without looking at my boat even if I only did a little thing like right now attaching the cleats onto which I will glue the sole. I envy you about the warm and beautiful place where you build your boat. Here in Austria Winter is just around the corner and I bought a gas stove for my building shed where I can warm up the room rather quick. My fixed coal stove in there is nice and also warms the room but I spend just as much time putting coal into it as I spend building the boat thats why I am taking already 2 years. I will follow your thread everyday just to learn how one can build a boat in 2 months.
Thinking about building the next boat ( PX14 ) I hope I will work more efficient because my intention is not to think every step over ten times before I do it.
Good luck with your build and not to many high tides with NNW winds.
Greetings from Karl ( foggy cold Austria )