It was a chilly 50 degrees today so I had my Florida Winter coat on...a light pullover.
Jeffs FS14 LS
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I just don't know how you guys get any boats built with nice weather in February!
There are only two seasons in Vermont: boating season, and boat-building season.
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Got 3/4 hatches hinge-mortised. Spent a few nights after work this week practicing the procedure on scrap and it paid big dividends. By the third hatch, I knew about how many chisel strokes were needed to clean the corners.
For the 30mm wide hinges I bought, I used a 30mm forstner bit to create a template out of 3/4 mdf
which I screwed to the deck/lid. The template had brad holes along the x axis to make alignment easier. Once the template was screwed down I removed the brads.
I made a second template to cut the deep section at the edges, screwed to the deck/lid through the same holes to ensure alignment.
To set the right depth for the 2 router passes, I first used the hinge body
and then a scrap of 9mm ply
I spun the dial up a half turn on the hinge and a full turn on the ply to get a little extra depth
A centering drill bit made the screw holes a snap.
I eased the edges with some 60grit and they're about done.
The complete cast of tools is shown below.
The 3 separate drills made things go smoothly without the need to constantly move bits around. I used some brad's through scrap to set the lid spacing on all sides before marking/attaching the template.
For the 30mm wide hinges I bought, I used a 30mm forstner bit to create a template out of 3/4 mdf
which I screwed to the deck/lid. The template had brad holes along the x axis to make alignment easier. Once the template was screwed down I removed the brads.
I made a second template to cut the deep section at the edges, screwed to the deck/lid through the same holes to ensure alignment.
To set the right depth for the 2 router passes, I first used the hinge body
and then a scrap of 9mm ply
I spun the dial up a half turn on the hinge and a full turn on the ply to get a little extra depth
A centering drill bit made the screw holes a snap.
I eased the edges with some 60grit and they're about done.
The complete cast of tools is shown below.
The 3 separate drills made things go smoothly without the need to constantly move bits around. I used some brad's through scrap to set the lid spacing on all sides before marking/attaching the template.
Last edited by VT_Jeff on Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:24 am, edited 4 times in total.
There are only two seasons in Vermont: boating season, and boat-building season.
Completed Paul Butler 14' Clark Fork Drifter
Completed Jacques Mertens FS14LS + 10%, Build Thread
Started Iain Oughtred Tammie Norrie
Completed Paul Butler 14' Clark Fork Drifter
Completed Jacques Mertens FS14LS + 10%, Build Thread
Started Iain Oughtred Tammie Norrie
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Re: Jeffs FS14 LS
That's a lot of fiddly work but sure satisfying to do it right, I think.
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Great overview! I'm not skilled woodworker by any stretch of the imagination so I would be racking my brain on how to do that with any degree of repeatability. I'll be saving that post for sure.
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Are those friction hinges or are you to have to put stays in as well?
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Nice!!!! Jeff
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They are not. Friction hinges cost more than I could bring myself to spend. These can open 180 degrees and lie flat on themselves so stays not really needed and no plans now to add any.
There are only two seasons in Vermont: boating season, and boat-building season.
Completed Paul Butler 14' Clark Fork Drifter
Completed Jacques Mertens FS14LS + 10%, Build Thread
Started Iain Oughtred Tammie Norrie
Completed Paul Butler 14' Clark Fork Drifter
Completed Jacques Mertens FS14LS + 10%, Build Thread
Started Iain Oughtred Tammie Norrie
Re: Jeffs FS14 LS
Agreed. I didnt really have any choice. I tried freehanding the router shy of the traced line and finishing with a chisel but was totally unable to get the radius clean. With 16 radius's, the fiddling was the far lesser evil.cracked_ribs wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:54 pm That's a lot of fiddly work but sure satisfying to do it right, I think.
There are only two seasons in Vermont: boating season, and boat-building season.
Completed Paul Butler 14' Clark Fork Drifter
Completed Jacques Mertens FS14LS + 10%, Build Thread
Started Iain Oughtred Tammie Norrie
Completed Paul Butler 14' Clark Fork Drifter
Completed Jacques Mertens FS14LS + 10%, Build Thread
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Re: Jeffs FS14 LS
Looks Great! I used a similar process to recess the hinges on the FS 19 I built. Really makes a difference on the finished boat. Remember to account for the thickness of the epoxy, primer and paint coats, other wise the hinges will end up being a bit proud of the surface.
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