FS 17 - Raised Sheer

Fuzz · Post by **Fuzz** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:35 pm

Taking mom for a ride in the boat you built had to have felt good

joe2700 · Post by **joe2700** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 8:01 am

Least I could do after taking over her garage for about 5 years!

Post by **VT_Jeff** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:04 am

Nice work Joe, conrgats on the pre-paint splash! Looks really professional! Taking Mom for a ride around the harbor islands in a boat you built in her garage is priceless!

TomW1 · Post by **TomW1** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:41 pm

Joe glad you got her in the water this summer. Hope your mom enjoyed her ride.

Tom

cape man · Post by **cape man** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:41 am

Her lines above the water looks a lot like an OD18 with the raised sheer. Beautiful job.

TomTom · Post by **TomTom** » Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:25 am

Your boat looks incredible! How did I miss this build log! Love the details.

I agree with Cape Man - lovely lines that remind me of an OD - did you build the Hull exactly as per the plans? Can’t wait to see more photos.

joe2700 · Post by **joe2700** » Tue Dec 14, 2021 2:15 am

Thanks! No I much prefer the look of a raised bow(can't hurt to keep you dry either) so when I raised the sheer I rocked the top panel up at the bow to add about an extra 3" of height at the bow end compared to the raised sheer plans.

Alright picking up what I was doing at the end of February...

My hatch frames were not deep enough to properly locate the catch for the latch so I added an extra piece everywhere a latch was going.

I also installed the HIN I etched out of 316 stainless on the transom and glued 2 other into small pieces of wood to install in hidden areas later.

Epoxy coated all the hatches and some other parts that were still exposed wood on the edges and to fill the weave.

By the end of March I had primed the decks and inwhales.

Our pup was 6 months old at that point so he had to inspect the work.

joe2700 · Post by **joe2700** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:08 pm

Now at the beginning of April the focus was on console, seat, and hatches. These items were behind schedule compared the boat itself and I could work on them closer to home. I needed to seal up the exposed edges of these parts. All large surfaces had at least one layer of cloth, so just focusing on edges.

Next up I primed the inside of these components.

I realized I needed some venting on the fuel tank compartment, so cut out some holes for vents and added backing plates so the vent itself would be flush on the outside which you will see later.

Next up I glassed all the outside edges of the seats and console. I wasn't originally planning to do this since the insides are glassed and it would add a lot of fairing. A friends console seat had cracked during a rough trip and I was thinking about how some of the edges may be high wear, so I decided to do it. First on the seats.

I also primed the swim platform(such a pain to fair), antenna/light mast, inside of console, and the back of the console control panel.

Swim platform looked great dry fit!

Rmarsh · Post by **Rmarsh** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:47 am

Great to see all the details and custom touches you have put into your build! Like a lot of the builds here yours is one of a kind!
I for one would like to see more pictures.
Bob M.

Post by **VT_Jeff** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 8:48 am

Great looking work Joe!

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