Work this week's evenings have been a little slow. Mostly focused on getting what I need for electricals figured out.
I did prime the aft locker area. I'll put first bilge paint coat on tomorrow.
And as far as forward locker wiring, here's kinda how it's started.
And how it's going.
It's a rats nest now, but I just stuck in tie plates and will begin tidying up, covering with cable sleeving, and tying up the wiring now.
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Looking good. I learned the hard way that led lights require correct polarization and that the wire colors arent the most obvious. The nav lights were easy but I messed up the under deck lights.
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Finished the front deck wiring this week...well got it to a point where I couldn't do any more without moving on.
Here's a few more in process shots. Didn't take any final shots.
I fit checked some of my console electrical stuff to build the battery cables. Apparently my switch is a bit taller than I planned.
Nothing a Dremel can't overcome.
I bonded in starboard pieces for the battery tray, bilge pump, and livewell pump.
And I glued on the front deck.
Here's a few more in process shots. Didn't take any final shots.
I fit checked some of my console electrical stuff to build the battery cables. Apparently my switch is a bit taller than I planned.
Nothing a Dremel can't overcome.
I bonded in starboard pieces for the battery tray, bilge pump, and livewell pump.
And I glued on the front deck.
Re: Cameron's FS14LS+5%
Holy moly! All that hard work covered up, never to be seen again(ideally).
Congrats on a huge milestone Cameron!
Congrats on a huge milestone Cameron!
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
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Work this week has been focused on the aft deck hatch gutters.
Bonding the deck to the hatch frame.
Initial route out of the gutter. I didn't predrill all the holes to remove material in advance. It still worked OK, but lots of chattering and dimming of the lights in the garage I think I would recommend predrilling in the future.
Some extra cleating for the motorwell.
Aft deck with the hatches in place. Just getting a visual for how it will look.
And like before, I made some smaller panels and nailed them down to the frame openings as an interior guide. Once removed they get cut down just smaller than the frame openings to be the doubler piece for the hatches.
This is after the gutters are taken to full depth. Note the motorwell bonded in place as well.
Had one little strip to glue back on between the center hatch and the motorwell. It should be wide enough for my hinges. We'll see. This is after rounding the outer edges over and knocking down the inner lip to a depth for the gasket.
All that's left is a little hand sanding and chip fills and I'm onto finishing out the locker area.
Bonding the deck to the hatch frame.
Initial route out of the gutter. I didn't predrill all the holes to remove material in advance. It still worked OK, but lots of chattering and dimming of the lights in the garage I think I would recommend predrilling in the future.
Some extra cleating for the motorwell.
Aft deck with the hatches in place. Just getting a visual for how it will look.
And like before, I made some smaller panels and nailed them down to the frame openings as an interior guide. Once removed they get cut down just smaller than the frame openings to be the doubler piece for the hatches.
This is after the gutters are taken to full depth. Note the motorwell bonded in place as well.
Had one little strip to glue back on between the center hatch and the motorwell. It should be wide enough for my hinges. We'll see. This is after rounding the outer edges over and knocking down the inner lip to a depth for the gasket.
All that's left is a little hand sanding and chip fills and I'm onto finishing out the locker area.
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Re: Cameron's FS14LS+5%
Dang - looks like you got that all figured out and it looks great. I'm curious about the aft "cantilevered" hatch frames - are those simply serving the gutter function, or are they acting as deck support?
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The gutter itself isn't cantilevered off any one thing as there is cleating supporting the hatch gutters where I've drawn in blue. That's how it's able to sit in place.
I am considering an additional deck support where I've drawn in green to ensure the point-ish loads of the poling platform feet have some nearby supports, but I haven't pulled the trigger just yet. It only really concerns me because of the way I glued the gutters back there. The aft lip of the side hatches are just butt bonded off the center common run with no support around. That is a cantilever, but the deck helps tie it together.
I've always been taught "When in doubt, make it stout." But I struggle with the balancing act of not weighing the boat down too much.
I am considering an additional deck support where I've drawn in green to ensure the point-ish loads of the poling platform feet have some nearby supports, but I haven't pulled the trigger just yet. It only really concerns me because of the way I glued the gutters back there. The aft lip of the side hatches are just butt bonded off the center common run with no support around. That is a cantilever, but the deck helps tie it together.
I've always been taught "When in doubt, make it stout." But I struggle with the balancing act of not weighing the boat down too much.
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Re: Cameron's FS14LS+5%
mostly curious about the areas in "red"...
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