Finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel! So far, excluding the windows, the windscreen required 34 pieces to construct. Maybe one more sanding with 500 grit paper & one more coat of gloss clear. Then the windows & figuring out how to attach the screen to the hull in a way that is removable with the trunk cabin.
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Finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel! So far, excluding the windows, the windscreen required 34 pieces to construct. Maybe one more sanding with 500 grit paper & one more coat of gloss clear. Then the windows & figuring out how to attach the screen to the hull in a way that is removable with the trunk cabin.
Well, it’s been tack glue, marking fit pieces to fit, remove, cut, re-tack glue to check fit, & repeat! For next scratch build I need to improve cutting accuracy for bulkheads, gunnel support, etc. Same for applying epoxy sealer in hull interior. Kind of slopped epoxy blobs onto gluing surfaces. *#*”#!
Photos
Sprayed cockpit sides with ammonia based
window cleaner, clamped to gunnel, & left to sit
overnight. Will reduce tensile stress on joints
when finally glued in place.
Motor box fabricated. Servo will be hidden by
removable aft seat.
Owner is anxious for a boat ride but yard
schedule indicates that is in the distance.
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Well, it’s been tack glue, marking fit pieces to fit, remove, cut, re-tack glue to check fit, & repeat! For next scratch build I need to improve cutting accuracy for bulkheads, gunnel support, etc. Same for applying epoxy sealer in hull interior. Kind of slopped epoxy blobs onto gluing surfaces. #”#!
Photos
Sprayed cockpit sides with ammonia based
window cleaner, clamped to gunnel, & left to sit
overnight. Will reduce tensile stress on joints
when finally glued in place.
Motor box fabricated. Servo will be hidden by
removable aft seat.
Owner is anxious for a boat ride but yard
schedule indicates that is in the distance.
I’ve been making the cockpit sole, etc removable to provide access to running gear & bilge. This all because the 26’s bottom has not yet been wetted so I have no idea what might be amiss & require fixing or replacement
Spray rails glued & pinned to hull.
Decided on a bit of color change for deck.
Cockpit details begun; the fun stuff.
Owner anxious for first boat ride.
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I’ve been making the cockpit sole, etc removable to provide access to running gear & bilge. This all because the 26’s bottom has not yet been wetted so I have no idea what might be amiss & require fixing or replacement
Spray rails glued & pinned to hull.
Decided on a bit of color change for deck.
Cockpit details begun; the fun stuff.
Owner anxious for first boat ride.
That is coming along very nicely - I do like the windscreen shape that you have made.
I made something "similar" for the Chris Craft Corvette that I restored and I am thinking about making something like it for my Swordsman to replace the plain wrap-around screen too.
Thank you Bob. The windscreen proved to be quite a challenge given that it took over 30 pieces to construct. Should have constructed a fixture…..oh well!
On another note I hope your offset rudder solves your Kommander handling issue. Watching your video I see you were not running as fast as I had assumed. The wake also looked flat as it should. Tells me that prop walk(torque) is the issue assuming your prop is a right hand prop.
Hopefully I’m wrong but offsetting the rudder will reduce/solve the diving problem in right turns but will show up somewhere else. The reduced & asymmetrical water pressure on the
rudder may make left turns a problem. Left turn radius could become impossibly large & tracking straight may be difficult.
Anyway I’ll be watching to see how you make out.🤞
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The helm.
Looking aft at the cockpit
Motor box & stern seat.
Overall view of cockpit,
Clamshell vents for circulating air thru bilge.
Cabin porthole.
Cleat & fairleads on foredeck.
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The helm.
Looking aft at the cockpit
Motor box & stern seat.
Overall view of cockpit,
Clamshell vents for circulating air thru bilge.
Cabin porthole.
Cleat & fairleads on foredeck.
Most of final details completed prior to shipping boat to Florida for maiden voyage.🤞🤞🤞
Then finish up punch list.
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Thank you Phil. The boat will go to Florida with the builder who escapes the New England winters for three months. In the past my wife & I enjoyed the snow & winter sports but age caught up with us so skiing is no longer an option.
As mentioned earlier in this thread I usually do the maiden voyage early in the build. But rehabbing from knee surgery prevented that. So I will use the large test tank ( the condo association’s pool) for the first splash. Thus the crossed fingers.
Warm enough to send the Lindsay M on her maiden voyage.
- I thought it would be too slow…it was.
- Limited rudder throw looked like turning radius
would be excessive…it wasn’t
- No leaks expected…none showed up.
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Warm enough to send the Lindsay M on her maiden voyage.
- I thought it would be too slow…it was.
- Limited rudder throw looked like turning radius
would be excessive…it wasn’t
- No leaks expected…none showed up.
After making a somewhat major ballast redistribution LindsayM floats as intended. I polished the shaft to reduce friction with the shaft log which greatly reduced the running amperage & the resulting motor heat. Still more to be done to cleanup the shaft log & change to a three blade prop. Those mods have to wait until I’m home. But for now it’s running much better.
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After making a somewhat major ballast redistribution LindsayM floats as intended. I polished the shaft to reduce friction with the shaft log which greatly reduced the running amperage & the resulting motor heat. Still more to be done to cleanup the shaft log & change to a three blade prop. Those mods have to wait until I’m home. But for now it’s running much better.
Both the Wasque 26 & the Northern Bay 36 sport fisherman survived the transit without damage.First yard work order was to repower the too-slow original motor with a higher RPM motor of the same 380 size. High confidence the high end performance will be satisfactory.
Sea trial date to be determined.
Out with the old.
In with the new.
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Returned to the north branch of the Cape Cod & Southwest Florida Shipyard
Both the Wasque 26 & the Northern Bay 36 sport fisherman survived the transit without damage.First yard work order was to repower the too-slow original motor with a higher RPM motor of the same 380 size. High confidence the high end performance will be satisfactory.
Sea trial date to be determined.
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