Boat Build Update. - Page 3

gradywhite273 · 01-08-2008, 07:23 PM

wow this is cool.

can't wait to see the finished product.

Tuna Beware · 01-08-2008, 09:37 PM

Sweet rig, thanks for sharing.

JUST RELEASED 34 · 01-08-2008, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fortunate One

It certainly has been very nice weather to work outside in New England.

1800 HP in the hold.

Although I wish they were 1800 HP each.

Perhaps on the next one.

The nice thing is there's ample room to get around to each side.

Can you answer the PM for me????

canyonjunkie · 01-12-2008, 11:48 PM

wow what a machine. newports right around the corner from me, well pretty close, and something doesnt surprise when i see a beauty like that come out of there. good luck with her and keep us posted! is she going to be splashed for the 08 fishin season?

Nauti Natured · 01-13-2008, 06:20 PM

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!

What a piece of work. Gorgeous wood work. You dont see many boats built with that kind of attention to detail anymore.

Congrats! Cant wait to see the progress. Please keep pics coming!

Fortunate One · 03-02-2008, 07:01 PM

4 Video's taken by a rookie. (Myself)

I should send some footage to Flatbottom for a professional look.

Bow
http://blip.tv/file/708725

Lifting strake
http://blip.tv/file/708745

Cockpit
http://blip.tv/file/708805

A Fish Box the Soprano's would be proud of:
http://blip.tv/file/709063/

Some of these pictures are rather dusty as a result of them being taken was the topsides were in the process of being faired out.

These 2 images are pictures of the Burma teak covering boards laid over some awesome looking mahogany gunnel skirts.

Here's a good clean picture of the gunnal covers. You may have noticed in the video that there is now a transom door cut out to the left of where Bill, the master builder is standing. You can see the door frame in raw wood over to the far left.

Check out that corner. Hey wait boats aren't suppose to have corners!
That purple wood is called Purpleheart. It's one of the strongest woods on earth. The keel is made up entirely of that wood and it was installed so it's totally separated from the Douglas fir keelson by layers of fiberglass. The nice thing about using that wood for a keel is it absorbs water at a very very slow rate. I could go on and on writing about how each piece of lumber below the waterline has been installed. Each and every piece is independently encapsulated and separated from one another so if one piece were to sustain damage water would only wick into that one piece which could be cut out and replaced.

Starboard side for the cockpit looking towards the aft port side. It looks like there's a lot of work left but believe it or not this is the state it is in prior to a lot of pieces being installed. All of which are made and ready to be installed.

Teak covering boards and engine mounts. The engine mounts are on their way to the powder coating company.

This is a view from the bow, port side. The final fairing of the hull is in process. Long boarding is happening and it won't be long now before she has a yacht quality finish. There was a lot of hours spent making sure she was built as fair as possible prior to the glass work being done. We did not want to have an excessive amount of filler on this baby. Check out that shear line and flair. This picture was taken off a platform located off the bow and it's from a perspective of about 12' off of the floor.

That's all I have for now!

fishfighter · 03-02-2008, 09:07 PM

Man,she is looking good.What about a kill box in the transon or livewell?

JD5652 · 03-02-2008, 09:40 PM

Wow Mike ... she is looking like a 16 year old waiting for her dress for the debeautante ball...can't wait to see her in the canyons.....she'll be turning some heads for sure!!....

triniswordfish · 03-02-2008, 10:03 PM

hey fortunate one
what electronics are you installing with the engines
generation 1,2or 3
we have the same engines in our boat with gen 1 control boxes so i was just curious as to what you were puttin with them
we have no complaints with our engines launched in june and have put 500 solid hours on them and they are nice

wickeditch · 03-02-2008, 10:22 PM

F O i think the points you made on a wood boat are very true and wish you the best of luck with her keep the pics coming please!!!
reason i say this do to wood boats look how many fish merritt boats have cault over the years and once an owner gets the feal of a wood boat he wont go back to anthing else.

01-13-2008, 06:20 PM	#25
Nauti Natured I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chapel Hill / Atlantic Beach, NC Posts: 1,148 Credits: 1,998.2 Boat: Contender 31 Open, Yamaha 225 4 strokes Home Port: Atlantic Beach, NC	WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!! What a piece of work. Gorgeous wood work. You dont see many boats built with that kind of attention to detail anymore. Congrats! Cant wait to see the progress. Please keep pics coming! __________________ Video of my boat - (Not my company, just my boat ) http://www.vineyardvines.com/index.c.../content.press

03-02-2008, 07:01 PM	#26
Fortunate One Bite me Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 241 Credits: 1,713.6	Well we've moved a little closer to a splash date. 4 Video's taken by a rookie. (Myself) I should send some footage to Flatbottom for a professional look. Bow http://blip.tv/file/708725 Lifting strake http://blip.tv/file/708745 Cockpit http://blip.tv/file/708805 A Fish Box the Soprano's would be proud of: http://blip.tv/file/709063/ Some of these pictures are rather dusty as a result of them being taken was the topsides were in the process of being faired out. These 2 images are pictures of the Burma teak covering boards laid over some awesome looking mahogany gunnel skirts. Here's a good clean picture of the gunnal covers. You may have noticed in the video that there is now a transom door cut out to the left of where Bill, the master builder is standing. You can see the door frame in raw wood over to the far left. Check out that corner. Hey wait boats aren't suppose to have corners! That purple wood is called Purpleheart. It's one of the strongest woods on earth. The keel is made up entirely of that wood and it was installed so it's totally separated from the Douglas fir keelson by layers of fiberglass. The nice thing about using that wood for a keel is it absorbs water at a very very slow rate. I could go on and on writing about how each piece of lumber below the waterline has been installed. Each and every piece is independently encapsulated and separated from one another so if one piece were to sustain damage water would only wick into that one piece which could be cut out and replaced. Starboard side for the cockpit looking towards the aft port side. It looks like there's a lot of work left but believe it or not this is the state it is in prior to a lot of pieces being installed. All of which are made and ready to be installed. Teak covering boards and engine mounts. The engine mounts are on their way to the powder coating company. This is a view from the bow, port side. The final fairing of the hull is in process. Long boarding is happening and it won't be long now before she has a yacht quality finish. There was a lot of hours spent making sure she was built as fair as possible prior to the glass work being done. We did not want to have an excessive amount of filler on this baby. Check out that shear line and flair. This picture was taken off a platform located off the bow and it's from a perspective of about 12' off of the floor. That's all I have for now!

03-02-2008, 09:40 PM	#28
JD5652 I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: CT & MHC Posts: 2,305 Credits: 1,439.8 Occupation: Nuclear Stuff	Wow Mike ... she is looking like a 16 year old waiting for her dress for the debeautante ball...can't wait to see her in the canyons.....she'll be turning some heads for sure!!.... __________________ JD Maggie B Ocean 44 SS

03-02-2008, 10:03 PM	#29
triniswordfish Yep, your gonna need stitches Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Trinidad Posts: 99 Credits: 1,395.4 Boat: 53 custom bernard Home Port: Trinidad yacht club Best Catch: lots	electronics for the engines hey fortunate one what electronics are you installing with the engines generation 1,2or 3 we have the same engines in our boat with gen 1 control boxes so i was just curious as to what you were puttin with them we have no complaints with our engines launched in june and have put 500 solid hours on them and they are nice

03-02-2008, 10:22 PM	#30
wickeditch Hide- My Wifes Logged On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: fl/caribbean Posts: 153 Credits: 1,249.3 Boat: 3 of them Home Port: where i lay my hat!!!! Best Catch: 600+ marlin Occupation: construction/charter captain	wood boat F O i think the points you made on a wood boat are very true and wish you the best of luck with her keep the pics coming please!!! reason i say this do to wood boats look how many fish merritt boats have cault over the years and once an owner gets the feal of a wood boat he wont go back to anthing else.

01-12-2008, 11:48 PM	#24
canyonjunkie Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mass Posts: 375 Credits: 1,461.6 Boat: 32 CC Best Catch: still swimming	wow what a machine. newports right around the corner from me, well pretty close, and something doesnt surprise when i see a beauty like that come out of there. good luck with her and keep us posted! is she going to be splashed for the 08 fishin season?

03-02-2008, 09:07 PM	#27
fishfighter "If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulf of Mexico Posts: 128 Credits: 1,244.0	Man,she is looking good.What about a kill box in the transon or livewell?

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