The custom build continues; A photo update. - Page 5

gottaflylee · 09-14-2008, 10:05 PM

Wow Mike, this build keeps impressing me. Thanks so much for keeping us updated. BTW Desert Clay gets my vote...

Nimrod · 09-14-2008, 10:57 PM

[QUOTE=Fortunate One;413378][
So now I'm sitting here looking over the Swatches of Ultra leather that I will choose for the Stidd helm seats. I've narrowed it down to Almond or Desert Clay. Almond being on the left side of the rocket launcher and Desert Clay is on the right hand side.

[QUOTE]

Good looking launcher Mike.

btw - I think I like the darker fabric better.

Everything is looking great!!!

triniswordfish · 09-14-2008, 11:00 PM

fortunate one you are really gonna love them when those turbos spool up and it jumps forward its awesome and we have them in a bigger boat
should be excellent on yours

drose · 09-17-2008, 08:50 PM

Keep in mind that our last names are not Davis, Scarborough, Gilliken or Blackwell. This is a first for us.

You are doing a fine job, like we talked about before. Fit and finish on and in everything. She's looking good! Quality goes very far but is sometimes hard to find in this "git-r-done" world. We are busier now then ever with a 58' 49' 40' and a 38. So yes quality will always have a place.
Keep it up,
Danny

Questsportfishing · 09-18-2008, 01:54 PM

I have a 26" x 9" +26 degree plate (drink box / bait storage and prep station use) and a 40" X 9" 0 degree plate that can cool a decently insulated fish box and you can make slush fish with. they are strong and easy to rig the 40 x 9 has 14" feed and return tubes so you can slowly bend them when installing in a box. these are made with glycol and are very efficient

Fortunate One · 10-12-2008, 09:40 AM

Well now that everyone is healthy down at the shop it looks like things are rolling along.

Last coat of high build primer applied.

Final detailing of the forward bilge before the decks are installed.

Louver frames being made from balsa that was vacuum bagged to the hull sides.

Louver cut out being done.

Cabin side end block with douglas fir top cap fit like a fine piece of furniture. The top cap is mahogany

Custom Stainless steel Trim tabs have arrived.

Forward radius of the bridge deck cabin side being fit.

Bridge deck cabin side frames notched for battens and drilled for electrical runs.

Aft cockpit bulkhead is installed. Double stacking cabinets won't be too far behind.

Templating of some bulkheads is bing done.

The mahogany transom cladding was done yesterday. But when I went to the shop the vacuum machine was off but the bag was still on. So I didn't want to take it off. Hopefully I'll have a picture of the transom later this week.

Fortunate One · 10-16-2008, 08:57 PM

Here are a couple of shots of the newly clad transom. The wood was installed in full-length pieces. The whole transom cladding was vacuum bagged in one shot. It was laid over the transom door cut out and that will be carefully cut and applied onto the door.

The top piece was left off so it can be perfectly fit to the overhang of the teak covering board. All pieces are Book-matched all from the same stock. The color variation on some of the pieces is not how the finished product will look. Once sanded it will all look the same color.

You can see one of the custom stainless steel trim tabs hanging down on the starboard side. The reason you don't see the hydraulic ram on the outside of the transom is the ram is concealed behind the transom and up into the hull.

For those that never saw a logo for Wooden Boat Magazine, it's on the carpenter’s shirt. These guys have a passion.

The crew is finally getting to making the custom cockpit cabinets. Wait until these are finished they are being made for the purpose of rigging bait, storing lures and spreader bars, equipment and yes something that I've never seen designed in on a boat, a fish cleaning station big enough to fit a large yellow fin.

JD5652 · 10-18-2008, 07:40 PM

Mike-

It just keeps getting better and better.....

clt_capt · 10-18-2008, 08:11 PM

Really nice job. She is coming along great.

Fortunate One · 10-19-2008, 10:55 AM

I was there yesterday for a 3 hour design meeting and since I posted those transom pictures, the guy that installed it had sanded it and it is absolutely Beautiful. I think it's even too nice to put a name on. Although "Stradavarius" will be quite fitting.

Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera, just as well since I'm sure the wood grain wouldn't stand out like it will after a coat of West System and 10 coats of Awlgrip's Awlbrite Clear Acrylic Urethane. That transom is going to look deep.

I have a few more pictures that I didn't post a few day ago.

One of the guys from Coast to Coast yacht finishers Longboarding his ass off!

Here is a close up shot of the cockpit cabinet corner. That's a 1 1/2" solid mahogany bull nose corner 3 way joined, made on site from raw lumber stock. This cabinet below will house a shelf style freezer down below that will fit quite a few flats of butterfish. The top of the cabinet will contain a sink with a flush removable top. The top of the counter will be built with a recess.

There is an upper cabinet that will sit over this lower cabinet and it will be cantilevered off of the bridge deck with a height of 29". That cabinet will not sit on the lower cabinet although it is going to be made to look like it is.

The upper cabinet will contain 2 equal flip up doors that will slide into the cabinet when raised. Since the lower flip up door will rise off of the lower cabinet top it will reveal a counter surface depth to what you see in the picture of the cabinet top. Now for the real cool part. The lower portion of the Upper cabinet side can be slid out since the top cabinet is cantilevered off and supported by the helm Deck. That gives me a clear cleaning station of approximately 34" deep x 40" long with a piece of starboard that will get inserted into a recess that's being built on top. If that's not enough, We've designed a drop in leaf that will straddle over the steps going from the cockpit to the helm deck. Now that will give me a cleaning station well over 80" long x 34" deep.

The upper cabinets on the Starboard side will house a sliding draw that will house spreader bars. That door wil actually slide under the "L" seat located on the helm deck. And the upper part of that cabinet will have room for lures and a slave monitor for the fish finder.

This is a picture of the engine room ceiling and the vent box for air infiltration into the engine room. The silver stuff up top is sound down insulation. A white perferated sheet of aluminum gets installed over that. And it's all ready to be installed. The vent box is a baffled air handling box that will have a louver with a stainless steel mesh vapor screen installed towards the exterior side of the hull.

Trim Tabs can't get anymore custom that these. They've been refered to as barn doors. Stainless steel plate with recessed rams. Fully flush with the bottom when not deployed.

Douglasfir forward dodger components built from solid 3" boards.

Mahogany windscreen frames

Cabin Bulkheads are going in. There were 5 in place when I went there today.

09-14-2008, 11:00 PM	#43
triniswordfish Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Trinidad Posts: 360 Credits: 2,224.5 Boat: 65 monterey 'Pair A Dice' Home Port: Trinidad Best Catch: lots	those engines fortunate one you are really gonna love them when those turbos spool up and it jumps forward its awesome and we have them in a bigger boat should be excellent on yours

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09-14-2008, 10:57 PM	#42
Nimrod AKA Capten Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 1,104 Credits: 6,252.6 Occupation: I sell stuff	[QUOTE=Fortunate One;413378][ So now I'm sitting here looking over the Swatches of Ultra leather that I will choose for the Stidd helm seats. I've narrowed it down to Almond or Desert Clay. Almond being on the left side of the rocket launcher and Desert Clay is on the right hand side. [QUOTE] Good looking launcher Mike. btw - I think I like the darker fabric better. Everything is looking great!!!

09-17-2008, 08:50 PM	#44
drose Cockpit Monkey In Training Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MONKEY JUNCTION, n.c. Posts: 37 Credits: 1,471.7 Boat: dream boat, it's all in my head. I just build them for a living, almost. Home Port: north carolina, inner banks. OR, the wild wild west, port nelson, rum cay, bahamas Best Catch: I am more into tag and release. Occupation: Caison Yachts, Chef, hull guy, dummy, fat boy, scapegoat, safety officer, ASSHOLE	Keep in mind that our last names are not Davis, Scarborough, Gilliken or Blackwell. This is a first for us. You are doing a fine job, like we talked about before. Fit and finish on and in everything. She's looking good! Quality goes very far but is sometimes hard to find in this "git-r-done" world. We are busier now then ever with a 58' 49' 40' and a 38. So yes quality will always have a place. Keep it up, Danny

10-12-2008, 09:40 AM	#46
Fortunate One Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 422 Credits: 3,162.5	Well now that everyone is healthy down at the shop it looks like things are rolling along. Last coat of high build primer applied. Final detailing of the forward bilge before the decks are installed. Louver frames being made from balsa that was vacuum bagged to the hull sides. Louver cut out being done. Cabin side end block with douglas fir top cap fit like a fine piece of furniture. The top cap is mahogany Custom Stainless steel Trim tabs have arrived. Forward radius of the bridge deck cabin side being fit. Bridge deck cabin side frames notched for battens and drilled for electrical runs. Aft cockpit bulkhead is installed. Double stacking cabinets won't be too far behind. Templating of some bulkheads is bing done. The mahogany transom cladding was done yesterday. But when I went to the shop the vacuum machine was off but the bag was still on. So I didn't want to take it off. Hopefully I'll have a picture of the transom later this week.

10-16-2008, 08:57 PM	#47
Fortunate One Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 422 Credits: 3,162.5	Here are a couple of shots of the newly clad transom. The wood was installed in full-length pieces. The whole transom cladding was vacuum bagged in one shot. It was laid over the transom door cut out and that will be carefully cut and applied onto the door. The top piece was left off so it can be perfectly fit to the overhang of the teak covering board. All pieces are Book-matched all from the same stock. The color variation on some of the pieces is not how the finished product will look. Once sanded it will all look the same color. You can see one of the custom stainless steel trim tabs hanging down on the starboard side. The reason you don't see the hydraulic ram on the outside of the transom is the ram is concealed behind the transom and up into the hull. For those that never saw a logo for Wooden Boat Magazine, it's on the carpenter’s shirt. These guys have a passion. The crew is finally getting to making the custom cockpit cabinets. Wait until these are finished they are being made for the purpose of rigging bait, storing lures and spreader bars, equipment and yes something that I've never seen designed in on a boat, a fish cleaning station big enough to fit a large yellow fin.

10-18-2008, 07:40 PM	#48
JD5652 I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: CT & MHC Posts: 2,804 Credits: 2,805.3 Occupation: Nuclear Stuff	Mike- It just keeps getting better and better.....

10-18-2008, 08:11 PM	#49
clt_capt If Ignorance is bliss, Why aren't more people happy? Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Raleigh, MHC Posts: 5,862 Credits: 8,441.2 Boat: Luhrs 36 Home Port: MHC Occupation: Supporting my Tackle habit	Really nice job. She is coming along great.

10-19-2008, 10:55 AM	#50
Fortunate One Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 422 Credits: 3,162.5	I was there yesterday for a 3 hour design meeting and since I posted those transom pictures, the guy that installed it had sanded it and it is absolutely Beautiful. I think it's even too nice to put a name on. Although "Stradavarius" will be quite fitting. Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera, just as well since I'm sure the wood grain wouldn't stand out like it will after a coat of West System and 10 coats of Awlgrip's Awlbrite Clear Acrylic Urethane. That transom is going to look deep. I have a few more pictures that I didn't post a few day ago. One of the guys from Coast to Coast yacht finishers Longboarding his ass off! Here is a close up shot of the cockpit cabinet corner. That's a 1 1/2" solid mahogany bull nose corner 3 way joined, made on site from raw lumber stock. This cabinet below will house a shelf style freezer down below that will fit quite a few flats of butterfish. The top of the cabinet will contain a sink with a flush removable top. The top of the counter will be built with a recess. There is an upper cabinet that will sit over this lower cabinet and it will be cantilevered off of the bridge deck with a height of 29". That cabinet will not sit on the lower cabinet although it is going to be made to look like it is. The upper cabinet will contain 2 equal flip up doors that will slide into the cabinet when raised. Since the lower flip up door will rise off of the lower cabinet top it will reveal a counter surface depth to what you see in the picture of the cabinet top. Now for the real cool part. The lower portion of the Upper cabinet side can be slid out since the top cabinet is cantilevered off and supported by the helm Deck. That gives me a clear cleaning station of approximately 34" deep x 40" long with a piece of starboard that will get inserted into a recess that's being built on top. If that's not enough, We've designed a drop in leaf that will straddle over the steps going from the cockpit to the helm deck. Now that will give me a cleaning station well over 80" long x 34" deep. The upper cabinets on the Starboard side will house a sliding draw that will house spreader bars. That door wil actually slide under the "L" seat located on the helm deck. And the upper part of that cabinet will have room for lures and a slave monitor for the fish finder. This is a picture of the engine room ceiling and the vent box for air infiltration into the engine room. The silver stuff up top is sound down insulation. A white perferated sheet of aluminum gets installed over that. And it's all ready to be installed. The vent box is a baffled air handling box that will have a louver with a stainless steel mesh vapor screen installed towards the exterior side of the hull. Trim Tabs can't get anymore custom that these. They've been refered to as barn doors. Stainless steel plate with recessed rams. Fully flush with the bottom when not deployed. Douglasfir forward dodger components built from solid 3" boards. Mahogany windscreen frames Cabin Bulkheads are going in. There were 5 in place when I went there today.