New build 28

Sunset · February 05, 2012, 10:10:57 AM

I thought some of you might be interested in a new boat coming together. She is designed by Graham Brynes of B&B yacht designs. It uses the cold mold stripping method. The cypress strips will be glassed inside and out with 1700 bi axle cloth. The strips get glue to the stem and keel batten. The strips have a 1/16th gap between them that get thicken epoxy squeegeed in. After she is tacked with thicken epoxy all the temporary fasteners are removed and the whole hull gets filled with thicken epoxy between the strips. After that she gets sanded and glassed inside and out.

Sunset · February 05, 2012, 10:12:18 AM

Here are a few pic's.

CharlieJ · February 05, 2012, 10:14:56 AM

Really beginning to take shape.

Keep scarfing those strips :D Eventually it'll get done!! Just seems like forever ;D

Sunset · February 05, 2012, 10:17:31 AM

A few more

Sunset · February 05, 2012, 10:22:22 AM

Hope soon Charlie. If you notice at the bow the some strips stand proud a bit, the light is hanging right above the hull and makes it look bad. I tried using 1/4 inch ply strips running across the strips like Graham suggested and it pulls them all fair.

Sunset · February 05, 2012, 10:28:46 AM

Here's some of the mold.

Captain Smollett · February 05, 2012, 11:59:41 AM

Awesome! Very cool.

ntica · February 05, 2012, 01:54:46 PM

Whaooo :P nice!!!

CapnK · February 15, 2012, 12:25:42 AM

I've read on the Microskiff site of some guys doing builds with this method (in my own words, peanut butter the cracks ;D). Seems like it would make for a very strong hull. Very interested in your outcome!

Grahams podcast on Furled Sails is one of my favorites. I really need to go the few hours up the road and check him/his shop out some time. I'm not a racer sailor per se, but I love what he's done to kick so much booty in the Everglades Challenge. :)

Sunset · February 17, 2012, 11:30:41 AM

CapnK, Graham and Carla are super people. If you get the chance to meet them you should. He has always been very patent with me and all my indecision's about what kind of a boat I want. Even found me a like new Beta 20 with about 150 hours on it. I build the first Belhaven 19 after he designed it and I know I bothered him more than I should have, but he was always helpful and gave me hhis time.
I have been waiting for it to warm up in the boat barn this morning so I better get out there and finish getting the bottom of my tub planked.

Scott

Sunset · February 28, 2012, 07:19:27 PM

Heres a few pic's. I'll start making some more strips tomorrow.

Sunset · February 28, 2012, 07:22:34 PM

A few more

Tim · February 28, 2012, 07:35:20 PM

Looking sooo sweet Scott

Sunset · February 29, 2012, 09:36:53 PM

Thanks Tim

We got 24 more strips gluded up today and hope to close up the bottom of this tub tomorrow. Then its on to laminating the deck shelf so I can finsh stripping the other 8 inchs of topsides. All I have to do then is wait for the weather to stay in the 60 to 70's to start filling the gaps and glassing.

Scott

Sunset · March 24, 2012, 05:13:22 PM

Finished gettint the bottom closed up today. I'll post some pics tomorrow sometime.

Sunset · March 25, 2012, 08:26:32 PM

She is closed up on the bottom now. The boat is looking smaller every time I work on her now. I'm sure its going to feel much bigger when I start the sanding marathon.

CharlieJ · March 25, 2012, 08:54:55 PM

Quote from: Sunset on March 25, 2012, 08:26:32 PM
She is closed up on the bottom now. The boat is looking smaller every time I work on her now. I'm sure its going to feel much bigger when I start the sanding marathon.

;D Just wait til you turn her over and look at the huge hole ya gotta fill with interior!!!

Looking great Scott

ntica · March 26, 2012, 06:47:28 AM

Nice... Great job!

Sunset · March 26, 2012, 02:34:52 PM

Thanks ntica.

The interior keeps me in a constant state of confusion :-\ :-\ As per our communications on this boat Graham is taking care of all structural issues and I am laying out most of what we want inside.
By the way Charlie when did you say your coming up to help sand and glass? ;D

Sunset · April 03, 2012, 09:33:55 PM

Got started on installing the deck shelf so I can finish planking the top sides. Hope to get them done by next weeks end. Then it will be time to fill the gaps and sand the hull close to fair. The final fairing will be done after glassing and feathering the seams of glass over laps. I have a 200lb roll of 17 oz bi axle cloth waiting to jump on the hull. Talked to the designer last week and told him I would be ready for the prints for the keel and skeg sometime in may. I really hope to get this hull in epoxy primer and turned by July 1st. Every one that sees the boat in the barn, the first question they ask is how are you going to turn her over? My answer is always, I don't have a clue ??? I have a friend with a large backhoe and am hoping we can use it as a crane. Ive estimated she will be up to around 2200 lbs by then so I don't know.

Charlie when I talked to Graham I told him that I ask when you could come up and help glass and sand, and you didn't reply. ;D ;D He was really surprised ;D ;D

I have to get this boat turned, glassed inside and the bulkheads in before next winter. That way I can build the cabinetry in my heated shop during the winter months.

Anyway I guess that's enough rattling on, I was just bored tonight.
I am planning a trip out to visit the designer in June sometime for a week and would love to meet some people from this forum that are in the area of Vandemere, New Bern or Oriental area.

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