Heading down the road after a successful maiden voyage. The boat has performed quite well, much to John’s pleasure. Now, let’s see how many rivers we can get it on this summer….. Stay tuned!
The boat is back from having Linex put on the bottom. This lining will provide protection from the ledges the Shenandory is bound to hit! Next comes painting the outside…. hopefully this weekend! As a side note: Three years into the life of this boat and the Linux still performs flawlessly!! I strongly recommend it.
Both pulleys installed (one near the front of the rowers seat and one near the transom) and John cleaning up. Once the peanut butter on the pulleys sets up it is back to sanding. It will not be long until the boat is upside down again and we are doing the final filling of the […]
The Oar Blocks are installed with epoxy and bronze screws. Only need a pair of oar locks and it’s ready to row…….
The American Cherry Breasthook installed in the bow of the boat against the Ash Gunnels.
The Oak bow seat framework and storage bins. More peanut butter and epoxy.
Flipped back to right side up. Measuring and marking the boat for the seats. Now it really starts to look like a boat.
Picture of the bow from the bottom. Notice the holes along the bow/ bottom. Wire and screws are used to keep these together while the glass and epoxy (peanut butter) set up. It takes quite a bit of pressure to get this part of the boat to come together. The wires and screws were under […]
Peanut butter on the chines. This holds the boat together so, we were a little hesitant about not getting it right.
11-2006 Putting the bottom and sides together. This is known as the “stitch and glue” method versus using ribs on the inside to provide a framework.
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