TRR Laker build

tx river rat · Post by **tx river rat** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:14 pm

Here we go again Started cutting out the bottom panels and sides They are cut sanded and the bottom panels glued seemed like it was slow today for some reason.

More tomorrowRon

FlaMike · Post by **FlaMike** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:28 am

And the Magic begins!

Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL

Kayak Jack · Post by **Kayak Jack** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:17 am

And it IS magic, isn't it. A stack of flat, flexible plywood begins to assume the graceful shape of an elegant watercraft. Magic indeed!

tx river rat · Post by **tx river rat** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:31 pm

Besides playing with my granddaughter's I did get a little work done

cut out my stations

wired bottom together

stitched the sides and stations in

turned it over and started to stitch the outsides then got to thinking why can't I do the outside like I do a perow, think Ill try that instead of stitching the outside and bottom together.

Well dats all folks
for today, moma hollering supper is ready fried pork chops cream gravy
fresh okra and a big ole glass of sweet tea
Im gone before she throws it out

FlaMike · Post by **FlaMike** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:24 pm

Ron,

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "like I do a perow." What is it that you are doing differently from the stitch & glue method? Are you getting a panel-to-panel contact and edge-gluing them together and then using fg tape?

Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL

tx river rat · Post by **tx river rat** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:22 pm

you got it Mike
Using the poly glue and a filet inside works pretty good
Ron

FlaMike · Post by **FlaMike** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:34 pm

Ah, now I remember!

You discussed the fact that you use the poly stuff instead of epoxy in a thread here, or on Old Sparkey's a while back.

Got it!

Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL

tx river rat · Post by **tx river rat** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:08 pm

Got the bottom finished stitching and gluing . Started putting on the shear strips

got the fillets done on the inside

started installing bulk heads and filleting them

J h came by today brought me some 1/8 laun
so decks will be made of that
Ron

tx river rat · Post by **tx river rat** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:03 pm

Little laker starting to shape up
Got the decks fit out fillet and glassed

turned the hull sanded it out

wet out with first coat

got the glass on the bottom

called it a day while that dries
Ron

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:28 am

Heya Ron,

You are a boat building machine mate. Beautiful clean lines too.

I reckon you will love this baot.