SS@G Northwind

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tx river rat
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Re: SS@G Northwind

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Between laying out my shop and trying to get some done on this boat I havent posted to many pics.
Well here is a few.
Bulkheads built glassed and fileted in
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started gluing the shear strips. That sure does start shaping the boat up.

Here is a close up of the seams , they still need a little sanding

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same area wet down with water

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and backed up to show some of the color of this boat.

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After a saturation coat I will go back and match the color of the different areas filling in the stitch holes.

Thats it for now.
Ron
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Re: SS@G Northwind

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Nice!!
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tx river rat
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Re: SS@G Northwind

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Sorry Matt for changing your decks :oops: I already had it cut when you said some thing.

I had a pretty good day on the Northwind today.
Got my decks layed out ,glued up and planed . Have them tacked down and rough cut.
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These are the dropped nose balanced de3cks I like.

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she is really starting to shape up

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she came out with about the look I wanted

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Thats all for now.
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Re: SS@G Northwind

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Got the decks pulled and the back side glassed
block glued in nose and stern
tabs on bulkheads glued on
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Re: SS@G Northwind

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I got to wet the whole hull down today and I sure like her looks and lines.
Like Darrel says wetting her down all the way gives you and i deal of how she will look.

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Be a few days before I can get back on her.
Ron
Hull is still light :D
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Re: SS@G Northwind

Post by OnkaBob »

The stripped panels really make a difference to this design. This plus the way the panels are joined without visible filler makes it hard to tell it is SSG as opposed to a straight out strip build.

Job well done Ron! 8)
Cheers, Bob

Laker 13 - christened and slimed (just).
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Re: SS@G Northwind

Post by Wannabe »

Ya'll check out all the boat building wood nailed upright on those 2x4s in the back of Ron's yard. How many boats would that build? :wink:
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Re: SS@G Northwind

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:D :D :D
:twisted:
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Re: SS@G Northwind

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Well I have been stomping cussing and throwing a fit because its been to cold for the epoxy to set right and so much pollen in the air that if you had wet epoxy outside it would look like a green wooly worm in about 15 min.
Got off my backside and built a boat tunnel untill I can get my shop built. the plastic catches more heat so the epoxy worked really well today.
I put the Northwind in the tunnel and gave her a coat of epoxy to seal everything and have the color so I can start matching and filling the holes for the stitches.

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Epoxy sure brings out the colors.
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Re: SS@G Northwind

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Precoat on
Got holes filled and the hull sanded again , be ready for glass and cloth shortly

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