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Building the second PT SKIFF, an ongoing blog

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MARCH 29th, 2010

Weighing in lighter than expected at 340LBS.

PTS_painting

MARCH 08, 2010

Following are pictures of the hull glassed and the final gloss coat finished. We are ready to paint the hull this week.

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

A bunch of good friends showed up to turn the skiff over. Thank you!

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February 14th, 2010

Happy Valentines Day World.

Progress as of today.. All inside structure and finish work is complete. We are ready to turn the boat over and glass the bottom.

Inside structure and finish work complete — PT Skiff prototype 2 Feb. 13, 2010

Pt Skiff forward interior bright finished PT Skiff close up on forward & upper coamings finished Pt Skiff front deck

PT Skiff prototype 2: Inside structure and finish work complete

January 25th, 2010!

I know! I know! I am getting slack with blog posting! Well, dang... It is not like there hasn't been a whole lot happening!

Today I am posting a shot of the CNC cutting that happened on the 15th and a couple of shots of the recent final coating of the inside of the PT SKIFF. We have decided to keep it clear coated as this boat is our showpiece and people have really loved the clear finish. Further, the construction techniques are clearly visible and it helps people get a good picture of how the boat went together. So here goes...

Turn Point Designs in Port Townsend cutting a kit on the 5 axis CNC macine.

Russell tipping the final coat of epoxy in. — Russell tipping the final coat of epoxy.

The inside is completely coated now. Next we will finsh the side decks and upper combings, turn the boat over and finsh the outside. — The inside is completely coated now. Next we will finish the side decks and upper coamings, turn the boat over and finish the outside.

Paste this YouTube link into your address bar to see a brief clip of the coating.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGyaVfV-yeo

JANUARY 1st, 2010!

Happy 2010 to all! We are back online again ...

Combings being installed for hatches in middle and forward seats.

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Water tank lid, console & driver's seat, forward sole in...

All 3 seat tops ready for final installation. Almost all surfaces have been glassed and are ready for the final gloss coat of epoxy.

Foredeck framing & foredeck are installed next with the boat upright in the cradle.

Cheers for now...AE

DECEMBER 28th, 2009

HOPE EVERYONE HAS ENJOYED THIS LAST WEEK! I know we have not updated recently but that does not mean progress has not been made between entertaining friends and family and being entertained. We will be uploading new photos shortly of the console and drivers seat in and the forward floor in and more. Wishing all a HAPPY NEW YEAR and may 2010 be a positive year for you!

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Inside of the water ballast tank and under the grates finished.

DECEMBER 8, 2009

This past week we finished glassing the chines and have been making the patterns for, and cutting the lumber parts for this boat and at least 5 more kits. Pictured below are the glue-cleats placed near their positions.

DECEMBER 2nd, 2009

Filleting and taping the chines..

All inside structure gets welded together with fillets. This goes very quickly with our "patented" technique.

Taping the chines. A blank of fiberglass is wet out on plastic, cut into strips & applied like this.

NOVEMBER 24th

tipping on edge for injecting chine seams with epoxy

Extension screwed to cradle that allows the boat to stand on edge at a good height for finishing inside

NOVEMBER 23

New pictures and more to come.

gluing up side deck combings — Side decks trial fit

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NOVEMBER 16th,

Progress is being made! The next set of pictures shows aligning the stem, topside panels and sheer clamps, transom inwhales and side decks prep.

This photo taken whe aligning and gluing the stem. Note the white string.

This photo and the next show topside panels and shear clamps. The funny looking thing on the transom is a temporary former. — This photo and the next show topside panels and sheer clamps. The funny looking thing on the transom is a temporary former.

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Side decks and combings being pre-finished

Updates are happening weekly so please keep checking. We could easily be twice as far but the manual is specific and comprehensive and all will no doubt agree, worth the time taken to create it. Cheers..AE

November 10th

Over the last couple of weeks, we have made a lot of progress even though we are working on the builder’s manual more than the boat.
Pre-finishing parts is a large part of the job in the beginning of building this boat. This stage goes really fast on the bench and means very little finish work later.
The assembly goes really quickly thanks to the tongues and slots. Here are some pictures of where we are to date and we will post more in the next few days.

Hull panels assembled and their inside surfaces glassed and coated.Frames 1 thru 10 pre-glassed or double coated

All these parts fit in their designated locations with tongues and slots in a very short amount of time

3rd panel in place. Cradle legs here are shortened after all parts are locked in place with a thin bead of epoxy in all joints

November 1st.

Pre-finishing parts is done and the cradles are ready. This first week of November will see the skiff get wired together.We have been able to refine much of the building technique with this skiff so that the manual reads better and your building experience will be easier.

Pre-finishing is the first part of building the PT Skiff.

Building has begun. See here all the ply parts cut.

Freshly cut parts arranged on the shop floor. — 117 parts, 12 sheets of plywood and they all fit so far...