Another year and another project....

[CATCH 22]

Nice woodworking skills and it even looks square

[Chalk]

Well I struck out again pushing the envelope when I should be slowly sealing it I found a technique called low pressure vacuum bagging from some gals building a canard - http://www.cozygirrrl.com/lovac.htm I figured if a girl can do it so can I

Well I got all the parts and readied my bag and made the laminations and started bagging....well three new bags and 5 gallons of sweat later I had a vacuum.

I shouldn't have used the complex back deck mold as an experiment, but I can see how it would work if I had known what I know now - hindsight is always 20/20.

Ended up with some nice laminations in places ..had alot of voids and air pockets in places. Spent the better part of yesterday injecting resin into the voids and fixing the piece. Even laid some mat down in the gutter channels while filling air holes.

I should of stuck with what I know and I would probably be done with the rear deck, but I had dreams of super smooth laminations . So far I have coated the mold with resin/milled fiber/cabosil - 1200 bias and some matt...will follow with some more matt and a final layer of 1200 bias

I did pour foam into the rear area of the boat...planning on working from the rear of the boat foward until I finish the inside. I need to place a cockpit drain and building up the rear storage/cooler.

Moving along and learning

[Eerman]

No boat is probably pretty good motivation.

[tin can]

Moving along and learning

Knowing you, everything on this boat will be RIGHT! I know I wouldn't have the patience to make it as far as you have on this boat.

I just hope I'm still alive when it's finished, and get the opportunity to fish out of it. I've never ridden in a $35,000 Ghenoe.

[Barhopr]

I just hope I'm still alive when it's finished, and get the opportunity to fish out of it. I've never ridden in a $35,000 Ghenoe.

thats just the labor cost TC

[tin can]

I just hope I'm still alive when it's finished, and get the opportunity to fish out of it. I've never ridden in a $35,000 Ghenoe.

thats just the labor cost TC

OK, a $70,000 Ghenoe.

[Eerman]

But it's made with love

[Chalk]

No boat is probably pretty good motivation.

If that was the case I would be done by now....this would of been alot easier

[Chalk]

Well here is the deck somewhat wedged into place...I need to cut the bulkheads to accept the hatch gutters.



Shot down the gutter - a lot filling and sanding to go before it's looks right



The mold is now a pile of wood splinters in a bucket - hindsight being 20/20 I should have filled in the areas in red...closed them off with plywood and glassed over them. As Tincan said, "If you can build the second one first, the first one is always easier."

[Reel Cowboy]

Looking good Chalk.

[Chalk]

I feel like I have been working on one spot for three weeks...I have

Been working on the back deck...mainly sanding (killed five sheets of 80 grit - by hand )

I did get the fish/ice box finished (other than paint) this weekend - She measures 11 x 11 x 33. Should be good for a few fish and some drinks



Here's a shot of the back area, all foamed and glassed in - she just needs paint and a deck.



Speaking of deck here is the sand paper killer and hand blisterer. With a coat of micro slurry to kill some more sand paper.



Close up



Bow Eye holes drilled



That's it for now

[Flint River Pirate]

Looking good bud!

[Barhopr]

coming right along.
you got the first fishing trip in the barhopr, so I'm calling shotgun on the first fishing trip in the chakillac.

[whitebc]

Looks good lots and lots of work on it already for sure

[tin can]

coming right along.
you got the first fishing trip in the barhopr, so I'm calling shotgun on the first fishing trip in the chakillac.

I was promised the first trip in the Chalkillac 5 years ago.