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Decking Over
June 6, 2006. Cut the notch for the sheer. Only cut through 25 or so screw heads and bodies with the router... Applied 1/8th inch strips over decking-- and promptly ran out of epoxy. How wonderful to have 12" width pieces that are 10.5' long. Made for a nice grain match, with only one small place on each side with a width wide deck seam- and that only 6". Can actually begin to see the final shape of the boat and location of deck seams, etc. Have playing with various patterns for deck seams-- everything now is set up for divisions of 10"-- so 2", 2.5", or 5" seam widths are possible. Thinking of a 5" king plank look with 2.5" seams. We'll see once the rest is done and the sanding started.
May 25, 2006 Probably will regret decking over before installing engine, but I can't waste the entire summer waiting for the engine-- and the longer it takes them, the longer I can put off paying for it.
Photos show layout of the cockpits-- stuck to the Glen-L deck plan more of less-- I liked the idea of keeping the two cockpits in the front separate. Will also cut down on upholstery materials, as the backs of the front seats are handled differently. I have some Century seats for patterns to get the sizing correct-- also with a great system for connecting to main beams for mounting.
Photo in top right shows hatches (I chose to make two, smaller ones so the piano hinges could be the same on both sides and I could have 2 hatch handles. Note that the hatches are shimmed and inserted into the deck beams per Glen-L, and the plywood decking is installed over all collectively, along with the 1/8th veneer later-- then the deck is cut out. That will ensure everything is flush and square. I wouldn't have thought of that.
Finally got the inspiration on how to transition the transom deck to the sides-- the plans were a little unclear-- but I'm committed and it is done. Once the caulk cures, I can sand the decks down and begin the process of laying out the veneer.
I am going with the two-toned look- CC Red on the outside, natural in the middle, with a "center-kingplank" also stained the CC Red. I feel so lucky to have located 1' (yes- one-foot wide) 1/8th veneer--from the same log so it's essentially "bookmatched"- like anyone would notice-- it will make laying out the deck easier. I just don't relish the idea of gluing everything down, then hoping that I can cut all the deck seams without a "router slip"-- but I know if I do them one at a time, the seam won't be as smooth. Will decide later.
Laminate trimming router bit a wonder for trimming out cockpit "holes." Installed rounded corners in the fronts cut to the same radius out of 1.5" stock and pre-glued in-- then sanded all smooth before decking. Then the router just followed the radius for a real nice corner in the front parts of each cockpit. I will need them anyway when installing the crash pad-- so made sense to install early.
Have also located the front and rear lifting rings and bolted the shafts to the keep and stem. Once veneer is installed and cut-- from the inside I can drill up through my prebored hole to get an exact diameter and location. Used the Higgins ones (now at chromer) and their bronze mounting plates and shafts. I just hope somewhere in the future no-one attempts to lift the boat with those rings-- the Lyman had 5/8th shafts, these only 3/8ths.
Anyway, a "phase" done and now I can quit worrying about that transom transition. Start of the fun part I hope-- I learned enough from the side planks to now start focusing on doing the decking better. The photos make the sides look "fairer" than they are. They look like my Holiday's sides-- but that boat is 54 years old-- a few too many "waves". Some of that will come out with additional varnish and sanding-- but how much, I don't know. Will do better on the deck.
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