Biscayne 22 by Bob Perkins 6
51. Here are the first 4 mahogany planks going into place on the side. You can see the yellow rope to help *spread* the vacuum. The little squares are staple blocks to help with staple removal. That way the mahogany surface does not get all chewed up by the staple head. All that is left are two tiny litte holes that disappear into the grain of the wood.
52. Here are the 4 planks in place. Three more on this side and then I'll turn the boat around to do the other side.
53. Here is the unfinished side and a good view of my castor system to get the boat rolling. I did a lot of extra reenforcing inside the strongback structure and where the wheels attach to make sure the whole boat didn't end up on the ground.
54. Here you can see us putting the boat back in the shop the other way so I can finish the final layer. You can see the Mahogany planks on one side and the plywood on the other.
55. Here is a view of the completed side. I did the initial long boarding here so the coloring of the *planks* looks a little off. There lines and grain create many optical illusions.
56. All Planking Complete! Here is the first pass at Finish sanding the transom. I'm guessing I have 40-50 hours total work before flipping the hull.
57. I'm installing the strut and rudder - preparing for shaft drilling. I've spent a lot of time checking and rechecking to get it right. I hope it is... The Glen-L/Hankinson book on motor installation and alignment was a big help here. You really need to draw a full sized cross section of the interior of your boat - with dimensions taken from inside - to get this right. I was fortunate not to have to do this twice.
58. Completed Strut, rudder and shaft hole. After lots of double checking - the hole came out in the correct spot! Yay!
59. Here are the two parts of the new cradle. I will put stretchers inbetween the front and back so they don't move around. The sides are not varnished here.
60. A shot of the side going back. I have a couple more coats to go before flipping the hull.