PH18 Build in North Dallas (PH20)

[cape man]

I like fun!

[flyfishingmonk]

Ok it's been a long time since I have posted, but I have managed to get a fair amount of work done over the last 3 or 4 months. Below are photos for the interior lighting. In some new posts I will add photos of some modifications to the center console, and the hatch and latch work. I also made a lot of progress on the fuel lines too.

First a quick life update. Work has been good, and we broke ground on a new house. Summer sold a book to Simon and Schuster, and it should be in stores this fall. Here is a pic of the cover. It's for kids age 11 and up, the same age group that the first Harry Potter was written for. I should get an Amazon preorder link soon, for anyone who enjoys reading middle grade, or has young kids or grandkids ages 11 and up. It is around 70,000 words, is apparently a really fun read, so they say, as I have not read it yet. This is by design, so I don't get in her creative space. A sequel comes out in 2021. Below the following pics is a boat update.



We also got a new puppy. I plan to train him to be a great gun dog. His name is Atticus Sebastian Murdock the Third. A fine name for a fine dog.





Elise and I plan to paint a picture in all 50 states. We haven't started yet, but we did manage to get in a painting lesson over the break.



And Colton started learning how to use the band saw, so he made his mom a puzzle. Here is one of the first cuts on the puzzle.



I managed to build 8 custom junction boxes for led lights that will illuminate the sole. The boxes are between the coaming and a piece of class PVC that I am using to run speaker wires and the wires that power the lights. I really like how it turned out. The PVC does not pass all the way through the gussets, so as to keep the gussets strong. The PVC has also been heated and bent to keep it up tight under the gunnel, and just at the right height for each LED light strip and the center line of the gusset. I cut each piece to the right length so each is held in by both friction between the gussets, and the epoxy. Each box is routed with a cove bit to meet up with the PVC radius. The reason for the PVC is to keep rats and mice from eating the wires. My brother-in-law's boat has been eaten twice, and they got into my work car last year and chewed through a wire to the headlight. My brother-in-law helped and is in the photo below with my youngest son Jude and I. Jude is getting very proficient on the belt sander and the drill press, and he is only 5. His sister is getting quite skilled with a dermal tool and the belt sander. Colton and I then added a piece on the backside of each junction box to permanently hold in the PVC, and to stiffen the gunnel. It is shaped like a hood. We rounded the edges of them with a router before we epoxied them into place. We are getting down to only a few pieces of wood that can be cut and added to the boat, kinda sad if you ask me - because I love the woodworking part the best and sorta don't want the project to come to an end. =/

























I also got some painting in on the front hatches.

[Jeff]

flyfishingmonk, good to hear from you!! Great photos of the kids & pup!! Good progress on the boat as well!! Jeff

[Browndog]

When you start painting the interior of hatches you know the deck will be in place soon.

You have some good momentum building. Looking forward to seeing the paint job on the deck.

Way to go.

[OrangeQuest]

Was just thinking about your build. Glad to see you at it again! With all the little workers, who is "really" building the boat?

At any rate, the boat is really looking good!

[cape man]

Great update!

[Jwhitakeriii]

Ok it's been a long time since I have posted, but I have managed to get a fair amount of work done over the last 3 or 4 months. Below are photos for the interior lighting. In some new posts I will add photos of some modifications to the center console, and the hatch and latch work. I also made a lot of progress on the fuel lines too.

First a quick life update. Work has been good, and we broke ground on a new house. Summer sold a book to Simon and Schuster, and it should be in stores this fall. Here is a pic of the cover. It's for kids age 11 and up, the same age group that the first Harry Potter was written for. I should get an Amazon preorder link soon, for anyone who enjoys reading middle grade, or has young kids or grandkids ages 11 and up. It is around 70,000 words, is apparently a really fun read, so they say, as I have not read it yet. This is by design, so I don't get in her creative space. A sequel comes out in 2021. Below the following pics is a boat update.



We also got a new puppy. I plan to train him to be a great gun dog. His name is Atticus Sebastian Murdock the Third. A fine name for a fine dog.





Elise and I plan to paint a picture in all 50 states. We haven't started yet, but we did manage to get in a painting lesson over the break.



And Colton started learning how to use the band saw, so he made his mom a puzzle. Here is one of the first cuts on the puzzle.



I managed to build 8 custom junction boxes for led lights that will illuminate the sole. The boxes are between the coaming and a piece of class PVC that I am using to run speaker wires and the wires that power the lights. I really like how it turned out. The PVC does not pass all the way through the gussets, so as to keep the gussets strong. The PVC has also been heated and bent to keep it up tight under the gunnel, and just at the right height for each LED light strip and the center line of the gusset. I cut each piece to the right length so each is held in by both friction between the gussets, and the epoxy. Each box is routed with a cove bit to meet up with the PVC radius. The reason for the PVC is to keep rats and mice from eating the wires. My brother-in-law's boat has been eaten twice, and they got into my work car last year and chewed through a wire to the headlight. My brother-in-law helped and is in the photo below with my youngest son Jude and I. Jude is getting very proficient on the belt sander and the drill press, and he is only 5. His sister is getting quite skilled with a dermal tool and the belt sander. Colton and I then added a piece on the backside of each junction box to permanently hold in the PVC, and to stiffen the gunnel. It is shaped like a hood. We rounded the edges of them with a router before we epoxied them into place. We are getting down to only a few pieces of wood that can be cut and added to the boat, kinda sad if you ask me - because I love the woodworking part the best and sorta don't want the project to come to an end. =/

























I also got some painting in on the front hatches.

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Not sure what kind of gun dog you are wanting to end up with but this is a great series of books that will take you through every step. I bought a bunch of books on dog training 11-12 years ago and this was my most valuable resource. I trained him completely myself and could go pass finished hunt tests with him no problem at all. Seasons have changed and now he mostly sits around the house but I'd like to think i at least used to have a decent grasp on retriever training and would be more than happy to share what I may still know. It almost requires as much time as building a boat and I can say it is probably just as satisfying!

The boat looks great and (just like any other time I look at your project) makes me feel like I'm over here playing in the sand box. Keep up the excellent work.

[henry26]

Updates?

[glossieblack]

Happy birthday!

How goes the build?

[fallguy1000]

Did we lost him forever?

I'm awful curious about these phantoms.

Might get the book, too.