MICKS FL12 BUILD

[Cracker Larry]

It's incurable. I'm about to start boat 4, once I decide what she'll be

Yes, normal household vinegar.

[mickmac]

Nearly forgot... an old guy calls into my workshop every couple of days, walking his dog, just to chat..... he's a retired fisherman, has been expressing his concerns about "no strength in a varnished plywood boat son", today showed him a piece of ply i'd been using for epoxy (well cured) and a piece of "un-epoxied" ply.... he looked at them both, flexed them both, thought long and hard, then said, oh, so this epoxy stuff is like plywood viagra!" "keep building son!"
i had to laugh!!!!

[Dog Fish]

The old guy was probably just walking the dog waiting for his viagra to kick in and than home to mama............ hopefully
Your boat is looking good Mick.

[aubreii]

Good on ya brother! Your posts & replies are inspiring. I'm about to fillet & tape my fl12 this weekend. I've agonized about the rub rail question myself
& found a local (Peabody MA) surplus yard that had awesome 2x4 mahogany lumber for cheaper than the extra ply I'd have to buy. I ripped it to 3/8" & it bent sweetly with minimal clamping. I plan for 2 laminations for the rub rail & maybe an in-wale with scooped scupper blocks (Bridgeport access helps). If I get that far, I'll try to post pics.
Thanks, Pete G

[Evan_Gatehouse]

Yes, you can use your 2x1/4 mahogany for rubrails. If I had nice wood like that I would leave them clear coated with epoxy and then varnish them, even if I painted the rest of the boat.

The taping looks nice and tidy. Good work.

[mickmac]

Hi all,
done a bit more filleting and taping today, only got a couple of hours due to the arrival of my second grandchild, baby girl, sasha, 8lb 9oz, she's a beauty!! will hopefully have all inside work completed tomorrow after hospital visits, etc..... working away next week , so not expecting to get much done.......

getting nearer though!
by the way, thanks for the white vinegar tip, it works a treat!
till next time, Mick

[Dog Fish]

8lbs- 9oz now that's a real keeper, congrats grampa and to her mom & dad. Sasha, that's a pretty name.

[Lon]

Congratulations, Grandpa.
I've got six now - you'll find they're so much fun
you will wish you had them first.
Has Grandma's feet touched the ground yet?

[mickmac]

Hi all,
Thanks to all for replies and congratulations.... i would be totally lost without the help and advice from you good people....
managed to get all the inside taping finished this morning.....

so by time i get back on wednesday or thursday should all be well cured... then hoping to laminate rubrails, give the inside a coat of epoxy, then flip her over, can't wait for all that sanding!
wish i could start this boat again, now i'm getting more used to the epoxy! think it could have been a bit neater, still, the next one.........

won't do much work on the boat this week sadly, but i'll have internet access, so i'll read threads and learn stuff!
till next time..... mick

[mickmac]

Hi all
well, i'm back, so got straight to the garage today, weather is warming up thankfully!
starting to cut and fit rubrails, and little jobs, inner support for bow eye, knees etc, so hopefully this week will see some real progress....
and have decided that all my family members will be told that any occasions, birthdays, christmas, etc.... get me clamps! man we use a lot of them, i had to beg, borrow and steal today!!

so this is where i'm at, been looking forward to getting back to it all week!
till next time, Mick