Build Log for 14′ Little Rob Tandem
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Ok so this boat is wrapped up and went on display at a shop in Fairhope AL. this December. But I thought I would kind of show you guys how it all went down. I’ll add a few photos a day, since it is a pretty drawn process. I am now in the process of building another canoe now, this one out of cypress. But here is the first, Made from Eastern Red Cedar.
Nice! I’ve been thinking of building a strip construction Adirondack boat. I did a stitch and glue drift boat and enjoyed every minute of it. More pictures, please!!
Ok the first one really shows what the boat looks like once its closed up and faired out. I can’t say just how frustrating that last piece can be but, trust me it sucks. So do the two or three days of fairing.
This second shot shows what the boat looks like once you soak it down. The reason you do this is to make the wood expand and this actually nearly eliminates the holes left in the hull by the staples. It is also your first sneak peak at what the boat will look like once it’s glassed.
The next very blurry shot (days before my tripod), shows the glassing of the inner stem. If you can see it there are the outer stems on top of the hull. When I build my boats, I like to make sure that they can take a whack. So they are glassed on the inner and outer stem as well as with two layers of glass (cloth and all) on the outer hull.
So here is the shot of the hull once the glassing is done. I had some friends show up that afternoon, so I thought kinda hint at what we didn’t get done that evening.
This one weighed a little over thirty pounds. They are very light boats. And if somebody wants, I can have the bottom of the hull covered in clear, smooth, line-x. That basically makes it bullet proof. And it doesn’t add hardly any weight.
Alright, this next section shows the placing of the second layer of fiber glass on the outer hull.
And with that done, the next step is to take the forms out and then put the boat in a yoke then begin faring out the inside of the hull.
I understand, I tell folks I’m a wuss, that’s why I build light boats. As a matter of fact this boat is looking for a home right now.
Ok so in this set of photos the inner hull has been faired and sanded down. After that I added the inner fiberglass. It’s a boring thing to watch and I needed two hands. As a result no pictures of that stage.
Now on to the next part. In this section it shows the first time the boat is put in the water to see just where the seats need to be placed as well as the yoke. The inner and outer gunnels have been added, with the inner being scuppered.
The first shot is me meeting up with friends to watch the maiden voyage of the craft.
This second shot is me checking to see just how stable the boat is. Though you can stand in the boat, it is not an ultimate. But it does paddle much faster. It’s a give and take. But I was satisfied that it is a stable boat.
Next my friend Doc took the boat for a spin trying to get a feel for where the seats should be placed. He is our resident canoe guru.
After getting the boat back on the dock we all sat around and had a look at the boat and discussed how it did.
Very impressive!
Gorgeous. That would be a great boat to let a striper pull you around in.
Is it stable enough to stand and fish in?
Zach
Really nice job, you should submit some pictures to the Wooden Boat “Launchings” page, you might get a little free exposure.
JCThanks guys I may just.
Zach, though you can stand in it, I would not suggest trying to stand and fish out of it. But the design could be changed to fit what ever specks you might want.
Ok so at this point I have built the yoke and put it into the boat. The next step is to put the risers in so that the seats can be placed in. The Seats are not put in on the gunnels. I lowered them to drop the center of balance on the boat for greater stability.
The first step is to get the measurements and then glue them in. I used super glue. Now I want everyone to know that they later had fiberglass tape up on and then epoxied it.
Nice Rig Peter,I have see a lot of boats built out of “western” re cedar here in Australia,
Other than the geographic coordinates, is there any difference in “eastern” red cedar?I was lucky enough to see a local builder a long time back build a 40ft sloop in western red cedar, very light and went like a rocket, very tender though
Regards,
Gary
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