Art's Boat Build

The next task in the deck planking was to fit and epoxy down all the longitudinal planks. Beginning at the center king plank, I worked my wa...

The first step in the deck planking process was laying out the lines on the subdeck plywood so I could figure out what wood I needed to do t...

Installing the decking started with locating one of the forward pieces and tracing the support structure onto the underneath side. I decided...

Here's the moving crew: my son Bill, fellow boatbuilder Ted, me, friend Rick (who stopped in for a visit from out of town and got roped...

I finally got around to putting a clear finish on the inside of the boat to protect the epoxy from UV sunlight degradation. I sanded all the...

My plan is to get the boat out of the basement before putting on the deck plywood so it will be somewhat easier to handle and slightly ligh...

After some discussions with my fellow boat builder Ted, it would appear that the side wood strips at the rear of several boats like ours hav...