Boat Repair, Restoration, Building
Having completed the 1st layer of planking, and being careful to edge glue each plank, we had to make sure we had an air tight surface for pulling a good vacuum. So we rolled on a coat of neat epoxy and then followed that with a scrape-fill of epoxy thickened to the consistency of mayonnaise. Continue reading “Cold Molding the Next Layer”
Having set up the framework for the boat, with all the structural pieces glued in place, it’s time to put a skin on it. Traditionally, boats were either Carvel planked (with seams that are ideally invisible to the eye because they’re flush and tight), or Lapstrake planked (where one edge overlaps the edge of the adjacent plank, creating “strakes”). In both of these traditional methods, solid lumber is used. Long boards are attached to the framing with calking in the seams to keep them watertight. Continue reading “Planking – The First Layer”