Well as you may see I have not posted anything as of latley. I have bene on the road visting my family and doing some fishing. I'm over in Texas now and have been for the past three weeks . I am planing on going this weekend. It's getting my fishing time and I will start back on the boat. I'm almost ready to start putting on the plywood.

Getting back to work

Well it been a while scene I worked on the boat but the weather has not been right. I have a lot of epoxy to do and the weather needs to be right so it will cure right. Today I going to epoxy the deck bracing and start getting the chime logs ready to install. After I get them installed we well make sure every thing is in line and then start the plywood. After modifying the stem the boat will be 31 and 1/2 feet long and 9 feet 4 inches wide. Anyway that's about all that is been going on with the boat. well post later Y'all have a great day and may God bless you.

Stainless steel Bolts and Screws

Well they just called me and said my screws and bolts are in. I will pick them up in the morning and we will install the transom and the keel son and stem. Will take some new pic's tomorrow and post them . Until then have a great evening. Until we meet again be safe

Another Day

Well this is what we cought Tuesday morning along with a 25 lb Blue Cat. This after noon I have to go to the Dr. for my three ckup after getting out of the Hosp. So don't have much to talk about today so I will talk to yall to0marrow. Have a great day. Until next time.

Well the rivers have been up and out of there banks for about the last three weeks. Now that the rivers have been falling we set some limb out and Sunday we caught this 32 lb flat head or yellow what ever you prefer to call it and we also caught an 9 lb to go with it. Other then that I have all the ribs mounted on the boat and now working on the keel son and the stem. Order all my stainless screws and bolts Thursday the 29Th of January for the boat . Well I guess that's it for now, have a great day.

First Ten Rib's in Place

Well it took some time to really get started on the boat, but we seam to be on the move now. As you can see we have three quarters of the framing jig up and have the transom and ten ribs in place. Were hopeing to start on the next ribs today we are waiting on UPS to deliver our expoy so we can glue them and we will be ready to set them in place. After starting this project it is not as easy as it looks, there is a lot of checking and rechecking because a quarter of an inch will make a lot of deference when you start put the plywood on. I hope the weather holds out for this weekend and maybe I will have all the ribs in place. Already have the keel and the stem. Well if the exopy does not come today we will be notching the ribs that are already up for the keel and the chine logs.Well I guess that's all for now. Until next time have a great day.

Construction of Rib #2

Well today we will start putting the #2 ribs together. On this boat there will be nine of the number two ribs. The ribs will be made southern yellow pine. there will be two 2x4 up rites,one 2x6 bottom cross piece, and one 2x4 floor cross piece In all this boat will have nineteen ribs and one transom . All the ribs will be made from southern yellow pine and will have 2x4s,2x6s, and 2x8s in them.each rib will be epoxied glued and then screwed together with S.S. screws. We will be using the System Three Epoxy system. for all gluing,filling, and mat laying. Well this is it for today, ya ll have a great day. will wright more later