"Wood epoxy either strip plank or cold molded is no more work than grp."
That is: Until there is a crack on the glass that allows water in to touch the wood... then wood rot can develop. And, because you do not notice that intrusion for years... by the time it becomes bad enough to "really" be noticable... there may be need for substantial entire area restoration.
Hull refastinings; an eventuality for wood boats... anyone!!??
Strip planked boats are generally done in WRC or more recently, pawlonia so rot is near a non issue.
Balsa cored (duflex) is different, but that is end grain, epoxy and no voids between blocks so water ingress is usually localised to a small area and is usually a relatively simple route out and replace.
I have built and repaired several over the years using the above methods.
Some of them have taken a hit that has been immersed for a year yet water only travelled an inch or two.
Production balsa is something different.
End grain contour sheets, poor build techniques and polyester resins that don't play well with timber leaves a lot of those voids between blocks empty and water can travel great distances and cause big problems.
But end grain Balsa construction is not strip plank.
Did you notice the caviates I'd emplanted??!!
Originally Posted by Art
Quote: Until there is a crack on the glass that allows water in to touch the wood... then wood rot can develop. And, because you do not notice that intrusion for years... by the time it becomes bad enough to "really" be noticable... there may be need for substantial entire area restoration.
Yep, our older big sister ship recently did a partial refasten, not because she needed it but because they felt it to be a good thing.
The owners did much of the work themselves with a couple of mates, all who know boats and they had it sanded back, new screws, a section of bottom planking done, some spot recaulking and new bottom paint in less than 2 weeks.
Big expense extras would have been the special order silicone bronze screws, big enough to go through 2 inch Spotted Gum and into the frames and even then, that would have been several grand at most.
We have gone through ours where we can, all frames and ribs seem tight with no gaps but, we to will do a partial refasten in the near future.
We were supposed to be heading to South East Asia as I type, 10 skilled workers for the price of 1 here would make short work of it.
Also, from what I have read and I could be wrong here, the US had a bit of a history of using soft, inferior timber and steel fasteners in a lot of their timber fleet.
Like I said, I could be wrong.
Too bad you didn't carve off everything above the waterline.... I was involved in carving a big section of below waterline hull out on this thing soon after launch due to electrolysis...
Apparently we have run out of interesting boats to discuss...
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Bingo .... that’s the boat I’ve been drooling over for several years. Since we were in Comox on our trip down from Alaska. Seabeam. She’s a double ender.
I just love the lines.
While some people sit around in yacht clubs with white sweaters tied around their necks and umbrella drinks in their hands discussing the many reasons not to have a wooden boat, Sunbeam has been working the coast since 1945 with over 10,000 hours on a rebuilt engine.
At 48' with 5'11" draft and not much weight above the waterline, in my minds eye I can see it moving confidently through most of what the north pacific can chuck at it.
Thanks for admitting you like something from my time.
It was love at first sight for me. She’s big for my taste and that just makes her more unobtainium for me. I sure hope a real man will buy her but it’s unlikely. She may have faced peril many times before but never like now. She’ll probably have one tiny moment left in this world w little grace as the men that may own her and have the will and the skills and the time are far between. But she is what she is and we get a moment to look at her one last time. Good luck Seabeam.
So next time I’ faced w the question of should I take the time do mention women too I’ll be much more inclined to put “or her” in the text. Thanks Art
Gotta be Jay Benford design.We’ve seen this one a few times around the San Juan’s. Finally up close in Friday Harbor.