July 2, 2020
July 2018 - Sept 2018 with summer break in between On to the sheer! We used battens to visualize this strake; the lower one being placed on our sheer marks from lofting process. The overall plan (#2-11) indicates the gradual, constant tapering width of the sheer at the ends. You'll note that middle ten or so frames are pretty […]
June 30, 2020
July 2018 Our last faux oak plank is in place! Then screwed with small gap between it and garboard, allowing for caulking later. Rick then fits and attaches the transom knee (not seen in picture), and then transom to knee, rib, and strakes. The rib forms a ledge onto which the strake ends are screwed. This […]
May 28, 2020
Bill makes final adjustments to the false keel. Rick bolts everything in place and then Dutch bungs the bolt-holes in the false keel and gives everything a coat of sealing shellac. All is finished, and Steve is back in his office noodling over steam system plans! Oops, I should have looked more carefully at the […]
May 11, 2020
May 7, 2020
May 4, 2020
There are few HMCo plans for building #199. The basic plan is an overall plan (#2-11) showing profile, overhead view, and cross-sections at four key locations. Some further details can be gleaned from the plan for #197 "class" leader, Table of Offsets, and an article on "Vapor" in Classic Yacht Symposium's journal. Some can be […]
April 30, 2020
Before starting, I'd like to note "Herreshoff's Rules for Lightweight Wooden Boat Building" found in Norman Skenes' "Elements of Yacht Design." Our plans had a number of measurements and comments about selected wood. All conformed to his rules, of course, but where information was lacking, we went to the Rule book! The plans and Rules […]
April 27, 2020
Before starting this segment, I forgot to mention that all these Table of Offset intersection points are ultimately placed on the lofting table, each contributing to creation of a line. In the case of picture 1 the sheer line. in picture 1 you can see picks have been placed at each of the points and when Bill, […]
