Carrie Price Half Hull from Grimwood Plans by Greg Davis

[Greg Davis]

Still going at it - the three lifts are nearly merged / profile close aft of center.



Soon efforts will move to the fore half.

 

[Greg Davis]

Bottom shaping continues - day 4! The rear portion is in really good shape now:



Working on the front half as well. This part is certainly more challenging as the hull profile rotates quickly as one moves toward the bow. Trying real hard not to lose the chine up front, but it is hard!

 

[Greg Davis]

Bottom shaping done for now. Refinement is still needed near bow, but that is going to be done later. Next task will be preparing a sheet of mahogany for the deck.

 

[Greg Davis]

A sheet of mahogany was milled to the prescribed 3/16" thickness, cut to the approximate deck shape, glued, and clamped to the previously shaped hull.



I'll let this dry for a day or so and then I can get onto shaping the deck.

 

[Greg Davis]

Clamps off and more sanding dust generated as the deck plate is faired up to the hull. Next task is to introduce camber to the deck surface.

 

[Greg Davis]

Did most of the deck camber sanding today. Another big dust generator as the finished outer edge is set at 5/64" and the blank was 3/16".

In the first picture you can see the thinner deck edge, but the camber is hard to see. However, the second picture makes it clearer that I did something today!

The stem and stern faces have not been finished yet so the obvious imperfections in the second picture will be removed as work goes on.

 

[Greg Davis]

Making some progress - house projects, installing fence and planking family room, have taken precedence over the past couple of weeks!

I've made up some mahogany for the keel, rudder, skeg, etc. I'm finishing up the stem / head currently - pieces are glued together but more shaping / refinement is needed.


Thinner mahogany will be needed for the center board - the last piece of work on the model.

Thinking about a board to mount this on - I was wondering if a piece of Cherry would nicely complement the Alder and Mahogany used on the model.

 

[Roger Pellett]

Very nice work, Greg! I think that you need to use something that contrasts with the mahogany so that rudder, centerboard, etc. stands out. Off the wall ( no pun intended) but even a painted backboard.

Roger

 

[Greg Davis]

Very nice work, Greg! I think that you need to use something that contrasts with the mahogany so that rudder, centerboard, etc. stands out. Off the wall ( no pun intended) but even a painted backboard.

Roger

I had looked at wood color charts and thought cherry might have a chance; but I was concerned, like you, that the mahogany may not show well. If possible I would like to mount it on a natural finished piece of wood. Now I think the best will be for me to swing by a local lumber shop (where I got the mahogany and alder for the build) that carries a good number of different types of wood in smaller pieces and look for a nice light colored piece of wood.