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Blood on the Deck! (And Other Grand Adventures!) / Spring protein run

« Last post by Lindy on May 17, 2024, 07:42:23 PM »

Ms Jones and I headed west in search of some fresh protein. We were able to get one nice King and a respectable Halibut. Weather was rainy wet and cold, and Sasta preformed exceptionally well. Going out we were driving into 3 and 4 foot steep chop. I was able to back down on the throttle and plane over the waves at 14 knots. I am impressed on how this boat can stay on plane at such low speed and float over the waves, unlike those heavy aluminum boats. Also, we spent a few days with the weather poring rain in the low forties. Great thing is that the boat hull does not sweat one drop, and the heater kept us toasty warm. Again, a benefit of wood vs aluminum. More adventures as summer comes to Southeast Alaska.

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Perko door handle

« Last post by Brian.Dixon on May 17, 2024, 05:55:42 PM »

Cool!  Glad to see you got it fixed!  This info will help someone else ...

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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Perko door handle

« Last post by Todd j on May 17, 2024, 07:58:38 AM »

Once I took a look at the new piece to replace the broken one I saw how it is put together.  I simply repaired the old one and filed away the new one real simple with a brass punch. 

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA Boat Trailer Build.

« Last post by Todd j on May 15, 2024, 10:27:31 PM »

Sweet corner gussets!

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA Boat Trailer Build.

« Last post by Sparkisimo on May 14, 2024, 06:38:47 PM »

More pictures. 

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA Boat Trailer Build.

« Last post by Sparkisimo on May 13, 2024, 07:38:48 AM »

Couple of more pictures of the trailer build.

If you do a lot of fabrication projects.  Look into Fireball tool. They make a lot of handy widgets for welding!

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA28 in Bakersfield California

« Last post by jov on May 12, 2024, 01:40:20 PM »

I did get a little more done. I cut some holes in the top pieces of my collision chamber. I am going use a couple 8" Armstrong deck plates. One would be enough but the asymmetry was bothering me so I went with two. One thing I did figure out was using a circle guide for my router and scrap pieces to figure out the correct hole size.

I spent quite a bit of time working on fairing the side/shelves connection. I did a fillet and glassed the connection when the boat was upside down. Looking at it now it was not the cleanest work. I figure since at least some of it will be visible in the cuddy cabin it needed to be cleaned up. I understand why it ended up that way. Working under the upside down boat with limited light was difficult, but it did make a bunch of work to clean up now. I will try to avoid doing stuff like that again. It was difficult then but now it costs me time now.

The other thing I got done was the start of a 3D model (picture 42). Before I flipped the hull I took a lot of pictures (300+ per side) to use in a program called Meshroom. It is a photogrammetry software. Basically the idea is take a bunch of pictures from different angles and then you can use the software to build a 3D model based on the pictures. The model that gets spit out needs work to become usable, but it seems like it did a good job at matching the shape my hull. I am planning on using the model to figure out some of item placements. Trying to figure out what fits where and be able to visualize things before cutting wood or purchase items. The model still needs work but overall I think it is a good start.

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA28 in Bakersfield California

« Last post by jov on May 12, 2024, 01:13:00 PM »

Wow thanks Dan. That is great information. I was considering going with a Bruce-style anchor, but now I will look into the Rocna Vulcan you recommend. S/V Panope is a great resource. Thanks for the recommendation.

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA Boat Trailer Build.

« Last post by Sparkisimo on May 11, 2024, 07:26:48 AM »

Just noticed something about one of the previous pictures I posted.
The first two boats I built are in the picture.  The boat to the right is a 14? duck boat I built back in 2007, the boat to the left is a 16? skiff I finished in 2019. 

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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: GA Boat Trailer Build.

« Last post by Sparkisimo on May 10, 2024, 05:33:55 PM »

Nice to be here! 
I?m usually running wide open from can to can?t.  Don?t usually slow down long enough to post anything.😁

Here are a couple more pictures of the build.  This project started with a design idea.  I had rough envelope dimensions of the boat, so that?s where I started.  I drew it using a 2D CAD program.  Then just kept working with the drawing till I arrived at a decent design.

I knew early on that I would be using boxed tubing. I used to be a service engineer for a major bearing manufacturer.  I used a concept I learned from that period and applied that to my boat trailer.   That is that the bearing will only be as good as the shaft and housing it is mounted on. Well,  I took that one step further and included the foundation the bearing housing was mounted on.  I k is that my boat will spend a lot of time sitting on the trailer, so I wanted an overly strong foundation for my boat to live on.