Project #1

[Nockatee]

Stickbow,
I "stole" that pic from the FF site.....just can't remember where. I do think it was waaaay back in the archives and can't recall who the fellows are.
I have not been to Ft. Dobbs. Been to Tolouse.
Just moved back South after a five year sojourn in Maine and am trying to get reconnected with events in the SE.

Nockatee.....pushing to finish Project #1!

 

[Nockatee]

Friend Bear,
I went down to check on how clean and tidy my workspace in the basement was and all I found was this sight.





OH, MY! WHAT EVER COULD HAVE HAPPENED?

:roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[oldsparkey]

Despicable , disgusting , down right nasty , Revolting for the simple reason there is nothing to trip over. That's not a workspace it is a party room for the clean and organized folks that never get sawdust in there drawers.... Yep both , the cabinet ones and the ones they are wearing. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Chuck.

 

[stickbow]

If you lived closer to me, I'd come over and help you get it back in proper "ship (building) shape". Tired of working on the red clay and having to put everything up each night.

 

[Nockatee]

MISSING?

And where might the boat be????????

Hmmmm, something's up, I think.

 

[gbinga]

Nockatee, your workspace is not only too clean and organized, it is too well lighted. A proper builder of homemade boats would deactivate about half of those lights so that he could spend more time squinting and cussing at his rulers and tapes.

George

 

[Nockatee]

Dim Lights?

Dim lighting. You have something there, sorta like the low lights in taverns. The women sho look better, especially when you have to squint and wear your beer goggles. :lol:

 

[Nockatee]

LOOKEE HERE!

Look at what I found outside, under the back deck!
YIPPEE!
The boat elves must have been busy...........
I FOUND A NEARLY FINISHED BOAT!



Just a few more angles.....









There is a bit of touch up painting to be done topsides and on the bottom. Seat planks need to be fitted as well.
Paint?
No Name latex "Barn Paint". Basically a common Red Ochre. It was cheap and behaved that way. Took several coats to get the desired coverage.
The bottom is done with Valspar "Extreme Weather" exterior latex. Best $5 I have spent in a long time! It was a return, the color looked right and the price couldn't be beat. And boy, does it ever have some pigment in it! :twisted:

Those who have followed this from the beginning can see how I deleted the external chine logs. Makes for a cleaner look IMO.
Also note the blocks on the gunnels for future thole pins.

The overall dimensions were reduced from the original plan. I will post them later.

"Sea Trials" coming soon.......... 8)

 

[Jimmy W]

Nice boat Nockatee. You did a good job.

Jimmy

 

[stickbow]

She looks good. I like the colors you ended up with -- they look completely plausible for a period boat.

Did you use any glass at all? Plus, am waiting on the dimensions - as you know from FF, am seriously thinkin' bout a punt as a more SE (than cajun) period craft.

 

[oldsparkey]

Good looking job on the workshop and the boat is even better , clean , fresh and has a lot of sharp lines to it , one REAL BEAUTY.
The fish will never know what is sneaking up on them and the interior color will be easy on the captains eye's in the sunlight. Right off hand I would say who ever made it did one good job ... if it was the Elves , then send then down here. :wink:

Chuck.
PS. When are you going to build a boat. :lol:

 

[Nockatee]

PS. When are you going to build a boat. :lol:

I may just have to punt on that comment. :wink:

 

[oldsparkey]

PS. When are you going to build a boat. :lol:

I may just have to punt on that comment. :wink:

"O"ooooooooo, so bad. :lol:

Chuck.

 

[gbinga]

Excellent! Congrats on finishing!

 

[seedtick]

nice, you'll find those decks pretty handy

now you need to build a push pole, 'cause even bear knows you can't paddle a bateau

 

[Nockatee]

Bear wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole. :roll:
Actually I have a nice piece of bamboo I snatched from a neighborhood stand (Yes, bamboo in the mountains) which brings up the question:
How long should the pole be?
I see old pictures of folks poling their craft where the sticks look quite long. However, I think in some of those scenes, the water is pretty shallow (like a rice canal) and most of the pole is in the air.
Anyone with experience with this technique; please, join in.

 

[keith]

tick, now you know that you can sit on the front deck and use your feet for rudders while you paddle. bear knows you want go fast, but you want be going in circles neather. standard pushpole is 10 feet, you dont want to hang up in trees. later keith

 

[bearridge]

Friend Nock,

I done some polin'. I like that boat, mainly that stylish rust color. On the rite river 'er lake, it would be top drawer fer totin' a heap a gear 'n makin' yerownself comfortable, but without a motor ya wont be keepin' up with pirogues, kayaks 'n canoes (less ya tote a heap a cans of spinach 'n a corn cob pipe). No way would it have been fun on the last St. Mary trip.

I wondered bout some oars? Mebbe somethin' in light green.....not pastel, but....stylish. [chuckle]

A few years ago Miz Bear 'n me went ta Fort Braxton Bragg ta see her son make hiz 100 (recorded) jump. The plane keep poppin' rivets 'n would only turn left over at Pope, so the Malfunction Officer called it off. On our way home, we rode the 74 highroad jest south of Tryon til we got ta Monroe where we headed fer Waxhaw (that iz where some of my folks hail frum). Seems ya'll got more hills that we seen along 74.

regards
bearridge

ps A bamboo pole mite be jest the ticket. PVC iz a bit heavy. I got one really long store bought paddle that I like ta use in the Big Red SOB (like David, I try ta avoid stoopin' whenever I kin). Standin' up in a boat sho takes a load off yer back. I kin pole 'er paddle with it.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.  Winston Churchill

 

[Nockatee]

Motivation...

Bear,
I figured I would do a "reverse" on how Gen. Oglethorpe did in the day.
When taking settlers down to St. Simon's from Savannah in the scout boats and periaguas, he kept the barrels of Ale in the lead boat. That way the folks in the following boats were motivated to keep pulling on the sweeps.
Since I will be able to carry a larger than requisite cooler filled with similar libations, the motivation for those in their fleet craft will be to wait for me on a convenient sandbar or bank now and then. Mebbe keep ya from running off too far. :wink:
A couple of jugs of Dago Red on board would probably lure some in. :lol:

If I could get online with Gator Boats, I'd sure like to have one of those 60" "Edisto" style paddles. I used to stand and paddle a big ol'e canoe we had when is was a kid.

 

[bearridge]

Lewis 'n Clark pulled that on the Discovery Boys. Kept the strong drink hid most of the trip. Bout the time they reached Great Falls, they come up short on hooch. Truthful Jack wuz takin' a nap....agin....like in all them pichurs. Made 'em suspicious. Neither one of 'em come in on a load a watermelons.

regards
bearridge

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