Preview: How to Build a Wooden Boat, Plank-on-Frame Lobster Boat, Part 16 – The Floors

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Peter goes through the building and installation of floor timbers.

Part 17 of this series is in the editing queue now so look for it in the weeks to come!

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10 Responses So Far to “How to Build a Wooden Boat, Plank-on-Frame Lobster Boat, Part 16 – The Floors

  • Robert Whitehouse says:

    Fascinating. I have to ask, would it not be stronger with the floors fastened to the frames?
    And what is the orange stuff? Shellac perhaps?

  • Kai Schrodt says:

    Two thumbs up. That’s all the hands I got.

  • Gary Sweetman says:

    Peter, I love this series and your style. Thanks so much. What paint do you use on the keel?
    Gary Sweetman

    • Peter Buxton says:

      Hi Gary, the keel itself is still painted with the old fashioned orange stuff…
      Then everything is covered with white bilgecoat

  • David Sinclair says:

    Wonderful craftsmanship with a common sense approach. Very informative. Might I ask Peter about the limber holes? They appear to be in some floors at least, an inch or so above the bilge. Will these dependent recesses between the floors be filled (with epoxy or cement), left be, or could the limber holes be enlarged? Cheers.

    • Peter Buxton says:

      Good question!
      The limber holes are above the bilge 1-1/4 inches. The same amount as the thickness of the steam bent timbers.
      I then paint the bilge and pour epoxy into the void between timbers

      • Robert Whitehouse says:

        Thanks! I was thinking to do the same on my Albury Runabout to keep the bilges from holding water. Hylan’s latest design has the limber holes center on the floors. I was looking for a better idea on how to fill the spaces. Epoxy it will be.

  • Theodore Gentsch says:

    There’s so much joy in seeing and hearing from such a Craftsman! Anyone that has ever worked with wood will know that we are watching an absolute artesian at work. I too love this series!

  • edgar gatewood says:

    This is so entertaining. Really enjoy it. Do more like it.

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