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Just Keep Going, Part 1 – Building the Drake Raceboat 20
September 6, 2018
Last year Nate and his brother Cooper tackled R2AK and this year Nate has undertaken to build his first boat and then row it in the Seventy48 – a seventy mile human powered only water race. Talk about ‘not quitting‘ … sheesh.
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Plans and kits are available for the Drake Raceboat 20 from Chase Small Craft.
Nate is building the boat to race in the Seventy48.
The parts for the boat in this video were cut at Turnpoint Design in Port Townsend Washington.
The carbon fiber pieces for the out riggers were supplied by Russell Brown of Port Townsend Watercraft.
Russell Brown also wrote the book "Epoxy Basics, Working with Epoxy Cleanly and Efficiently" which Nate used as his guide to using epoxy.
Epoxy was generously supplied by West System Epoxy.
Nate's Oars and the Rowing Machine (the ergometer) he trained on were made by Concept 2.
The Poseidon sliding seat that Nate used is made by Puuvenepiste Wooden Boat.
Traditional oars from Shaw and Tenney.
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Gene Nelson says:
Did about the same thing with my Annapolis Wherry. Building
her was as much fun as rowing her . Latest project was a Graeme King 22’ recreational skull ,Love your videos !
Clint Chase says:
This was a fun project for me to contribute to with the design and kit and advice, etc.
Nate is a pleasure to work with and is wicked smart, dedicated, and just really impressive!
This is getting me excited for my project this winter building two Drake 17 Rowboats, one for a customer and one for me! I plan to do some serious rowing along the Maine coast next summer.
Clint Chase says:
I would add that Ruud, from Puuvenpiste, was really great. He fully 3D modeled the Poseidon rig so that I could design the interior of the boat around it. It “fit like a glove”, wouldn’t you say, Nate?
Nate Rooks says:
It is without hyperbole that I say I was dumbfounded at how well the Poseidon fit into the boat. I thought I’d need to make some adjustments as it came together, but it was seriously millimeter-correct!
It also is still providing completely silent and smooth rolling action after many hours of hard use. I really can’t say enough good things about it.
Earland Briggs says:
I built a 14 ft skiff recently-plans from Off Center Harbor- It was so much fun, I would like to build this 20 footer. Earl Briggs, age 90, retired dentist..
Nate Rooks says:
Earland, Clint’s kits are incredibly well thought-out and designed. I couldn’t believe how many ways I could screw up and they STILL fit together perfectly and made such a fine boat. You can do it!
James Harris says:
Superb. Your brother is correct; “there’s nothing to it but to do it”. That must have been a great feeling when you sat on the water for the first time. Well done.
Nate Rooks says:
One of the most gratifying days of my life. Still having a blast with it, thank you James!
Raymond Morgan says:
That gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling all over, can’t wait for part 2
Thank you all.
Ronald Kerr says:
What a lovely boat I would enjoy building one for renee my lady
John Trussell says:
Unvarnished epoxy may well last in the Pacific Northwest, but my experience in South Carolina has been that unvarnished epoxy cracks and peels after a year in our sun…
Otherwise a nice build–shares the joy of the first look at a boat after it comes off the molds!
Nate Rooks says:
It won’t stay that way forever, John – I plan on varnishing it at some point. The next stage is to start considering a few improvements for camp cruising instead of just racing, so I’ll address the final coatings once I have any other steps sorted out. Thanks for watching!