Thad Allen's Apache + The Birth of the Cheetah Cat

[Steve 1]

and then this: Steel Beams on steel cross spars shimmed to elevation with sheet metal and Formica shims.

 

[JO - PANTERABOAT]

Steve,
Have you ever thought about the possibility of starting some type of "trade school" in your line of work??? I mean what I say, I am serious as a heart attack!

I can almost see the sparkle in your eyes!
Go for it.
pepe.

 

[Steve 1]

Steve;

Did you "loft" the individual frames and cut them by hand or were they cut with a cnc router off of the cad file?

Roger

Roger the way I had these frames cut they were "nested" saving plywood and making it easer for me to handle what was essentially a stack of Plywood. Marine Concepts, I can't say enough good about them really nice people there and Knocked this out Very Quick for me.

Like I said before usually there is a full size Loft in my operation and I pick up from the loft and cut them myself.

The top sheet has the first frames and that little one that looks like a tuning fork is frame #1 in reality.

 

[Steve 1]

Steve,
Have you ever thought about the possibility of starting some type of "trade school" in your line of work??? I mean what I say, I am serious as a heart attack!

I can almost see the sparkle in your eyes!
Go for it.
pepe.

Pepe When I retire was going to be a shop teacher but that is a Really Good Idea you got me thinking! Thank You

 

[Steve 1]

Roger setting the frames out.

 

[Powerabout]

Steve

Whats the pros and cons of doing it that way versus cnc?
or a combination of the two

Cheers

 

[Steve 1]

Checking checking something is always trying to go wrong!

 

[Steve 1]

Steve

Whats the pros and cons of doing it that way versus cnc?
or a combination of the two

Cheers

Thanks was using this as a fixture for the One-Off T-4 and felt I could go faster this way.

 

[Steve 1]

More we are approaching the largest portion of the hull body here.

 

[Steve 1]

Frames up ready for Core,There on the Keel at the top of the stem you see that first frame. I tried to make this portion of the build easy as possible.

 

[Steve 1]

Here is an end view of a plank Now on a tight radius one would use a smaller width here to make the wrap.

 

[Steve 1]

The edges of the frames need some wide cellophane Tape other wise you epoxy glue your boat to the jig!

 

[Roger 1]

Thank you Steve. Very interesting.

 

[Steve 1]

You are welcome.

 

[Offshore Ginger]

Pepe When I retire was going to be a shop teacher but that is a Really Good Idea you got me thinking! Thank You

Steve , Pepe , really has a good idea because this industry will be lacking people in the future with the knowledge and experience to do this type of work and if you look in are trade mag Professional Boatbuilder there is always adds for Wooden boat school's . :bump:

 

[Steve 1]

Steve , Pepe , really has a good idea because this industry will be lacking people in the future with the knowledge and experience to do this type of work and if you look in are trade mag Professional Boatbuilder there is always adds for Wooden boat school's . :bump:

Yes he has me thinking that is a real good idea.How are you my friend?

 

[Offshore Ginger]

Yes he has me thinking that is a real good idea.How are you my friend?

Steve doing great my friend and wish that everything would pick up a bit , still trying to make that first Million .:willy_nilly:

 

[Steve 1]

Steve doing great my friend and wish that everything would pick up a bit , still trying to make that first Million .:willy_nilly:

We will see how the Boat show does, I hope the best for everyone there. Here is a photo for our future boatbuilders, that Kid would sand 8 hours with that 48" Metal file.

 

[Steve 1]

Our Epoxy System on this,

 

[Steve 1]

Chose this hardener as it gave the best Physicals after a slight post cure, SP is the most Health conscious of the bunch real nice material.