I shall try recording this build just by snaps and captions – if you want more (or less) then feel free to express your opinion by using the comment box below.
The Goat Island Skiff, big sister to the Raid41, is very well covered by Richard Harvey’s of Norfolk(UK) build record in this slideshow, if you are interested in Storer boats I suggest you pay a visit.
As usual click on the thumbnail to bring up a larger version, some of which have a bit more explanation, click again on the larger version to get the full size image.
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- Bottom panels cut out – first impression of size, small
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- Bulkhead 3 cut out
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- Cutting more bulkheads
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- Trying the slot join on a couple of bulkheads, checking the clearances.
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- setup for drawing the bulkhead hatch
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- drawing the ellipse, careful use of stopped motion snapping!
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- trying it for size
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- The big hole in bulkhead 2, and the bit of mythical wood to fill it.
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- Marking the Hatchback reduction
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- Clean up the hatchback
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- Marking the deck curve on bulkhead 5 using the template.
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- Clamping up the hatchback to the hatch
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- clamping arrangement for first side panel join and web join
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- buttstraps on the side panel join
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- Buttstrap on the web
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- Assembled hatch with support ring
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- Hatch sitting in hatch support ring
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- Web Mk2 and the eggbox skeleton
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- eggbox from higher angle
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- Why the build has slowed down.
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- Bulkhead 2 with the fillets attached
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- detail of chamfered fillet.
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- Gluing fillets to the transom
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- Centre board area with a layer of epoxy glass for abrasion resistance
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- Transom bevelled for the sides
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- Mast partner glued and clamped
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- The mast step machined, with the mast partner about to be cut out
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- Routing the mast partner
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- The two critical parts of the mast tube ready for assembly
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- Partners aligned on one side of the mast tube
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- sides of the mast box with fillets glued and clamped
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- The stem planed up out of an offcut of sitka spruce
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- Mast step end of the mast box
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- Mast box, temporarily assembled
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- The flat pack boat in component form
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- Trial assembly after about six hours of torture
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- ‘Trim’ in winter storage
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- Proposed Ballast Tank arrangement
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- Laminating the second segment of the foil board
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- Joining two segments of the laminated foil boards
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- last two components of the foils board after thicknessing
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- end view of last two components of the foils board after thicknessing
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- last two components of the foils board glued up on the bench
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- Conditions Trim is being built in this morning, -2 deg C (05-02-09)
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- Template for the foils profile, I decided that stiff card would do, just about got away with it!
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- shaving the foil board back to profile, a variety of planes were used but the best tool was the spokeshave
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- End of the foil board, almost there.
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- cutting the scarfs for the spar timbers, side view of jig
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- Top view of scarfing jig
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- glueing the scarf and laminating the yard timbers
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- glueing the scarf in the side timbers for the mast, 2 x 2.4m x 95mm x 12mm pse clear pine, one scarfed pair will provide the narrow side and the wide side
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- The bottom panels butt strapped, note the water ‘ballast’
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- Brian in North Britain, helping to assemble RAID – well, actually just waiting for the glue to cure!
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- Brian viewing his handiwork, some ‘orrible wobbles in the side panels at this stage
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- temporary clamping of the chine logs in place worked a miracle
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- higher level view of the hull screwed together
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- The excitement has been a little too much, we have been so busy that feeding the body has been ignored
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- After a couple of days head scratching
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- Glueing the bulkheads 1
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- Glueing the bulkheads 2
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- Glueing the bulkheads 3
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- Glueing the bulkheads 4
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- Glueing the bulkheads 5
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- All the Bulkheads and Transom glued up, the stem and bow assembly is left till the poxy has cured.
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- Waiting for glue to cure – again
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- Wondering if Trim would survive a beaching here?
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- Plumbing the stem
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- Clamping the bow
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- Gooey stem
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- The basic hull glued up – at last we feel as if we are making progress
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- End view of the glued up hull
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- The bronze reinforcing screws holding the CB case together are set in epoxy before access is impossible
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- rear 3/4 view of starboard chine log, bottom stringer and centre web glued in place
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- Starboard chine log, bottom stringer and centre web glued in place
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- CB case logs glued in place
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- CB case logs in place – just possible to see MIK’s clever floor drainage hopper outlet
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- Hull bottom structure faired up
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- Faired up bottom from the front
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- Faired CB case with plug
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- Centre Web support at the Transom
Because this collection of snaps is taking so long to load the story is continued on page-2
If you want to ‘borrow’ my snaps and post elsewhere please respect my copyright and clear it with me first – especially so if you are going to make a statement of fact about the how.
Great pictures glad to see Trim Progressing nicely, keep pushing hard as I am really looking forward to seeing her at Barton.
I will be there all weekend aboard my Yacht Bella not a home build im afraid, more of a home rebuild!
Will you be there on the bank holiday monday as my father may be out with the Goat Island Skiff that day.
By: Mark on March 21, 2009
at 20:09
Chris, I’m gagging on the latest build pictures of Trim, but get an error 404 when going to page 2. Any ideas please?
Love the blog by the way; I’m in the middle of a build of Mik Storers Eureka canoe in Victoria, Australia, and thoroughly enjoying it!
Gordon
By: gordon griffiths on March 21, 2009
at 10:14
A small matter of remembering to click on the publish button! now done – so you can assuage your appetite. She is the right way up at last. Incredibly small, and given how boats shrink in the water I do wonder . . . ….
Chris
By: strathkanchris on March 21, 2009
at 18:15
Hi just checking in on the progress.
Are you still on schedule for sailing at Barton Turf in May?
By: Mark on March 8, 2009
at 08:18
Hi Mark,
We still have six weeks to finish before Brian is due to collect her, MIK’s Grand Design article in the current Watercraft has a sting in the tail wherein it is announced that Trim will be shown at Beale Park this year – so I guess we will be or I will never be able to show my face there again. The main problem is the weather – snow and gales are not conducive to epoxy work. When all is said and done though MIK has designed something that, in the right conditions, will go together very quickly, so I am not panicking – yet. Spring must be round the corner? It will be up to Brian if she shows at Barton but I for one will be extremely dissapointed if she doesn’t, the sailing element depends on Brian’s back repairing itself so he can crawl about on the floor to make the thing. He was in considerable discomfort when he came up for the hull assembly.
In any event I shall be at Barton with my baby canoe – it’s alltogether too much fun to miss out on, so I hope to meet you and your father there?
Chris
By: strathkanchris on March 8, 2009
at 08:37
Thanks for your reply regarding the GIS slideshow I would like to take the credit for the build but that was down to my Father, I just administer the Yare Valley Sailing Club website.
Blanche was built from plans prior to the flat pack being made available.
Mark
By: Mark on January 24, 2009
at 19:26
Mark, thanks for the interest. I am much impressed by your GIS build, have linked to it, it does prove that the flat pack kit can, will, eventually turn into a boat. Just the encouragement we need in the deep midwinter! Thanks. It would be good if ‘Blanche’ was able to male an appearance at the UK-HBBR Barton Broad meet in May, two Storers on the same water.
Chris
By: strathkanchris on January 21, 2009
at 12:39
Nice to see a well put together site and I am enjoying watching the progress of Trim.
I have a slideshow of the building of Blanche a Goat Island Skiff in Norfolk Uk on the Yare Valley Sailing Club website that may be of interest the address is- http://www.yvsc.co.uk/goatislandskiffslideshow/index.html
By: Mark on January 20, 2009
at 19:55
The build blog format is working well for me – I am almost beginning to believe I could slot this together myself! (though with nothing like the standard of workmanship displayed on this site!)
It is lovely to see a bit of 3D, even those two eggbox pictures are enough to get an idea of the finished layout.
By: Chris on November 30, 2008
at 13:21