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Outboard Trawler Build - Recap of Work Done

Winter 2018-19

Delivered to Iroquois and wrapped for winter.

Winter Project

2018-19

We built ten laminated beams over the winter.

Spring 2019

In spring we built the motor well.

Turning over

It took us about a week to turn the boat over. Bottom work required this.

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Bottom Work

Thruster Tube

We picked up a bow thruster and installed the tube.

We refinished the gunnel boards, reconfigured the keel and finished the motor well.

New Bottom

Gelcoat removed. Three coats of epoxy and three coats of 'Interprotect' applied.

Fall 2019

Bottom painted, topsides painted and hull turned upright again.

Winter 2019-20

With leftover wood from the turning cradle, we built stairs. Wrapped for winter.

Items Acquired to Date

(February 2020)

Toilet, Sink, Stove, Anchors, Anchor Line, Bilge Pump, Bow Roller, Electrical Panels, Depth Sounder, Chartplotter, Cabin Door, Head Door, Ballast, Bow Thruster, Opening Hatches (2), Life Ring, Water Pump, Horn, Battery Boxes, Water Tanks, Fuel Tank and Windows.

Feb 2020 - Pre-Covid

We began in late winter as the weather started to warm.

Installed the lower half of all bulkheads.

March 2020 - Pre-Covid

Before the boatyard was closed by the Covid 19 lockdown, we managed to start the deck framing using laminated beams that we had made over the winter of 2018-2019.

May 2020

When the boatyard opened again, we made arrangements to be placed inside a covered shelter for the summer. For the move, we built a cradle under the hull.

We were happy to be under the shelter where we could work all summer, rain or shine, without having to wrap and unwrap tarps.

June 2020

In the shelter, work progressed quickly on the deck and cabin framing. MikeBro and Noreen came twice over the summer. Both times they spent a week and their help was much appreciated.

We finished the framing and attached cabin walls. We made the 'beamless' cabin top with balsa-core sandwiched between layers of thin plywood, all bonded with epoxy.

Early Summer 2020

Summer 2020

By mid-summer, we had finished laying the decking and building the main cabin structure, cabin top and pilothouse walls.

Next, we covered all the exterior plywood with fiberglass embedded in epoxy and covered with a layer of epoxy fairing putty.

Summer 2020

Late Summer 2020

Our final challenge of the fall was to create, install, fiberglass and putty the pilothouse roof.

Just before Thanksgiving Day, we emptied the boat of tools and equipment and covered it with a tarp. It doesn't need to be covered because of the weather, it's to protect the (as yet unpainted) epoxy from the sun's UV rays.

Fall 2020

October 2020

Our major task was to create window frame cover plates for all nine windows.

Additionally, we acquired more materials; steering system, VHF radio, plumbing and electrical components, instruments, safety gear, etc.

Spring '21 Pre-Covid Shutdown

Redesigned interior, installed wc and galley bulkheads, tabbed floor framing, installed ballast, purchased motor & controls, installed dash panels, fit steering, windows, cleats, bilge pump, and handrails, started painting bilge area.

Winter 2020/2021

Finished exterior including paint and non-skid. Did float test. Installed necessary electrics. Got license, survey and insurance. Test-floated and ran the motor on the last day of summer.

Fall '21 - It Runs!

Ran the boat to begin engine break-in schedule and test handling. Began work on the interior (fresh water tank, settee/bunk and WC walls), winterized the motor.

Summer '21 - It Floats!

Had settee cushions made. Purchased settee hardware, teak trim and teak dish holder. Made two dorade boxes. Purchased solar panel kit. Began work on forward battery box.

Spring '22

Installed bow thruster, dorade vents, solar panel, forward battery box, toilet, galley cabinet, head cabinet, fridge and navigator seat. sailed home to BYC (2 days). Painted interior, began building seatbacks for settees.