With a complete jig, the frames (which are templates) were ready to be cut out, trimmed, cleaned and prepped for dry-fitting and readied to be used with a router (which I don’t own yet) to cut out the nice mahogany plywood she’ll be built out of. Lots of work on the front end to make the later work much easier and quicker, thus better to create a racing class and club out of here in Spokane.

All of the frames and one transom are laid out on the jig:

These boats are achingly simple, and I absolutely agree with the Cocktail Class people that once the jigs are done, a hull could be turned out by two people in a weekend, ready to be flipped over and finished out.

One piece I really dig, check out the tumblehome on these little buggers!

On shift tomorrow, so no update, but over the weekend I’d either like to get the jig finished up, or get the plywood for the boat, or both if I’m lucky. All depends on weather.

Templates and Jig

Recently I built the Lumberyard Skiff from Old Wharf Dory to replace a metal skiff that I loathed. Now the fleet is complete, as all our boats were built or refit, by me, in the shop.

Hull construction
Frames, rigging, paint

The Oxford Rowing Shell from CLC boats was a necessary addition to our household. My lovely wife loves rowing, and when you have a boatbuilder in the house, of course you will have a hand built boat. With the help of designer John Harris, her scantlings were reduced to make the boat easier to carry from the house to the water. Follow the link below to the article about the boat at Duckworks.

Duckworks Magazine: CLC Oxford Shell

Construction and photos

Cloud Cap is a Jacques Mertens designed LB22 Nina, built without the forward cabin for our beautiful Spokane summers. Powered by a 50hp Yamaha outboard, she runs slowly and efficiently, yet still has the power to jump up and run if weather kicks up.

Jig construction
Hull planking
Sheathing
Framing
Fairing and paint
Interior fitting and rigging
Seatrials, interior details
Completion and updates

Tailgunner is the product of the last unfinished Clippercraft hull being built out as a pure sportfishing machine. She’s designed specifically to fish the Washington albacore tuna fishery from the bottom up.

Repair
Cabin interior
Cabin exterior
Seat boxes
Interior details
Pilot house
Rigging
Launch and fishing

Glen-L’s Tubby Tug design, with a few minor modifications, delivered to the Spokane Yacht Club. A quick 3 month project, and a great platform for a little yachty work. Click the links below for each phase of construction.

Hull construction
Cabin and interior
Fairing and paint