Step by step building process of an Eastport pram, a little sailing and rowing boat of okoume plywood and epoxy. Dick Stada explains his methods and choices, documented with pictures. Mainly for his own documentation.
Painting the oars and seats
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Painted a nice design on the oars. Next time I need better tape but nevertheless, I am satisfied woth the result. The foam under the seats has been sprayed with matt black DD-paint.
Time to fill the gaps between the overlapping planks. To prevent dirty spots on the hull, I used a lot of tape, inside and outside. And in the little holes of the stitches, I put cocktail sticks, brake them just at the surface of the hull and sanded the spots. That will look better than dark little epoxy filled holes. During the process of preparing the epoxy filler, I put another layer on the inside of the daggerboard box and the rudder holder. Then I thickened the epoxy with glass powder and some home made wood powder (from the sanding machine). Just thin enough for the syringe. Filling the room between the planks was easy, but with the last 1/4 to do, I had to make another cup of epoxy. After doing that, the syringe stuck because of the curing epoxy. I did the rest with a filler knife. After one hour, I tried to smoothen the epoxy with a gloved finger that I make wet with denatured alcohol, but that was not easy. Final smoothening must be done with sanding paper later
Having used the boat for nine months now, I can give a sort of review. First: until now I only have rowed the boat. Sailing will soon be possible, because I finally made the sail. But since the completion of the boat, I rowed it weekly. What can I say? Well, rowing with it is fun. Some points: You need something like a cushion as a seat. I used a piece of foam which I normally use for my knees when gardening. When the wind blows more than 3 Bft, waves make the boat wet. You will need a small bucket. With head wind, rowing is a lot heavier. The boat can carry a lot of load. I have transported probably a hundred kgs of timber in the boat without any problems. With some load on the backseat, the boat seems to be 'flatter' on the water. Position of the oars is perfect. The handles of the oars are not perfectly round. It would be better if they were. The diameter is a bit small. A couple of mm's more is better for me. After two hours of rowing, I get blisters. The me
In the beginning of the project, I had to join the two bulkhead parts with some cardboard between it. With this, I later would cut the two parts easier. Because the bolts on the threaded ends had almost no space to screw them, I flattened the cardboard. This was a terrible mistake. When I finally cut the boat in in two parts, it went wrong. It was almost impossible to let the saw find its way. As a result, I cut wrong on two places. I now have to repair it by adding epoxy on the edge. Hopefully it will look nice enough. Otherwise I have to paint it in a colour instead of the nice varnished wood look. Next problem: temperatures are dropping below the necessary heights. Let's find a heater for the shed.
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