My first boat[PIC heavy].

**NCO** · 04-07-2011, 09:39 AM

Another update, after a short course of fiberglass repairs and laminating I got back to Ursula, and now we have both gunwales finished and we have begun to work with the interior.

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**Justin Case** · 04-07-2011, 09:40 AM

Looking Good !

**woodsman86** · 04-07-2011, 12:34 PM

That is one awesome project. Looks great

**NCO** · 04-07-2011, 01:32 PM

woodsman86, not a project, it's school work...

**hunter63** · 04-07-2011, 01:45 PM

Looking good, did the vikings have power sanders? (LOL)

**canid** · 04-07-2011, 04:12 PM

no; just a lot of time on their hands. picture it: it's 1000AD, it's cold, rainy and you're looking for a project. you're almost out of mead and your choices are 1.) work on your boat, 2.) hang out with sheep.

i'd work on the boat

**Melissa Montana** · 04-07-2011, 11:31 PM

That's pretty cool.Do you have a date to set sail?

**Winnie** · 04-08-2011, 04:44 AM

Ursula reminds me very much of a Cornish Pilot Gig in design, though she seems to be wider at the waist. Looks really good, can't wait to see her out on the water.

**Rick** · 04-08-2011, 06:58 AM

I really enjoy this thread. You're doing a great job.

It looks like another boat in progress on the other side of the bench. It looks like a different design. What is it?

**crashdive123** · 04-08-2011, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by NCO

woodsman86, not a project, it's school work...

Just a school project. Whatever you call it, it looks fantastic.

**NCO** · 04-08-2011, 08:32 AM

It was a short working day today due some theory lessons on glues. I stayed after school to take pictures for you!!

Note, most pictures are taken from bow towards stern. In the picture taken from the side the bow is on the right.

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Rick, there is total of five boats under construction or repair in that space, the one you asked of is a project that one of our student's is building for himself. It is an old western Finland fishing boat design, originally a sail boat but later they usually had a middle engine.

The launch date of Ursula is "before midsummer"(of undisclosed year). I doubt I'll get a chance to get a picture of her in the water let alone row her, she was ordered by one of the teachers from the metal department(?).

**Winnie** · 04-08-2011, 09:00 AM

I think you and the others should at least do a Sea Trial to make sure she is seaworthy and of sound build. (There has to be a rule somewhere!)

**NCO** · 04-15-2011, 06:40 AM

Might, with luck get to do sea trials... Hopefully... It's a well known design though and the teachers have kept an eye on us building it.

We have the interior works now mostly done, so more pictures coming your way!

These two were taken earlier while there still was some interior work to be done.
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And these were taken after days work, today.
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We certainly are getting there.

**Rick** · 04-15-2011, 07:05 AM

You are doing a great job on it. It looks like copper fasteners are being used throughout the boat. Is that correct? While copper won't rust it will corrode. Is that a concern with salt water? I assume that's pretty traditional as well?

**NCO** · 04-15-2011, 08:35 AM

Yeah, the copper rivets are used throughout the boat, though with the benches and other similar structures where it is very difficult to rivet anything we use stainless steel screws. The salt water is not really an issue since the boat is made for lake use. Also the tar, or what ever the teacher say we paint it with will protect the rivets. From what I have seen from the repair projects we have is that the rivets are the last thing to fail. The Sikaflex-291 boat sealant we use as a caulking material rots away before the rivets do, and the 291 does last a long time.