Building the V-Bottom Skiff - Episode 27: Fairing the hull for our 2-part epoxy barrier coat primer
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- The next step on our V-Bottom Skiff is to fair the entire hull and apply our epoxy barrier coat. The hull needs to be planed first to get any of the high spots that are found near the steeple grain. We're then going to use TotalFair as our compound to fill all the screw holes and any other imperfections. Once that dries we can come back the next day and sand it down nice a fair so we can apply our TotalProtect 2-part epoxy barrier coat primer.
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Man, I can’t wait to see the video of Mr Sauzedde riding the boat standing like a boss.
I want to see her up on plane and see how she cuts and turns, and handles the wake from other craft.
Neither can we!!
There are still a few of us left that can recollect, or still experience, the satisfaction of completing repairs, modifications, and regular sanding & painting of wooden boats down here in Chesapeake Bay. Epoxy, one-part urethanes, and acrylics give us a little longer time between paint jobs, but it is still a helluva chore. When commercial fishing was truly profitable, we would hire professional painters to prep & paint the boats for us. We learned from them how to get a mirror / polished fiberglass - like finish with plain old Pettit Z-Spar 99 over the 105 high build primer with judicious application of finishing sanders, penetrol, & thinners.
It would last 15-18 months, depending on how harsh the winters were, and what type of work in which we were engaged.
Brings back semi-sweet memories Lou. Even when I was a kid, in the '70's, there were a dozen wooden shipwrights in the lower Bay, but they are all gone, today. Their boats, live on, though. You immediately recognize and can distinguish Lin Price's, from Alton Smith&Edward Digg's, and Grover Lee Owens's from Francis Smith's, or Dotsie Coates's vessels.
Gotta go have a drink, now, to shove down the lump in me throat.
GOD bless you Lou.
Back in the early 1960s, my dad and I had a 20 foot deadrise built by a boat builder named Smith near Mathews Virginia. I’d love to know the name of his yard so I could do a little homework and figure out exactly where our boat was built. My family would stay at a place called Pine Hall on Stutt’s Creek, near Matthews and we would go bottom fishing out through Hole In The Wall into the Bay. Wonderful memories of a wonderful time and place. Ned
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Alton Smith was likely the builder of your deadrise skiff.
He had an apprentice name Edward diggs who continued his model and went on to build some of the finest decked boats and open deadrise work boats ever built. Alton Smith's yard was in Pepper Creek on the Mobjack Bay side until the 60s when he moved around to Horn Harbor,( Chesapeake Bay side).
@@jaydubbyuh2292 Thanks, Jay. I believe you are right because I recall, thought I was only about 12 years old, driving through Mathews Courthouse and continuing for a few miles to the yard. We visited the yard several times during our boat's construction, which was of course a joy for a 12 year old. And I'll say, then, in the early 60's the Bay was alive with waterman doing their work. Wonderful memories. Ned
I see the old boats like that in great shape, and know people who run them. I have to say the ship builders are far and few between like you said, but I am studying to be an engineer and naval architect and I enjoy woodworking, and I want to bring the aspect of wooden boat building of sport fishers and workboats and skiffs alike back to the lower bay. It would be amazing to be behind a yard building boats, it’s like a tradition around here not many know about. I study the way they designed a lot of the boats and work on them, and a well built boat (basically the only ones left) are truly beautiful woodworking. The painting process and modding is very fun, I am building a small skiff currently
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BTW I'm a West, from Guinea, across Mobjack, in SE Gloucester County, if that rings a bell, "ol' fella".
The boat” really” got me going the moment I saw Lou standing in it and I had a full idea of it’s size. I now fall asleep at night thinking how some good tent and awning work would make the boat a great live aboard to navigate the great loop and America’s rivers.
The great loop! We’ll do it with ORCA!!
yeah same, I didn't get a real grasp of how big it is until I saw him standing in it.
Talk about dream boat!
This boat just keeps on getting more and more beautiful under your skilful hands, Lou. She's a stunner, for sure!
Sop on Ray, he is the master craftsman for sure..
Sorry I meant ‘spot on’
Thanks Ray!!
What a lifetime of knowledge. It shows in the absolute quality of your work.
Every second is gold.
That's one hell of a beautiful boat my friend
I saw Doug finally launched SV Seeker into the water which was an awesome sight, won't be long and I'll watch Lou launch another one. Nothing better than them sitting on the water, makes all the work worth while.
SV Seeker is a piece of farm equipment.
have to say that grain had me fooled too. never know until you put the blade to it. boat is really coming along nicely. It is a pleasure to watch you work. Thank you for sharing.
No you don’t
Nice attack with the plane. Lou can really plough with that #5 plane. He left the surface so fare the sanding was easy.
The first coat of primer looks fantastic. Can't wait to see her make a splash!
Not long and she’ll be going in!!
Sir im a 25 year old finish carpenter and painter on long island. I have so much respect for you and your craft. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
She is going to be a beauty when you are done with her. Beautiful lines even in primer.
Thanks Tom
"keep go'in".......I can't wait
I’m dying to see this boat complete and cutting swells, I m obsessed and check everyday hoping to see more work getting done on it. I hope you are well and we get to see you back at it
Your Super V looks awesome but that sander cowl, wow! That is some classic Home Brew Lou right there, I bet it does an even better job than the fancy dust extractors. And cost you nothing except some blue tape. I bet you even repurposes the mixing cup cutout :) Thank you for sharing your tips Lou
Another great video! I always look forward to seeing how this skiff is coming along. I can't wait to see her in the water!
Us too!!
Lou, It's really looking good! Amazing what just a coat of white will do for identifying any imperfections in the surface.
Carry on!!
Nothing shows flaws like glassy gloss black, but white will help. Could always rub a graphite lead across the white surface... you'll find the imperfections for sure.
Thanks Vic love having you in the shop!
Lou every time i watch one of your videos i want to go up there and beg at your feet to work with ya. I hope to complete a skiff sometime in the future. Keep health my friend.
You’re welcome anytime!
Great Lou. Love that you guys are really putting out some videos lately. Thank you!
Looking good Lou
Hey Lou - don't beat yourself up! It happens to all of us, I was wrong once as well. Nice work!!
Once or twice haha
Boy oh boy, you are some dude Lou!! Great job!👌😊👌👌👌👌👌
What a great surprise.... Always nice to see one of your videos pop up.
Well it looks like it'll be ready to take us skiing come spring. Beautiful job. What a great job.
She’s going in!
Your excitement at the end is contagious! Man, I love your vids.
These videos are always a joy to watch. Great explanations, great involvement. Look forward to the next one!
Thx!
Lou, love watching you work, sir!
So, if I understand this correctly, the more comments a YT channel receives, the more favorable the YT algorithm is towards that channel. I don’t always have a question or observation for your videos, but since I a big fan, don’t be surprised if you start seeing lots of “COMMENTs” in the future.
ATTENTION ALGORITHM: COMMENT, COMMENT, COMMENT!
Yes please do, subscribe and share!
Louis, I admire your work and aspire that one day I'll be able to build this skiff out here in California. You're an inspiration!
Blessings,
Mario
Go for it Mario!
A true craftsman! Love you're work!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
That's really coming together Lou! Outstanding!
Absolutely fantastic. What an episode.
Always a joy to watch and listen to Lou. Thank you sir for sharing your building processes and hard own wisdom. Take care and have a great week ahead.
Making amazing progress!! Thanks for sharing your tips and knowledge!!
Thank you!!!
I could watch a movie from start to finish.
There’s more coming!
That's not just a wooden boat, it's artwork with a soul
Thanks William!
You really are the JJ Cale of Skiff building, love the narrative and general principles.
It’s a beautiful boat! I’ve watched from the start and love it.
Dang, that's one good looking boat!
Nothing can do the quality job a hand plane can!
Touché
thats amazing!! lou admits he cant paint but it doesnt matter. shipwrights are master carpenters. were not painters. lol
Ain’t it the truth!
it gets me goin too...lookin good
Great stuff.
thanks lou.
The video made my day! Thanks Lou!
It's Looking pretty amazing 👏
Looks great
Looking Great!
Thanks for The Lesson again. It be a Joy to Fish out of this Boat. Take Care Sir. Gory
Yes it will be! You can catch a big fish in this boat!
@@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos Sir will you ever show the Big Sailboat build too? Please take Care and Peace Be With You.
@@gregoryh4601 I believe they are the Bristol Shipwrights youtube channel th-cam.com/users/BristolShipwrights
Looking great!
Love your ability’s!!
Nice boat, great attitude.
This is getting so exciting.
It’s getting close to going in the water now
It gets me going too, Lou! Looks great
Ty!
Looking good
Now that's is a lot of work look great
Keep Goin! Looking great.
Keep'er keeping on!
Got me going!
Nice job...
That's some nice work
Seeing Lou standing in it really gave perspective to the size. Yeah, you could take a few buddies fishing on this thing, for sure.
I'll never be the one to blow smoke, Lou. The first coat looks rough, but with the right light, it should show some flaws, especially during and after some sanding. And that's kinda the point, right?
Waiting on the next video…….hopefully soon
Beautiful thanks!
Hi Lou, just subbed, should have done it ages ago, thank you for your channel.
Magnificent
I’m looking forward to see the orca boat from jaws
Beautiful.
I don't sand anymore since I've discovered cabinet scrapers, no dust just shavings and the finish is amazing and it doesn't remove the soft grain whilst leaving the hard grain its always flat and it doesn't make me sweat its so easy.
On something this size I do need to use a planer but I do use a scraper when I can
The best of design skill ,it look so beautiful and good work. But it look so different to my country boats made.
It gets me going!!!
I might be wrong! I want to say that first, so no one jumps to assume I'm being too critical.
Are we absolutely sure that all that planning couldn't be done with a 6-inch sander? I mean a really good one.
I have a red oak floor that was cupped and scooped and warped. I decided to buy a $600+ festool sander. It's a 6-inch, powerful with great dust collection. I forget the model number.
But it worked so well. I'm almost certain that it's the tool for this job.
Not that everyone wants to spend 600 on a sander, but Bosch also makes one, and that one was just under $300.
They look like angle grinders and probably have a similar motor. It's extremely powerful, and the dust collection is fantastic. I used a shop vac. I'm not spending 800 on a festool vacuum for crying out loud. I had to use tape to make it seal properly.
Lou said it took him half a day? With that sander going through the grits to a paintable surface would be faster and easier in my opinion. However!
I'm no good with a hand plane, so my opinion is not to be taken too awful seriously.
I'm still waiting for a a scraper plane that has a couple sharp diagonal carbide scrapers running one direction, and then a a couple more running the other direction, and the frame holding them is flexible with a handle at either end,
Rock on Lou!!!
We won’t stop!!
Love your vids so much. Thank you for putting this stuff out. I have learned so much from watching you over the years. Lou did you put something around your roller pad? It looks like it has bands around it?
Thank you! No it’s just a simple foam roller
I. Let. To see. It. Go.
Beautiful 😍
I am trying to imagine, what will you do to the bow?
a little bit of that planing on a vertical surface would go a long way with me...as in not any. :)
The boat and you are absolutely fantastic a really terrific project. In your minds eye is the model you made of the boat what you see in the shop or would you need to be outside standing back to judge. Thanks again.
Looks fantastic! Any update on the Orca project?
Listen to the sound of that plane. That's a properly sharpened plane.
You’re not kidding
Looking great Lou but I'm kinda sad to see it end. You know what I mean.
There’s still some more action on the way with this one and then of course we’ve got a bigger boat coming ;)
so the vaccum cup over the sander was self made?
Love your bending technique, What is the BTU of your steam generator propane unit?
Very excited for this one!!! What kind of power do you think? 125? 90?
It’s going to have a 115 Yamaha with a tiller
@@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos you should build a big seat with a cushion at the stern and a big wheel like on a sailboat, something different.
I mentioned before I was changing my next build to this framing technique. Can I do a ten foot beam if I add more yellow pine longitudinals?
Sure! Have at it!
Very nice! Are you going to fair out the seam where the planks meet?
No, I’m going to accent it ;)
@@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos cool, can't wait to see it!
Oh how I long for the day when I can give a team of well trained robots 3x 150ft trees ... and be informed by email a few days later that my fleet of sea worthy motorized skiffs are finished and ready for collection.
Why not use a belt sander instead of the plane when the grain is difficult.
You wouldn’t have near enough control with a belt sander
I accidentally hit the thumb down. Sorry. I love watching this boat be made
All good, keep watching
You wouldn’t use a scraping card for finishing?
Paint will dull a blade in no time
So who makes an aluminium bodied plane Lou ?
Stanley :)
Louis, why don't you use a compass plane on the curved hull? I'm sure you have a good reason. I just don't know it.
It just wouldn’t really be an my easier the surface is close enough to flat to use a #5
Pleaseee make another videooooo
What are you filling the seams with.
Polysulfide
I wonder if that plane is a Stanley model 5A?
Yes it is!!
@@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos love to get a 5 and a 4 just for the same reason. Lighter weight.
Why did you choose to not epoxy all of the wood above the water line and paint instead ? I might of missed your original explanation
He used a two part epoxy based primer, and in the long run I beleive that will make topside maintenance easier.
If he epoxied everything inside and out top to bottom wouldnt there be no maintenance aside from re painiting every now and again? Isn't that the allure of epoxy in wood boat building?
I stay away from white on a boat because I love to fish and the white is common on large predator fish and it scares away the fish I'm trying to catch. I catch way more saltwater fish with colors other than white.
No kidding
@@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos The worst is a white bottom boat, looks like the underside of a shark, an Orca, etc. I prefer a darker color on the bottom, the dark red bottom paint is fine but then stay away from white on top. In my experience fish spot that white and run like hell. It's like fishing around seals or Orca, no fish dinner that night. Spent many years as a commercial fisherman but I'm referring to sport fishing. Nothing better than a Salmon fillet over the coals of an open fire, red oak is great flavor, great flavor! My friends would supply fresh garden veggies and I'd supply the salmon. Just break out the guitar, play some blues and sing around the campfire; nothing better in my opinion.
Yellow & blue? In the news lately.
As my Dad, who looked at painting like a Zen sort of thing, used to say (tweaking the biblical verse): “Paint hides a multitude of sins.”
In my experience, when building a boat, exactly the opposite is the case. Those glossy reflections show up every inconsistency in surface texture and hull shape that may be hard to detect prior to painting. I’ve spent many an hour fussing over the fairing, trying to convince myself it’s good enough, but failing, as I know once it’s painted it’s all too late. 😉
Where’s the orca rebuild??? Been 7 months since last video.