Plywood and transom

bought today some 12&18mm plywood, 12mm went to transom, 18mm will go to deck beams, spent 6LVL; also got 4 spring clanps for 2LVL total

House for my helper

today we decided we should make some use of the 2 frames so we built little field headquarters

Engine considerations

Last night I did a little research on engine options. Well, having engine is not really an option, as I build this boat for leisure, I can't afford to get stuck somewhere just because there is no wind.
Anything above 5hp requires a motor boat captain's license here in Latvia so most likely I will go with some 3-4hp outboard. Hopefully my brothers or somebody else who will also be using the boat will help me buy it.

Second mould frame

Last night glued and screwed the second mould frame. Well, this one looks much wider than #1. (still some material to remove there)

THE FORM and tools

Today I worked a bit (5hrs) in my bro's wood shop. Worked on the FORM - the spinal chord of boat which at the end of building process is removed from the boat, kind of a workbench for the time while boat is upside-down. Chose a 150x50 mm plank, straightened it, measured, made all the curves and cuts, brought over here to my home. It still lays hidden in the basement until I am done with the mould frames, but pictures are to come soon.

Also I got a nice present from my brother - electric hand jigsaw, electric hand plane, hand belt sander, and a hand circular saw. About LVL 150 worth (if compared to new) of electric tools. Nice.

First mould frame

Made my first mould frame #1 (lil helper in the foreground). Yes, at this stage I am working on my living room floor.

Expense

First expense of the project:

GLUE Kleiberit polyurethane 510 with glass fiber pieces - LVL 8 (per 800g bottle)

WOOD (donno the actual price cause my brothers got it for me) assuming that market price for such calibrated stock is LVL350/m3 and I got ~0.032m3 of it, the theoretical expense here is LVL 11

Material, screws and glue

Today I will get my first material batch. It will be calibrated 21 x 92 mm Latvian pine (it could be equivalent to yellow pine) stock for the mould frames. Plans call for 3/4" x 3-3/4" material, well, this is quite close. After all, plans also say that one should use material that is available at one's local home depot. That is exactly what I do. As long as all pieces are equal size, who cares of the actual size.

Searched some info on local portals - most guys use stainless steel screws. Initially I wanted to go for brass but that's ~24LVL/100pcs for 5x40 round head screws. 5x40 flat heads not easily available at all. Now lookin for stainless steel alternative.

Glue - some of my neighbour builders used Kleiberit pulyurethane foam glue. Me still thinking...

Introduction

My name is Janis Maslovskis, no matter what I do in my everyday life but now I have decided that want to build a boat, a wooden boat. I chose a design called Petrel, a 16ft sloop, drawings published in some 60-ies era diy magazine.

All materials I can get locally, have my own pine forest, my bro has a carpenter/cabineter company, plywood factory is nearby, almost ideal...

The only thing, I am still looking for a place to do it. Trying to rent a garage under my condo.

This is how it could look... maybe... well... at least my mom would say it is about the same.