Paddle Wheel Boat
  • Current Progress
  • Third Boat Build
    • Designing new boat
    • Building Frame Support
    • Building the Frames
    • Building the Hull >
      • Hull Part 2
      • Hull Part 3
    • Building the Paddle Wheel
    • Building the Decks and Canopy
    • Hooking up Rudder and Propulsion >
      • Propulsion Part 2
    • Building the Cabin
    • First Time out
    • New Angled Tansom
    • Larger Engine Required
    • Better Steering
    • Water Shield
    • Torque - The missing element
    • Plans
  • Boat 3 Reconstruction
    • Hoisting the Boat
    • Cutting Aft Off
    • New Pontoons
    • Getting an Engine
    • Transmission and cooling system
    • Side projects keep pulling me away
    • New pontoons (a redo)
  • Second Boat Built
    • Build Slideshow
    • A Few Tweaks and Redesigning
    • Redesigned boat
    • 1. Building the HULL
    • 2. Building Propulsion system
    • 3. Building the Cabin
    • 4. Building the Second Deck
    • SUPPLIMENTAL BOAT PLANS
    • CLASS 1 BOATS and WHAT is REQUIRED
  • First Boat Built
    • Photos of FIrst Boat Build
  • MY TEAM
  • OTHER PROJECTS
    • The Boat Trailer
    • Ark of Covenant Baptistry
    • Motorcycle Rocker
    • Side Wheel Paddle Boat : project is currently suspended
    • Papercraft Hobbies
    • Cross-Stitching Photos
  • Current Progress
  • Third Boat Build
    • Designing new boat
    • Building Frame Support
    • Building the Frames
    • Building the Hull >
      • Hull Part 2
      • Hull Part 3
    • Building the Paddle Wheel
    • Building the Decks and Canopy
    • Hooking up Rudder and Propulsion >
      • Propulsion Part 2
    • Building the Cabin
    • First Time out
    • New Angled Tansom
    • Larger Engine Required
    • Better Steering
    • Water Shield
    • Torque - The missing element
    • Plans
  • Boat 3 Reconstruction
    • Hoisting the Boat
    • Cutting Aft Off
    • New Pontoons
    • Getting an Engine
    • Transmission and cooling system
    • Side projects keep pulling me away
    • New pontoons (a redo)
  • Second Boat Built
    • Build Slideshow
    • A Few Tweaks and Redesigning
    • Redesigned boat
    • 1. Building the HULL
    • 2. Building Propulsion system
    • 3. Building the Cabin
    • 4. Building the Second Deck
    • SUPPLIMENTAL BOAT PLANS
    • CLASS 1 BOATS and WHAT is REQUIRED
  • First Boat Built
    • Photos of FIrst Boat Build
  • MY TEAM
  • OTHER PROJECTS
    • The Boat Trailer
    • Ark of Covenant Baptistry
    • Motorcycle Rocker
    • Side Wheel Paddle Boat : project is currently suspended
    • Papercraft Hobbies
    • Cross-Stitching Photos
Paddle Wheel Boat

4/14/2018
​Could not help myself, was such a pretty day for a weekend, that I started without my friend Terry. Got most of the framing for the pontoons. The Lord loves me, for He must of had me design frame 9 to be moved in a bit so that the bottom would not require any splicing. I also discovered the remnants of the first attempt of placing the rudder in the aft center. I had to remove the last bit of center board and patch it over.
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Inside all cleaned, and last of center board removed.
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Lower framing for Starboard side done.
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You can see how much longer the new pontoon is to the old.
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Still need to build the curved end.
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Got a good first day start on new framing.
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The hull looks longer, but the boat should be about he same length when including old rudder system.
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After building rebuilding frame 9, I realized I must have thought ahead and designed and moved the frame in so that there would not be any splicing of the bottom to extend it to the new aft end. I also had to add a board in the center to fill in the gap left by the center board that once held the center aft rudder.
4/16/2018
​Aft pontoons almost framed, just need to make the curved ends. Soon going to start placing on the plywood skin. Still need to go find a motor.
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4/17/2018
​Was able to finish the aft curve of the pontoons. Made paper patterns to find best fit on 2" x 6" boards. Found just needed two pieces to make the curve. I planned to finish the inner curve, but after doing just one at the band saw, I decided they would not be seen nor even help nor hinder with the form of the boat. I pocket holed them together and attached them to the boat. I clamped a board on the bottom to help align the curve. Of course there will from time to time, a wrinkle will appear. I had measured the height of the pontoon, and assumed I had planned for the top to but up against the frame that was sticking out. I found out I was 1" shy, so I added an extra board to the end as a filler. A few added braces and I was done.
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Paper patterns for the two pieces of the curve.
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I used a board clamped to the bottom to help align the curve to the frame.
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Curves going up. They look nice.
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Pontoon framing all done. Was planning to finish the inner curve, but it will no show and took more time than I wanted to spend at band saw. Was easy to whittle outer curve using the table saw. Now all I need to do is sand smooth the curve.
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