Journal
My name is Cliff Ruffner, I'm retired, and I live in St. Petersburg, FL. I built my first boat about 15 years ago, and was hooked. To date I've built and/or assisted in building seven boats and have attended Wooden Boat School twice. I've always wanted to make a website showing one of my boats being built, so here it is! I'll try to post entries on a semi-regular basis. Please visit often and contact me with your comments, questions, suggestions, etc.
To save loading time I've made a journal page for each day/event. Start at the beginning and follow my progress from beginning to end, or if you've seen all my pages but the last one, click on "Latest".
June10, 2002 - Scarfing the Dash Bulkhead
June 17, 2002 - Bulkhead Continued
June 26, 2002 - Gluing the Bulkhead Scarf
July 3, 2002 - Cutting Out the Bulkhead
July 11, 2002 - Cutting out the Motor Bracket and Forward Cabin Trunk
July 27, 2002 - Cutting out the Anchor Locker Bulkhead
Sept 9, 2002 - Constructing the Cradle
February 24, 2003 - Assembling the Bottom Planks
April 17, 2003 - Spreading the Bottom Planks and Attaching the Transom
April 23, 2003 - Attaching the Side Planks
April 24, 2003: Leveling the boat and marking the bulkhead placements
May 22, 2003: Adjusting and Installing the Bulkheads
May 30, 2003: Installing the Sheer Clamp
July 14, 2003: Refitting the Dash Bulkhead
July 25, 2003: Fitting the Chain Locker Bulkhead
August 2, 2003: A Visit to "Fiberglass Coatings Inc"
August 4, 2003 : Applying the Fillets to the Bulkheads/Joints
August 5, 2003: Continuing to Fillet the Joints
August 7, 2003 : Installing the Floor Timbers
September 2, 2003 : Filleting the Bulkheads and Bow
May 20, 2004 : Continuing to Fillet the Bulkheads
June 4, 2004 : Filleting the Floor Timbers
June 17, 2004: More Fillets, More Sanding, and Motorwell Bulkheads/Partitions
July 14, 2004 : Cutting Out the Transom and Trimming the Motor Well
August 10, 2004: Moving the Boat Out of the Garage and Rolling Over the Hull
December 9, 2004: Cleanup and Wire Pull Day
December 28, 2004: Final Wire Pull
March 4, 2005: Prepare Hull for Keel Installation
March 25, 2005: Making a Pattern/Form for the Keel
March 26, 2005: Steve Petagna and Boat #4 Return
May 10, 2005: Cutting out the Keel
May 12, 2005: Clean Up Scarfs and Glue Keel
May 20, 2005: Fitting the Keel to the Hull
October 6, 2005: Fitting the Keel to the Hull (cont.)
November 2, 2005: Attaching the Bow-section Portion of the Keel to the Hull
November 7, 2005: Measuring and Cutting the Second Piece of the Keel
November l1, 2005: Final Fit and Scarf Joint of Keel Section
November 18, 2005: Fabricating the Last Keel Piece
December 30, 2005: Fairing the Hull - The Tools I'll Use
January 26, 2006: Fairing the Hull - Getting Started
February 22, 2006: The Can-Yak Comes Home
June 23, 2006: Back go work!!!!!
June 30, 2006: Fairing the hull
July 1, 2006: Fairing the Hull (Part II)
July 24, 2006: Hull Preparation
July 25, 2006: More Hull Preparation
August 7, 2006: Final Sanding of the Chine Repair Area
August 17, 2006: Fairing the Chines
January 16, 2007: Filling the Slots With Epoxy