Finishing Das Box

There is a saying that the closer you get to the end of a project the longer it takes, in the case of boat building this is so true. In little less than a week I had basically completed the major structural parts of Das Box. All I needed to do was to add the knees, leeboard mount, and the bottom rub strips and the hull would be done. I had added a little extra complexity by making a longitudinal seat similar to the one used by the Tortoise. I would also need to make the leeboard and rudder (I planned to modify the rudder design so it would be a drop down design) and the mast and sail. An additional distraction was that the summer break was over so back to work. This meant that I could only work on the boat during the weekend.

Week of July 10th Tuesday July 11, 2000 removed drywall screws from bow and replaced with galvanized roofing nails

Thursday July 12, 2000 cutout leeboard mounting pieces

Saturday July 15, 2000 sanded boat

Sunday July 16, 2000 mounted port knees

Week of July 17th

Tuesday July 18, 2000 painted port side with epoxy

Week of July 24th

Tuesday July 25, 2000 ordered one gallon of Clear Coat Epoxy from RAKA

Friday July 28, 2000 build longitudinal seat

Sunday July 30, 2000 finished starboard side knees, leaboard and mast step

Week of August 31

Friday August 4, 2000 cutout rudder, leeboard, rubstrips, and boom

Week of August 7th

Friday August 11, 2000 put on rubstrips

Saturday August 12, 2000 painted outside with epoxy

Sunday August 13, 2000 painted part of interior with epoxy

Week of August 14th

Tuesday August 15, 2000 finished painting interior of boat with epoxy

Wednesday August 16, 2000 painted longitudinal seat port side with epoxy

Thursday August 17, 2000 bought 7 foot oars, installed oarlocks, painted top and starboard side of longitudinal seat with epoxy, and put name (Das Box) on stern

Friday August 18, 2000 loaded Das Box p to take to Michigan for Third Annual Great Lakes Small Craft Symposium

Saturday August 19, 2000 at the Third Annual Great Lakes Small Craft Symposium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Launching!