Hi Guys,
1st time poster (in fact only just signed up as a member) but have been reading the forum for bits of information for a few years.
Never really thought to have a build blog before, which is a little ironic as I always read them, but I thought I'd give it a go.
Any who, a little back story here, usually work with sail boats, (high performance cats etc.) but after taking a 6m power boat on a fishing trip I decided my next project would be to build 4.5-6m trailerable power boat, after much deliberation I ordered a set of Hartley Vixen 17 plans, many reasons brought me to this; I have dreamed about building one of these since I was a little kid, I also started getting a pretty solid epoxy allergy (so I wasn't overly keen on a glass/ply composite build) I also hate working with glass/kevlar/carbon (like seriously does anyone actually enjoy going into the workshop to glass something up?!), working with hoop pine and AA- hoop pine ply is pretty bloody nice! I could go on and on here, but so far I've been having a great time working on it, and look forward to finishing it!
The plan for the build so far, is to be 100%; clear hoop pine, with AA Marine Australian Hoop Pine Ply, fixed with epoxy (glued AND filleted, then the whole boat painted thrice with epoxy resin throughout). I have not yet finalised high-builds and paints etc yet, so I cannot comment on exactly what I will be using. The design has been somewhat modified (deck, boarding, console etc), yet retains the existing hull design.
Just a heads up, I work 50-60 hours a week, so it's only part time, but I started a few weeks ago and have been making good progress nonetheless.
Also do you have to host your images on another site? I'm not good with technology.
1st time poster (in fact only just signed up as a member) but have been reading the forum for bits of information for a few years.
Never really thought to have a build blog before, which is a little ironic as I always read them, but I thought I'd give it a go.
Any who, a little back story here, usually work with sail boats, (high performance cats etc.) but after taking a 6m power boat on a fishing trip I decided my next project would be to build 4.5-6m trailerable power boat, after much deliberation I ordered a set of Hartley Vixen 17 plans, many reasons brought me to this; I have dreamed about building one of these since I was a little kid, I also started getting a pretty solid epoxy allergy (so I wasn't overly keen on a glass/ply composite build) I also hate working with glass/kevlar/carbon (like seriously does anyone actually enjoy going into the workshop to glass something up?!), working with hoop pine and AA- hoop pine ply is pretty bloody nice! I could go on and on here, but so far I've been having a great time working on it, and look forward to finishing it!
The plan for the build so far, is to be 100%; clear hoop pine, with AA Marine Australian Hoop Pine Ply, fixed with epoxy (glued AND filleted, then the whole boat painted thrice with epoxy resin throughout). I have not yet finalised high-builds and paints etc yet, so I cannot comment on exactly what I will be using. The design has been somewhat modified (deck, boarding, console etc), yet retains the existing hull design.
Just a heads up, I work 50-60 hours a week, so it's only part time, but I started a few weeks ago and have been making good progress nonetheless.
Also do you have to host your images on another site? I'm not good with technology.
Hartley Vixen 17 Build
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