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Sorry about the photos. Here is attempt #2. Yea my truck and boat are ok, but the trailer needs some work or a replacement. Neil

Here are some more photos of the bulkheads getting fitted. I have to finish modifying bulkhead #4, after the aluminum supplier cut two #5's, and do some work on the outside longitudinals, then I can finally start tacking it all together. Small side note - watch out for black ice. You don't get...

Hey Dave, Boat will be used for hunting, fishing, and freediving. Dad and I fitted some of the other bulkheads, and it is starting to come together. The fit up is the hardest part, and Im looking forward to starting to do more welding. The aluminum supplier cut two bulkhead #5's instead of a #4...

The deck level is slightly higher than the water line to make the deck self bailing. -Neil

Hey Guys, Here are a few pictures of the centerline longitudinal tacked in place, as well as the longitudinals at 18" (from centerline) and bulkheads 5 and 6 being test fitted in the bottom of the hull. - Neil

Andrew - What about next Sunday. My dad will be around for the day and wanted to see you and the boat. Shoot me an email at neilb@mail.uri.edu if you want to set something up. John - The plans are a scaled up version of the 16' Scaup, done by Devlin. The new hull will be 21'. -Neil

Yes, the bottom skins, longitudinals, and transverse bulkheads are all 1/4" plate. The machine is a Millermatic 350P (pulsed mig) with a 35' Aluma-Pro push/pull gun. It holds 16lb spools of wire which lets me work for a long, long time without replacing spools. Ive broken a bunch of test welds...

Here are a few pictures of the center longitudinal as I started to tack it from the stern. With any luck I will have made some more progress by next week. -Neil (Andrew let me know if you still want to come look at my pile of metal and general lack of progress)

random contributions. -Neil Different kinds of hunting:

Here are a few pics of the side skins laying in the cradle. -Neil

There may be some stress built into the hull when it is welded together and the lead is removed, but it will be distributed over a large area. The lead allows me to hold the bottom skins against the cradle, and drop the longitudinals and transverse bulkheads on top of them. The lead also helps...

Andrew, I will be bow hunting in Missouri from the 7th - 16th of Nov. but feel free to come down any time after that. Just let me know a bit ahead of time so I can meet you at the shop. Hope all is well, Neil

Did a bit of shifting on the bottom skins this week. They are very close to being in position. Put 900 lbs of ballast lead on the plates to get them to bow and hold the cradle, but its not enough. I figure it will take at least another 500 to hold them firmly in place. Here are a few pictures...

I didn't have to do anything to scale up the plans...left that to Sam. The hull will have the exact same profile but it will have five longitudinals and six bulkheads. We put the second bottom skin in today, but they have to be removed next week to let us modify the cradle. Each bulkhead has a...

Andrew, Its basically a 21' scaup, out of aluminum. Devlin designed/modified from the original 16' model. Going to have a full transom with a false transom (forming a splash well) and a small side console. -Neil

You can get plate/sheet up to 24' in length, but it is expensive and can be hard to find in those long lengths. Our aluminum got trucked up from New Orleans. While the 5086 is an expensive aluminum alloy, it is virtually corrosion proof to salt water in a free flowing state. I would estimate...

21' long 8' 5" beam -Neil

Here is a picture of the first bottom skin in place in the cradle. Its hard to get a photo of a plate that size, but it gives you an idea. I should have the other bottom skin and possibly the sides in place tomorrow and will post a pic. -Neil The bottom skin in the cradle. Side sheet -...

Hey Andrew, Yes its the Neil you are thinking of. The scaup is in my drive way as we speak. I just the old zippers replaced on the dodger and the mouse holes patched in the cover by the local canvas guy. While wood may be a bit more romantic, the hull of the "Scaup Grande" will be 5086 H116...

Well we finally got some of our materials for the new Scaup, finished the cradle, and loaded the first bottom skin. It was a little tricky moving it as its so big, but its pretty close to where it needs to be now. Hopefully next week we will continue to make progress and I will post more...