Steve Sanford
Well-known member
I am FINALLY getting back to working on our old Hallock Scooter. It seems taking about 5 weeks to build White-Wing ( at http://stevenjaysanford.com/white-wing-2-man-scooter/ ) and then enjoy a really fine gunning season up and down the eastern side of New York State prevents much serious time in the shop - other than drying gear and getting ready for the next shoot.
The work shown here actually was done before I took my hiatus. I am now finishing the bottom and will be priming and painting over the next couple of days.
As with the earlier post, I will give you a quick overview here - with a full description is on my site at: http://stevenjaysanford.com/great-south-bay-scooter/
Mostly what I did was to repair where some water had made its way through the 'glass at bow and stern, and also to pay attention to any crack or cavity or compromise in the 'glass, much of which was applied by my Dad in about 1954. As an interesting aside, just this summer I came across the 'glass filler he used way back then - when I was sorting though his (many) paint cans.
Here I just sawed off the end of the rotted oak bowpiece/breasthook:
This jig will be used to make a new fairlead for the bow - out of bronze rod:
I removed or set or ground away any fasteners that would be near the surface. New stem is just tacked on at this stage:
Here is the new piece - of cypress this time - set in thickened epoxy. The vertical "plug" fills the cavity left by the big galvanized screw eye:
Here it is later - with final fairing and shaping:
Now to the aft end. It was interesting to see how this was built - about 90 years ago. The 3 outermost pieces are oak but just serve a fairing function. They fasten to the inner "harpin", as do the white cedar planks and the oak keelson. Note the "stopwater" on the midline between the keelson and the center fairing piece:
I tried to find and grind every flaw in the 'glass skin:
All raw wood was sealed with a coat of straight epoxy resin first. Then, all holes, cracks and hollows were filled with epoxy thickened with a mix of fairing fillers. I am not going for a "yacht finish" but want the skin to be sound and free of bad lumps or bumps:
The "work" of the paper wasps was repaired with a dutchman:
Here is the dutchman faired off - with the top edge of the coaming rounded to match the rest:
Once I paint the bottom I will flip her and then start taking measurements for her lines and construction drawings. I hope to be reporting again without a prolonged "vacation" next time.
All the best,
SJS
The work shown here actually was done before I took my hiatus. I am now finishing the bottom and will be priming and painting over the next couple of days.
As with the earlier post, I will give you a quick overview here - with a full description is on my site at: http://stevenjaysanford.com/great-south-bay-scooter/
Mostly what I did was to repair where some water had made its way through the 'glass at bow and stern, and also to pay attention to any crack or cavity or compromise in the 'glass, much of which was applied by my Dad in about 1954. As an interesting aside, just this summer I came across the 'glass filler he used way back then - when I was sorting though his (many) paint cans.
Here I just sawed off the end of the rotted oak bowpiece/breasthook:
This jig will be used to make a new fairlead for the bow - out of bronze rod:
I removed or set or ground away any fasteners that would be near the surface. New stem is just tacked on at this stage:
Here is the new piece - of cypress this time - set in thickened epoxy. The vertical "plug" fills the cavity left by the big galvanized screw eye:
Here it is later - with final fairing and shaping:
Now to the aft end. It was interesting to see how this was built - about 90 years ago. The 3 outermost pieces are oak but just serve a fairing function. They fasten to the inner "harpin", as do the white cedar planks and the oak keelson. Note the "stopwater" on the midline between the keelson and the center fairing piece:
I tried to find and grind every flaw in the 'glass skin:
All raw wood was sealed with a coat of straight epoxy resin first. Then, all holes, cracks and hollows were filled with epoxy thickened with a mix of fairing fillers. I am not going for a "yacht finish" but want the skin to be sound and free of bad lumps or bumps:
The "work" of the paper wasps was repaired with a dutchman:
Here is the dutchman faired off - with the top edge of the coaming rounded to match the rest:
Once I paint the bottom I will flip her and then start taking measurements for her lines and construction drawings. I hope to be reporting again without a prolonged "vacation" next time.
All the best,
SJS
