Apache New Project.
 

Seem's Thad and Wilson gave me my Christmas present early..

Some "I" Beams

Stack of Plywood

And Cartons of 600 CoreCell (Very good taste BTW)

Now to get creative.

Well Starting by aligning the steel then dead leveling

Used a old Level transit since I did not want to blind my crew with the big Lazer..Beams are down leveled and Painted for layout.

Setting up station/frames

Setup ready for alignment checking and cladding,,To be continued.

cant wait to see it offshore. i will bring my camera!!!!!!!!!!!

;)

I remember doing that with a neighbors boat when we built it. Takes a bit of time to do and make it 100%. Very important part of the process :D:D

Keep them coming.

Jon

It's nice to see progress....thanks for the pics.

may i ask what exactly is taking place?

Hate to keep punching this into Steve1's threads - any new pictures of the 35 fish cat? Love to see the finished product. . . . Sorry Steve.
Back to the topic - when is the 41 expected to hit the water? . . . ballpark timeframe please.

rouxsterre:
I will call Jack Today and get the info on the 35. The 41 Around the first of the year.

sexy:
I do not have any of the Pricing;you will need to call the Apache office,They will help you with any configuration.

Now the Transom plate is in and time to cover the fixture up.

We chose a Core-Cell/Bead and Cove system for this with the SP systems Spabond.

Starting the Planking

planking again

i dont understand if you have all ready made the plug from which you will pull a mold why are you building a new plug?

thanks in advance

later

umm....did I miss something?????? You tooled the deck on a CNC but are tooling the hull by hand????? At least you aren't splashing anything.

Looking more like a boat..Batten cutting the chine into shape.

Side view cladding nearly done.

did you tool the 41 by cnc and hand tooling the 47

later

Ryan we have a CNC tooled Hull and Deck this is a third project since I have some extra time on my hands..

great pics steve. i love see'in this kinda stuff. keep em come'n :cool: :cool: :cool:

Oop's wrong photo

I will post more tomorrow, Best regards to everyone.

Dave sorry last for today here is a closer view of the bead and cove system.

We shop run all the stock.

what product are you planking that with? It looks like some type of foam.

Ernie

Ernie I am using the Core Cell 600 Foam for the planking strips on the One Off with A SP systems epoxy adhesive. Thanks for asking.

so do you screw it to the jig? or how is it attached? Will this be a running plug? I guess you are glassing over the foam, how many layers for the plug? And why not CNC? It seems like you guys spent a lot of CNC time on the deck and then you are going old style on the hull. Isn't the hull more important to get perfect than the deck? Why was on the design team of the hull? Or is it the exact hull as the old apache?

sorry for all the questions.... just really interested in boat building.

Topspin,
I was thinking the same thing until I read this.

Steve,
Thanks for all the shots.

Dan

Top spin this is a running boat. We have the new 41 all CNC'ed dead true ..Beautifully finished and done..

BUT we are TRUE Custom Boat-builders this is showing the depth of the company and that side as well.


The fastening to the jig (was CNC cut also) is done very sporadically to allow some movement The system is self fairing for the most part.



The Glass/Building system in the One Off is the same to be used in the molded Apaches based on the World standard SP systems.
In this case the Ampreg 22 Epoxy/Proprietary Apache Lamanite and A LOT of Bagging.

Thanks for your interest and Best Regards

APACHE
 

Steve is this the 47 or is it bigger? When I was there last you and about 10 other guys were working on this project so I didn't ask to many questions. Looking good, Steve.

Are those the steps or step (post #25), or does it have any?

Nice of you to post your progress. I like the custom touch.

I would like to see the keel area. How do you fill the gap between the foam panels?

Post as much as you can Steve 1, these photos of construction are my favorite stuff on OSO.

Regards,

vtec

Steve,
how is the planking attached to the end-grain of the plywood?

we need some more pics of the progress!

Ernie

Keep the pics coming !!! How many steps ?

I just got in from the Shop. Will have more pictures tomorrow.

vtec there is a epoxy product from SP systems we have in stock to bond the foam.it is the finest I have ever used BTW ..It has the consistency of mayonnaise and a 80 minute working time..

sgrady that is the One Plus bottom.

Thanks and Best Regards

One Plus, sorry but I cannot remember nor see it on the site. Was this the 3 Step bottom then ? I vaguely remember the drawing.

Lastly was the drawing correct on the step placement ?

Thanks

sgrady:
The drawing is close but the exact vent/strake/shape/placement is not shown on any public picture yet.

I will post more as the bottom gets finished this weekend.