Whio
Silver Tern
In the Workshop
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www.steamship.co.nz
The Design
The ambition was to have a small light weight launch that could easily be kept in the average garage .
So ply clinker was chosen for the construction and the length made 15 ft 9".
The half model was carved out of kauri and the lines taken of
as in the above photo
The full sized moulds were cut and the battens laid on the seams. to check that all was well with the position of the lands.
With the seam battens on we get a good idea of the shape.
The portions of the frames where the floor timbers and engine bearers are have been removed and frames 5 - 8 and 11 have been cut back to allow for the permanent frames that will be laminated around the mould, also slots for the the sides of the seat compartments have been cut out.
Alan is stoking the fire up to get the glue setting on those frames and the stem.
Sawing the frames on the bandsaw.
Here we have the floors , engine bearers and the laminated frames in place. All faired up and ready for planking.
Alan having a play with some steam. No, not the boiler for the new launch!
The two boats outside the shop.
Another view, this time from the bow. The bare hull at this stage is easily lifted by two people, so should be on target for an all up weight of 125 kg.
Here are the first stages of two patterns for propellers. As we have two rather different steam engines for the boats, one is 15 x 18, the other is 15 x 26.
Talking of steam here is a link to a friends site
that is worth a look ...... www.steam.co.nz
The forward seat is in place with two turned legs to the keelson.
We are ready to turn the hull over to ready the bottom for painting.
