Mt Washington by Dumas
Cut out the hull.
The directions say one thing the plans show another 😂
Installed some ledgers to support the deck as per the plans.
I don't do Social Media or Blogs this is my first, so don't expect too much🤓
Love that CA, but of course I never have enough ventilation, surprised I have any brain cells left

Fabricated and installed the Deck.
Way too much Plastic for me. Hopefully it looks better when finished.
Starting to look like Mickey Mouse and Rinkey Dink!!
The original Mt. Washington was a Wooden Side Wheeler.
It was a Magnificent Vessel. That is why I wanted to build her.
I much prefer to work with wood.
I am considering Mahogany Decks. The Plans call for Bass Wood.
I would insert black .020 strips between planks. not called for in the plans.
Please give me any thoughts anyone has on this.
Thanks,
Trev

Did some sanding.
reminds me of why i hated working on fiberglass boats. if God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have made fiberglass trees.
I am seriously considering installing a mahogany deck. The plans call for 1/4 inch wide deck planks. That is out of scale.
I will install 1/8 inch planks with a .020 black seam between.
That just added another year to the project.😭😭😭
Trev

Assembled the Boat Deck.
Started planking the Main Deck. Used the Bass Wood with .020 Black caulking joints.
After looking at many, many pics of the Mt Washington, I came to the conclusion that mahogany would not be appropriate.
The width of the planking is not to scale they should be 1/8th not 1/4, but I went with the program.
I guess I am slipping😭😭
Yes, I do take over the whole house with my builds. Good thing I am not Married🤓

Finished Planking the Deck.

Started installing the raised panels/ windows.
Had to forgo outlining the muntin bars as I was unable to make them as precise as necessary.☹️
Pilot's house

Framed the cabin roof with rafters.
Installed Mahogany Facias instead of PVC.
Cutting out the fan pattern on the wheel housings, extremely tedious!
Trev

The Photos show the steps I took for the Paddle Wheel Housings.
Cut out the fan detail on the embossed sheet.
Cut out the fan detail on the wheel boxes.
Apply the embossed sheet to the Wheel Housings.
Apply a Mahogany strip to the perimeter of the Housing.
Highlight the detail with green
Still a little more to do😮😮

Under Deck Framing

Beginning Construction of Railings