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Dumas Commuter build
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📝 Dumas Commuter build
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Finally decided on a boat to build. Purchasted this kit a while ago and now have started to build. Read the instructions and followed the photos to get familler with the build sequence.
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💬 Re: Dumas Commuter build
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Thank you Trev
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💬 Re: Dumas Commuter build
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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The Commuter is one of my favorites, Rick
Good Luck, I shall be following your build closely👍👍 Trev ▲
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📝 Frames
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Following the write up to build the frames. As of yet not sure I like how they are built seam a bit flimsy. Better idea when installed on the building board.
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💬 Re: Frames
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 roycv (
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Just as well they must be buying some decent wood at last!
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Remove Ads 💬 Re: Frames
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Hi Roy
Yes it looks as if every thing is laser cut. Just need to be carefull with the mahagany when getting the pieces out. Rick ▲
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💬 Re: Frames
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 roycv (
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Hi are the frames and the rest of the kit laser cut?
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📝 Shear and Keel
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)
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The keel is built from two pieces in each of the three sections and then glued together. The shear is built using 9 pieces from the wood pack glued and stapled to the building board. Frame 6 is used to get correct spacing for the stapling of the shear to the board.
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📝 Frames
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Dry fit the frames to the shear before gluing.
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📝 Chine
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Frames were glued in. The butterfly keel was instaled and glued in place all left to dry over night. Chine,mid support and sheer were glued and put in place. The write up suggested no need to soak the chine and mid rails to form the angles before gluing. Decided not to folllow that advice and did soak the 4 pieces before gluing them in place. Felt soaking and bending before gluing in place took strain off the wood.
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💬 Re: Chine
2 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Good precaution,-As the old saying goes Rick, if you use a nail and the wood splits, you should have used a screw.
Same with bending wood, if it splits, you should have steamed it. JB ▲
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2 years ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Yes, that stuff is great.
I have been relying heavily on CA, I hope i won't regret it Trev ▲
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💬 Re: Chine
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Hi Trev
I use gorilla wood glue seems to work well for me. Rick ▲
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💬 Re: Chine
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Hi Rick,
I do find one has to use their own judgement when building Dumas boats. What do you use for glue? Trev ▲
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📝 Planking
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)
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First two sections glued on the bottom. The size and fit made gluing to the frames easy to do.
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📝 Planking 2
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Second set of planking glued in place.
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💬 Re: Planking 2
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Harbour for sure when finished.
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Remove Ads 💬 Re: Planking 2
2 years ago by 🇬🇧 Graham 1954 (
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Hope you add this to your Harbour
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💬 Re: Planking 2
2 years ago by 🇨🇭 Mike Stoney (
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Hey Newby7!
I'm back home again after many trips in the motorhome and am now following your construction with interest. This is going to be a great boat! Congratulations and good luck! Best regards Michel-Claude PS:We also did handicrafts with the grandchildren during the holidays. My requirement for the kids: only string, wood from the forest, a knife and a piece of cloth. The success can be shown!! 😊😊😊😊 
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📝 Planking3
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Front planked used 1/8 x 3/8 basswood instead of balsa. Sanded the sides even with chine and sheer finished the curve on the transom.
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💬 Re: Planking3
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Great Progress, Rick👍👍
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📝 Sanding and filling
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)
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The hull bottom when sanded and filled is a finished surface to be painted. When the bottom is close will glue on the first pieces for the transom and sides and fill and sand before mahagany goes on
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📝 Sides
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Fleet Admiral)
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Skined the sides and transom. Will fine tune when glue dries.
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💬 Re: Sides
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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