Gig Harbor BoatShop at Eddon Boatyard

Preserve, Interpret and Perpetuate Gig Harbor's Historic Working Waterfront

This is our expected schedule for the building of the Lake George boat in our Boatbuilder for a Day Program. We will update this each week indicating what has been accomplished and what we expect to be working on in upcoming sessions. Due to the complex nature of boatbuilding, activities in any given session are subject to change without notice. Date Activity Notes  Feb 11  Loft 1  Began lofting, will continue next week  Feb 18  Loft 1  Finished lofting  Mar 3  Station molds  Made Station Molds  Mar 10  Patterns: stem, transom knee, transom/ mill stem, knee, and transom/ glue up stem and transom  Milled and glued up stem and transom.  Mar 31  Shape stem and transom. Rabbet stem, mill keel.  Shaped stem and transom. Erected Station molds.  Apr 7  Set up ladder frame, erect molds/ rough out transom  Mill keel & keelson and set backbone  Apr 14  Set up transom, backbone, and stem  Rabbet stem. Mill and fit deadwood. Mill lining off battens. Start lining off planking.  Apr 21  Line off planking, start planking patterns  May 5  Garboards  May 26  Broadstrakes  Jun 9  Strake 3  Jun 23  Strake 4  Jun 30  Strake 5  Jul 7  Strake 6  Jul 21  Strake 7  Aug 4  Sheerstrakes  Aug 11  Patterns for quarter knees, breasthook, mill, glue up/ mill frames, fit quarterknees  Aug 18  First coat interior; shape breasthook, install  Sept 1  Sand interior, frame out  Mill, fit bilge runners, fit brass half-oval on stem, keel, bilge runners  Mill, fasten guards, fasten knees, breasthook  Fit inwales, rivet, trim frame heads  Mill and fit risers, thwarts  Mill and fit sternsheets, bow seat, backrest  Pattern, mill, fit thwart knees forward and aft  Mill, fit, mortise oarlock pads  Pattern, mill, fit floorboards  Prime interior coat 2  Sand interior, enamel coat 1  Sand interior, enamel coat 2  Prime exterior coat 1  Sand exterior, prime coat 2  Sand exterior, enamel coat 1  Sand exterior, enamel coat 2  Sand/paint contrasting sheerstrake  Install  keel band, splice painter Gig Harbor BoatShop 3805 Harborview Drive - Gig Harbor, WA  98335 Mailing Address: PO Box 1187 Gig Harbor, WA  98335 (253) 857-9344 info@gigharborboatshop.org