A Simple Mockup Can Save You Hours of Boatbuilding - Building the Poulsbo Boat - Episode 11

Howdy folks! Welcome back to Nomad Boat Building. My name is Mark Reuten, and we're picking up where we left off on the Poulsbo Boat Project.

The inwales and thwart risers are glued up, but there's one more piece to fit before we can fair everything and get on with planking. The shape of the transom means I need to add extra material to one inwale, and that calls for some careful tapering and compound bevels.

In this episode, I work through the fit, demonstrate my technique for cutting compound bevels by hand, and make a quick mockup to test how much material I can remove before shaping the real piece. A little experimentation up front can save a lot of awkward work on the boat.

I also fit and glue the final filler piece using thickened epoxy and polymer nails. With the inwales and thwart risers complete, we're getting closer to fairing the structure and starting the cedar-strip planking.

The original Poulsbo boat was a sport fishing boat built by Roland Young in Washington using traditional carvel plank construction. This version is being built with cedar-strip construction and fibreglass inside and out.

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Chapters are listed below. Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next episode!

0:00 Why a quick mockup is worth doing
0:21 The Poulsbo Boat Project
0:39 Adding the final inwale filler
3:15 Testing the fit and bend
5:00 Marking and cutting the bevels
7:04 How to cut compound bevels by hand
10:35 Marking the taper for the bandsaw
11:49 Making a mockup before cutting the real part
14:01 Working through the test cuts
16:06 When everything seems to fight you
17:25 Checking the mockup and refining the cut
19:00 Why the mockup saves time and effort
20:16 Shaping the taper with a power planer
21:04 Supporting the channel
22:14 Gluing in the filler piece
22:42 Splitting the filler to make it bend
23:31 Using polymer nails to tack the piece
25:45 Checking the fit
25:56 Inwales and thwart risers complete