Number 5, Rondack Lodge, Complete!!

[WarPony]

Hey, Steve. In this picture, I noticed the wall sticking up in the hatch seal area. Did/are you cutting this out or is it part of the design?

Jeff

[doug hodder]

Steve....a really fabulous design beautifully executed, fantastic work!!!! I need interior trim, it appears your tolerances don't require it...I also have clamp envy... Doug

[asianflava]

[Hey, Steve. In this picture, I noticed the wall sticking up in the hatch seal area. Did/are you cutting this out or is it part of the design?

Jeff have you seen how Steve does his hatch seal? Really slick, I was gonna steal it but I had a design change that prevented me from doing so.

[bledsoe3]

[Hey, Steve. In this picture, I noticed the wall sticking up in the hatch seal area. Did/are you cutting this out or is it part of the design?

Jeff have you seen how Steve does his hatch seal? Really slick, I was gonna steal it but I had a design change that prevented me from doing so.

That should keep the water out!

[Steve Frederick]

Hey, Steve. In this picture, I noticed the wall sticking up in the hatch seal area. Did/are you cutting this out or is it part of the design?

Jeff

Yeah! What they said!!

What I do is assemble the galley wall. I use the full profile of the rear section to cut this part with a router. After it's in place, I use a bushing/bit in my router to produce the seal lip shown in the illustration shown above.
The off-cut is used, as a pattern, to produce the spacer (3/4") on the hatch side.
Clear as mud??
Here is the process, from my website! Hatch seal
Kind of involved, but as Bledsoe said, keeps water out, and looks neat for a woodie!

[Mary K]

Ya think ya got enough clamps???
Mk

Well, 2-5gallon pails of cheap spring clamps, 12, 12" bar clamps, 6, 36" bar clamps, 6, 24" bar clamps, 8, 3/4" pipe set-ups that I can make any length I need and about 30 c-clamps of various sizes.
Probably not!

That's it, I'm calling an Intervention!!!



Mk

[Steve Frederick]

That's it, I'm calling an Intervention!!!



Mk

Hey kiddo! It's been tried before...I'm hopeless!!
My daughter, the psychologist, has confirmed my condition!

[WarPony]

Steve, that is a great idea!! Man, you've got this thing down pat. My next TTT will have prebuilt walls before they go up. I'm starting to get comfortable with a router now so that should save a bunch of time sanding with a belt sander.

[Steve Frederick]

I made some good progress this week!

Got the hatch skinned on the inside..





And, got a start on the galley..





I'll be taking a forced break for the week ( Business trip to Atlanta)

Back at it on Saturday!

[Miriam C.]

Boy am I glad you posted how to do that this week. I love it!

Have a safe trip and enjoy!
Miriam

[Mary K]

I love how all the clamps are color coordinated.
I noticed that in your last post too BTW.

All I can say is, Ah, Awesome!!

I like the hatch lip thingie too.

Mk

[toypusher]

Steve,

I'm telling you, you need more clamps!!!! Looking great!

[Steve Frederick]

I love how all the clamps are color coordinated.
I noticed that in your last post too BTW.
Mk

Oh Boy! I just noticed that!

Hello, my name is Steve, and I have a clamp problem!!!

[Guy]

Good work Mary, picking up on the color coordination.

Steve, Steve, Steve, I thought you promised the group you were not going to buy any more green clamps. Now don't try to excuse your behavior by telling us they were in sale, or worse yet, "Your wife liked the color". We share your addiction.

[Laredo]

heh, heh, heh. I like those hi-viz green clamps.
someplace, i've still got a short remnant of the pink neon drop cord I bought when I was doing Habitat. (it got sawed in about six pieces ... never leave a coiled drop cord upwind).

(lemme tellya, pink neon shows up on a construction site!)