Building the 23' V-Bottom Skiff - Episode 15: Fastenings and prep for final layers of fiberglass

This week we're going to show you how we remove the temporary fastening used to secure the second layer of planking and use those same holes for our final fastenings. This way we can bury all our screws into both layers, after they've been glued togethere, with no risk of splitting the ends of the bottom planking or breaking off any screws. Once all our screws our sunk, we are going to fill the holes with TotalFair, a 1-1 Epoxy Fairing Compound from TotalBoat. We're now all ready to put our final layers of fiberglass on the bottom and then we can flip the boat over.
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[@forthwithtx5852]

Love your show, Louis. Great technique, narration, and camera work.

[@gangisspawn1]

I have no idea about boat building, but I'm sure this is master craftsmanship. You are so intelligent about your work and I respect that.

[@harrisonandrew]

You wanted the best, you got the best .... Lou! Master shipwright.

[@onogrirwin]

By far the best thing about lou is that although he has mastered and thoroughly understands the oldschool way of doing things, he's still constantly thinking of ways to improve and evolve his techniques. That kind of optimistic forward thinking is usually only found in naive 20 somethings.

[@martinlouden9005]

Absolutely fascinating. The best shipwright on all of the internet!

[@apistosig4173]

Mesmerising. Watching you exercise your craft and demonstrate your skills is nothing less than mesmerising :-)

[@suckerfree23]

I wowed when I saw the planed hull. Looks amazing Lou!

[@tylerl2104]

Your techniques are amazing and I love hearing you explain why you do what you do.

[@z06doc86]

Lou is the man. Master craftsman. 👍👍

[@Next2TheMoon]

In the last video, you talked about how little time it took and how simple and easy it is to fasten the nails. And in this video, you talk about how long it took and say that's it's a little frustrating. I think it shows how you get SO much work done. You tell yourself that you love it even when you don't. You find enjoyment in it even when it's grueling. Then sometimes you look back and say, "yeah that really wasn't fun or easy but it was necessary and worthwhile". Attitude is everything!

[@jwv6985]

Thank you for another great video. Can't wait to see the boat, right side up! 😃

[@createdesign]

To see soooooo much pleasure and Passion from a master is always something precious thanks Lou 😘

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Ty

[@davianabel3381]

Pro tip : watch movies on Flixzone. Been using them for watching loads of movies recently.

[@josephmaverick4521]

@Davian Abel Yea, been using Flixzone} for months myself :D

[@ricardograyson5781]

@Davian Abel yup, I've been using Flixzone} for since november myself :)

[@malmotumotu5218]

I am really concerned for Lou’s safety as I haven’t seen him post up any late videos.We hope and pray that nothing is wrong with his health due these Covid tough times

[@JenkinsBoatWorks]

Who else but Lou could make you want to watch putting screws in holes?

[@kevinlytle6215]

Master class in every episode. The hydraulic pressure trick I never saw before. Getting a fully filled fastener hole is never a certain thing. This seems like the best way and simplest versus other methods.

[@thomasarussellsr]

It is always so inspirational to watch and listen to you work. That you still have the passion for what you do is refreshing. Thanks for sharing it with us, Lou.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thanks so much Tom, love your comments...it's so fun to design something and then see it come together

[@billbutler3578]

While you were planning the boat you spoke of aerodynamics the only time your boat experience this is when you are hauling it on a trailer fluid dynamics is what the boat experiences once it is in the water and I am sure that is the critical part of the design background mechanical design engineering it looks beautiful 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@michaelhawkins1173]

This is great from bees wax to the setting of planners, driving in screws taking out nails all made to look achievable. Really encouraging to dream of doing something like what you do. Simply fantastic thank you once more.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

If I can do it, you can do it ;)

[@michaelhawkins1173]

@@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos I thank you Louis.

[@EricMeyerMaker]

One of the best channels on KZbin! Tons of great tips even if you never plan to make a boat.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thank you, we're not gonna stop making 'em, keep watching!

[@fonhollohan2908]

U cracked me up! when you flexed up your bicep! meanwhile its a power plane. Did you forget you were using one. LOU LOL Man that's one hell of a lot of screws.. That one nice boat solid as a rock. Nice job Lou nice job!

[@4snowdog]

Lou, you are a true artist and teacher!

[@61066clocks]

This is Outstanding Craftsmanship and the technique explanations is the best of all!! thanks for sharing

[@PanzerDave]

It is a real joy to watch a craftsman at work! To me, this is the same level of craftsmanship that those who build fine watches, stone sculptures, or any of the masterpieces throughout history. As a sailboat guy, it is inspirational and encourages to tackle my piddly little jobs, such as restoring my dinghy, or refurbishing the cabin sole. Thank you for sharing your skills, and encouraging me to greater successes!

[@melinda5777]

Beautiful already.

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Thank you Lou for another fine episode. That bottom is smooth and curvy. Like the the way you described how you modified the power plane. Looking forward to seeing the big plywood wheels for turning her over.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thank you!

[@jessecorpus6066]

Remarkable craftsmanship!

[@SMKreitzer1968]

Thanks Lou, that looks fantastic!

[@scottdowney4318]

Love seeing the process here.

[@myboatadventures4723]

The Total Fair is a great product. Very easy to use and sand. Lou your the best!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thank you!

[@davescommonplacebook9374]

Beautiful work

[@rainking63]

LOVE. THIS. CHANNEL. I can't wait for the next video. Keep up the good work!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thank you!

[@Sweethomecookbook]

These videos are awesome. I love this guy. How easy to watch. Good job!

[@jackcaven9614]

Thank you Louis

[@markpalmer5311]

Upside right!! Can’t wait!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

You mean rightside up ;)

[@KennedyFrota]

Seu trabalho é de muita excelência!

[@kenknight4560]

After seeing your video on the power planner a few years ago, I bought one at a garage sale. Awesome tool, thanks for all the great tips and craftsmanship!

[@metubewot]

Loved it as usual Lou'. Brilliant.

[@COPPER71]

Beautiful work as always

[@timofeyserikof8397]

Just wonderful, just amazing !! Great work Louis and very easy to understand explanations!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Glad you liked it! Keep watching there's more fun on the way!!

[@rml3wood]

I look forward to each new episode. Nothing better.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thanks Roger!

[@rickoshea8138]

Wish I could click more than one thumbs up on this video.

[@richardcrowe2236]

You are the real deal! It's a joy top watch an expert apply his skills and make to look easy. Thank you.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thanks for watching!

[@PatHaskell]

I love to watch and learn your channel. My only suggestion would be to use separate spatula for part A and B so as to not contaminate/activate in the container.

[@chrish2996]

Hi Lou. You are a Legend. The boat looks fantastic and I can't wait to see you flying along on her sea trial. Truly magical. Great video thanks 😊

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thanks Chris, sea trials should be real fun on this boat!

[@raytheron]

She's got such sweet lines, Lou! Absolutely love watching you at work -- always. I wish I had the room and the money to build a boat again. Oh, and what a thrill every time I see my name on that Patron board :-)

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

We love having you on there Ray, thanks for the comments, you're welcome anytime! Would love to visit and see the wooden boats on your side of the globe one day

[@bruceperry6315]

Looking good!

[@homiedeehomiedee9963]

Can’t wait for the next video

[@fordaiffa6022]

Love ittttttt all of your vieooooooo

[@SuperHyee]

Fantastic !

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Many thanks!

[@Pushyhog]

thanks Lou!

[@J.A.Smith2397]

After one of your videos I disengaged the safety on mine (I'm left n had to use both hand to start it) and took of the kick stand to cause it messed me up starting moor than once. Tks Lou!

[@dozer1642]

Thank you Lou.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Any time

[@HughMcQ27]

You're amazing!

[@chrislangdell117]

Nice work. The boat is coming along nicely. I spent a few years restoring classic mahogany runabouts for a living and the company I worked for also custom designed and build some beautiful mahogany speed boats, run abouts and Gentlemen Racers. Really miss that type of work. I would really like to see a video of how you tune and set up these electric planers and how you are shaping the blades to work properly. Thats the one thing I always found the most fascinating was working with craftsman that found ways to work around a problem designing and making their own tools or modifications to existing tools. It's truly priceless knowledge in my opinion.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Chris, we did make a video on setting up the Ryobi planer when it arrived and we'll show you more about the blade set-up here before too long, stay tuned!

[@joaocosta141]

Trabalho perfeito. Linda a embarcação.

[@blucheer8743]

Ur the best Lou

[@danacrook4203]

Still got me hooked Lou! I had frame patterns for my next build but screw it! I'm using this method.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Excellent, go for it!

[@johnwildwest1]

That's beautiful

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thank you!

[@thisoldditty]

thank you

[@davidossinger8183]

Who says you can't reinvent the wheel! Love these new ways of doing old things. I'll be shimming my power plane this weekend, maybe finally able to get some use out of it! Thanks for the tips.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Do it, you'll never go back.

[@doolittlegeorge]

Don't know who designed my Aquaforce 1990s widebody bay fishing skiff but has a bulbous bow just as being done here and just throws that tons of heavy brack salt aaft and starboard like it was snowflakes. Remarkable hull and I've never seen another like it until this. Sea-keeping is just amazing both at rest but especially whilst underway...and with minimum need for power to boot. Looking forward to top side on this but yes these are hulls born to be with the Sea ...and be one with that water too...no doubt.

[@jcmackenzie6387]

always the best thanks again buddy!!! the video of you setting up the planer is priceless! everyone check it out

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thanks JC, thing works like a dream

[@j.c187]

Need to make your self a custom cantilevered nail puller bracket

[@mallow173]

I'd LOVE to volunteer to be his shop helper for a month or two! Can you imagine the skills and knowledge you'd pick up. He's forgot more than i'll ever know about building a boat.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

We're always looking for volunteers, feel free to send an email to [e-mail] and we'll get in touch!

[@jerryglen986]

Hey Senior shipwright🍺🍺👍

[@paulbriggs3072]

The screws were mere insurance if not overkill since I can't imagine two layers of epoxied and fiberglassed together white cedar planks made into one big monocoque skin all epoxied to the keelson, stringers, and chines could ever come loose.

[@davidhall1779]

thanks for explaining how you keep your planer blade edges out of your work. i was thinking you might have ground the blades. a shim to push the center of each blade forward. theres a trick you can take to the bank. guessing you sorted that out after running the corners into a bit of wood. awesome watching you work, your an excellant teacher.

[@Bookerb2004]

Sweet

[@MrRschwab]

Very nice Lou, a true master. Compare your bow to the CSS Virginia`s forward casement.

[@feracopictures9322]

I love these videos, Lou with all these techniques can you use them on making mini boats at all?

[@The78bluedevils]

we used those nails to replace the tips on wooden spinning tops. an old boys game of summer

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

The old man's method

[@giannisquillace9068]

B E A U T I F U L

[@russia1305]

here from peters channel!

[@gregoryh4601]

Sir do you ever use Kevlar fiber for the Center rib to give extra protection? Thanks and learning A lot about Boat building. God Bless you and Peace be With you

[@pierreourly5108]

I was waiting for a joke from George Carlin all the 17 minutes but I am not disappointed.

[@gg_crafts]

Are we ever getting a follow up episode on this project 🤔🤔🤔

[@WireWeHere]

A slide hammer with a custom nail head finger might be helpful.

[@chriswills9530]

She looks fine Lou.

[@calebHG]

What size shims do you use under the blades? GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS!

[@anuchawannarom3910]

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[@petekrauser8601]

So beautiful! How much do you sell a beautiful v bottom like this for?

[@AA41975]

Show them guns Lou! Hahahha.

[@JasonTHutchinson]

A slide hammer will get those nails out without bending them much.

[@billstanard7195]

Lou, Can you please explain why you use slotted screws rather than Philips head?

[@davidkennedy3050]

Use a hammer with less curve in the claw end. That will help prevent bending.

[@shiraz1736]

I thought you may keep the Timbers rough so the fibreglass adhesive has more surface area to grip to.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

It was rough enough

[@normanmfakierjr2387]

Just a "silly" question. Have you ever heard of using tongue and groove planking for boat hulls? With a string of caulking in the groove and tight engagement of the tongue I would think that would be the perfect fitting. I've been following you for several years, keep up the great work.

[@TheMimony]

I'm not an expert but with all the bends the grooves or tenons would break off if you get them plum at all. The stresses are in the outboard direction which t&g is not meant for. Also if you ever wanted to replace a plank you got a problem.

[@stevecallachor]

People were planking boats long before machinery was available to make tongue and groove jointing.. The advantage of butt planking is that you can get any hapless sailor to jump over the side and hammer the wadding and tar back into the leaking joints. Those round the world sailing voyages required up to half a dozen beachings in far off places to recall because the old girl had 'sprung a leak"!!

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

I've found you run into trouble doing that, they make break off and it makes it hard to caulk

[@ryanparsons8977]

I'm sitting here watching him drive those screws wondering why he doesn't use an impact driver.........then he tells me.

[@richardbrown4294]

Off camera do you have a radio on? I almost have to have something in background?

[@OldBullRanch]

Hang a large pipe from the rafters, throw big straps over the pipe and under the boat.....roll the boat over, its easy. Dont know why youd waste time on wheels

[@paulbriggs3072]

It's been almost two months now. Does anyone know if this boat build will continue?

[@bobd.]

Lou, can you explain what tuning you did to the cordless planer? You mentioned that you set the blade a little different than you have in the past to make it work more like a scrub plane. I've watched you other videos on the Ryobi electric planers, but this sounds like something different than you did in the past. Maybe that's a good subject for a short video.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Yes, we'll be showing more of that planer and set-up for sure in the near future.

[@thomasbrown9402]

@@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos Thanks so much for that. Looking at the specs, the cordless version does have quite a few less RPM than the corded version, but it doesn't seem to affect it's performance. Looking forward to seeing how you've hot rodded yours. :)

[@serghansellclemen2200]

I'm planning to build a pangga skiff of about 24' in length, how tall / deep and wide should we be shooting for if we are to use Isuzu C190 engine on this kind of boat?

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Not sure what a pangga skiff is and it all depends on the use and your preference, but at that size the sides would be around 3' high and maybe 7 feet wide? It's all up to you!

[@gitentonjohnson]

Very attractive

[@johnq.public2621]

🙂👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@harryscott3544]

A bit of a concern from a complete novice: why is there no problem with sea water or fresh water on the inside of the boat and on the bottom on the inside (both on the sole and the planking) on exposed, 'untreated', non fibreglassed wood?

[@edwardperrault3650]

Wish I'd seen this last week. I was holding a screw at the wood and the driver bit slipped. Now I have a black thumbnail.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

No worries Edward! That's how I learned not to do it!

[@richardplantagenet8090]

Seems to have come to a halt. Hope he's OK. Can't assume anything these days.

[@skaraborgcraft]

Im surprised you put screws through the planks , seeing they were bonded down with epoxy AND glassed.

[@quedogkualum]

Does he sell the boats he build?

[@johnq.public2621]

Why not eglass?🤔