Marc & Jean-Sébastien WILDCAT page
Marc and I decided to build Ken Hankinson's Wildcat Sport (24' option). We thought it had all the qualities we were looking for...
It will be built out of :
Industrial Formulators epoxies - Glue + Sealer
MDO Plywood - For bulkheads (bulkhead frame construction) + planking
African Mahogany - For the keels, crossbeams and frame meembers.
Ash (white) - For chines, sheer clamps, cleats, battens, web stiffeners, etc...
We started building or more accurately redrawing from the patterns on March 29th 2004.
Here are some pictures :
April 26th
May 7th
May 9th
May 10th
May 11th
May 12th
We now mostly use our jigsaw + a 12" disc sander instead of a band saw.
It's precise and quite fast
May 12th to May 18th
Completion & Sealer preparation of all Bulkheads + Transom
May 19th - 20th
All Bulkheads + Transom were sealed
May 27th
Ash Ripping !
May 28th
This is our Marc Bronkalla inspired Band Saw Scarf Sled !
May 29th
Already two months of building !
Including one night ( Epoxy sealer application ! ) + one or two late evenings !
May 31th
From June 1st to Mid July...
We probably worked a total of 15 hours...
July 7th
July 27th
August 6th
Web stiffeners are being installed
August 21th
FINALLY... We're finally ready to plank ! ! !
August 22nd
August 27th
September 8th
September 22nd
September 24th
September 30th
How can you punch a hole through your finger ?
Just hammer a sharp drill bit through it !
October 7th
The hull is sealed !
October 8th
Bellow is what a scarf joint looks like
Since October 8th, the weather has just been too cold... We could not fiberglass the boat...
Pictures of other wildcat :
Alex Davidson's of Bermuda : 21" Wildcat Cuddy
Links :
Marc Langlois's underwater photography page
Vexcel Boatyard - Verchere, Quebec, Canada
Marc Bronkalla's boatbuilding page
Ken Hankinson's plans
Email me : jasipati --- @ --- hotmail.com
Work scedule + Bill of material ( in French ) : wildcat_excel