Building the Otter
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Part II
Ok, I have the raw
materials and now I want to get busy. The wife is not in the mood
so I decide to build the boat. In about half a day I manage to cut
four hull panels, bow, stern, and four bulkheads with my jig saw.
Not too shabby. The kit includes patterns you can trace but I
decide to loft (fancy boat building term for measuring). Once the
first panels are cut I use them to trace the matching panels for the other
side of the boat. I am so smart. Meanwhile back at Justice League
Headquarters...
The plywood panels and one of the
bulkheads.
Nothing happens for about
a week. Call it laziness, call it...well just call it laziness
'cause that's what it was. The next Saturday I spent about 5-6
hours stitching this thing together. I am surprised at how quickly
the D4 went together and became a boat. Once all the panels are
together it is rock solid. I won't bore you with the process but
one part is kind of neat and worth mentioning. I didn't use nails
or screws, I used zip ties. That's why they call it stitch and
glue. You can also use wire but I had a lot of ties in my tool box
so I used them.
Stitching the boat together and what
it looks when finished.
