Pictures of Langville Bros.---a classic dual cockpit runabout

     ---named after our grandfather William H. Langville, Sr. and his brother, our great uncle, Irving Langville

• Opening Weekend, Nov. 19-20, 2005. Help from Samantha, jpg
  
  
• many clamps later, jpg
  
  
• 486 countersunk holes later, jpg
  
  
• righted for the first time, jpg
  
  
• fairing---by Dave, jpg
  
  
• encapsulating interior, jpg
  
  
• more interior work, jpg
  
  
• walk-through done = rest break #1 in the back seat, jpg
  
  
• full ride, jpg
  
  
• photo shoot with our favorite and only $7.98 tool, jpg
  
  
• mahogany stripped decking on = rest break #2 in the driver's seat, jpg
  
  
• Bobby B. supervising, jpg
  
  
• our second favorite tool---the power planar, jpg
  
  
• epoxy over mahogany! jpg
  
  
• Otter and Kates test-driving, jpg
  
  
• deck trim on, jpg
  
  
• deck close-up, jpg
  
  
• shined up---12 coats of varnish later, jpg
  
  
• stern flag post close up, jpg
  
  
• at the Georgetown Show 2006, with upholstered seats, jpg
  
  

The Chronicles of Langville Bros.---a classic dual cockpit runabout

• October 14, 2005---Georgetown Boat Show in Georgetown, SC
  • Chad's Great Inspiration during the 2-man boatbuilding competition = "we can do this!" Marshall and Steve win, James and Willie Murphy take second.
  • Chad and Amy start dreaming about their own boatbuilding weekend, but steer away from the simple rowboat from the Boat Show and set sights on a more advanced boat.
  • a few weeks later, they find the Glen-L website, glen-l.com, and had picked out the 15-ft. dual cockpit Zip model
  
  
• November 4-6, 2005
  • Preparation for Boatbuilding Weekend
  • frames arrived from Glen-L, wood ordered.
  • Highlights: assembled building form, checked for levelness
  • Frustrations: convincing your Moms that you're right.
  
  
• November 18-20, 2005
  • First Annual Boatbuilding Weekend begins at 1652 Lakestone Village Lane in Fuquay-Varina, NC.
  • Participants: Moms, Bo, Rouse, Bob, Amy, Chad
  • Other Attendees: Dave, Samantha, Eric, Liam, Randy
  • Highlights: put all longitudinals on, mastered the 2-part epoxy system
  • Frustrations: snapped chine in half, ripping wood with "Kmart" table saw.
  
  
• November 21-28, 2005
  • Work week by Chad and Amy
  • Accomplishments: bending plywood with hot water, making thick epoxy, learning how to fair, transition joint on plywood panels, completed all plywood panels
  • Frustrations: bending plywood around curved transom, which in turn ripped sheer from transom frame, Amy's miscalculations on fitting side panels
  • Huge Mistake: using Painter's Putty, which is oil-based, to fill all 486 countersunk screw holes, then learning that filler must not be oil-based.
  • Amy's Favorite Tool this week: $8 tiny hand planar
  • Chad's Favorite Tool this week: $8 tiny hand planar
  • Statistics: 14 splinters in Amy's hands from hand planing, only 1 of which got infected, 486 screw holes in hull, 9 trips to Home Depot, 8 sheets of plywood, 3 3am or later evenings, 0 arguments between Chad and Amy
  
  
• November 29-December 14, 2005
  • Solo work by Chad
  • removed bad putty from about 300 of the screw holes using screwdriver
  • Wooden Boat Books from Amazon arrived
  
  
• December 16, 2005
  • Solo work by Amy, help from Chad in evening
  • removed bad putty from remaining holes = sore backs
  • Chad and Amy mixed epoxy with microspheres to create sandable thick filler. Put this good filler into 486 screw holes.
  
  
• December 17, 2005
  • Joint work by Chad and Amy, with help from Dave and Samantha
  • Accomplishments: righted boat, faired sheer clamp, stained interior panels with water-based Vermont Maple stain by Minwax. Used Minwax preconditioner too.
  • Chad's Favorite Tool: Grandpop's Stanley large hand planar. Dave has skills with this tool.
  
  
• December 18-23, 2005
  • work week by Chad and Amy
  • installed floor panels for forward part of boat, installed deck panels, epoxied both
  • stained exterior hull with Minwax Rosewood water-based stain
  
  
• December 28, 2005-January 2, 2006
  • work week with help from Moms and Bo
  • floor battens in, all floor panels completed, seat backs in, carling in, front seats built, walk-through completed and paneled, everything stained
  • design for mahogany overlay of decking, walk-through, and aft hinged doors created. Epoxied in place.
  • flipped boat back over to have hull up in order to fiberglass
  • fiberglassed hull---this sucks. A messy gross process that looks like crap now. Did something wrong, perhaps applying epoxy in low temperature. Ruins chance at having a stained, natural appearance of hull. A phone call to Glen-L confirms this. Have to paint the hull now :-(
  
  
• January 13-15, 2006
  • work by Amy, Chad, and Moms
  • trim off excess on mahogany overlay, install deck trim board, stain it dark with Rosewood stain, trim excess around sheer, add epoxy filler to countersunk holes, make curve in deck near steering wheel, epoxy floors, buy chrome metal work (lights, flag pole, cleats) at Boater's World.
  • Chad's going-away (to Milwaukee) party--describe building process to attendees
  
  
• September 22-23, 2006
  • cosmetic and finishing work by Amy, Chad
  • assemble chrome metal work (lights, flag pole, hinges, cleats)
  • leave with upholstery shop to have off-white natural material seats installed.
  
  
• October 20-22, 2006
  • cycle comes full circle trip as we return to the Georgetown Boat Show
  • boat is all done except we are still shopping for a classic rebuilt motor and steering assembly.
  • Langville Bros. enjoys its first boat show, while its builders participate in their first boatbuilding competition.