Building the Nymph

Building My Hurricane Nymph

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Plans from Harold "Dynamite" Payson

Here are the pictures from the start of glassing the outside to finish.

The bow section after putty and sanding. She is as fair as any, I promise you that.

I still need to do a couple of minor putty jobs that showed up after sanding.

Side view.

3-7-00

Here are the outside seams done with 4" glass tape and sanded
.

I bought some 38" wide glass to get the bottom glassing started.

This ought to be interesting. I will buy some more goop this week and finish up the bottom on the weekend (I hope).

On her side while I sand the side and bilge panels. This was after I fiberglassed.

I know that Dynamite Payson must hate me for taking so long on this "instant" boat, but well�fact is, that if I really spent all of my free time (and didn't build the Pointy Skiff), this boat would have been finished a long time ago. I have set a new deadline for January 2001 as the launch (at least for the rowing version). I have already sheathed the outside with 6 oz. Cloth and epoxy. I know that I said I would finish her with polyester, but I had bought the epoxy for my canoe and just had to try it out. So the Nymph, she gots a good coat of goop and she waited a year to get it. By the way for all of you "I told you so" folks out there, you were right. Epoxy is much better to work with.

Side view of the skeg.

Side View, no water line yet. Looks good from here, but the closer you get the more you can see my amateur body work. I was going to christen her "Baby's Butt" because I used J&J Baby Powder for filler, but she is just not smooth enough for that name. It would have to be a pretty ugly baby and we all know that all babies are cute.
J

Bow Transom Stiffener

A little too much glue! You can see it oozing out from the bottom. One of the good features of this glue (PL Premium) is that once cured, it will peel off with a little elbow grease.

The plans call for a lesser width board, but I opted for a manlier looking stiffener. Bigger is better, right?
J

A shot of the stern transom stiffener board setting up. I sandwiched the stiffener board (stained dark) between the transom and two boards. I did not screw this board in place, only PL Premium. Hope it stays put!

Here is a side view with the front stiffener and thwart showing.

Front view showing the stern stiffener and thwart.

Here is a shot from the stern transom.

Oar lock receivers in place and screwed home.

I just need a couple of 6-foot oars and in the drink she goes

December 17, 2000

I loaded up the Nymph on the car in hopes that the wind would die down, but to no avail. The wind was blowing much to hard for the first launching
. I did drive around with her up there. There is much less wind resistance than with the Pointy Skiff. Very stable on the rack, not to mention a lot easier to get up there!

The Nymph finally was launched, but not in Florida. She had her first drink of water in a small steam in Connecticut. I am waiting for pictures, but don't hold your breath. Looking through these pictures make me want to build another Nymph!! Where have all the hurricanes gone!

Thanks for looking at my Nymph Project. If you should ever decide to build one and need some info, please drop me an email and I will try you help you out.

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	The bow section after putty and sanding. She is as fair as any, I promise you that. I still need to do a couple of minor putty jobs that showed up after sanding.
	Side view.
	3-7-00 Here are the outside seams done with 4" glass tape and sanded .
	I bought some 38" wide glass to get the bottom glassing started. This ought to be interesting. I will buy some more goop this week and finish up the bottom on the weekend (I hope).
	On her side while I sand the side and bilge panels. This was after I fiberglassed. I know that Dynamite Payson must hate me for taking so long on this "instant" boat, but well�fact is, that if I really spent all of my free time (and didn't build the Pointy Skiff), this boat would have been finished a long time ago. I have set a new deadline for January 2001 as the launch (at least for the rowing version). I have already sheathed the outside with 6 oz. Cloth and epoxy. I know that I said I would finish her with polyester, but I had bought the epoxy for my canoe and just had to try it out. So the Nymph, she gots a good coat of goop and she waited a year to get it. By the way for all of you "I told you so" folks out there, you were right. Epoxy is much better to work with.
	Side view of the skeg.
	Side View, no water line yet. Looks good from here, but the closer you get the more you can see my amateur body work. I was going to christen her "Baby's Butt" because I used J&J Baby Powder for filler, but she is just not smooth enough for that name. It would have to be a pretty ugly baby and we all know that all babies are cute. J
	Bow Transom Stiffener A little too much glue! You can see it oozing out from the bottom. One of the good features of this glue (PL Premium) is that once cured, it will peel off with a little elbow grease. The plans call for a lesser width board, but I opted for a manlier looking stiffener. Bigger is better, right? J
	A shot of the stern transom stiffener board setting up. I sandwiched the stiffener board (stained dark) between the transom and two boards. I did not screw this board in place, only PL Premium. Hope it stays put!
	Here is a side view with the front stiffener and thwart showing.
	Front view showing the stern stiffener and thwart.
	Here is a shot from the stern transom.
	Oar lock receivers in place and screwed home. I just need a couple of 6-foot oars and in the drink she goes
	December 17, 2000 I loaded up the Nymph on the car in hopes that the wind would die down, but to no avail. The wind was blowing much to hard for the first launching . I did drive around with her up there. There is much less wind resistance than with the Pointy Skiff. Very stable on the rack, not to mention a lot easier to get up there!
The Nymph finally was launched, but not in Florida. She had her first drink of water in a small steam in Connecticut. I am waiting for pictures, but don't hold your breath. Looking through these pictures make me want to build another Nymph!! Where have all the hurricanes gone!

Thanks for looking at my Nymph Project. If you should ever decide to build one and need some info, please drop me an email and I will try you help you out.