Present Building Project
Drascombe™ Gig 25 Foot Custom Interior Cruiser
OTTER
Return here often to view the building process.
This is the standard Gig with a standing lug rig. Otter will have a raised fore deck for accomodations and a sliding gunter rig.
This is where it all starts - at the drafting table
The set up begins.

The second station at mid bunk, and end of cockpit plus temporary form just before the transom.
4Jan07

Back at it after the holiday break. All forms, keel, bulkheads, rudder trunk and centerboard trunk in place and ready to start fairing and planking.
The Garboards installed and faired ready for next planks
The patterns for the next plank
Beveling and fairing lands for the next plank
The third plank is on and ready for the keel. Otter then comes off the molds and turns right side up.
A shop can never have too many clamps!
Hull faired and keel, skeg and stem glued up ready to fair in.
Otter has a hard finish Ceram-Kote bottom. She is now ready to turn over.
Easy Does it !!
Otter is upright and rolling on her cradles. Now for fairing the interior, then the floors, decking and the last strake.
Gluing raised fore deck
Side and aft locker storage
Raised fore deck ready for glass and interior sanded for finish. Next step is to install side and stern decks.
Side and stern decks installed and glassed
Knees installed and top strakes going on
Transom return
Teak floor boards which will be raised for sleeping platform
Fore deck trimmed out with comaing for dodger
Centerboard cap doubles as seat for rowing
Here comes OTTER for her first peek at sunshine on her new trailer !
Let's strole around the parking lot
Back inside to get painted and made pretty
Tender loving care
Fresh paint job and off to the canvas shop
LAUNCH DAY
SAILING IN MAINE
AT HOME IN MICHIGAN
Sailing in Michigan
Otter and 9 guests with 2 dogs hiding