*NOT MAKING ANY U22, U18 NOR POSTWAR 17 DELUXE CUTWATERS ANYMORE. If I receive a deposit from you for a order it will be fulfilled by me start to finish. I'm not currently taking Cutwater repair and restoration work. The boat was finished sprayed in two pack polyurethane.As of JanuI'm not taking Cutwater reproduction work. All the boat build timbers, including the LVL motor stringers, have been sanded, filled and triple coat epoxy encapsulated using the West System. Tasmanian Blackwood was used for the finishing boards and king plank, Australian White Beech for the deck stripping and dashboard. Dressed Quarter sawn Sapele Mahogany was purchased for the keel laminations and for the outer layer of both deck and hull planking. I used 150x35 LVL for the motor stringers as they had to be dead straight and strong enough to support and spread the weight and load of the V8 marine engine. My stash of timber turned out to be fabulous boat building material – dry, clear, straight and mostly quarter sawn. For the boat frame I used a combination of Oregon, Kauri Pine, Coach Wood and Hoop Pine. I had accumulated and stored some fine quality timbers always sure that “one day they would be put to good use”. Importantly, I love working with wood so it wasn’t too hard to find some dedicated build space in my workshop for this project. I also purchased the recommended reference books pertaining to “cold-moulded” boat construction and inboard marine engine installation to educate myself on construction techniques that were foreign to me along with an understanding of boat building material options.īeing a house builder by trade at the time, now retired, I had a fairly comprehensive workshop and a good selection of tools. I had spent many hours studying the Glen-L web site soaking up as much information as possible, closely examining photographs, comments and advice posted by previous and currant Monaco builders. My Monaco plans arrived late December 09 and by that time I was really fired up at the prospect of building my own Mahogany speed boat. The ensuing internet search for boat plans culminated in the discovery of California based plan and hardware supplier Glen-L Marine Designs and with time spent examining their many plan options the “Monaco” design, a 1950’s style ( Chris-Craft inspired) 6 metre mahogany inboard V8 runabout had immediate appeal. The decision to look at buying an old power boat in need of restoration was about my need for a “wood working” interest outside my daily work routine, driving home from the auction I became more certain of the fact that actually building my own classic style timber speed boat would be an even greater experience than a restoration project.
Neither boat came my way, but the experience stirred my interest and as I looked over these boats again after the auction I thought, I’m sure I could build one of these things. Looking for a wood related project I attended a Sydney auction in early December 2009 that had some wooden boats up for grabs including a 1949 22’ Chris Craft Sportsman utility and a classic 1961 16’ Hammond clinker ski boat, both in need of some attention. Prior to taking on this project I had no previous experience in boats.
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