Kenneth Dodson's Jumbo Tolman
Crystal Waters, A 24' Tolman Jumbo
After 1 year of planning I have finally started my 24' Tolman Jumbo on January 29th, 2005. I have been reading the Tolman Group emails for a year and feel I have learned a lot from just reading. I thought I would share my limited progress to date. I picked up my Skiffkits CNC kit about 6 months ago but due to financial considerations just started putting it all together now. So far I have built the building jig, glued up the bottom panels, completed the transom, an asymmetrical design, and ripped and shaped my stringers. I temporarily covered the building jig with plywood to give me a surface to scarf the plywood bottom and side panels.
Kenneth Dodson
- stringer with 1.5 wedge
- view from rear bulkhead to front
- view from rear bulkhead to front
- dash cutout for chartplotter_fishfinder combo
- Starboard view of transom
- Starboard main cabin
- rear view from cuddy
- starboard transom for walkup
- port side of transom
- view of cuddy bulkhead
- view of cuddy opening
- deck view
- view of starboard bench from cuddy
- view from cabin
- view of port bench from cuddy
- view from cabin showing acess panels and fule line chase
- view of both benches from cuddy
- close up of fuel line chase with only vent line installed.jpg
- view of assymetrical transom
- deck dry fit
- tank and bilge view
- installing tank
- splashwell side in place
- forward vent line in place
- view of front of tank with vent line
- 1 Transom glue up
- 2 Stringers
- 3 Shelf kit
- 4 Inside view garage extension
- 5 Outside view of garage extension
- 6 Quality Control
- 7 Side panels ready to glass
- 8 Transom during glassing
- 9 One down and ine to go
- 10 Starting to stitch her up
- 11 Beginning to take shape
- 12 Spreader bar to get the 55 angle
- 13 Dry fitting Stbrd Chine shelf
- 14 Prparing for the chine shelves
- 16 Using biscuits instead ofr splins on chine shelf
- 17 Chine shelves glued up
- 18 Trying to ensure they are flat
- 20 View from aft
- 21 View from the front
- 22 Chine shelves glassed
- 23 Straight edge temporarily in place
- 24 More glass
- 25 Glassing the bottom
- <26 Bottom glassed rear view./a>
- 27 Botom glassed front view
- 28 Bottom glassed rear view
- 29 Flipped and working on bottom
- 30 Added glass tape
- 31 Building jig
- 32 Shelf setup
- 33 Bow stem support
- 34 Front shelf fit right from the kit
- 35 Close up of fit.jpg
- 36 Dry fit, ready to glue
- 37 Udersize of dry fit
- 38 Back view of fit
- 39 Thickened epoxy on stringers
- 40 Thickened epoxy slathered on bow stem
- 41 Transome view ready to trim
- 42 Front view glued up
- 43 Under view of stringer glue up
- 44 Underside of bow stem and stringer tips
- 45 Top view after glue up
- 46 Starting sides
- 47 More starting sides
- 48 First side dry fit
- 49 First side done scarfed on floor
- 50 Second side scarfed on boat
- 51 second side dry fit
- 52 Sides on and glued and faired
- 53 Sides on
- 54 Transom trimmed
- 55 Rear view
- 56 Front view
- 57 Another front view
- 58 Taped and scraped
- 59 More taped and scraped
- 60 Preparing for side glassing
- 61 One side glassed
- 63 First coat of graphite
- 64 Both sides graphite
- 65 Faired and added spray rails
- 68 Spray rail fron detail
- 70 Primed and ready to come out and see the light
- 71 Almost out with a little help from a friend
- 72 The Jumbo see the light of day
- 73 Is this what is meant by a tow rig
- 74 Tires in place and ready to flip
- 75 And over
- 76 Looks bigger outside
- 7 Back in the garage
- 78 Standing around and dreaming of fishing
- OLDER GROUP OF IMAGES
- Almost out with a little help from a friend
- And over
- Back in the garage
- Is this what is meant by a tow rig
- Looks bigger outside
- Ready to come out and see the light
- Standing around and dreaming of fishing
- The Jumbo see the light of day
- Tires in place and ready to flip
- Shelf Bundle from CNC
- Shelf Joint
- Shelf Joint
- Glued and Knots Filled
- Test Fit
- Inside Garage
- Garage Extension
- Garage
- Transom Glue Up
- Transom Against Wall
- Jig Covered with Plywood
- Stringers
- Work Area
- Tool Bench
The Jumbo see the light of day
