Journal of the Molly B .com
Welcome
to the condensed, on line version, of the journal of my boat
building project.
Please Note: You can take
a tour of my on line journal and monitor my construction progress by using the
"Boat Yard"
link
or use the "Site
Map"
link to go directly to a specific page or subject.
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comments or suggestions on my site or boat project can be left in the Molly B blog
at
http://buildingthemollyb.blogspot.com/
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below.
Volume III is
now available.
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The Building of a Dream - Vol. III
Volume III of my journal is now available. You can purchase a printed copy of Volume III by clicking the cover picture to the left. This volume really took a long time but it is finally in print. Volume III is 151 pages of detailed explanations of how I did it along with hundreds of pictures accompanying the text. This volume takes you up to the current point in the construction of the Molly B. The launch day is getting closer but it looks like there will be another volume before that day arrives. All I have left to do now is the finish work on the inside of the boat and it will be ready for the launch.
The
Building of a Dream - Vol. II
Volume II of my journal is now available. You can purchase a printed copy of Volume II by clicking on the cover picture to the left. It took a long time, just like the actual building of my boat, but it is finally in print. Volume II is 153 pages with over 450 pictures and drawings depicting how I did it. Volume II gets into the more complicated aspects of boat building from a bare hull all the way through engine and drive shaft installation. Like volume I, volume II is a step by step detailed narrative of how and why I did it along with at least one photo or drawing for each step along the way.
The
Building of a Dream - Vol. I
You can purchase a detailed printed copy of "The Building of a Dream -- Journal of the Molly B " Volume I, by simply clicking on the cover picture to the left. Volume I contains 152 pages with 396 photographs, each with a detailed personal explanation of how I did it and covers construction from conception to the turning of the hull.
I have been looking at boats for many years, motor sailors, houseboats, and trawlers. I decided I wanted to build one, so I started by doing a lot of research on the subject. I think I have purchased every book on the subject I could find. After several years of research, I decided I wanted to build a Trawler. I started looking for plans and found a couple available from Glen-L. I ordered two different sets of plans, one for a 42 footer called the Argosy, and one for a 35 footer called the Yukon. I liked the plan view of the Argosy but it was a little bigger than I wanted to attempt building. The Yukon was a little smaller than I wanted and I didn't like the layout of the plan view. I finally found a boat with the layout I liked, so I decided to use the Yukon plans and stretch them to about 40 feet and change the floor plan to the boat I found and put it onto the hull of the Yukon.
To the left is a picture of what I hope my project will end up looking like when I'm done, with a few changes . This is the Pacific Trawler 40 from the front cover of Passage Maker Magazine, Oct. 2002.