Help save my boat! Please!

hello all,
i am currently trying to finish up my first wooden boat (or wooden anything for that matter!) project. it is about a 15' redwood strip wherry that i started about 3 years ago as a weekend project. i unfortunately had to relocated it before i had a chance to fiberglass it and am currently paying the price. so my biggest problems right now are:

1) the glue between two of the strips along the side (multiple instances, but same problem) has failed and the split goes from the transom about half way along the side. This has obviously made the boat very fragile and is difficult to move or work with without further damage.

2) the glue along the line of strips coming together along the bottom centerline has failed as well. essentially separating the two sides at the rear from the transom to about 1/4 of the way up the boat

3) on one side of the boat, at where the strips come together at the bough, the glue holding the strips to the bough (there are some strips here as well that are perpendicular to the body making up a "nose piece" <- not sure what the nautical term for this would be?) has failed and these strips are "flapping in the wind"

there are no longer any forms inside the boat as they fell out during the relocation. it seems like if i could somehow get some forms back inside, repair might be possible. the only problem is that the body of the boat didn't follow the forms exactly and i am not sure if cutting new ones to the original design would have enough contact area to support the boat while i repair and finish it. this however is my current plan of attack short of making it into a bonfire. has anyone had any experience similar to mine? can anyone out there help? i can try to get some photos over the next few days to help clarify things...

thanks and i look forwarding to learning a thing or two and hopefully how to save my boat!

mike

JEZEBEL II Update

 Just a little info to fuel the fires.

I have just uploaded the 4 latest pictures

of the construction of my canal boat.

 

Here are some facts that might interest some of you

about the construction of my retirement home (boat).

 

1. Design time, 490 hrs. and still going on.

2. Man hrs. to date, 6,106. 4,200 for myself

    and 2106 from my helpers.

3. Construction time, 5 yrs. & 2 mths. to this point.

4. 193 sheets of 1/2" plywood.

5. 800 disposable gloves.

6. 1,500 tongue depressor, stir sticks.

7. 225 gal. of epoxy.

8. Total weight as of this date, 23,705#

Plywood Information

I am after some information if anyone can help me.

1. What are the standard sheet sizes (plywood)

2. what are the thickness that ply comes in

3. What are the weight of each individual sheet of ply in 3 ply 5
ply and 7 ply. i.e. 1/8" (3mm) 3 ply

4. What type of ply do they come in i.e. Birch etc etc

Any help would be much appreciated.

Joz

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