AlantisBoatworks

Progress is being made on the Atlantis V
a 64' Handcrafted Atlantis Boatworks Sport Fishing Vessel


March 2003	Late November 2003

January 2, 2004 The beginnings of the Keel		January 2004, full keel & framing guide in progress

Late January, 2004	Late January, 2004	Feb 4, 2004, the stern & side pattern

Feb 8, 2004 -framing guide is finished	Feb 8, 2004- view from the stern, The bilge is taking shape	Feb 8, 2004- bottom view from the stern

Feb 8, 2004	Feb 8, 2004-bow view	Feb 8, 2004- looking down & back from the bow

Feb 13, 2004 Stern Side frames/ribs are up	Feb 13, 2004 Looking forward from the Port Stern Corner	Feb 13, 2004 Looking forward from the Starboard Stern Corner

Feb 13, 2004 Mid way down the keel looking back	Feb 13, 2004 The lazarette	Feb 20, 2004 Renate's Dad

Feb 20, 2004 The stern ribs are up	Feb 20, 2004 Full-length view	Feb 20, 2004 Forward full view

Mar 1, 2004 Stern View	Mar 1, 2004 Port Bow Edge is outlined	Mar 1, 2004 Starboard Ribs in progress

Mar1, 2004 Bobby, deep in thought	Mar 5, 2004 The shear is outlined	Mar 5, 2004 All Ribs are in place

Mar 5, 2004 Intermediate Shear is outlined	Mar 5, 2004 View from the Stern	Mid-Late March, 2004

April 13, 2004 Forward looking aft	April 13, 2004 Full inside view	April 13, 2004 Bow view
We took a break from Atlantis V construction for the summer....

October 21, 2004 Looking back from the bow	October 21, 2004 Starboard side view from the bow	October 21, 2004 Stern interior view
10-21-04 The ribs are all cut, and almost fully glued in place. 9 of the the deck beams are in.

Oct 2004 - Port side flare	Front view with deck beams in place	Interior, looking forward from the stern (good shot of the deck beams and crown)
	The cabin (salon) will be 14' wide and 15' long. Except for the front few, the ribs are all glued in place. Interior side/side supports have been removed.
Oct 2004 - Interior, looking aft from the bow		Mid November, 2004

Mid November, 2004: Port side Stern, looking forward	Mid November, 2004: View of the deck (bow) from the front	Mid November, 2004: view of the interior from the front Starboard side
		Early 2005 The ribs under the engines are being reinforced (triple) and the remaining ribs are to be double strength.
		One side of the boat building has been enclosed, to keep the wind and rain off the boat.
January 2005 from the rear port side corner looking forward	January 2005
	2006
	95% of the bottom frames of the boat have been doubled, and the engine room area frames will be tripled. The frames in the bow area are the only ones not doubled yet. We've been assembling tools and supplies in the meantime. Work is slow, but steady.

March 2006: She doesn't look much different, but the frames are doubled and the boathouse is completely walled in. Even the bow has shelter now, with a steel frame/tarp extension off the front of the building. There are 4 strong lights inside the boathouse so that it's possible to work out there after dark.
December 2006
Recently Bobby has gotten a chance to work on the knuckles: that lower corner of the boat, near the waterline. In this photo it's been pieced together and screwed in place. Next he'll remove it, glue it together and put it back.	December 24, 2006	The deck beams are being laminated/glued together and put into place. The keel now has bolts throughout. With the epoxy and fiberglass, one may ask if bolts are still necessary. Maybe not, but it sure gives you that "warm fuzzy feeling" to know they are there!

January 2007
	Jan 7, 2007 The port side knuckle has been removed, glued and screwed/clamped back into place	Jan 7, 2007 Closer view of the clamps

Jan 7, 2007 And another looking the other way	Each of the pieces were labeled before removing and put back in the same order	Jan 7, 2007 Inside the boat looking out

Jan 7, 2007 Stern view of the boat, looking forward	And the deck beams have been removed, and glued one at a time in this "mold". (We are limited by table space and number of clamps!)	The deck beams are placed back on, now just resting and waiting for all to be finished. Next they will be permanently set in place.

Jan 7, 2007 Starboard view	Jan 7, 2007 Front view


January 21, 2007 - the middle bulkhead is in place: double layer plywood. It creates the forward walls of both the engine room and the salon.	Jan 21, 2007 -looking over the new middle bulkhead, tothe stern where the engine room, fuel tanks and lazarette will be.	Jan 21, 2007 Close up view of the bulkhead

		February 2007 Update: the forward bulkhead and rear bulkhead are in: framing out the engine room and the first cabin.
Jan 21, 2007 View of the front half of the boat with the middle bulkhead in place	Jan 21, 2007 Either Bob is very small, or the Atlantis 5 is pretty big!

2008
	Feb 2008 Boards have been placed on the bow deck	Feb 2008 Same area viewed from below

Feb 2008 The workshop	Feb 2008 The boathouse after dark	How long is this going to take, anyway??

March 2008- the first layer of plywood fitted onto the rear port side	Mar 2008 Bob marking a line to cut	Mar 2008 The same area from seen from the starboard side

Mar 2008 And a view from the front, with a bit more of the side in place.	Mar 2008 More boards in place, later the same day	Doesn't this look like a big wedding present, wrapped up and with a cat for a bow?

2010	More progress is being made... photos coming soon.


Because it is getting difficult to take photos within the confines of the boathouse, we will be posting video clips to our Facebook page in the future.!

Atlantis IV updates can be found on the Atlantis IV page

Quotables
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right" -Henry Ford	What do you do when your boat shed is bigger than your house? Go ahead and figure the boat will be bigger than the house too. -Renate	That's not junk in the yard, it's "an assortment of fine collectibles!!" -Bobby

Quote of the day: "I built the building, and filled it up with boat" -Bobby	The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work" -Thomas A. Edison	What about a blueprint? Are you building it from a blueprint? "No, I know what a boat looks like." -Bobby

The boatshed is 60' deep, 24' wide and 24'(front) to16'(rear) high.
The Atlantis V is sticking out a bit, and we expect her to be 64' long.

The Atlantis V Timeline
Lay the keel: target by Christmas, 2003 - DONE
Fall/Winter 2003-2004-2005-2006-2007-2008-2009-2010... Work on the Hull - IN PROGRESS
201X...: Finish the Hull & outfit the interior - TBD

Another "Big Event" will take place when the boat is finished!
(That's how long we'll need to recover from the 2007 "big event")

Target dates can change. (It's a boat after all). Thank you for your patience!!
One day, she will be headed south, outfitted for an extended stay in the Bahamas.
Customized charters for Fishing, Diving and Island Hopping
in the Islands will then be available, starting in the Abacos.

Atlantis Boatworks 2010 Update Quicklink updated March 06, 2010

Atlantis Boatworks
2010 Update Quicklink updated March 06, 2010