Pygmy Osprey Triple - Hull #17

This boat was partially built by the owner and then left in the garage for over a decade. I finished the construction, added perimeter lines, soft padeyes, hatches and bulkheads, and applied an upgraded finish.


Length:  20 feet
Beam:  30 inches
Weight: 60 lbs.
Photos of the completed project.

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  •  8/16/17 - The project is finished!

    8/16/17 - The project is finished!

  •  View of the bow.

    View of the bow.

  •  Custom center cockpit cover.

    Custom center cockpit cover.

  •  Pygmy Osprey Triple

    Pygmy Osprey Triple

  •  Pygmy Osprey Triple

    Pygmy Osprey Triple

  •  View of the rudder.

    View of the rudder.

  •  Pygmy Osprey Triple

    Pygmy Osprey Triple

  •  Pygmy Osprey Triple

    Pygmy Osprey Triple

  •  Pygmy Osprey Triple

    Pygmy Osprey Triple

  •  Pygmy Osprey Triple

    Pygmy Osprey Triple

  •  Pygmy Osprey Triple

    Pygmy Osprey Triple

  •  Pygmy Osprey Triple

    Pygmy Osprey Triple

  •  4/24/17 - Here is the boat on the day of delivery. A bit more work still to do.

    4/24/17 - Here is the boat on the day of delivery. A bit more work still to do.

  •  View of some damage for setting in a garage for over a decade.

    View of some damage for setting in a garage for over a decade.

  •  The deck seams are filled with epoxy and reinforced with fiberglass tape.

    The deck seams are filled with epoxy and reinforced with fiberglass tape.

  •  6/10/17 - The overhanging fiberglass is trimmed off.

    6/10/17 - The overhanging fiberglass is trimmed off.

  •  6/15/17 - The deck is epoxied into place.

    6/15/17 - The deck is epoxied into place.

  •  6/16/19 - The boat is tilted on its starboard side and the deck/hull seam is filled with epoxy and fiberglassed.

    6/16/19 - The boat is tilted on its starboard side and the deck/hull seam is filled with epoxy and fiberglassed.

  •  6/21/17 - The deck is fiberglassed.

    6/21/17 - The deck is fiberglassed.

  •  7/5/17 - The aft cockpit coaming riser is epoxied into place.

    7/5/17 - The aft cockpit coaming riser is epoxied into place.

  •  The aft hatch lip is epoxied in place.

    The aft hatch lip is epoxied in place.

  •  7/11/17 - Hatch lips are sanded and smoothed for fiberglassing.

    7/11/17 - Hatch lips are sanded and smoothed for fiberglassing.

  •  7/13/17 -  The shape of a custom center cockpit hatch is traced onto  wood.

    7/13/17 - The shape of a custom center cockpit hatch is traced onto wood.

  •  7/14/17 - The seam in the cockpit cover is stitched and glued with epoxy.

    7/14/17 - The seam in the cockpit cover is stitched and glued with epoxy.

  •  7/20/17 - The underside of the cockpit cover is sealed with epoxy.

    7/20/17 - The underside of the cockpit cover is sealed with epoxy.

  •  7/27/17 - Sanding dust is washed off the hull.

    7/27/17 - Sanding dust is washed off the hull.

  •  8/1/17 - The deck is ready for varnish.

    8/1/17 - The deck is ready for varnish.

  •  Custom center cockpit hatch cover is fit into place.

    Custom center cockpit hatch cover is fit into place.

Click photo for slideshow of selected photos of the construction process.