Sean’s Pickup Squared
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My son Sean has been bitten! He went to Lake Julliette with me on Embers Watch Last summer, and this fall he has started building a boat! This is his second boat. He and Lauren, his cousin, built the prototype Slam Dink several years ago. I made them do all the work excepting some circular saw work that intimited them at that age. But this is a work of his own and I am a pleased father. Per Sean, he chose Pickup Squared because he wanted a boat that would sail 2 people , camp/sleep one, and would use as little epoxy as possible. He had sides and bulkheads cut out, spliced, and framed when I went up on October 17 to help him go 3D for the weekend. Here are some pictures of his progress. 
“Cooking” under poly tent in North Carolina cool night with 2 75 watt lamps. 
Sean, Megan, bottom ply
Chines Glassed
Sailing Bits
Bottom Skids.
I will try to keep this up to date better in future as Sean sends me photos. He plans to use this in the OBX130 next July.
Sean sent a couple of detail shots of the hatch openings and joints. Looks good to me!
Also some primer fotos.
Progress is being made…
Bill
October 31, 2008 at 1:32 am
Y’all are amazing!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Darlene
October 31, 2008 at 1:44 am
Sean:
Great choice! You are going to love this boat.
Chuck
October 31, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Hi Sean
What fun huh? You guys impress me. I don’t think I would build a boat without getting paid for it. But then I’m not a yachtsman like you and Bill. Don’t be as boring as Bill with the colors. I am so sick of painting white topsides I could scream. Newport green topsides and coral pink inside with a white boot, then you’re talking color scheme. What kind of rig? I hope you’ll have a snotter, just because I like the term. Gotta name for her yet or are you waiting for her to tell you?
Have fun
John
November 1, 2008 at 9:55 am
A name for your boat came to mind last night. Zig Zags.
November 1, 2008 at 12:37 pm
No snotters on this one. Sean had two of them on Slam Dink though! This is a balanced lug. Nice name-lets see what Sean comes up with in the end…
Bill
September 24, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Hi Sean,
I just struggled though a big tortoise, my first. Thinking seriously about piccup squared for next boat. Would you be able to stand up in her on small waters ( like the little less than one hundred acre ponds we have all over Delaware) ?
Not a requirement for me to use it as a bass boat under oars, just curious.
Thanks,
Doug