It's about 6 deg's C 42.8 F not a big problem to divers in dry suits, I put a lot of time and effort into building her and getting all the parts...
So my boat sank back in May and it's been a bit of a job trying to find her the full details of what happened and the search so far can be seen...
All went well on the launch day and the trim tabs worked a treat, couldn't be happier with her :D BfNjkhMRt40
Good point messabout I didn't think about the landing after hitting a wake or wave I'm sure the force would be quite a bit if I was ever airborne...
Thanks for your help guy's. PAR when you say 90 degree edge do you mean to a point or to give it a flat trailing edge. Cheers.
I guy's I hope this is the right place for this, I'm just about finished my Glen-L crackerbox and as it was porpoising a bit on the first test run...
Best wishes from Ireland :D [IMG]
So that's what that was :D at one stage I did think I had lost control of the rudder, I was holding the wheel tight and like you said she tried to...
Thanks for your advice PAR, I will need to get a video from outside the boat to see what angle she starts bouncing it feels quite level to me she...
Well it's been a while but here she is on her first test run. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] The only problem I had was a bit of porposing...
Hi balood I have built two Glen-L boats and found their plans to be very good "not free" but worth every penny they also have a great forum if you...
3 coats of epoxy and a bit of an idea how it will turn, I'm not happy how it's reacting with the caulking it doesn't seem to want to stick to it...
Aa I may have said before I was not happy with the finish on the hull as there were some patches where dampness got into the epoxy overnight that...
Some photos of the king plank and planking. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] The wet spot is my drool :lol: [IMG]
Cheers, your more than welcome to come and have a look at my boats if your ever down this way. I did a lot of boating up in Cavan as I used to...
First test run of the engine in the boat to make sure there are no leaks before I do the planking. She still needs to be tuned in and the timing...
The "boat building with plywood" is a very handy book http://www.boatdesigns.com/prodinfo.asp?number=12-430 but I'm sure there are 100's just the...
Hi speedracer I built/building two boats like the ones above the first was the Malahini built with no experience at all just what I picked up on...
For a first timer I think west system with the pumps is very handy to work with plus it is tried and tested in the marine environment unlike some...
One of the guys did build a crackerbox to race standard as they are still raced today http://www.crackerboxracing.net/, here's one in action :D...
