How about one of these cut in half kill two birds with the one stone :D [IMG] Or this one. [IMG]
Thanks for the replies guy's. interesting point johneck the gap could help the flow of water over the top of the plate and stop water been sucked...
Hi guy's this is the crackerbox I am building and I would like to get some advice on the rudder, it has a plate on it to stop air been sucked in...
I had to make up a new strut suit my angle. [IMG] [IMG] Just have to sink it a bit more and fiberglass the base and the prop tube that...
Hi steves47 have a look at my builds below,these are my first builds and I have only basic woodworking skills and no money :D so the dream is...
I put 6oz fiberglass cloth on the bottom of my boats but you could go a bit heaver. I also coat "encapsulate" the inside of the boat with epoxy...
Thanks,:D every thing is from ebay the nude on the bow is from an auto shop it's a hood ornament I also got one for the boat I am building now...
I find most of my gear here sometimes it takes a while but they do come along you can also type NOS if you want "new old stock"...
Could it be a "Glen-L" Zip [IMG]
First coat of primer I will sand this down with 600 paper and do two more coats and sand again. [IMG] And first coat of paint "roll and...
My first runabout is plywood coated in 6oz cloth and I was able to get a great finish on the paint with a lot of prep. The one I'm building now...
My hands and wet paper, I like to feel it as I sand hence I have no fingerprints :D No gelcoat or clearcoat just paint. "toplac international"
It's just paint over fiberglass and was put on with a roller and sanded between each coat then sanded with 600- 800-1000-1500-2000 wet and dry and...
There are only two colors to paint a boat, black or white, and only a fool would paint a boat black. -Nathanael G. Herreshoff :D I'm in...
Thanks for the reply Frosty as you can see on my mock up I cant drop the engine any more and if I raise the angle of the shaft the prop will very...
Hi guys I am building a crackerbox as you can see below one of the problems I have is the strut I got with the donor boat is a bit short and if I...
Thanks, the first boat is just dyed plywood with car pin stripe "poor man's decking" :D The crackerbox will be mahogany planks with epoxy mixed...
1) What compelled you to build your own boat? I always loved messing with boats and when I had to give up work to look after my son I needed...
The one with the outboard cost me about €2000 but I used a lot of scrap hard wood that a friend had for fire wood :D for the engine I put a few...
Hi flanagaj, The boat looks very like the one that I am building at the moment "crackerbox" you can see my link below, and if I can do it with no...
