While you are pondering these answers around, I would strongly consider looking about some of the boatyards and see if you can find a metal mast...
http://www.horstmeierlumber.com/ Try these guys for cypress lumber for your framing and good quality materials for your project. For...
This is the interor layout. I can carry my fishing gear and bird watching books and glasses in the drop storage area which also doubles as seat...
The way I read it you are glassing a planked hull with some age? If so and the boat has some age on it, you maybe asking for some serious trouble...
Thanks, and I have not forgotten the "Popsicle" inquiry. I have just not slowed down enough to put anything on paper yet. We are having an...
The boat, only, weighs 147 lbs.
Well actually the original boats were not so much as narrower in the stern, as you loose some planing surface with the opening in the well...
I wanted a nice little tender built to traditional lines for a small power cruiser that will also be carried on the cabin roof, so I decided to...
Backed up a ways, but depending on whats the needs, jingle these guys. very reasonable MC CREADY RAILWAY 12878 MCCREADY RD LUSBY, MD...
Thanks, I think I will test some of this stuff.:)
Thats an interesting idea, that Wiki-Wacki place.;) That will give me a place to kill some time reading on my coffee and lunch breaks. Thanks...
There has been many issues with the primers under linear paints, and even enamel paints of the lighter colors. Awlquip has a cream primer or...
Ring Leader speaks from some experience here. He has a couple of small projects that he is doing that requires him to practice what he actually...
I see several are discussing speed. Well folks, speed and shallow draft doesn't always go hand in hand. The angle of the boat that is required to...
There are two hulls being built as we speak, that I know of, but none are in the water. One is in Wash. state and one is in Maine, both with plywood.
I think that this is getting a bit off base. SO I will edit and bow out here and allow the talk to continue about runaboats.
Strip planked hulls, built with the right scantlings, can be built without framing, allowing bulkheads, and intregal parts to form a complete hull...
There are several additional questions that could help further some stronger opinions of what my work for in the long haul How much experience...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] You can do almost anything with strip planking in shapes and its not confined to round chine hulls.
http://www.classicmako.com/projects.htm The above link shows step by step many fiberglass hulls and steps along the way. Some of the rebuilds...