WEST epoxy with 403 filler is a lot like welding. You can mix it thick enough to not sag and it will bridge gaps. On a small boat you won't go...
Do you really need the bead and cove? I've edge glued with WEST epoxy and haven't had issues filling gaps on square cut strips.
Lake Champlain Race I was in a three mile race today at Basin Harbor's Lake Champlain maritime Museum. Several 4 and 6 oared gigs but only two...
37 knot winds! Sounds rugged. I just got back from a 7 mile 1:30 row. No wind though. I don't know what the answer is for butt chafe for us...
The 1" full length keel added some drag, but that, and cutting away the forefoot and making the keel line aft dead straight, resulted in better...
Got my Boat in the Water Yesterday Race on June 12.
Forefoot I cut away some of the forefoot and took out the rocker in the stern on my 17' rowboat late last year. Only got a chance to try it twice...
I made my latest set of limber oars from red maple and used west systems epoxy to laminate the blades. They're not hollow, but I did once make a...
I recall reading somewhere about a "bullet bow" on a small boat and wondered how it would work to rotate the first 2-3' of the bottom profile...
We don't have a lot actually, though it may not seem that way from the rescheduling. The race this weekend is the 3 mile Lake Champlain Challenge...
Thanks for the invite but I'm committed to a three day energy audit workshop that weekend. I may pass up a race this weekend because of a big...
I see what you mean about the Jersey Skiff. I took it out late this afternoon with just the stern done and no sanding or fairing. I also cut away...
WL Extension High Density Polyethylene. Pic shows stern. Profile not yet shaped.
Well I'm into it now. The bottom was getting trashed dragging over the gravel, so today I ripped out some 5/8 x 1 1/4 HDPE strips and made a full...
I'd have a real knife edge if I did it which might have some problems of it's own. I could fair it out but the WL in and out would be concave. 3%...
Stretching Waterline Glad to see this thread is still going. I'm contemplating plumbing the stem and stern on my boat(pics on posts #296 and...
Thanks! I'm happy with the way my boat feels in the water so guess I should accept the speed limitations, leave it alone, and think about building...
terhohalme--I'm very impressed with your boats. My 16'wl boat(pics on posts 296 and 301) pulls a transverse stern wave as I approach 5mph. Can you...
Rick: Is Michlet Windows only? I have a Mac. Thanks DickT
Just got home and saw your post. Very impressive! That's what I see when my gps( I didn't have it with me during the race) says I'm around 5.5-6.3...
