Hi, you’d think after taking high school geometry twice I’d be better at it…, I have worked my way to the bow of the boat. I am looking to...
Hi, I have a couple spaces just in front of the transom under the “swim step” area that I won’t have access to from inside the boat. It’s...
Hi, I’ll move this to the top…thanks Siri, so it’s lumber holes instead of “limber” if anyone has the power to change the title. Are there any...
Yes, this could be another “I hate fairing” rant/thread but maybe there is some glimmer of information to be gathered here. For fishing boats...
so I have finished the hull extension and had a question: Should I or do I need to extend the lifting strakes? I extended the hull 3’, so I add...
Hi, I’m trying not to completely freak out but I pulled the forms on my hull extension today and I have a pretty bad screw up. I don’t think it’s...
Hi, I’m finally tabbing in my bulkheads and I was curious how to cut the fabric to handle the hull angles and the corners around stringers and at...
Hi, Ive only used epoxy in my boat work prior to now but due to the future quantities needed I am exploring using polyester to laminate large...
Hi, I have tabbed my new stringers in and I was wondering how aggressive to get in prepping them before I put the fiberglass cap on? The edges...
Hi, I think I’ve touched in this in other threads but I’m getting more serious in taking things apart now so I wanted to see if I could get some...
Hi, so I’m running into some issues working alone with some of the sheets of fiberglass I’m trying to put down, they are just too big to handle...
Hi, I’m building my transom and had a few questions about measurements. I’m planning on twin 25”outboards and I have some measurements from...
Hi, For those of us that don’t have any data to backup what we are doing Ive heard the generally accepted route is to build to “what was there”....
Hi, so I found another local guy who rebuilt the same hull I am working on. He raised the gunnels, like I plan to, about 12”. He made his...
I started working on my old radon and thought it would be best to have a single place for all my questions. I had started a couple threads about...
Hi, I’ve finally started on my project boat and in doing the initial demolition I’ve discovered the stringers were set on top of a layer of...
Hi, I have posted a while back about the hull I want to modify. After a several year delay I’m getting back to it. I’m in California and it’s a...
Hi, Im just about to start in on my project boat and I was wondering if there was a better option for 2:1 mix epoxies in bulk. I know the...
hi, I’m new but have been reading some other boat building forums for years. I rebuilt my zodiac with help from them and recently picked up...