I certainly agree with that. In the wood projects I have done in the past a good glue joint is stronger than the wood itself. Try to separate it...
That will be a lot easier and lighter, than counting the fasteners shown in the drawing to figure out roughly how many to use. I plan to run...
[IMG] I remember seeing on one of the other framing guides that the gussets are attached using stainless through bolts. That's going to be a...
PAR, I used to have a site on hostgator if you want to use them I would help you get a site set up. Send me a PM if you are interested
Knew I shouldn't have sold off my machines a couple of years ago :/
hardwoods are hard to find At least in my area it seems to be getting harder all the time to get hardwood. The only oak the lumber yards here...
Saw those. I thought I would wait until I had all the frames cut and rough fitted so I could tack the chine rail in place temporarily standing the...
another frame cut A little more progress today. Frame 1 has it's foredeck support added. Right now it all is just using dowels to hold it...
Meager beginings Hard to believe but someday this will be the start of my boat. I did say it would be a loooong project LOL [ATTACH] I got...
Finally going to go get some wood today to start building. I think I will have to over build the frame and supports as space is very limited so...
I will certainly consider the ideas of making a structure that can handle the heavy wet now we get but the town is kind of funny about putting...
I have a background that includes working electronics so that part should be pretty easy for me once I pick out what all I want to install then...
Late coming into this LP. My wife and I think the hull plank job you did looks really beautiful ! Looking forward to seeing how you progress as...
The plans arrived yesterday. This looks like a fun boat to build. At first I was a bit unhappy that there really is no detail for what and how...
That would be fun. My wife and I just got our first boat and finished refurbishing it last year so don't know anyone that is really in the boat...