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The wood on the gunwales and foredeck need attention (again). The 4 ounce glass has several places where it is delaminatting, there's a crack that needs repair, and a few places where the wood is darkened due to water exposure. My plan is to take it back down to the wood, reseal it and put new glas...

Well, I am starting more work on the boat. The BBs were modified in August and had two prototypes. Gonna make them the same and add G10 edges to them and see if they stand up to river timber.

Gonna add foam to the aft hull as well.

Need some luck. I’ll add pictures as I go.

rick berrey wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 7:45 pm LB26 is probably the prettiest boat Jacques designed in my view , and it is looking like you will have the prettiest boat we have seen on the Bateau forums , in my view . They need to send you some free stickers

I agree.

I made a load cell setup for my boat. It was pretty sketchy. The cells were bending on the mounts and the boat had to be level and was kinda leaning and moving. Much easier to get a trailer under and take it to a commercial scale. Mine was a different story at 17’ wide. I could send you the stuff, b...

I made a load cell setup for my boat. It was pretty sketchy. The cells were bending on the mounts and the boat had to be level and was kinda leaning and moving.

Much easier to get a trailer under and take it to a commercial scale. Mine was a different story at 17’ wide.

Please give us a picture of the transom area to help is make sure we are not missing anything. The intersection of the stringers and knees is vital in transferring loads from transom to hull. You cannot slide puttied panels down into a groove, so stringers must be cut back and repaired to replace a ...

So, your big question is on the glass needed. Always tricky for us to provide you with a soec because we are not composites engineers and someday a person hangs a couple 425hp off the back and blames us for friendly tips when their boat sinks. Tort law makes that possible. Your wood is too light at ...

Chessie wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:28 am Original 1988 2 stroke transom was rated at 470 HP, but not the weight of modern 4 strokes.

Does the same methodology apply to the stringer connections with the 1700?

Fallguy, where you B? Your advice is always well respected as well.

Chris

Sorry, I have been away from the forum a bit.

Boat looks good and the humor is always fun. I think you ought to ask for a refund and skip the photography class. I have one criticism of the boat which you will ultimately likely agree with…and hate me now for saying. Those hatches on the aft bench area all needed to be on the side. You will const...

It looks like 3/16" zip ties will be my go to size, spaced and tightened a little as I go. I was also considering the little pieces of PVC pipe to help with alignment. I saw that on a video and that looks like a nice little trick to help things go together. My boat will have fiber glass on the...