Boat Builder Central

I've got a gap in mine too... same thinking. I don't think it really matters, they are only there to add strength to the join.
We'll see I guess

Hi Flea, I have been down there on Morton bay several times and fished the Tangalooma Classic tournament in the early 90's. Yeah it can get rough on the bay as the ride over to Tangalooma in a big sportfishing boat was not exactly smooth. I think I would go with the FS17 as it should handle the cho...

Pastor Fundi... Reminds me of an off-color joke my father tells ALL the time about Pastor Fuzz. I'd suggest re-thinking Fundi, just for those of us with english-only, in-the-gutter minds. :oops: :roll: :lol: Just a thought! Heck, Us English only, mind in the gutter types ARE why a word like "F...

Vinegar... cheap, safe, works well...

I'd go with what you have... if it starts to show wear in high traffic areas, put more on there... just suck it and see...

gstanfield wrote:Wow, that's some impressive gear you have there I still can't figure out how to trick a rainbow into taking a fly from me

George, i don't think they will take them out of your hand...

Ok, like everything, you can look at the positives or just be a knocker... I'm still building my first S & G boat... If it only lasts 1 year, there are a few boats on here that should have been junked many years ago... No water take up... the ply is FULLY encapsulated in epoxy... Fairing is the ...

Doc_Dyer wrote:like this one Larry

topwater wrote:Just noticed the reg, numbers on the white jon boat

Funny how the reflection would not even show that grouping of letters...

When I last used AwlGrip, I liked this high build primer... The trouble with any paint you spray on, the whole surface gets the same thickness of paint. So it depends on how much sanding you want to do to achieve filling the weave. I read the data sheet, I used a bigger nozzle than they say, a 2.5mm...

I was given a hint about checking the sheer line while the hull is still upside down. Take a picture from as far back as you need to get the side profile of the boat, put it on the computer and turn the picture upside down, (rotate the picture, not the whole computer :doh: ) Now you get a better ide...