Boat Builder Central

I think you are over thinking it a bit. Get it on the stand for now, and when the time comes you can do it without risking collapsing your roof. Do you have a tree outside you can toss a strap around? Do you have a good car jack and 2 friends to help you out for 15 minutes? It's just 245lbs.

Step A - cut holes in the bottom of the boat. Step 2 - run wood through the holes and bolt through the transom Step three - build a rolling base attached to the 2 wood legs that are now bolted through the transom Step D - cut the middle of the transom off next to where it is attached to the wood leg...

Sorry to say if it's already to the powder phase of rot it's way to far gone to save. If it were just wet wood you might be able to salvage some part of it. You could do a seacast fix, but it will still run you atleast $600 and it's time consuming.

I have property in East Englewood now and a few friends there, and Port Charlotte. Fishing has been pretty good there lately. Lemon bay I think got hit harder, but seems to be recovering very well. Further south was a mess when we were in Marco Island, but south of that in the Ten Thousand Islands i...

I think you'll want to backup and punt. The xf22's flat bottom will beat the kidneys out of you on Charlotte Harbor. It's to large a body of water, with no wind shelter, so it can get choppy often. If you stay in the creeks and rivers then the xf might be ok, but in that area I think you'll want to ...

Thank you, the bungee area is where my life vests and throwable will live. Yes, the raised portion in the middle of the hatch is the second later of 9mm.

Right now it just has a simple stainless pull tab, but if I need I can easily add a compression latch later on. The gutters are wide and deep, but it is a semi dry storage so if I get a few drips its no big deal.

6oz woven is what I used.

I doubled mine to within a 1/2" or so of the gutter edge. My front large hatch is 9mm, with a 9mm backing and obviously glassed on both sides. You can dance on it.