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I have checked out the West Marine article on oar length (beam 12 x 3 + 6) But in the article it mentions that boats with narrow beams may need smaller oars, how much smaller? any help would be appreciated. <BR><BR> DT

I found this one part Epoxy at Home Depot in the marine section by the paint (it said that it was a white finish.) I was wondering how you can do one part epoxy?? <BR><BR> DT

Thanks for all of the replies, I found the 14 inch plexi at Home Depot, I also found the marine caulkadhesive there. <BR><BR> David Tucker

DaveD <BR><BR> I was originally think that the 2nd piece of glass would do what the frame did. Do you think that I should put the frame on the floor of the boat and on the bottom, or just the floor? BTW here are some links that I found in a search. <BR><BR>www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.c...

Thank you for the quick reply <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_biggrin.gif">. I do not know where to get this sealer from, and I was wondering if this arrangement would work. I would probably put the glass under the seat.

I am thinking about doing a bit of glass work (maybe a 1 square foot piece of glass on the bottom of the boat) the boat is a D12. Since it is flat bottomed it doesn´t seem like it would be too hard. I was wondering how well epoxy bonds with glassplexiglass and has anyone ever done something like thi...

Thanx <BR> Thanks for the feedback, I think I know what I am going to do. Quick question, does anyone have a preference for the sail type, there are two options, Sprit or Sailboard? Thanks again for the responses! <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif">

Could you enghliten me? What do you mean by "Wrong Side?" Is´nt plywood the same all the way around. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_eek.gif">

It is on the bottom of the nesting drawing. Where the two diagonal lines meet I have the extra 34 inch. I have already drawnmeasured the two longer pieces and am working on the two shorter pieces. <BR><BR> (Extremely quick reply!)

I just started on my D12, and I am having a problem with the nesting. The nesting drawing does´nt seem to match what I have on my board, I have a 34 inch difference in what I have on the board and what the nesting shows. I am working on the bottom of the side panel drawing. We measured the plywood a...