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For the PH 18 I would use 2x6 's not 2X4 's. I would also invest in a good set of wheels. I built my PH 16 on a 2X6 strong back and over the course of the two year period it did a lot of rolling in and out of the garage . I don't think the 2x4's would have held up. I constructed it using the metal b...

Stephen, I did raise all the Bulkheads by 3". I also raised the stringers by 1". This gave me a little deeper cockpit and keeps my scuppers well above the waterline. I did this for two reasons (1) I encounter a lot of choppy water where I live so I wanted a little added protection. (2) I k...

article on amateur boat building. The current issue of Bussiness Week page 106 had a nice little story on how amateur boat building is sweeping accross America as a family project type of thing to do together. They talked about stich & glue boat building.

I thought I saw them discounted for less. In any event I would look for products similar to the smart tabs that perhaps you can experiment with. There must be ones that you can set in various positions. I am highly confident that tabs will solve your problem. When I was a kid I had a boat that would...

Jason I did a search and found a product called " Smart Tabs ". They make manual trim tabs and they come in various sizes depending on motor and boat length . They cost about $50. If your motor movement does not solve the problem you might want to experiment with these Smart Tabs to see if...

Jaques, How about trim tabs rather than wedges ???

Jason the boat looks fantastic. Nice neat job. Best of luck with her.

Jeff that picture of you with your hands in the air says it all . Boat looks fantastic. Best of luck with her.

Evil : Fantastic job. Looking foward to here the launching report. P.S. That rubrail looks identical to the one I put on my boat however I bought mine from Hamilton Marine (which means I paid more because Marine is used in the store name). How much did you pay at HD and what section did you find it ...

My Problem has been solved. The answer was the prop as most of you had suggested. They installed the Stilletto SS bow lifting prop and the performance of the boat has completely changed. I am able to trim the bow up at the higher RPM's now. In addition the whole boat rides higher out of the water at...