Boat Builder Central

I have ripped up the sole and found some of the stringers were shot but a few were solid like a rock so I didnt remove them. I have also cut the plywood for the sole and glued/fiberglassed the supports. Hopefully I'll have some pictures up tomarrow.

Well, the boat is a 14 foot boston whaler style boat with a working 30hp evinrude. A couple square feet of the deck are soft, I drilled some inch wide holes and found that the wood is basically falling apart inside. I think it will be worth it considering the boat was free.

Im getting a free boat from a friend but the boat has a few "soft spots". Its a borthers boat that has the hull design of the 13 foot boston whaler with a side console. Should I replace the whole deck or just the sections that are soft? Also, I have never replaced soft spots before, is the...

Just needs a good scrubbing...

Take the boat to a remote location and tie the boat to big tree. Then make sure the boat is not attached to the trailer and drive away. Now you have a trailer.

I built the gv11 and used gorilla glue for the rub rails and everything has been fine for months now.

Anyone on the gulf coast watching this one? This could be the first good one of the season, except this season I have a sailboat to worry about.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphic ... shtml?5day

If you have a boat with a tarp on it, always remember to check it. I had forgot to check mine for about a week (its kepted where you cant see it from the house) and I found that it had so much rain water built up that it ripped my $150 tarp in half! I though I had it secured it but it came loose. :(...

Thanks for the tips, i'll try them.

I just boat an older 22' santana sailboat and the main sail it came with has dirty areas on the sail. Whats the best way to clean a sail? I heard you can use a gental soap and water to scrub with but I dont know.