Boat Builder Central

Thanks Dan you don’t think you’ve gotten much done daily until you go back and look at some pictures of your progress. I’m using Totalboat products everything from fairing to topcoat to eliminate any compatibility issues. So far very been happy with everything. The anchor and bilge are a two part ba...

Hey guys hope everyone has been well. It’s been quite a while so here’s a six month update. The cabin sides and top are in. FC35CD92-E487-412E-A6E8-69E59B7C1FE8.jpeg 5EC62F9C-995A-4763-9D32-3109DE614DBC.jpeg Made up some chase tubes and glassed them in through the gas tank compartment. Drilled for e...

Thanks fallguy yes very thought provoking, which is a good thing. I believe I’ll stick with the 1/4 plywood top with a couple more ribs added like Wes K did on his GT27 C9FA5B5D-8355-4B80-8B2E-2DA5DC290696.png I also have access to some finished sound dampening decorative panels. They are similar to...

Northeast, cape cod, day tripping only. Not really concerned about heat loss or cooling just condensation.

If the weight savings in the top alone are negligible is there any insulating benefit of nidaplast?

Sounds great thank you very much for the insight.

Your correct I totally missed it. Thank you. I do see two thickness there listed for divinycell, is that just a nominal number vs actual thickness? And yes I would love to do a second build with nidaplast sole. Bulkheads are something I never even thought of. How much ( rough percentage) weight savi...

Thanks Fallguy I followed your input on Wes K roof framing and was seriously going to follow suit would just like to keep it light as I’ve over built on so many other areas.

I am currently building a DE 25, is it possible to get a laminating scheduled for building the cabin and hardtop from nidaplast as opposed to plywood sides and top? Including recommended core material thickness for each sides and top..