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Jbo, I have never noticed any difference in viscosity between the hardener speeds. Keep in mind, a nice benefit to the slow cure hardener is that it will not blush. We are located in FL so I very rarely use anything but slow, even in the winter months. I really don't recommend going to Medium unless...

cape man wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2024 2:55 pm I'm hawking it for you. May ask a finder's fee of some marine epoxy if one of my guys bites...

Want to trade a Superlight SC16 with a 2.5 yamaha?

Cape man,

Give me a call tomorrow if you have a chance.

-Reid
772-742-8535

Hey everyone,

We have a few interested parties in the FS14_LS but no takers so far. If anyone (or if you know of anyone) is interested please reach out to Jeff or myself. We are happy to discuss any particulars of the boat and will certainly let you come down to the shop and look it over.

-Reid

Hey everyone, We have decided to sell our FS14 Low Sheer. This boat was actually built by Seaslug back in 2016. Over the past 8 years we have used it for boat shows. It is essentially a brand new boat that has never even had a motor mounted to it. If you have been on this Forum for any length of tim...

If I were to put a percentage on it, I would say 70% aesthetics to 30% functionality. IMHO
Hopefully you can get some additional feedback from those who have some real world experience with either version.
-Reid

Sayn3ver, Having fished on an FS18 with a hard chine and also having built an FS18 round chine, I figured I would share my two cents. First, the round chine will definitely add some time to the build. There will be significant sanding/fairing with the round chine version. As far as performance and h...

Tommy,

Just as Pee Wee said.
The stringers will get two layers (offset seams) on each side of the stringer.
The Keel, transom, and bow will get two layers on the outside of the hull and two layers on the inside of the hull. Make sure to stagger the seams.

-Reid

Pokeydonut, Welcome to the Forum. Just as Dougster said, look through the tutorials, read through other build threads, and study the plans. Most of your questions will be answered. I also highly encourage you to keep asking questions and post a lot of pictures on your build thread as you progress th...

Tommy,

Basically, anywhere water will be releasing from the hull. For example, on my FS18 I sharpened the bottom of the transom and the chines. The chines were sharpened from the transom and up to about 6 feet.

-Reid

Tommy, I would think that the RB18 measurement would be sufficient (or at least get you in the ballpark). I like to put strakes/keels/skegs on my hulls after the hull has been fiberglassed and faired and before the primer. This way if you happen to hit something and it pulls away from your hull you ...