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“They mix Carbocil with their epoxy and then trowel it on. The glass goes on next. They then use a plastic trowel and scrape any excess paste out from beneath the glass. this is followed by brushing on epoxy followed by another troweling to remove excess. I had some release film that I then applied ...

Or go crazy & extend the hull 3'...make it everything the 31 could have been. I don't mean to hijack, but is this a doable thing? Cut a boat in half somewhere and graft in a section of hull and splice or add new stringers/frames? I have done it with an older jeep to essentially make a scrambler...

Peter, this is an awesome build. Did you stretch the design +3 feet or are you considering the bracket as the extended length? What's your top end with that 300? thanks!

Foam could very certainly work. You would want to do some heavy reinforcement, especially at the transom, and presumably along the keel line. I think I priced something like this out at close to $12,000 for a prospective customer recently. Do you ship from Vero? I only ask because my dad lives ther...

Thanks for the replies. I am familiar with plywood building, not foam, but how different could it be? Seems like a famous last words type comment :D . I like the idea of having more glass in the hull for puncture resistance, but can anyone guess if there would be any weight gain/loss? 3x the glass a...

Would foam sandwich be appropriate for the CS25 design? I am not opposed to marine plywood, but I like the idea of foam for cutting, weight, ease of handling and resale value. Most of all I am wondering about the ability of foam sandwich to conform to the shape intended for the bow flare and the tum...

Ugh, that looks like a lot of work and material down the drain. Improper ratios or underlying resin/glass needed at least scuffing. My .02
You are doing nice work there, the hull is coming together beautifully.

I certainly don't want your intellectual property being stolen and I don't want to cause any problems. I will build the boat one way or another and I don't mind building it the way you intended.
Thanks for the reply.

Devin

Hi all. I'm new to the forum and have enjoyed reading quite a few build of the threads here. I built my first boat in high school 20+ years ago, a Nez Perce 13 designed by Ken Swan. I am a carpenter/fabricator and have a shop full of equipment that I would love to put to use building a boat. I have ...