Boat Builder Central

Thank you...I have a punch list of little things to complete and look forward to exploring alot of new water!

Thanks for the comments gang. I splashed her on Saturday morning and have to admit with a tinge of worry about performance, draft at rest, attitude on the water, etc. Basically worried about anything and everything. Turns out I was spinning my gears over nothing. My expectations were exceeded across...

Well.....she's finished (for the most part). I am going to fish it a bit, but the platform probably needs to come down by around 4". I am really happy with how it has turned out. Next thing is the water test to see how she runs. I got lucky and found a lightly used 50/35 Tohatsu TLDI and I am r...

Then I primed with ezPrime and used Kiwi Grip on the deck. Next step will be to lay down kiwi grip on the cockpit floor and I will paint the sides and rod holders with a matching topside paint. Should have that done by the end of the week. Also, picking up my grab bar (had it powder coated black) al...

Then it was on to glassing the deck and my favorite part of boat building.....faring (with a hint of sarcasm)....

Making good progress....this first group shows a little clean up on the lines and filling gaps with a wood flour mix to prep for glassing the deck

And...its starting to look like a boat....had to fill in some gaps with some epoxy/wood flour peanut butter, but is coming together....then transferred from the strong back to the trailer

Getting the decking down and glued......

I somehow 'lost' the pics I took while foaming and laying down the sole, but the from the front bulk head to the back is completely foam filled. I laid down the wiring chase tubes and began to build up the storage, in deck fuel tank, etc.

OK.....went dark on posting for a long time, but getting close to crossing the finish line.....The first set is pretty self explanatory....flipped it and started on the glassing and stringer layouts.