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NOTHING ELSE MATTERS wrote:What kind of tubes are they ? Plastic flexible electrical conduit ?

Yes it is a flexible plastic conduit. I chose this because I was able to make longer more gentle turns. Or tight turns where needed.

epoxy will "stick" very well to roughed up PVC pipe. Joel I think ( correct me if I'm wrong) he has some of those black flexible chase pipes sold at marine stores, those won't stick. I missed that, sorry. In that case, I agree that a bead of 5200 along the top is a good idea. I would stil...

epoxy will "stick" very well to roughed up PVC pipe. Joel I think ( correct me if I'm wrong) he has some of those black flexible chase pipes sold at marine stores, those won't stick. I missed that, sorry. In that case, I agree that a bead of 5200 along the top is a good idea. I would stil...

You either should get some epoxy putty in there (either by smashing it in with a spreader, or injecting) OR grind it off and try again. The glass is not doing any good there the way it is now. I tried forcing in epoxy. Wasn't happy with results. Beside it would make my stringers taller than planned...

Cedarock - I asked about which lake because I passed you somewhere near Brians Gun & Tackle. Graham-Mebane lake didn't occur to me as I live near Cammack. Just wanted to say that is a nice looking boat even if I was only passing on the road. I was on my way to work Sat. morning so I wasn't able ...

Cedarock, Did you by any chance go over to Lake Cammack to try a launch today?

No offence to any of the other builders here what-so-ever. But if you want a qualified builder with references check out Cracker Larrys personal build coming to its completion. You can see the kind of work he does for yourself. His work is top notch and a lesson to many of us on this site. I do not ...

I was wondering if what I was suggesting would mess up something else. I thought it might but wasn't sure where. Keep up the good work.

Overall it looks really good. You may want to consider moving the cabin a bit more forward. Just so you get more useable fishing/rigging space.

My .02, Rusty

Capt. Dave if you have, any I would like to see some updates. I hope you are able to get the boat ready for the new season. If not then I will see you at the Carribe Inn.



Rusty