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by rsiedl
Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:41 am
Forum: Power Boats
Topic: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom
Replies: 86
Views: 5389

Re: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom

Thanks for the info re wood flour barraman. I'm now working on the layout for the strakes. Is there a preferred orientation for the strakes at the bow? The other CS builds I've followed dont show much of an upturn at the bow, but every boat I've checked out near me has strakes coming up to the chine...
by rsiedl
Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:24 am
Forum: Power Boats
Topic: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom
Replies: 86
Views: 5389

Re: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom

Thanks for all your replies. To clarify, I plan to make these up off the boat, epoxy glue them to the boat, then lay some glass over it (strips, not the full sheet glass that covers the hull panels - is that what you mean by "hull glass" fallguy?). I'm also toying with the idea of making t...
by rsiedl
Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:07 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: CS23 Build: Open Deck / Closed Transom
Replies: 45
Views: 3405

Re: CS23 Build: Open Deck / Closed Transom

Spanish Mackerel
by rsiedl
Tue Sep 06, 2022 11:38 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: CS23 Build: Open Deck / Closed Transom
Replies: 45
Views: 3405

Re: CS23 Build: Open Deck / Closed Transom

Been sanding and fairing, sanding and fairing, and did I mention, sanding and fairing? Looking at photos of someone sanding and fairing is probably only marginally more exciting than the actual sanding and fairing so I haven't bothered with a whole lot of photos. I did sneak in a quick winter trip u...
by rsiedl
Tue Sep 06, 2022 11:14 pm
Forum: Power Boats
Topic: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom
Replies: 86
Views: 5389

Re: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom

Made up a test piece for my strakes. https://www.community.boatbuildercentral.com/gallery/albums/userpics/93026/PXL_20220907_030538639.jpg I layed up some glass in a mold and gave it a coat of straight epoxy. Then filled that with epoxy/milled fibres and microspheres. Will that do the job? My only c...
by rsiedl
Wed Aug 31, 2022 10:24 pm
Forum: Power Boats
Topic: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom
Replies: 86
Views: 5389

Re: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom

Also, would the build up on the chine and transom (to get the sharper edge) be 100% cabosil?
by rsiedl
Wed Aug 31, 2022 10:22 pm
Forum: Power Boats
Topic: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom
Replies: 86
Views: 5389

Re: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom

Thanks fallguy.

Is it worth colouring it with anything?
by rsiedl
Wed Aug 31, 2022 10:09 pm
Forum: Power Boats
Topic: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom
Replies: 86
Views: 5389

Re: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom

Thanks for the advice on the strakes. I think I'll go down the path of milled glass/epoxy in some angle. I am after some advice on mixing my own fairing compound. Wood flour is hard to come by here so from my research I've settled on a mixture of Cabosil and Q-Cel 5020 (hollow sphere glass micro bal...
by rsiedl
Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: Power Boats
Topic: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom
Replies: 86
Views: 5389

Re: CS23 Build Config: Open Deck / Closed Transom

OK, I've sorted out all the bubbles and am ready to put on the skeg and strakes. I'm wondering if there are alternatives to using timber for these parts? It would be great to have something a bit more durable. I've seen one idea of making up a form and filling it with chopped glass and epoxy. This m...