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by AggieBrother23
Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX
Replies: 16
Views: 4688

Re: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX

Im thinking about putting only one skeg on the bottom of the boat as opposed to two skegs. Anyone have any experience or advise in this area and the difference between one or two skegs?
by AggieBrother23
Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX
Replies: 16
Views: 4688

Re: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX

Great work on the boat, first of all, great progress! "The only downside to the Dado cut is that you have to fill all the holes in-between the wood and boat with peanut butter" I'm not convinced you need to. If you slathered some neat epoxy into each hole to seal it, I would think that wo...
by AggieBrother23
Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:48 pm
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX
Replies: 16
Views: 4688

Re: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX

Been a while since I did and update, I would've posted more but I got sidetracked with a bunch of smaller projects and I lost a lot of my progress photos because my phone got dropped in a river. The next thing I did on the boat was zip tie it to the shape I wanted and got the nose to come together, ...
by AggieBrother23
Sun May 22, 2022 8:12 pm
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX
Replies: 16
Views: 4688

Re: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX

Did a lot of work on the boat this weekend. We got the bow stitched together and epoxied (w/ wood flour) together, same with the rest of the hull. We did it a little differently this time compared to my sister's build.We stitched up until the puzzle pieces and then stitched the bow and worked backwa...
by AggieBrother23
Sun May 22, 2022 7:48 pm
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX
Replies: 16
Views: 4688

Re: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX

Browndog, I think the biggest thing we've learned so far is that it's really easy to do something wrong if you don't have everything laid out and have to rush to get stuff your missing. Also, the shape of the boat is greatly affected by the way its supported while sitting in the garage. We noticed i...
by AggieBrother23
Wed May 18, 2022 10:49 pm
Forum: Builder's Small Boats
Topic: AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX
Replies: 16
Views: 4688

AggieBrother23 SK-14 Boat Build in TX

Howdy all, My name is Joey, I'm going to be a senior at Texas A&M this fall. Currently, I am a Civil Engineering student and also a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. I'm going to be building a SK-14 on the forum and posting my progress along the way. I got into boat building and fishi...