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Early December I was waking up from deep REM sleep with a really strong, new and unique pain in the left side of my chest. Ignored it for a week and then started worrying. Went to see a doctor on December 11th who after checking me out, sent me to the ER. Spent 24 hours there. 2 EKGs, chest Xray, ec...

Fun stuff right there. Do you have enough for the forward thwart and the decking?

On the OD18 The sole goes down after the stringers, bulkheads, and sides. I don't have the build notes for the OD16 but believe it is the same. Build the Bottom, stringers, install forms, attach sides, rubrails, and flip. Glass outside, fair, and paint the bottom. Flip again, remove forms, install b...

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Bronze.

I had to go to Oughtred's site and look at some pictures to get the longitudinal midship thwart in my head. So when done there are no seats? That makes sense for such a small boat. I like the ladder design. Will you dare a test to see how much weight it will bare? I would wager it is damn close to a...

As I was writing, I also was thinking how it would flex without the structural components. Perhaps do the rubrail and knees first and see what it does from there? The supports for the deck and seats could be the equivalent of thwarts? I know you will get it right, just throwing out ideas. I used ver...

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I don't own one, but have been around one since its launch. Aripeka Angler's Red Alert is a great XF 2O. His jack plate is a hydraulic CMC with a 4" set back. The water jumps up right away in the tunnel. Just spoke with him and he recommends a similar 4" set back hydraulic jack and a 115hp...

What about removable, drop-in seats and deck? Put them in and out like gear you are going to carry, and then their weight doesn't matter. I bet you can then get the hull with skeg, thwart(s), knees, and support for the seats and deck below your 40lb target and make them out of solid timber.