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I don't know if this will help but here is an overall side vue. http://gallery.bateau2.com/displayimage.php?album=343&pid=6012#top_display_media This tiller was made from a curved piece of oak firewood so the curve and the external dimensions are a bit different. But the attachment to the rudder...

If your plywood is of good quality (equal thickness veneers and waterproof glue) you don't have to glass the whole hull. But you need to epoxy and glass all the seams in and out. I covered the parts of my bottom that weren't already glassed with 4 strips of glass tape to ward off all the gouges I wa...

Descriptions like "The wood in between the fiberglass" doesn't tell us much. It could be lumber (boards), it could be plywood, it could be lumber cut into strips. We don't know it the boat was built sheathed in fiberglass or was sheathed later to salvage a hull that was already starting to...

The D5 doesn't use screws. It's glued together with epoxy resin. The use of epoxy resin varies from builder to builder because it's very easy to use more than is necessary. You can lose batches of epoxy from improper mixing or taking too long and having it harden in the cup. And If the builder has s...

AtTheBrink wrote:That sole is pretty high! Hope you don't have problems because of it. But you are right, you won't have to worry about it being self-bailing!

I already asked him about that. He assured me he has it all figured out.

My son and I put our D4 together this weekend. We took pictures which we will post when we get them developed. He is very excited to get it out on the lake. My question is a simple sailing question in regards to the R550. What is the difference between a sloop and a cat boat?<BR> You, gotta get you...

If I understand you correctly you want to put epoxy over paint. Never. The epoxy encapsulation ALWAYS goes on the bare wood. It grips the wood better than any paint and is a very good primer.

Chine log? Chine logs are only needed to give the builder something to drive screws into. Since we don't use screws we don't bother with chine logs. We use fiberglass tape and epoxy resin. It is much stronger because the glued surface provides a continuous watertight grip on the wood. If you use wir...

Here's a picture of my snotter and block. http://gallery.bateau2.com/displayimage.php?album=343&pid=6014#top_display_media It looks a little haphazard but it's been in use for about 8 years now. That's athumb cleat that holds it up. And the block, in this case, is hardware store pulley. Since th...

I put a finishing nail at the bottom point of each stem.
I put a long flexible batten against those nails.
At the center of the side panel I pushed the batten up 1½ inches and put another nail in to hold the batten in place.
Then I drew the curve.