Boat Builder Central

It is amazing how the labor hours increase with the size of the build. Time is the one thing most builders underestimate the worst.

Last thing a guy should do is figure out the price of fish per pound. Would make all of us sell the boats

Yep getting a flat deck to walk on is one of the best days of boat building.
I am enjoying watching this one happen

I have never been in a panga but those who have built them seem to be happy with them. Do a search for 22 panga and read what they have to say. Welcome to boat building and have fun along the way.

I used disposable sanding drums with rubber mandrels for fillets for the first pass, then went to hand sanding. There may still be a 45 degree 3/8" variable drill motor on the market. Sioux brand or third party copies. I wore out two, and took a lot of life out of the third one before we launc...

I do not have plans for the OD16 so I only can tell you about the OD18. On the 18 there were two stringers. The stringers were made out of 8 foot plywood. To get the needed length two pieces had to be spliced together. The reason it looks like two different stringers is because the splice is offset....

Man that is really nice! Hope it is not too smooth for paint to stick.

Must be living in one of the higher elevation places there. From my buddies place in New Mexico it can be70f and 30 minutes drive you can be riding a snowmachine. Pretty neat place.

I prefer the 2-1 epoxys. They seem to be a little more forgiving of small mixing mistakes. As for brands I have used 5-6 of the big name brands and do not see much difference in them. I would guess over half of the epoxy I have used is the house brand from here. They can ship it to me cheaper than w...

First of all it has been a long haul for you and my congratulations on the launch!!
I loved the pictures from pulling it out from the work shed all the way to the water. I hope you have a wonderful time with the boat and keep posting about your trips.