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The 4" straight fairlead came in today and I think it will work. Holding in place I could move the line from side to side and it was still a fairly straight pull.



Thank you to everyone that shared their insights on this. Next will be the post in the front!

This morning the glass/epoxy was hard enough to flip and attach to the frame. So I didn't waste any time using 5200 to attach the sleeve to the frame making sure everything was sealed good. Then trimmed the glass to do the outside and attach the frame with some 6oz glass to make sure the sides of th...

The way I did all my stern cleats was glued them in and butted the ends all together with glue.

Looks like a lot of fun! Hope you keep posting with their progress.

"I coated all cleats on three sides before installing. The fourth side is the glue side and when you glue them in you are done."

Makes sense to me! But is it taboo to talk about it or does everyone just glue them in and expect them to not get wet?

I am getting closer and closer to mounting the sole but I need to glue in all my cleats. After reading and seeing others post pictures of the cleats I have not seen or read anything about coating them with epoxy. When I put the cleats in for the stern lockers I coated them after they were installed ...

You guys are making some really good progress.

Great looking paddle !!

Hope everything turns up ok for the Mrs.

So I was not able to wait for the fast cure to get to hard before I put a pair of gloves on and went to work. Added fillets to the inside seams, then trimmed some 6oz glass to fit on the inside. IN ONE PIECE! 8O I also had a 1 inch over lap for all the seams so should be water proof. Folded the glas...