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Temperature will greatly affect curing times. Where I live it’s very cold and even with medium speed hardener my epoxy takes 14-18 hours to cure. If I use the slow hardener it takes 24+ hours to cure.

No brand on wood flour. It’s just really finely ground wood, like a very fine sawdust. My first boat was built with pecan flour made by grinding pecan hulls into dust. I thought it was a brilliant way to use the otherwise wasted hulls from pecans.

Boat and meat look good!

Bought the plans today. Most of my questions are answered in the plans. Still not sure what kind of performance to expect from 25HP and what the hull weighs. I have a floating drive on dock and need an estimate of how much the hull weighs. The study plans call out 1,100 pounds as built. Experience ...

Congrats on a job well done!

Hello Everyone, Thank for the very kind replies. Fallguy I think lists are a great idea! I use them as well when I'm in my right mind. Jaysen, Good to hear from you. Look for me on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/stephen.foster.9 send me a friend request. That's open to everyone. I will sell onl...

Hey Eric, was thinking about you today, hope all is going well and you are able to work on your boat a little. Hi Narfi, Thanks for the thoughts Brother. I'm doing well now. I got in the boat the other day and started cleaning up the mess. I'll have to replace some of the wood and sand and recoat t...

The last few boats I’ve done both sides of every panel, yes. In many cases it’s just 4oz woven which hardly adds any weight, but gives me peace of mind. Gotcha. You have me thinking about ordering some light fabric. Do you get a commission? :lol: I wish! Just trying to help out. Light fabric is a c...

After cutting a boat up with my chainsaw and throwing it away due to checking of the plywood I won’t build another that isn’t fully glassed. Understandable, that had to be heartbreaking! JM does say in the plans to use a lighter cloth if you're planning on glassing the entire outside. Are you glass...

I would fiberglass the entire hull, regardless of where the water line stops. I suspect this is pretty common and probably a good use of extra weight. The plans only call for glass 6" above the chine, which is what I did. In hindsight, glassing to the sheer would have made fairing the sides a ...