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Looks solid from here Shannon! Congrats and awesome work

Will

At least 30 hours of detailing to ensure all end grain of marine ply is epoxy fillet protected, and fully preparing for the next step of the glassing decks, and decks to hull junction, sans air bubbles. Hard to see the difference, but necessary and satisfying work. :D That and you cleaned the shop ...

Love the video! That skiff looks more like a hot knife through butter!

Will

I’m with you on end grain GB. The way I did it was that I ran 3-4 layer of blue tape stuck to the bottom (about 1/3-1/2 of the tape width) around my panels. Then I formed a roughly 90 degree bend upwards in the blue tape (very similar to how drywall guys use the paper tape to make inside corner bend...

You can try WM Cramer and see if they have any cypress. The only luck I've had with any decent wood around Augusta is unfortunately to drive to Hazelhurst or Atl both 2+hours away :help: Also, FWIW I just check HomeDepot online, and they have 4x4x8 untreated doug fir beams in Augusta. At least the w...

Just a thought Wes. Since your goal is to basically remove the threat of wood rot permanently have you thought about completely different alternatives? 1. Find a wood specialty shop around and get some 8/4 8” cypress boards and top them with a strip of starboard. 2. It would be crazy expensive, but ...

Absolutely perfect! Beautiful lines on her GB. Man, so gonna be a looker!

Will

Holy moly!! You’ve got to be a pro painter? That finish is nothing short of perfection!! Absolutely beautiful

I think I’d just bolt them and glue with standard construction adhesive (like liquid nails, etc). If you’re really worried about waterproof-ness you could really overkill with some 5200.

Will

Awesome!!!!

Will