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super cool..... now you just need a second 7" display for the fishfinder and Nav screen

looks great!

glad to know you liked the wooster roller, I think we will start stocking them. They work very well when you are not tipping

its a lot of work try to keep the filler putty inside the gaps and not so much build up on the top of the foam. Ideally you want the glass bonding to that foam and not microballoons

Your family must really like ice cream

I've never seen a planked and caulked sole that was glassed over :? I have not either. Temp changes, maybe swelling/contracting, difference in hardness.....My worry is that the glass would separate from the caulk over time. If I wanted to glass over it, I would go for the white pigmented epoxy, lik...

ignoring price, is foam or plywood easier to work with?

for a small/simple boat like this. marine plywood is much faster and easier to work with

i read the "captain" was 19 years old, do not know if that's true or not.

that is a good way to re-core the gunnels

go with the regular kit...... use the saving for quickfair and perhaps extra epoxy towards the end of the build

no problem for me

I like the shape, no need to make a boxy console.

I would use thinner battens and more of them, it will help keep the shape more fair between molds. Maybe a bunch of strips of scrap 1/2 plywood.

Do you know where you are going mount the top?