Boat Builder Central

So we finally made some progress! We also managed to wrangle our winter dinghy project out of the basement (with an inch to spare) and slapped some navy blue on the sides of our P19. As is obvious, the P19 won't look like it popped out of a mould; however, the blue makes it look nice, and we can liv...

I built my GV11 with a small center console. The centre console definitely makes the interior substantially smaller, but that's fine depending on what you want to use the boat for. I use mine for just scooting around with a couple of friends, so the console isn't too bad, but you do notice it when t...

Any idea when the system three will be available? Also just to be clear, if we're using bottom paint we should not use graphite? Also for fairing, have you heard anything about straight-line sanders (the torture of fairing is getting to us).

Do you have any photos? i'm building a P19 but with a pacific northwest reverse raked windshield like the mini maia.

So as we get closer and closer to the painting stage, we've started looking at our different options. So far we're thinking thinking about either the system three or sterling topcoat, what are some pros/cons of both? Also the boat will be spending 8 weeks at a mooring in the pacific northwest, so wh...

That's what we did as well, if the foam doesn't get enough epoxy, it forms a brittle top layer which splinters whenever we tried to shape it

For the GV 11 we used micro balloons, I just wasn't too sure if it was any different for a larger boat, I think I might re fair my GV11 this year as I noticed a low spot I had missed, I'm thinking I'll just use a square frame for flipping, so I'll install the bow eye after all the painting/ flip.

Okay, so now that I've install rubrails/sprayrails and the skeg, what are some tips for fairing etc I bought some quick fair, do I use that exclusively, or do I use that as a final coat sort of thing. Also, should I install the bow eye/ stern eyes before flipping?

I wouldn't suggest meddling with that foam, for us at least just filling the whole thing was awful, I can't imagine trying to shape the stuff in any way, what I would do if you're looking for rod storage is either use a hole saw and cut into the very top of the seat frames to make one rod holder per...

Mhopper, your boat looks good, are planning on adding foam to the seat frames? also looking at your previous photo, I would suggest making a small platform across the motor bracing supports, looks better, and is a good spot for a fuel tank, cooler etc. Another good mod is a small front locker built ...