Clearncalm's FS14
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I glassed the entire outside since my sides and bottom are fir plywood. I didn't want the plywood to check on the outside. The fir really soaks up resin, so I'm not surprised I'm using a lot more than the 4 1/2 gallons supplied in the kit. It looks like I'll need about 6 1/2 total. I would guess I used maybe 1/2 to 3/4 gallon more on the outside compared to just going 6 inches up the side. There's a lot of plywood on the sides above 6 inches.
Current stage: Two coats of primer on outside, sanded, then two more coats unsanded. Two layers of rubrail on outside. Boat is right side up. Stringers are glassed in. Rear seat frame and mid seat frames are fileted in.
Trying to decide if I want to lower front seat frame by 1 1/2 inches so that I can put two layers of "rubrail" on inside. I don't like the look of the slick inside side panels at the sheer. I think it will look better having two strips on inside and two on outside compared to three on outside.
Current stage: Two coats of primer on outside, sanded, then two more coats unsanded. Two layers of rubrail on outside. Boat is right side up. Stringers are glassed in. Rear seat frame and mid seat frames are fileted in.
Trying to decide if I want to lower front seat frame by 1 1/2 inches so that I can put two layers of "rubrail" on inside. I don't like the look of the slick inside side panels at the sheer. I think it will look better having two strips on inside and two on outside compared to three on outside.
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Clearncalm,
I am building the FS14 right now. reading thru what you're asking about the seat height was what i pondered also. I lowered the front seat/casting deck by 5" so that it could be used as a forward seat and your feet would reach the floor. I didn't like where it came up to gunnel height. I had to modify the seat top to fit , and i put a breastplate in out of doubled 3/8"ply, big enough to mount a nice SS cleat on it. I also shortened the rear seat by about 6" because i felt you couldn't comfortably reach the tiller handle on the outboard with the seat as long as it was. I just got an album started last night, after figuring out why my files kept getting rejected. Its not the file size thats the problem, it was the actual dimensions of my pictures(in pixels) that was too big. I resized the files to max of 1200 pixels each way then everything was cool. Your pics look great and everything looks spot on...
I am building the FS14 right now. reading thru what you're asking about the seat height was what i pondered also. I lowered the front seat/casting deck by 5" so that it could be used as a forward seat and your feet would reach the floor. I didn't like where it came up to gunnel height. I had to modify the seat top to fit , and i put a breastplate in out of doubled 3/8"ply, big enough to mount a nice SS cleat on it. I also shortened the rear seat by about 6" because i felt you couldn't comfortably reach the tiller handle on the outboard with the seat as long as it was. I just got an album started last night, after figuring out why my files kept getting rejected. Its not the file size thats the problem, it was the actual dimensions of my pictures(in pixels) that was too big. I resized the files to max of 1200 pixels each way then everything was cool. Your pics look great and everything looks spot on...
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