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cape man
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Welcome to the party. Will watch carefully. The Panga was high on the list when I picked the OD18. Family Man's paint is sweet!

200+ Ahi. NICE fish! Anything over 100 is a giant here in the Gulf of Mexico.
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So I got my marine ply today. 20 sheets Image
I ordered meranti but the place I ordered the ply from accidentally sent me some okoume 8O Image
The 1/2" is definitely meranti. It's darker red and smells a little different. But the 1/4" and 3/8" is okoume. I guess it's going to be easier to bend the bottom panels than I thought 8) My epoxy kit isn't here yet but it's all good cuz I'm not done painting the house yet. So in the mean time I'll cut out my stations and all that good stuff. More pics to follow :D
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Got my silvertip kit yesterday :D so I finished cutting out all the transom pieces. Here's my method for getting a razor straight edge with a skillsaw Image $19.95 cutting fence from HD 8) Then pre-coated my pieces, put on gel magic with a notched spreader and clamped em. So the transom is all done today Image Neyt step is to router the motorwell edges with a 1/2" bit and cap it with a piece of biax tape for more betterness. I don't know if I was super accurate with the cutting or what but the 3 layers matched up perfectly. stoked on that 8) Also, the first layer I used a disposable brush to pe-coat it, but it uses a lot of epoxy. Better to use a plastic spreader to push the laminating resin around, much better mileage. By the way, what's SWMBO stand for?
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She Who Must Be Obeyed! Here's a link to where the phrase originated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_(novel)

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:lol: :lol: LMAO!
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Fonda,
Want to see another Panga built. Your luck on the wood.

SWMBO- I thought SHE Who Must Be Obeyed was from Rumpole of the Bailey :)

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So I rounded the motorwell cutout with a 3/8" router bit and capped it with a piece of woven fibeglass tape. I was gonna use biax tape but it's stiffer than woven and wasn't liking the 3/8 bend. Oh well, it's not a necessity to cap it any way. I just like over built stuff :D Also got my console tacked together while I'm waiting for my tent to build in (no garage). Went with the standard console plans that come with the boat plans but made it 6" taller. On an unrelated note shot a nice size uku (green jobfish) freediving the other day while laying in the sand at 55 feet. 8)
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55 feet free diving! Good job, and good green job fish! Had one for dinner in Kona in 99' . Good stuff.

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Okay this pic may not mean much to alot of you, but represents the end of a serious emotional roller coaster. Image I went to costco with a skip in my step to get my tent. When I got there they told me they aren't selling them anymore. :x Great, now what? I go to k-mart just to see what they have and they tell me the same thing. Now I'm really thinking I'm screwed. On the way out I glance up and lo and behold, there on the top of a dusty shelf is a carport tent long forgotten. Sustained heavenly chorus sound. So now I can start actually building :D Thanx wobblylegs for doing it first so I know it could be done. I wish I had a garage but hey, if you gotta build ya gotta build.
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I'm also building under a carport and you sure are going to thank those side panels, everytime it rains here (which lately has been every night), I can't work around the sides of the boat without getting drenched.
Good luck, may your epoxy mixing begin :wink:

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