Fishwater's FS18
- flyfishingmonk
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Re: The Chronicles of an FS18
That looks like a nice one. What size motor are you going with?
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Re: The Chronicles of an FS18
Looking nice!
What part of H-town are you in? I live south of town and work out west...
Jerry
What part of H-town are you in? I live south of town and work out west...
Jerry
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Re: The Chronicles of an FS18
Live in the Heights...grew up on the west side thoughJerry-rigged wrote:Looking nice!
What part of H-town are you in? I live south of town and work out west...
Jerry
I bought a 16' Al semi V with a 25 hp honda 4 stroke last year. My plan was to use the motor and trailer. However, now I think I'm going to have a custom trailer made so I'll just use the motor. If the wife will let me, I'd like to get a go-devil for the al boat and use it for duck hunting. We'll see...flyfishingmonk wrote:That looks like a nice one. What size motor are you going with?
Haven't been able to work on it in a while. I have a free(ish) weekend this weekend so I'm hoping to get cleats in, rub rail finished, etc. Again, we'll see...
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Re: The Chronicles of an FS18
We helped move my wife's daughter to the Heights. Off Harvard.Fishwater wrote:Live in the Heights
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Re: The Chronicles of an FS18
Hey guy, how's it going? I've been waiting for some progress on your thread and then realized you might be in the fire zone. Are you OK?
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Re: The Chronicles of an FS18
I've done a few things here and there on the boat. I'll take some pics and post them when I get some free time. Life keeps getting in the way of making serious progress but I'm getting there little by little.gstanfield wrote:Hey guy, how's it going? I've been waiting for some progress on your thread and then realized you might be in the fire zone. Are you OK?
The fire(s) are well away from me, thanks for the concern. I tell you, though, it's a really bad deal. We are in desperate need of rain statewide. I was with friends last night talking about the situation and we're all praying for a hurricane, that's how badly we need moisture. I'm sure there are guys on the forum who are in or near harms way; the fires are everywhere. If you look at a map that shows the fires' locations, it's looks like the pattern from a shotgun.
Re: The Chronicles of an FS18
Been a while since I've updated the build. It now resides in the garage of our new home. I've about twice the working room which is a huge help. I was having to move the boat around in the old garage to work on different sides...no more.
I have the rub rails completed and the boat flipped for the skeg, sharpening the chine aft, and then fairing and paint. I'll try to shoot some photos this week of progress.
I have the rub rails completed and the boat flipped for the skeg, sharpening the chine aft, and then fairing and paint. I'll try to shoot some photos this week of progress.
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Re: The Chronicles of an FS18
Nice!Fishwater wrote:Been a while since I've updated the build. It now resides in the garage of our new home. I've about twice the working room which is a huge help.
We look forward to the progress.
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Re: Fishwater's FS18
So I've put all the frames in, installed the rubrail, have it flipped and have been fairing using an RO sander, a homemade fairing board and an auto sanding kit which has been extremely helpful. A few photos:
I've definitely used and sanded off more epoxy, slurry, and quickfare than I should have but I'm making progress which feels good.
I've definitely used and sanded off more epoxy, slurry, and quickfare than I should have but I'm making progress which feels good.
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Re: Fishwater's FS18
Well, it's good to see an update! She's looking good, keep up the good work
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