FOSTER'S XF20

[SmokyMountain]

Foster

I had a layout table with 2 saw horses holding the table and 2 more sawhorses, one on each end of plywood that way I could get 2 pieces of plywood together to draw and cut. Here's a pic ... not the best example. Also, it gets you up off the ground making it more comfortable to measure / draw and cut. Measure twice, draw / redraw re-measure cut once!!!



Good luck!!

Andrew

[ks8]

Nice wood. Nice *shed*.

[Prarie Dog]

Foster, looks like your moving now. Below is a pic of the table I built to build my GF on. It's 16 x4 and has casters on one end. On the other end there is a cross member that I roll a floor jack under then jack up to move the table. It will roll very easily and is real handy when you want to move the build and clean up or if you want to move it outside to wash or wipe it down. We layed the long panels out on this table and spliced and made all the cuts on it before we assembled the boat on it. It is two feet high which makes sanding and fairing at a pretty agreeable height. We kept the hull appx. a foot forward of the back of the table to have a shelf to step on from a step stool. Made getting in and out of the build real easy. Structural guys on the forum will see I left one diagnol brace out of the middle of the table.

[FOSTER]

Yeah I need to find a better way to cut the wood I have been using 2X4's to lie under the plywood. Nice table you got there Prairie Dog, I need to build a table or something like that. Seth when I get off I'm going to give you a holler I'm working nights right now and have 5 more to go I really like the way your boat turned out.

I told my self when I start I'm going to work on it all the time, but now summer is coming and it's vacation time.

[FOSTER]

I worked on the boat when I got off this morning and managed to cut both side panels out.

[FOSTER]

Cut out the bottom of the hull yeasterday morning.



I am going to try and cut out the stringers when I get off at 5 a.m.

[FOSTER]

Stringers and tunnel are cut all I need now is to cut the bow and transom. Then I can start to assemble the hull.

[Prarie Dog]

Looking good Foster. You got some nice curves on those panels, I'll try pvc the next time.

[FOSTER]

I laid out the bottom of the hull to measure for butt blocks along with the help of my two assistants.



All the butt blocks were cut and laid down on the plywood to make sure they fit with the help of my wife who gave her support while drinking a cold beer while I worked. Take notice where the fan was pointing on her and not me.



I cut the transom and the bow



I put all the stringers together to prepare for sanding until they are all the same size. Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to do this?

[FOSTER]

When using GelMagic to glue down the butt blocks do you need to put epoxy on the wood first or can I just put GelMagic on both pieces of wood and glue them together without additional epoxy?