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This is my first boat build everything went together fairly easily, only thing took time was the fairing. i decided to wrap the whole outside of the hull with 9oz cloth. I Had a question in regards of the skeg. Is the skeg only nessesary if you row the boat? Do you really need it if your boat will be powered by an outboard? I just aquired a honda 2hp outboard for the boat and don't plan on rowing it unless in a emergency. Thanks for your help. I did graphite the bottom already primed and put on the first coat of paint. Also one last question any ideas on making a transom plate or something similar to protect the transom from wear where the outboard clamps on? Thanks. here are some pictures of the build.

For my outboard pad on the outside I just used some ¼" plywood coated with resin. I actually used leftover graphite resin for it. Glued it on with 3M 5200.

Thanks gk i really like that idea. I did check out some dingies at a boat dealer and they all had a aluminum plate on the transom i was thinking of doing something similar but i didn't wanna bolt or screw anything to the transom.

Jay the fl12 looks great. I just primed mine and am going out to sandy some more and fill. but again yours looks great good job. tom

she looks great...

thank you for your comments. I had a chance to put the non skid on deck and also painted my second coat on the boat this morning.


Im hoping to get this boat on the water by this weekend can't wait to try it out.

I decided to go with gk's idea on the transom pads. I cut them to size and coated it with epoxy layed plastic over it and rolled out the bubbles <poor mans peel ply>

I also got my 2nd coat on. Im using interlux brightside as my paint. I know i should've gone with a 2 part paint but our local boat dealer didn't have the primer or reducers for the 2 part interlux paints and my only other option was awlgrip but the price was a little to steep. I wet sanded it and polished it out and im pleased with the results.


Also installed some lift handles to make it easier to carry the boat. And got the hatch installed.

Just gotta wait till the epoxy cures then 5200 it to the transom. Overall this boat was a great learning experience.

That finish is fantastic, especially not using 2pac.

I'd like to see the shots of her being splashed.

A job well done. Congrats.

John

You did one heck of a job, especially the paint. Was it rolled and tipped or sprayed?

don

Beautiful job, Jay