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Tex 2009
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FX 20

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Hello to all. I am new to this site and boat building. I have done repairs to my boat, which is a 20' El Pescador. I received my plans for the FX 20 and hope to get started soon. I like fishing the bays in Texas and the FX seems perfect. I think there are guys on this site close to Huntsville, TX, which is where I live. I would like to come by and see a project of yours if possible.
A couple questions:
1. with a sole is it a good idea to fill the void with foam
2. if filled with foam should there be a drain plug for this space
3. would it be beneficial to install strakes for manuvering
Thanks and I like the bateau website.
Good fishin to you. Doug Grall
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Almost all people here will advice to use the foam in the sole. You don't not need any drain plugs there cause the compartments will be completely sealed.

Some will else will need to comment on the strakes

Matt
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Re: FX 20

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Thanks Matt.
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Re: FX 20

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Hello Doug. Nice to see another Texan on the site. Have you started a thread in the Builder's section. That would be a great place for these questions.

1)Yes on the foam in the sealed compartments. You never know when an old pier pylon or rock (Baffin) or oyster bed is going to jump up from our Texas bays and try to end your day on the water. The foam will make sure you get back home.

2) the idea of limber holes is a debatable question but I did not use them in my AS rebuild. If you get a hole in one of the foam filled compartments there is not much room for water and you need to open it up and fix it anyway.

3) You need to ask Jacques and/or Joel about the strakes.


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Re: FX 20

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Thanks MD, oyster reefs sure do have a habit of jumping out in Aransas and adjacent bays.
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Tex 2009 wrote:Thanks MD, oyster reefs sure do have a habit of jumping out in Aransas and adjacent bays.
Yup! I was pretty much raised on Copano Bay. I know what you mean.

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