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Welcome!

The fs14ls is my second boat, first was a 12' driftboat. The glassing of the seams and bottom is the first real challenge you'll run into, everything up till that point is fun and low-stress. Not difficult, but intimidating due to the cost of the materials and the fact that it's a single, continuous process, where up till then it's go-as-you-like. So plan that part very thoroughly, have additional hands available if possible. But I can assure you that if I got through it without the need to grind/repeat, anyone can.

Most definitely can be done as a first boat though and it sounds like you have a nice space to work in.

Are you upsizing? I got a PM from someone a while back looking to upsize and lost track of them.

Good luck,

jeff

And pondering... you will need to master pondering.

cape man wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:43 pm And pondering... you will need to master pondering.

Most Definitely! And Don't forget second guessing and mind-changing.

Where does creative cursing fall on the skills list?

VT_Jeff wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:21 pm Welcome!

Are you upsizing? I got a PM from someone a while back looking to upsize and lost track of them.

Good luck,

jeff

No I think I will stick to the plans for my first build. I will probably order the CNC cut kit too so that I have the best shot at success.

cape man wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:43 pm And pondering... you will need to master pondering.

Hmmm. How am I gonna wrap this thing with carbon fiber?

Must ponder. Spock, is Jim in an alien mind trance? No, he is just pondering the vastness of the universe.