Cut the hole for the hatches and glued all the seats down. Filled in the edges around the seats with thickened epoxy. Cut the rub rail flush with the hull and sanded.. sanded... sanded and then sanded some more. I shaped the rub rail more with the sander.
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I finally covered the inside with a couple coats of epoxy. Today or tomorrow I'll screw down the hatches and maybe work on mounting the clamping board.. still trying to figure out the best way.
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Nice looking work! Are going to leave it bright or paint it?
Never mind I went back a few pages and see your paint plan. Either way it sure looks good
Never mind I went back a few pages and see your paint plan. Either way it sure looks good
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Hey Fuzz,
Thanks! Painting the inside with Pettit ezpoxy white.. then the outside will be platinum gray.
Thanks! Painting the inside with Pettit ezpoxy white.. then the outside will be platinum gray.
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Looks real nice , what is the other boat hiding on the other side
Novi 23 finally launched !
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Pretty sure that that is an FS17. I don't think anything has been done on it for a while.
I would use a rot resistant hardwood for clamping the outboard. My D5 has two layers of 9mm ply there, but a bolted chopping board on the back allows me to really screw in the outboard without damaging the transom paint. You need something that the clamps can sink into.
I am currently using duct tape on the other side, as a temporary measure to protect the paint only.
A local timber supply place gave me some Iroko samples for free, and I'll put one of those on when the chopping board bites it.
I would use a rot resistant hardwood for clamping the outboard. My D5 has two layers of 9mm ply there, but a bolted chopping board on the back allows me to really screw in the outboard without damaging the transom paint. You need something that the clamps can sink into.
I am currently using duct tape on the other side, as a temporary measure to protect the paint only.
A local timber supply place gave me some Iroko samples for free, and I'll put one of those on when the chopping board bites it.
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Very nice, Jeff
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Both boats look very, very nice!
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Yes, you are correct. It's an FS17. My girlfriend wanted a dinghy to tow behind our boat and I thought it would be fun to build one instead of buying one. Once the D5 is complete I finish the FS17. I'll want to build another boat after the FS17 so I need to get busy.
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Screwed in the hatches and drilled holes for the clamping boards. Hung the motor just to see how it looked.
Onewaytraffic.. you're right. Just hanging the motor put impressions on the clamping boat. That's okay.. it was extra wood.
After hanging the motor I realized I should have put the hatch on the other side. I'm right handed, but I think sitting on the starboard side would have been better. I'll make a cushion or something to go over the hatch. Guess I need to learn how to sew now.
Onewaytraffic.. you're right. Just hanging the motor put impressions on the clamping boat. That's okay.. it was extra wood.
After hanging the motor I realized I should have put the hatch on the other side. I'm right handed, but I think sitting on the starboard side would have been better. I'll make a cushion or something to go over the hatch. Guess I need to learn how to sew now.
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