Bama Build D15
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Re: Bama Build D15
I must have been drunk when I measured the drain hole
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at this point I don't even know where the drawings are, I'm reacting to poor building and listening to basketball games.
I kept the rear bench open. battery will go in left cubby, bucket/ice chest slides into right. fire ext. mount and slight amount of foam will go in middle supports. Trimmed the seat edge with 2"X3/4" strip.
I kept the rear bench open. battery will go in left cubby, bucket/ice chest slides into right. fire ext. mount and slight amount of foam will go in middle supports. Trimmed the seat edge with 2"X3/4" strip.
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sand,sand,sand. stuck in wire chase and ran first ply of rubrail on the problem side. the first one broke when I tried to horse it around, so I used clamps and slowly tightened over a couple days. we'll see if it springs when I de-clamp.
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You mite what to check with the designer on leaving the back deck open there might not be enough support for the transom.
Easier to fix now than later.
Easier to fix now than later.
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Thanks for that remark Topwater.
You can't leave the back open!
The transom needs some bracing. The original design includes two longitudinal benches that are part of the structure.
You could replace them with transom knees and breasthooks.
You can't leave the back open!
The transom needs some bracing. The original design includes two longitudinal benches that are part of the structure.
You could replace them with transom knees and breasthooks.
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thanks for the reply Jacques. I have knees ready to go I just haven't gotten to the install yet. Do you mean I can't leave the bench open? The drawings don't show any extra framing for the bench version. I did shift the c.o.g 6" by skinnying the bench to 12" wide and shifting to the edge of the frame instead of centerline. I thought by adding the middle bracing tied back to the keelson and doubling up the seat edge it would be stiff enough.
is the attached what we're talking about?
is the attached what we're talking about?
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I'll be keeping an eye on this build. I've been wanting to see one of these with benches instead of deck.
Wood Chips and Sawdust is as close to Potpourri as I get...
Get Me outta here. That Gator's bigger than the boat...
Sometimes I'm Fast, Other Times I'm Half Fast.....
Get Me outta here. That Gator's bigger than the boat...
Sometimes I'm Fast, Other Times I'm Half Fast.....
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hey Hogwild. You probably shouldn't go by me, I think I've made about every mistake you can. After putting knees in last night now I'm concerned that I didn't glass first due to the debate raging on another thread!
The epoxy and I are having a go.....I feel like the kid in the cartoons that starts with a piece of bubble gum and ends up all tangled up in it.
The epoxy and I are having a go.....I feel like the kid in the cartoons that starts with a piece of bubble gum and ends up all tangled up in it.
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I built this boat back in 2010. It's a great little boat.
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Don't get too hung up on that technical debate. Yes it matters, but for the most part, careful attention to fully coating your ply (edges and faces) and then making sure you have full sealing up of seams will be fine for the smaller boats. You won't be generating the kinds of enormous hull pressure the big boats do unless you way over power the d15.KENBOUCHER wrote: ↑Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:00 pm hey Hogwild. You probably shouldn't go by me, I think I've made about every mistake you can. After putting knees in last night now I'm concerned that I didn't glass first due to the debate raging on another thread!
That said, you should really follow the build plans unless you are really dang sure you know what the heck you are doing. If the plan say glass then install... do it that way.
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