TomW1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:57 amDid you put a layer of 12oz biax on the plywood before glueing the stringers down. You should have. You need a layer of biax on the inside and outside of the hull. The Study Plans call for 85 sa. ft. but that is not enough for your stretched OD18. As far as tieing the stringer the answer is yes you need to use tie them to the bottom, this is a planning boat. Your plans fiberglassing lamininating page should tell you what to use it is page B212_6. Since your a tirst time builder I think, you need to slow down and re-read the plans again, so that you do not make any critical mistakes. We are glad to help you and willig to do so. Please keep asking the questions I want to see how this big boy compares to my little OD18.fireturk41 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:56 pm I’ll have some more pictures in the morning, I cut the stringers today, epoxying them to the plywood was a nightmare! I need to take a drive next week and get some more wood. (There’s a lumber yard about 100 miles from me that sells marine grade ply 80 bucks a sheet less than the local guys) I got the stringers epoxied to the ply, even though it’s ugly it’s solids I’m going to add some fillets tomorrow and start making the butt blocks for the ply and start working on the forms. I realized today I’m a little slow and added 10% everywhere except for length, so I made a panel B and a half lmao.
Tom
I did not, I thought the lamination came after the stringers were installed before affixing the chine panel