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Roberta has the best approach, give it a go and see how the fiberglass adheres. One thing I have seen is Goudgeon Brothers did a test with their WEST System epoxy over various brands of stain. Most did well except for Minwax stain which failed badly. Most folks here have had good results with variou...

Short quick answer: It depends :D Really, it boils down to what you would like to have. Many have just the minimum panel like the 1960's boats had which was usually a starter button, key switch and an electric choke button (look at OMC outboard accessories), maybe a switch for running lights. Others...

This is an excellent example of a work bench for a boat project. If you have less than 48" width for the plywood top, try to keep one side and one end factory edges as these are usually pretty straight and square to each other. That becomes important later because you can use them for laying out ref...

Your finish looks amazing! Caulked seams are so cool... I don't know about the 3M 4000 UV but many of the antique runabout restorers use Don Danenberg's method with Sikaflex LOT (long open time) in their preferred color which is often white or mahogany though I've seen orange and black used too. A c...

Really nice! Keep up the good work !

Good news! Now just a matter of getting it back to you. Gonna be an interesting tale to tell at the gathering?

Bill has a great point with the screws and tee nuts. One thought I had for my boat is to install the sole in three pieces with the center one or even all three removable for inspections and maintenance. Where the pieces of the sole butt to each other there can be a flat strip of stainless or aluminu...

WOW. That sucks. Heartbreaking. I hope law enforcement will find it. The perps don't know who they're messing with, the entire Glen-L network will be on the lookout for this. They weren't thinking, stealing a one-of-a-kind unique unmistakable craft.

I second Bill's suggestion of the Malahini as a great design for your needs. I am building one myself and several others have documented their Malahinis here for you to study. Though I do caution that Glen L does not recommend lengthening the Malahini by 10% I think because it is basically a Ski Tow...

Billy C is right, double check your fixture. Also I'm thinking the best way to check the dimensions of your stem location is to duplicate how they are specified on the plans. I'm not sure your method is getting you what you want because the blue horizontal straight edge is clamped to the keel which ...

Always good to ask the question and preplan... You could safely use stainless bolts and nuts for the fasteners with the aluminum straps without any corrosion issues. I would avoid wood screws because of the chance of tearout. You can use a thin sheet of rubber between the tank and the plywood, to ac...

You're moving along nicely, can't wait to see your progress on the deck and interior. Keep up the great work!

Wow, great job! Congratulations!

I recommend making scarf joints for the sheers and chines and placing those joints as far back as you can from the bow. That's because there will be less curvature or bend in them when installed. That said, you should offset the scarf joints of the laminations within the same sheer or chine. Try abo...

Wow! Clever method to flip it. The lines of your hull look great! This should be lots of fun finishing the deck and interior.