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Yeah, they take a little maintenance, which I didn't do. I was probably so happy to be through with epoxy, I just put it away. But they are robust, so I'm sure it will perform fine.

Let me know when you get it, Blair. Went out late last week.

This is a good discussion, regardless of hacking Jim's thread a little. Thinking of your comment, the whole subject probably has to do with two things: Weight and bottom angle in the stern. With a small, light boat, absolutely strap it down. But with a 28', 5,500# boat with a bit of a bottom angle a...

Call Jonathan at Mactowa Bay Boat Works in MI. These are very knowledgeable people who restore woodies and build wood boat trailers. They built mine because they were the closest people to CA I could find who actually knew the vagaries of a wood boat trailer. Cost me a lot, but I have confidence in ...

The guys who built my trailer in Michigan said no tie downs are needed. There is a rope from the winch that goes to the bow cleat, which will keep it from sliding back if I'm accelerating from 80-100 up hill, but other than that, I don't think this 5,000# boat is sliding side to side unless I tow it...

All yours, Steve! I think it will go in a flat rate box, so should ounce be a few bucks. No worries. E-mail me your address: bjbarbata@me.com.
When you're through with it, why don't you do the same thing I'm doing here and pass it to someone else on this Forum? Pay it forward!

I actually have a second one I'm keeping! All sorts of uses...

I'm finished with my project and have one of these staplers which I'm happy to give someone who can use it. It's ugly, but it works, and composite staples are very useful in bottom construction. First hand up gets it. I'll send it in a small flat rate box, no charge. This Forum has been invaluable t...

The fuel tanks are 24 gal each, but empty.

The engine is 1,100 lbs, the trailer is steel (dual wheel), and there is nothing in the boat. 28 feet, beam 7'6". Enough for a close estimate?

Does anyone have a combined boat and trailer weight for any woody design between 20 and 30 feet? I'm trying to get a better estimate of my 28' Monte Carlo, so that I'm sure my tow rig is appropriate. I had assumed Matson would have weighed it when they shipped it to CA, but apparently, they just too...

Necessity being the mother of invention, I think I have something to contribute back here. I had a board about 18" long, with a nice plastic grip and a rubber pad, about 3" wide. Two small screws on each end top secured a new 36" 220 sander belt (cut in the middle). Using a small hand towel soaked w...

Thanks Jimbob, got one of those. I'm using a belt to make a long board, so it's not on a belt sander. Both the eraser block and a stiff brush cleans off the clogs, but we have to do it about every 10 strokes! I tried a 220 wet sheet on a block, which works great except it's not very long and you can...

Thanks, Tom. I used that on my bottom long board, but between then and now, can't find it here anymore. I need to order it on the Internet. 220 wet works great, but you can't get it in long strips. I'm thinking of using a 220 belt (36") cut in the middle and mounted on a board as a wet board. Dry sa...

In fact, I also have used semi gloss on the inside mahogany. Gloss is way to shiny for that. Sierra Boat says they use gloss for the deck and hull, and that board sanding with 220 with lots of coats of varnish will minimize minor waviness. So that's where I'm going. I have made boards with 3X36" bel...