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Getting there Tom! I went through the same process. You can get a good shine with a bit of work.

Look into Behlen's Solar Lux dyes. They are designed to stand up to the sun and UV. I used them on the deck of my Squirt and they are holding up well after 3 years and the grain really pops with dyes. Their medium red mahogany was a bit too red for me, and I used nutmeg brown and American Walnut to ...

Looking good!

What type of boat are you planning to build? Carbon will wet out just like fiberglass cloth, and you shouldn't need any special equipment. It may need more epoxy to fully wet out. Using Peel-ply or vacuum bagging will help keep the epoxy weight down. Fiberglass is added to add abrasion resistance to...

For most kinds of construction, you want a thickened epoxy that will fill gaps such as Poxy-Grip. You can also use a thinner epoxy and add fillers (silica, flox, microballoons, etc...). If you go the filler route, mix the epoxy, apply unthickened to both parts, add the filler, apply thickened epoxy,...

Yes. When blueprints are copied, the paper can stretch depending on which way the paper goes through the machine. Are the different frames printed in different directions? If so, they are probably a bit off. Make any corrections now.

Hey Roberta, do you have any information on the running gear and hardware? Where you got it and what you are expecting for performance?

Sounds like a good plan. That's the thing about building your own boat, you can always change things later.

Looks great, Roberta.

I think you'll be happy with the Ender 3.

I have not heard of this rule. I thought you just needed to be able to see it from 360 degrees around the boat. So it just needs to be taller than a seated adult or any structure you have.

How do you explain all the short plug in pole lights?

Not an expert, so do your research.

Hi Carl, I love checking in on your boat, you are really breaking new ground with this build. Have you considered either a toe-kick or angling the front of the seats? While this may close in the space a bit, you will still have the foot space to move about and handle rough water. Also think about th...

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Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:30 am

Hey, that’s a great idea. I ended up with 200 triangles laying around.
Matt B

You mean gussets?

Looking good.

Hi Merlin,

Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you are well equipped to tackle boat building. Post your progress and ask questions.

Welcome.

Typically, stretching a boat just involves respacing the frames. If they were 24" apart, they would now be 26.4" (+2.4" or 10% more) apart. The stem is not changed.

There is a bit of slop in the steering around center, but some of that is do to my custom mount at the transom which has a wider angle from the end of the cable to the front of the motor. My vintage motor doesn't have a built in mount for the steering cable. It is not a problem at speed, only when m...