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Well it has been a while sence I have posted here, But wanted to tell you about my Zip . In 2015 I took it to the Century Boat club Boat Show in Pa. Out of 75 Century Boats there it won Peoples Choice Award . Not bad for a Glen L design home built boat. Then on to The Indian Lake Ohio boat Show, Whe...

Any body here that has build a Pee Wee would you have a picture on how the sheer lands on the breast hook.
Having trouble remembering how I did that on my Zip.
Jeff

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Ok here is how I cut the 12 degree angle on the bottom of the transom of the Pee Wee I am building with a table saw. You need a table saw with a slot on the right side of the blade. Cut a strip on hard wood to the size of your slot, make it fir snug enough to slide back and forth and not bind up. Cu...

I just got through cutting the 12 degree angle on the bottom of the Pee Wee transom.
I also cut the keel angle using a table saw.
I will be posting picture's to illustrating how I did it, tomorrow.
This way it will save s lot of time.
Jeff

So in about 19 1/2 hrs I have traced patterns to 1/4" plywood to make cutting templates. Bought all the wood to cut out all the frame parts. Put my plywood patterns on all the parts and flush trimmed them all out using a router either by hand or in a table. By sanding the patterns to the correc...

Well it looks like our great grand kids are getting old enough for a boat. So me, my son and daughter the grand parents of the kids going to build a boat We have decided on the Pee Wee. Because it is simple and small to build. WE are going to start out with a 32 or 54 lb thrust trolling motor. Which...

So I see in one of the pictures the rear cover does not seam very tight.
Also does the water run off or pole in the middle.
Do they have wood bows that run from side to side.

Hi I have a several Great Grand Kids and they all like to drive our bigger boats, but of course they can't do that on there oun.
So I want to build one that they could drive by themselves.
Power it with a trolling motor
Any Ideas on where I might find a set of planes
Jeff

Thanks to all that posted a reply.
It's always great to show off your boat.
Jeff

Well it has been some time between post, But I have still been using the Zip I builtand taking it to boat show's. As I posted a while back I took the Zip to a Century Club boat show in Pa. and out of 75 Century boats My Zip won Peoples Choice Award. Last yest year I went to the Indian Lake Boat show...

I do have a key switch in the dash that runs volt and fuel gauges. So getting 12 volts there would not be a problem.
I want to make sure that when wiring I do not do something that is going to short out what all ready charges my battery.

Jeff

I am looking into putting in a flex coupler in my 1966 Cenruty Resorter 17ft mahogany boat with a 318 Chrysler. I had a shaft break in the coupling. I think that I have read here that some of the people building inboards have used them. Would like to get some imput on what you have used and cost. Th...

Any chance that I could screw up and burn out anything.
What should I be careful in doing.
Jeff

I live in Ohio and go to 2 boat restores shops for get together's and see what they are working on. I can tell you that they both offer their customer's the option of either using Stainless steel of silicon bronze screws to attach the bottom planking to boats. The screw holes are are filled in with ...