thanks all!
Matt - I was happy with the 18ga - more forgiving for bad welding technique than the 20ga, but (of course) a little harder to bend into shape.
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- Tue Dec 10, 2019 9:19 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Malahini from MD
- Replies: 228
- Views: 75176
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:55 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Building The Vera Cruise
- Replies: 2970
- Views: 585565
Re: Building The Vera Cruise
Carl...looks fantastic. Such a cool shape - its such a classic you will definitely need to wear a captains hat while skippering her.....
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:18 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Malahini from MD
- Replies: 228
- Views: 75176
Re: Malahini from MD
I've been traveling again, so not much time to work on the boat. This weekend however, I had a go at some welding. Before you look at the pictures, remember I said I would show the good and the bad! I did this with an HF 170 mig welder, 0.23 SS wire, and a helium/ar/CO2 trimix shielding gas mix (wow...
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 1:54 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Console Skiff Fun
- Replies: 11
- Views: 325
Re: Console Skiff Fun
man that's awesome....
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:58 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Florida Malahini Build
- Replies: 65
- Views: 13947
Re: Florida Malahini Build
I got my rub rail from the place Bill mentions above (thanks again for this suggestion Bill) - they were great - really good folks to deal with. I bought two twenty foot lengths, and I can confirm shipping was quite a painful number - 

- Tue Nov 19, 2019 4:41 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Aussie Belle
- Replies: 549
- Views: 175731
Re: Aussie Belle
Stunning.... looks absolutely fantastic.
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:41 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Malahini from MD
- Replies: 228
- Views: 75176
Re: Malahini from MD
Thanks Tom and footer- I was debating about what to use for template material. The board from depot looks perfect. Still thinking about the piece that connects the bottom of the lexan to the deck. There is a white plastic strip solution, which would be fairly easy, or I am thinking of creating a woo...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:08 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Malahini from MD
- Replies: 228
- Views: 75176
Re: Malahini from MD
UPD looked pretty good. I got the sense it would be easier to go the route of buying one of their windshields from the catalog rather than having a custom fab done. I couldn’t quite see what I wanted - so decided to attempt this. Well we. I’m going to try to make it so it’s easy to replace the ‘glas...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:00 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Malahini from MD
- Replies: 228
- Views: 75176
Re: Malahini from MD
Hey Tom. Thanks - I’m pretty pleased with how it’s shaping up. The riva windshield is what made me think of taking this on. I suspect (but don’t know) that glass is going to break the bank, so was planning on duraplex or similar. Thoughts welcome...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:30 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Mist Miss - Desert Build
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3025
Re: Mist Miss - Desert Build
Stationary belt and disc sander is the no1 piece of equipment I wish I’d bought. That and a decent band saw. I went cheap and it was useless....
Great work on the tent and benches...
Great work on the tent and benches...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:24 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Malahini from MD
- Replies: 228
- Views: 75176
Re: Malahini from MD
And a couple more
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:23 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Malahini from MD
- Replies: 228
- Views: 75176
Re: Malahini from MD
This weekend I decided to remake the windshield frame. I didn’t feel like it extended far enough, which gave it a steep angle, and I wanted to make it out of mahogany. So - planed down some off cuts, steamed them using the wallpaper steamer and plastic bag method, then bent around a mold. Then epoxi...
- Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:24 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Malahini from MD
- Replies: 228
- Views: 75176
Re: Malahini from MD
Started to fit the transom bands. For these I just bought some stainless cut to size on the Internet, then shaped it using a belt sander. I will have to take it off and epoxy the holes
- Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:29 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Building The Vera Cruise
- Replies: 2970
- Views: 585565
Re: Building The Vera Cruise
Looking fantastic...great progress! Thanks for posting these updates, I enjoy reading them. I know you are interested in a dust collection system - I purchased a harbor freight dust collector, put a filter on the top (Wynn environmental 35BA222NANO, see https://wynnenv.com/woodworking-filters/harbor...
- Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:32 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Malahini from MD
- Replies: 228
- Views: 75176
Re: Malahini from MD
Thanks footer... getting the 1.25" rub rail bent around the bow was definitely a two person job.
I am thinking of extending the length of the windshield frame - so may try redoing the steaming and lamination. We'll see. The good part is I have another few months, so I'm in no particular rush!
I am thinking of extending the length of the windshield frame - so may try redoing the steaming and lamination. We'll see. The good part is I have another few months, so I'm in no particular rush!