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Congratulations Tim. Too cold up there for me though! Got 85% of the deck glassed now. Waiting for the existing epoxy to cure so I can smooth out the overlaps and lay in the remaining glass. Probably tomorrow, although possibly later today. In other work, I've been researching how I am going to go a...

Congratulations Tim,

See, I knew you would beat me to the water. To bad winter's rolling in because I know it's going to be hard waiting for the return of spring so you can get her back out there. Looking really good. Congratulations.

Even before you got to this point, back when you were building that back end, I knew it was going to be a real eye catching part of the boat. Your latest picture confirms that. Just beautiful Tom! Just beautiful! Congratulations on a fine job.

I like the idea of a river cruiser, especially if it can be electric. One thing to keep in mind is that a cabin boat is going to take longer to complete that a runabout style boat. There's just more to do and no getting around it. However, to my mind, cruising a river is the ultimate form of boating...

Matt!

I saw the pictures of your boat on SV Seeker's latest video "Plasma Cutting and Welding TIG and MIG". Looking good

Thanks for the kind words Steve, Bryan, and Bill. Bryan, it's been challenging at times but I am glad I made the decision to go forward with this design. At this point, I'll only have to do the mast and top windscreen outside the garage. And of course, once it's on a trailer (or has a motor) it will...

With the cost of the purchase and the cost of a re-power, I would consider whether the Volvo has some life in it still. I realize from fuel economy standpoint there would be a savings, but it would be good to give yourself some time using the boat so as to better understand what you want out of it.

Moving forward on getting the decks glassed. Both aft decks are now glassed with a few fill coats still needed on the port side. The foredeck has been seal coated and I'll start on the glass for it tomorrow. Eventually, I'll be cutting out the openings for the deck hatch and the anchor well, but pro...

Thanks Bryan and Tim, It is a shame to have lost the days of work, but I am confident that I can do a better job the second time around. Having little real word working experience before this build, I've done a lot of things the hard way and not always the most accurate way only to learn of better w...

I have to say, that I realize you were intending to show the wood work you've accomplished and it looks good, but what I really enjoy about these pictures is seeing all the systems pieces in progress. I've been building my boat for so long and have yet to install anything other than two conduits and...

Thanks Gayle and Tim. Unfortunately, I've had a bit of a setback with the windows which is going to slow things down. After sanding the first two frames to fit in the window openings, I was not happy with the inconsistent gaps around the frames. It highlighted the deficiency of trying to sand these ...

I've been busy with many things, only some of which involves the boat. But I've started fiberglassing the top deck and have the starboard aft section nearly finished. Unfortunately, I mis-cut my supply of cloth and don't have enough to complete the deck. So I had to call Gayle today and order some m...

Holy smokes Tom, that dash and tail end treatment re really sweet. I knew this boat was going to be a looker. Really, really like that dash treatment. You definitely have a eye for style there.

Interesting discussion here. With my Vera Cruise, the tan is going to have to be across from the helm as the floor is too low in the boat to mount it underneath. Mine is a 22 gallon and I am hoping that my weight and the helm will be offset by the weight of the tank on the other side. However, their...

This is all looking really fine. I love it how all these cool ideas are being presented. I think the idea of sliding seats would be ideal if their's room. I seem to remember that Glen L has a plan for some sliding seat frames either in the boat building book or in one of the older newsletters.