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Bryan,

Thank you.

Lee

Bryan,

Things are looking great.

Lee

Carl,

Sorry for the setback but you will be happy with it in the end so I am sure it will be worth it (easy for me to say I know ). Still, things are looking great.

Lee

Looking forward to the splash

Lee

The first layer of bottom planking is finally done except for a little more trimming up front at the chine. I mangled the bottom planking a little at the chine up towards the front but I guess that is what wood filler and/or epoxy are for :) :oops: Finding the right point for the transition joint (i...

Another closet builder Glad to see your post. Looking good.

Lee

Thank you. Some more planking pieces are on. Gayle at Glen-L allowed me to return my Omer stapler and composite staples (thank you again Gayle :) ) so I could buy an Omer brad nailer. The nailer works great. I am getting there but I will be working on planking for a while. One piece at a time... :) ...

Bryan,

Thank you. I a glad to see I am not the only one who has/had to get creative to fix things

Lee

The additional fairing is done and the bottom is resealed. I have some of the bottom planking done now except for trimming around the edges. Apparently I got a little too aggressive with my sanding of the transom plywood because I noticed the bottom right at the back of the transom, the bottom slope...

Michael,

Things are looking great. Side exhaust is a cool idea.

Lee

I did some more checking using my laser found some more areas that need fairing :? Ugh! Some on the keel (sharpening the center line more) and some at frames 6 and 7 on the starboard side (not level with the port side in a few spots). I guess it is good to find and correct these before the bottom pl...

I found some areas on the bottom near the transom that needed more fairing so that diverted me for a few hours. I don't like sanding off expensive CPES and encapsulating epoxy

I am now back to cutting more pieces for the bottom planking.

Lee

I bought Hydrotek plywood from Noah's for my Monaco. The shipping was expensive but it saved a lot of trouble with renting a trailer, driving, etc.

Lee

Looks good. I recommend using CPES and then encapsulating epoxy to seal the frames. I didn't use CPES on my Monaco frames. I just used encapsulating epoxy but I think it is better to do both. I didn't realize this at first but I started doing this later in my build for all sealing.

Lee

Carl,

Sounds like a good plan. It is good that you plan to allow for bilge access. I plan to make bilge access very easy on my Monaco. I don't want any water sitting in there for an extended period of time or even overnight so I plan to check (and dry with a towel if necessary) often.

Lee