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Bondo is and always has been a polyester resin filler. Using a filler for an adhesive will result in bonds that do not have the desired physical properties needed for boats. If you want to build a boat forget about easy. It's the ability of the home boat builder to accomplish the difficult tasks tha...

Its the fumes from gasoline that are the problem much more so than the liquid. If your tank has a sender for a gas gauge the sender has electricity in it. Your tank vent should be to the outside of the boat and the fill point completely sealed. The connections to the battery also should be the best ...

I think you would have a stability problem. The travel trailers I am familiar with have all the tanks below the frame, this means the bottom of the trailer would be about three feet above the keel. Unless you have plans to put some weight in the hull I think the boat will be top heavy and tippy.

Just wondering? How do you determine what is a "small block" Chevy and what s something else? The original small block Chevy was 4.3 L, this one is 6.2L.

It looks like a mold for a small hull, possibly a vacuum or pressure mold with the frame on the outside of the mold meant to hold it in position and prevent distortion.

There are many additives that can be added to epoxy depending on the desired result. Most boat builders add fillers to epoxy to make the mix less expensive, epoxy is not cheap. Thickeners are added when a thicker mix is desired usually done to keep the mix from running or sagging in a joint. Most ad...

If practical install a voltmeter between the motor lead and ground. It will then indicate the voltage of the selected battery. A well charged 12 volt battery will indicate at least 13 volts.

Just a guess on my part but I think the skin thickness would be related to the interior structure. A very rigid internal structure with close spacing of frames could use a thinner skin than an open structure that relied on the hull skin for longitudinal strength.

Most above water changes are doable, it's when you start tampering with the hull that you get into trouble.

Don't know if it actually occurred but I once read an account of an attempt to salvage a sunken ship by pumping ping pong balls into the hull.

The biggest drawback to using propane and similar liquefied gases is that they are heavier, in their gaseous state, than air. Because of this there is always a possibility of the gas collecting below deck and becoming a fire/explosion hazard. This is the same hazard that exists with gasoline. Pruden...

I would stick with the plans. I don't see a problem with the skeg below the stem. This set-up is usually bolted together.

Do you already have the 9.9? There are a lot of 9.9's around that do not have a tiller, I have a 1991 Yamaha like this originally on a pontoon with remote controls.

Some wise soul previously stated in this blog that "stainless" is just as the name is implies, less corrosion but certainly not corrosion free.

They do look like the T-6, not AT-6, there are still quite a few still flying and are favorites at air shows. I have 120 hours in the T-6.