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Looks awesome man!

Very nice!

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Thank you!

I managed to get one of the chine flats done this weekend but no pics yet. When I get the other side done I will have pictures to show. I'm still trying to decide what is the best way to cut the hole for the jet pump...its pretty intimidating to imagine cutting a huge hole in the bottom/transom.


Jason

The chine flats are formed by filling a big area to go from this:

To this:
Using wood scraps and epoxy to fill and level the void to build up the flat. I used a temporary block screwed to the transom and covered with wax paper to make it flat at the transom.

One more of the finished chine flat from the front.

After a lot of c&c time, I decided to quit putting it off. I took measurements from the cut-out in the donor ski and transferred them to the djet. Throughout the build, I have been careful to always keep the center-line marked and that makes things easier when measuring for stuff like this.You can see how thick the keel and transom are. The transom is 1 and 1/8" thick- very stout.

Look's Good!! Has to be scary to cut a big hole in the bottom of your boat. Good Job!!

Roberta

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I still have a lot of work to do to get the intake to fit flush with the hull but so far I am pleased.
It wasn't nearly as difficult as I made it out in my mind to be.



Jason

Thanks Roberta! I put it off for a while because of the fear of doing it wrong!!


Jason

How much epoxy/filler did it take to fill those areas? Also, now that you have the cutout, do you think you'll splash her this summer?

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I'm not sure how much epoxy for just that area- maybe a half quart or so. I could have gotten away with using less than that and I'm quite sure an experienced builder would. You can see on the transom motorboard that I didn't even coat all of it (along with the big hole I drilled through it to use a bolt to clamp the motor board to the transom while laminating them together) My goal with the multiple keel laminations was to make absolutely sure I had a good seal/bond knowing that the cut-out for the pump was going to be made later.

I was hoping to get her done for the gathering but I just don't see that happening. Since I only live a mile from a boat ramp on the Flint river, I'm sure I will be making unofficial test runs at every opportunity

You should load it and take it to the gathering anyway. I talked to a couple of other Glen-L builders at the ACBS show on our lake and they didn't even know about the Glen-L gatherings. They mentioned convoying up to G6 from GA.

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Was wondering...could you use expanding foam for this??

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