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Started building my Bo-Jest boat in January 2015. I work on it 2 to 3 hours a day about  3 or 4 days a week. I am currently fairing the bottom and preparing for my final coat of epoxy res … read more

Planing boats can have a condition where the boat "bounces" in the planing attitude and will longitudinally teeter totter back and forth. In severe cases the boat can leap clear of the water. In eithe … read more

My Grandfather, John Hargenrader, built a Glen-L Nomad in 1973. A few years ago he passed the boat (named "Betty Boop") on to his son (my uncle) Luke Hargenrader. Luke used the boat with his family fo … read more

by Cliff Steele (originally written for Heartland Boating) Forty years ago this month we built “TUFFY” our first boat…but, before I tell you about TUFFY, I must go back 50 years. I was … read more

Hi everybody After roughly one year of  intermittent  - I was still working at the time - building my new Power Skiff 14, I was able to launch the boat in August and have it officia … read more

(This article is reprinted with permission from the System Three Blog) The most common errors using two-part resin systems packaged in cans or bottles involve measuring and mixing mistakes.  … read more