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In answer to your questions and more: I measured from the chine to the top of the boat when I divided my sections for the planking. Where the butt joints were I made them follow the frames underneath, so they would be perpendicular to the water line. My thought was that when they built the original ...

This is how it turned out. I had to do a lot of spiling to get tight fits between the planks. I didn't use any filler in any gaps because I wanted the individual planking to be seen like on the original boats.
Jim

Here are some pictures of how I did the planking on my boat. The first thing that I did was to make marks at each frame dividing the distance between the bottom of the boat to the top of the boat equally at each frame for six planks. The widths will be different at each frame point.The next thing th...

Here are some pictures I took of original boats that show how planking was done.
Jim

My tip on spraying is to thin with naphtha. It makes it dry faster. 30 to 50% thinner. Play around with the ratios. Start with what the can of varnish says

Jim

I sprayed all of my varnish. Looks like orange peel to me. I had some on my boat. I would sand until smooth, then sand up to 220 grit and give it another coat.
How was the varnish applied?
Jim

The Lake Tahoe Concourse D'Elegance was converted to a Virtual Boat Show this year. For all of you that were not able to attend in previous years, you can now attend the show on your computer! Lots of classic boats! Check on the link below to see the show. Make sure you click on the "more info" butt...

I ordered mine from Michigan motors also. Got the 4.3 mpi for my barrelback. They installed the velvet drive transmission on it. Good folks to deal with.
Jim

I like my magnesium makita saw. I bought it because it makes accurate plunge cuts. It will pivot on the base without moving around. I use diablo thin kerf blades. The trick is to keep them clean with a bit cleaner.
Jim

In answer to your question, what color, Original barrelback dashboards were walnut to match the coverboards.
Below are some pics of classic boats from Lake Tahoe Concours de Elegance Boat Show.
Jim

Classic boats had 1/8 caulk lines. See page 12 of my build. I coated the grooves with varnish before applying the caulk. Boat life caulk was great. Link below. Scroll down on page 12.

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Jim

No plans. I made it myself. If I still have it, it is yours.
Jim

that dude needs to be encapsulated !!

Here are pics of the drain holes. I used a router bit normally used for carving bowls. It is 1 1/4" wide by 5/8" deep. It makes a nice smooth cut so that nothing gets stuck in the drain. Each frame gets drains so that water can flow to the rear of the boat. Note the cross drains in the transom so th...

Hi Corey, I had the same question on the transom when I started my barrelback. The answer was "just make it larger, don't worry about the angle." If I remember correctly, I cut mine 1/4" larger. Any angle is determined once you attach the battens and fair everything to the shape that the battens mak...