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Welcome to the forum, nice humble bunch of people here. Looking forward to watching your build.
Matt B

Uh Oh, my Barrelback is only epoxy and Raptor fasteners. I hope it doesn’t turn out like the SS Minnow when the professor tried make glue out of tree sap.
Matt B

Nice chine landing!
Matt B

I think my initial response was rooted too deeply in my own experience with hulls having plywood being bent and twisted to the max extent possible. The shape of the Chinook may allow fastening of side planking to the frames with no distortion because of its boxier shape. Does the Chinook fastening s...

I’m coming in on this one. If you mechanically fasten plywood to the sides of frames you will distort the natural bend of the plywood. It would be very difficult to fair the frame to the perfect arch made by the curve of the plywood from the chine to sheer. My main concern when fairing the vertical ...

neel thompson wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:57 am

I am sure you have thought of this Carl, but just in case, don't forget about a depth gauge

Depth gauge? I do like Luke Skywalker and use the force.
Matt B

The journey marches on. Are you going to glass all the way to the sheer or stop at the waterline?
Matt B

My experience with old outboards is they do not age like other equipment. I wouldn’t hesitate to drive my 55 Chevy truck across the USA, and If it had a mechanical failure there is a good chance I could find a part and fix it myself. This was not the case with a really cool looking 1960’s Evinrude t...

Andy, I share your thoughts on boating vs boat construction. My first build was focused on completion and getting on the water, now the focus is on the process. Sea trials are fun and part of the process and then the boat goes into the maintenance phase in my mind. Time to completion is an external ...

If you are laminating two pieces to make full thickness, I would stagger the the joints a couple of feet, Poxy Grip them and call it good. You could even lay out the joints in the motor stringers to land on a frame instead free floating between two frames. Use mechanical fasteners if you want to as ...

Sanding varnish 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000 grit. Followed by cutting compound, finally polishing. Oh man, I think I’m now a fan of orange peel finish varnish, this is brutal. I may have to take a break from boat building after this one, maybe build a couple of bird houses or a picnic table.
Matt B

Well done, looks great!
Matt B

Vertical distance is what I was talking about also, sorry I wasn’t clear.
Matt B

4-5 mm is about 3/16” , from my experience, is the sweet spot for the final side planking. Any thicker will get exponentially more difficult at the bow and transom and the wood will split. Any thinner gives up room to sand and make corrections. Nice to see you nearing the completion of the cold mold...

Me too, crash pad is the last major obstacle. I’m still in the scratching my head phase. It will be like all the other upholstery, takes time and more time messing with it to get it right.
Matt B