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Oh wow, thanks for sharing. I met Garfield at the Gathering he came to with his Zip. Very knowledgeable on a host of topics. Reading his obituary its easy to see why. He lived well, saw and did a lot but gone too soon.

Hey Michael,

The Utility too!!! But its done! Just teasin' I'd be interested but then I'd need to find a new first mate myself or I'd at least have to sleep in it for quite some time. Good luck buddy!

That is one heck of a classy looking Malahini. The bimini should definitely translate to the boat being enjoyed more.

Great Job!

$90/sheet here in Indiana. Lumber was 20% the total cost of my build.

Awesome! Havent driven my model Zip yet this year, need to.

Nice work!

You can easily add an extra 1/2" ply to the transom to resist any added flex of the long shaft. You can also add corner blocks to all the frame work that ties into the top of the transom and motor well. With those additions the forces on the water would not concern me at all. Is your boat already bu...

Craig, Your boat looks great. My experience in messing with the older motors is they are still worth using for pleasure use. Youll likely have a few teething issues at first with something that needs a little service but I'm sure it can work just fine. I chased some issues with my old 402 Mercury ou...

You ask for peoples thoughts on a wakeboard boat using the Bolero as a starting off point then report them for their thoughts on wakeboats? Yeah, a lot of us aren't fans of them around us. Wakeboats are indeed fun but they also make the water unpleasant for the classic designs that share the water w...

The side panels of the plywood should go on pretty easily. The forward bottom section takes a bit a force.

You should be able to keep most of the curve but angle the leading edge of the frame 5-1/2 by removing some of the forward edge of the frame. Sorry these are the best pictures I could find in my archive to help.

Nice! Congrats! Looks really great and youll love the bimini, always wanted one but didnt want to take the time. It definitely shouldnt drag anchor

A boat build is much different from the precision of cabinet making. More art than science. Close enough really is good enough in boat building, don't over fuss it. There are certainly challenges but most are just things a new boat-builder hasn't done before, not that its particularly difficult. Som...

Welcome!

Sounds like a good plan. I spent about 730 hours on mine over 18 months, about 10 hours a week. Hope you dont have anything you want to watch on TV the next year or so!